Monthly census was conducted Saturday, November 17 from 0730-1230 EST.
Participants were Tom & Paula Bartlett and Sandy Tkach. Total species was
59 which is slightly above 10 year average of 55 species observed on
November routes. The total individuals observed was 16620 which is also
slightly above the average of 12291. This is actually the 11 year for the
November count. Highlights included Mute Swan, Tundra Swan, Wood Duck, Surf
Scoter, Black Scoter, Gray Catbird, Fox Sparrow, "Oregon" Junco, Purple
Finch, and Pine Siskin.
This brings the 2007 Kelleys Island census list to 171 species observed on
11 routes (January through November). That makes 2007 to the second highest
number of species observed over 10 years of census routes. 2005 had 177
species and the 10 year average is 161 species. No new species were added
to the list of species observed on November census routes but 5 new species
were added to the 2007 list (Common Loon, Tundra Swan, Surf Scoter, Black
Scoter, and Pine Siskin).
74 Canada Goose
1 Mute Swan
6 Tundra Swan
1 Wood Duck
1 Gadwall
3 American Black Duck
284 Mallard
1 Green-winged Teal
17 Scaup species?
1 Surf Scoter
12 Black Scoter
461 Bufflehead
2 Common Goldeneye
3 Common Merganser
271 Red-breasted Merganser
24 Common Loon
1 Pied-billed Grebe
7 Horned Grebe
12625 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
895 Bonaparte's Gull
119 Ring-billed Gull
206 Herring Gull
2 Mourning Dove
1 Great Horned Owl
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
14 Downy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Blue Jay
37 American Crow
3 Horned Lark
57 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
3 Brown Creeper
7 Carolina Wren
8 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2 Eastern Bluebird
11 Hermit Thrush
49 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
1169 European Starling
17 Yellow-rumped Warbler
6 American Tree Sparrow
1 Fox Sparrow
7 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
81 White-throated Sparrow
32 Dark-eyed Junco
1 "Oregon" Junco
38 Northern Cardinal
5 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Purple Finch
8 House Finch
2 Pine Siskin
12 American Goldfinch
17 House Sparrow
59 Total Species (and one race)
16620 Total Individuals
Tom Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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