Conducted the monthly census yesterday with Shane and Laura Roberts.
Beautiful day with light winds, cool in the early AM but warmed up.  Total
of 60 species observed on the route which is our second highest species
total in 10 years.  An addition 4 species were observed during the day but
not on the census route.  Highlights were a White-eyed Vireo and dark Merlin
which appears to have setup winter territory.

149             Common Loon
1               Pied-billed Grebe
191             Horned Grebe
363             Double-crested Cormorant
1               Great Blue Heron
87              Canada Goose
8               Tundra Swan
2               Gadwall
9               American Black Duck
133             Mallard
13              Lesser Scaup
1               Surf Scoter
1997            Bufflehead
57              Common Goldeneye
19112           Red-breasted Merganser
1               Ruddy Duck
2               Bald Eagle
2               Sharp-shinned Hawk
1               Cooper's Hawk
2               Red-tailed Hawk
1               Merlin
4               Bonaparte's Gull
57              Ring-billed Gull
139             Herring Gull
6               Great Black-backed Gull
1               Mourning Dove
1               Eastern Screech-Owl
*               Great Horned Owl
*               Northern Saw-whet Owl
*               Belted Kingfisher
7               Red-bellied Woodpecker
1               Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
17              Downy Woodpecker
1               Hairy Woodpecker
23              Northern Flicker
1               White-eyed Vireo
2               Blue Jay
44              American Crow
3               Horned Lark
46              Black-capped Chickadee
17              Brown Creeper
18              Carolina Wren
4               Winter Wren
48              Golden-crowned Kinglet
1               Ruby-crowned Kinglet
*               Eastern Bluebird
7               Hermit Thrush
707             American Robin
623             European Starling
25              Cedar Waxwing
17              Yellow-rumped Warbler
41              Northern Cardinal
11              American Tree Sparrow
2               Song Sparrow
2               Swamp Sparrow
61              White-throated Sparrow
8               Dark-eyed Junco
3               Lapland Longspur
2               Red-winged Blackbird
5               Common Grackle
1               Brown-headed Cowbird
48              House Finch
23              American Goldfinch
78              House Sparrow

60 species plus 4 observed not on route
24238 individuals observed (Highest November total individuals in 10 years)

* = not observed during census route

Also observed on the island over the last 4 days were:

Green-winged Teal 11/17
2 additional Surf Scoters on 11/17
Hooded Merganser 11/17
Common Merganser 11/17
Turkey Vulture 11/17
Northern Harrier 11/17




Tom Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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