[Bristol-Birds] Glade Spring CBC Results
- From: RonEHarrin <RonEHarrin@xxxxxxx>
- To: Bristol Bird Network <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:56:53 -0500
All: Here is the Glade Spring CBC results.
Ron Harrington
Compiler
*Glade Spring Christmas Bird Count (VAGS)
December 14, 2013*
*Summary: *On Saturday, December 14, 2013, fifteen participants counted
*71 species*and *7,239 individual birds *during the Glade Spring CBC.
The number of species ties the number counted last year, but the number
of individual birds counted---despite several hours of cold rain in the
middle of the day---exceeded the count for last year(5,638). No new
species were seen on count day, but a *White-winged scoter*was observed
by Peter and Amy Morgan on a pond near Exit 32, I-81, on December 17^th
. This is a new bird for our circle. A Rare Bird Report was submitted
and the siting was accepted by the regional CBC coordinator. (The pond
is adjacent to the interstate exit, near the Greenway Creek Golf Course).
New high counts were recorded for Wild Turkey (181). Wilson's Snipe (8),
American Crow (1,074), Winter Wren (6), and Pied-billed Grebe (6). The
numbers on White-throated sparrows, White-crowned sparrows, Song
sparrows, Cardinals, and Field sparrows were down considerably compared
to last year. This may have been related to the weather conditions. Two
*Virginia Rails, *seen for the first time last year, were again seen in
Saltville. And we continued to pick up Eurasian Collard Doves (5th year
in a row) in the Meadowview area.
*Count Week Birds: *White-winged Scoter, Barn Owl
*Species:*
Snow Goose: 1
Canada Goose: 258
Wood Duck: 3
Gadwall: 21
Am. Wigeon: 1
Am. Black Duck: 8
Mallard Duck: 328
N. Pintail: 2
Ring-necked Duck: 2
Hooded Merganser: 8
Ruffed Grouse: 1
Wild Turkey: 181
Pied-billed Grebe: 6
Great-blue Heron: 20
Black Vulture: 12
Turkey Vulture: 75
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 3
Cooper's Hawk: 1
Red-tailed Hawk: 23
Am. Bald Eagle: 1 (immature)
Am. Kestrel: 31
Am. Coot: 8
Killdeer: 61
Wilson's Snipe: 8
Rock Pigeon: 668
Mourning Dove: 314
E. Collard Dove: 19
E. Screech Owl: 8
Great-horned Owl: 1
Belted Kingfisher: 13
Red-bellied WP: 25
Yellow-bellied SS: 5
Downy WP: 27
Hairy WP: 2
N. Flicker: 5
Pileated WP: 4
Eastern Phoebe: 4
Bluejay: 127
Am. Crow: 1074
Common Raven: 3
Carolina Chickadee: 70
Tufted Titmouse: 66
White-breasted Nuthatch: 39
Brown Creeper: 4
Carolina Wren: 76
Winter Wren: 6
GC Kinglet: 39
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 1
Eastern Bluebird: 37
Hermit Thrush: 2
Am. Robin: 31
N. Mockingbird: 36
E. Starling: 2489
Am. Pipit: 1
Cedar Waxwing: 31
Yellow-rumped W. :16
E. Towhee: 14
Field Sparrow: 70
Am. Song Sparrow: 132
Swamp Sparrow: 7
WT Sparrow: 213
WC Sparrow: 99
Dark-eyed Junco: 114
N. Cardinal: 102
Red-winged BB: 7
E. Meadowlark: 11
Grackle: 24
House Finch: 15
Am. Goldfinch: 89
House Sparrow: 31
Virginia Rail: 2
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