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Hi all,
A run through my area for the Christmas count this morning produced 51
species. Lauren Smith, Max Seigal, and I were out for a little 1.5hrs,
and it was extremely birdy. There were lots of areas/thickets filled
with birds. Our goals were Northern Shrike and Long-eared Owl, both of
which we found and seen well by all three of us. List below:
Location: Delaware Wildlife Area
Observation date: 12/11/08
Number of species: 51
Canada Goose 250
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 15
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 5
Common Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck ~90
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Horned Grebe 2
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
American Coot 2
Ring-billed Gull 70
Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 5
LONG-EARED OWL 4, private property
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 7
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
NORTHERN SHRIKE 1, north of Pond 1B in hedgerows separating fields
perched atop trees
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 8
Horned Lark 1
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 60
Cedar Waxwing 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
American Tree Sparrow 45
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 15
LAPLAND LONGSPUR 1, one heard flying over, fairly low
Northern Cardinal 6
House Finch 2
Pine Siskin 2, near Long-eared Owls
American Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 5
Good birding,
Sean
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Sean Williams
Ohio Wesleyan University
Lab of Dr. Jed Burtt
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