The 73rd consecutive Elizabethton CBC was held on Saturday, Dec 19, with
24 observers in 6 parties plus 1 feeder watcher. A total of 73 species were
tallied,
with an additional 4 count week species. This is slightly above the recent
30-year
average of 71.7 species. The all-time high was 80 species in 2012.
Highlights included:
Blue-winged Teal - 5 - only 4th time on this count
N. Shoveler - 12
Gr. Scaup - 2
Bald Eagle - 5
Eur. Collared-Dove - 7
Red-br. Nuthatch - 1
Am. Pipit - 40
Palm Warbler - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 72 - most ever on this count
Purple Finch - 1
Pine Siskin - 25
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The 62nd Roan Mountain CBC was held on Sunday, Dec 20, with 9 observers
in 2 parties. A total of 52 species were tallied. This is above the recent
30-year
average of 45.4 species. The all-time high was 55 species in 1987.
Highlights included:
Ruffed Grouse - 1
Peregrine Falcon - 1
Red-br. Nuthatch - 24
Gray Catbird - 1
Chipping Sparrow - 4
Purple Finch - 2
Pine Siskin - 282
Compared to the mild weather for most of Dec., cold temperatures moved in
the day before these counts were held, resulting in near normal temperatures.
There was about 1 inch of snow on top of Roan Mtn.
My thanks to all the participants of these counts.
Rick Knight, compiler
Johnson City, TN
