Greetings to all:
The Banister River WMA Christmas Bird Count was completed on 18 December
2005 with just a light early morning snow fall to make the day interesting.
The results of the count is as follows:
Grebe, Pied-billed 1
Grebe, Horned 2
Cormorant, Double-crested 1
Heron, Great Blue 8
Swan, Tundra cw (seen on 17 Dec by Jeff @ Staunton River State Park)
Swan, Mute 1 (seen by Mike Boatwright & Adam D'Onoforio)
Goose, Canada 247
Mallard 58
Gadwall 2
Scaup, Lesser 6
Goldeneye, Common 3
Bufflehead 15
Merganser, Hooded 13
Merganser, Red-breasted 5
Duck, Ruddy 1
Ducks (species) 540 (seen by Jeff @ 0700hrs)
Vulture, Black 25
Vulture, Turkey 153
Eagle, Bald 4 (3 seen by Jeff and 1 by MB & AD)
Adult 1
Immature 3
Harrier, Northern 4
Hawk, Sharp-shinned 2
Hawk, Cooper's 3
Hawk, Red-shoulder 6
Hawk, Red-tailed 27
Kestrel, American 6
Merlin 1 (seen by MB & AD)
Turkey, Wild 5
Killdeer 19
Snipe, Wilson's 3 (kicked up by Jeff)
Gull, Bonaparte's cw (seen by Jeff @ Staunton River State Park on 17 Dec.)
Gull,Ring-billed 1,330
Gull, Herring 6
Pigeon, Rock 50
Dove, Mourning 86
Owl, Eastern Screech 7
Owl, Great Horned 5
Owl, Barred 11
Kingfisher, Belted 4
Woodpecker, Red-headed 13
Woodpecker, Red-bellied 26
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied 12
Woodpecker, Downy 14
Woodpecker, Hairy 3
Flicker, Northern 38
Woodpecker, Pileated 4
Phoebe, Eastern 10
Jay, Blue 113
Crow, American 238
Chickadee, Carolina 48
Titmouse, Tufted 35
Nuthatch, White-breasted 11
Nuthatch, Brown-headed 7
Creeper, Brown 5
Wren, Carolina 47
Wren, Winter 4
Kinglet, Golden-crowned 8
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned 19
Bluebird, Eastern 100
Thrush, Hermit 10
Robin, American 185
Mockingbird, Northern 35
Thrasher, Brown 4
Pipit, American 28 (3 seen by Grace McCrowell and 25 by Brent & Laura
Slaughter)
Waxwing, Cedar 333
Starling, European 506
Warbler, Yellow-rumped 179
Warbler, Pine 6
Cardinal, Northern 57
Towhee, Eastern 38
Sparrow, Chipping 30
Sparrow, Field 13
Sparrow, Savannah 25
Sparrow, Fox 5
Sparrow, Song 54
Sparrow, Swamp 3
Sparrow, White-throated 145
Junco, Dark-eyed 424
Blackbird, Red-winged 7
Meadowlark, Eastern 35
Blackbird, Rusty 36
Grackle, Common 2
Finch, Purple 14
Finch, House 11
Goldfinch, American 66
Sparrow, House 26
TOTAL BIRDS COUNTED 5,692
TOTAL SPECIES PER PARTY 82
OBSERVERS AT FEEDERS 0
HOURS AT FEEDERS 0.00
HOURS OWLING 3.50
MILES OWLING 15.00
HOURS ON FOOT 26.00
HOURS ON CAR 17.50
TOTAL HOURS 43.50
MILES ON FOOT 28.00
MILES ON CAR 233.50
TOTAL MILES 261.50
TIME OF COUNT
FROM 7:00 AM
TO 5:45 PM
TEMPATURE
FROM 22 Degrees
TO 38 Degrees
WIND
DIRECTION se
VELOCITY 7-10 mph
SNOW IN INCHES 0
STILL WATER Open
MOVING WATER Open
SKY
A.M. CLOUDY
with early mix of snow & sleet
P.M. partly Cloudy
Jeff Blalock
South Boston, VA
(434) 470-8071
jcbabirder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
You are subscribed to VA-BIRD. To post to this mailing list, simply send email
to va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. To unsubscribe, send email to
va-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
