Thanks are extended to the eight club members who participated in this year’s annual Christmas Bird Count, held on December 28. Sightings of 15 species from the two-hour walk are noted below along with count numbers from December 2017, for comparison.
|
Species |
2018 |
2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
American Goldfinch |
35 |
17 |
|
Northern Cardinal |
13 |
9 |
|
Dark-Eyed Junco |
7 |
36 |
|
American Tree Sparrow |
0 |
1 |
|
Brown Creeper |
0 |
2 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
11 |
9 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
43 |
23 |
|
American Crow |
5 |
3 |
|
Blue Jay |
5 |
18 |
|
Mourning Dove |
1 |
11 |
|
Canada Geese |
45 |
22 |
|
Herring Gull |
1 |
0 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
0 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
12 |
9 |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
3 |
4 |
|
Ducks (unidentified) |
15 |
0 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
0 |
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