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Tom Bartlett <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:17:00 -0500
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The Kelleys Island monthly census for December was scheduled for Sunday,
December 16 as part of the Lake Erie Islands Christmas Count.  However,
midway through the morning both were cancelled due to very limited
visibility and drifting snow.  Jun Campbell, Sandy Tkach, and I had
attempted the census even though others had all ready backout.  I did forgo
the morning owling.  But phone calls with compiler, John Pogacnik and Lisa
Brohl on South Bass convinced us to cancel.  We rescheduled for Monday
morning which turned out much better.  John will handle the details of the
"very limited" Islands Christmas count.

We conducted the census from 0800-1300 under overcast to partly cloudy
skies, 18-27 F temperature, 5-20 mile per hour SSW winds, and 8+ inches of
snow cover.  53 species were observed consisting of 8923 individuals.  Two
new species were added to the December census.  Those were Snow Bunting and
Common Redpoll.  This is the eleventh year for the December count.

1       Common Loon
2       Horned Grebe
167     Double-crested Cormorant
41      Canada Goose
*       Tundra Swan
134     Gadwall
103     American Black Duck
599     Mallard
*       Redhead
11      Greater Scaup
7       Lesser Scaup
1       Surf Scoter
3       Long-tailed Duck
1119    Bufflehead
1181    Common Goldeneye
3       Hooded Merganser
588     Common Merganser
166     Red-breasted Merganser
*       Bald Eagle (immature)
*       Red-tailed Hawk
*       Merlin (photo)
2       American Coot
1305    Bonaparte''s Gull
1230    Ring-billed Gull
1010    Herring Gull
79      Great Black-backed Gull
750     Gull species
*       Eastern Screech-Owl
*       Great Horned Owl
*       Northern Saw-whet Owl
3       Red-bellied Woodpecker
13      Downy Woodpecker
2       Northern Flicker
1       Blue Jay
27      American Crow
3       Horned Lark
38      Black-capped Chickadee
3       Red-breasted Nuthatch
3       White-breasted Nuthatch
5       Brown Creeper
1       Carolina Wren
1       Golden-crowned Kinglet
1       Hermit Thrush
17      American Robin
34      European Starling
1       American Pipit (photo)
36      Cedar Waxwing
14      Yellow-rumped Warbler
46      Northern Cardinal
26      American Tree Sparrow
2       Song Sparrow
2       Swamp Sparrow
33      White-throated Sparrow
1       White-crowned Sparrow
53      Dark-eyed Junco
2       "Oregon" Junco
1       Snow Bunting
*       Brown-headed Cowbird
30      Blackbird species?
3       Purple Finch
*       House Finch
1       Common Redpoll
7       American Goldfinch
11      House Sparrow

53 species
8923 individuals

Tom Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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