What a great count. Looks like everybody who participated got some great
species. I was so sorry to miss it this year, but I was recovering (and
still am) from rather extensive sinus surgery. Hope we can all bird
together at some point in the near future.
Michelle
On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 11:50 AM David and Susan Raines <rainbrk@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
The compilation of data shows a total of 56 species were found on count
day! Another 8 species were added during count week. Many thanks go out to
the participants! Roger and Lynda Mayhorn, Daryl Owens, Ed Talbott 111,
Mary Talbott and Dave Raines all contributed to a successful count. As
always, there were notable misses that are frustrating! Some of them were;
Wood Duck, Screech Owl, American Kestrel, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Brown
Creeper, Cedar Waxwing and Fox Sparrow. CBC’s require teamwork to be
successful! Even though our number of participants was low(due to COVID-19)
we combined our lists to produce very respectable results. Everyone’s list
included birds that others had missed. For example, Golden-crowned
Kinglets, like the one pictured below, were only found by Ed this year.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets were only found by Roger& Lynda, Bald Eagles by
Daryl, Purple Finches by Mary and Evening Grosbeaks by Dave. You get the
picture, it takes a team. Thanks again to all who helped and to all who
couldn’t, we look forward to a better year ahead!
DaveRaines/Breaks,VA
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