[birdky] Hart Co CBC
- From: "Kistlers" <kistlers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bird line" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:15:50 -0600
This was the 20th year for this count and we had a record high 65 species
on a cold, sunny day. We had always felt that we could break our former barrier
of 59 if we could avoid any big misses. That's exactly how it played out. We
have no open water to speak of, so what few waterfowl species we get come from
farm ponds and the Green River. One intrepid birder, John Brittain, did a
little kayaking on the river in the "heat" of the day, when it was about 30
degrees.
It was very satisfying to get all of our "expected" birds; seems like one
or two always slip between the cracks. There were no rarities, with black ducks
and Wilson's snipe being the most unusual, only because we don't find them
every year. We did get both accipiters, three owls, seven woodpeckers, both
vultures,as well as all expected sparrows, thrushes, snadhill cranes, etc. It
was a glorious day.
Highlights: 94 turkeys, 81 white-crowned sparrows, 10 rusty blackbirds, 75
sandhill cranes (1 flock low and circling directly overhead.)
Good birding,
Steve Kistler
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