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


--
Sean Williams
Ohio Wesleyan University
Lab of Dr. Jed Burtt

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