The Hoover Reservoir, Ohio (OHHR) Christmas Bird Count took place
Saturday, December 17, 2011. The Circle includes parts of Northern Franklin County
and Southern Delaware County. There were 48 observers in the field in 14-16
parties (non-owling) and 16 Feeder Watchers.
One new species was added to the circle’s Christmas Bird Counts, an
Ovenbird (species 137) that appeared at Inniswood Metro gardens in Westerville in
early December and is still there. New highs were established for 4
species. The results were lower than 2010 both in the numbers of species and the
number of individuals. The results of the count are shown below.
3 Common Loon, 24 Pied-billed Grebe, 8 Horned Grebe, 1 Double-crested
Cormorant, 16 Great Blue Heron, 6 Mute Swan, 1,001 Canada Goose, 3 Wood Duck,
40 American Black Duck, 259 Mallard, 16 Northern Shoveler, 8 American Wig
eon, 10 Ring-necked Duck, 4 Lesser Scaup, 18 Common Goldeneye, 6 Bufflehead,
164 Hooded Merganser, 436 Ruddy Duck, 10 Bald Eagle, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk,
5 Cooper’s Hawk, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, 56 Red-tailed Hawk, 3 American
Kestrel, 4 Wild Turkey, 13 American Coot, 107 Bonaparte's Gull, 1,376
Ring-billed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 66 Rock Pigeon, 146 Mourning Dove, 4 Eastern
Screech Owl, 2 Great Horned Owl, 1 Barred Owl, 8 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Red-headed
Woodpecker, 75 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 139
Downy Woodpecker, 11 Hairy Woodpecker, 30 Northern Flicker, 10 Pileated
Woodpecker, 139 Blue Jay, 291 American Crow, 238 Carolina Chickadee, 105 Tufted
Titmouse, 82 White-breasted Nuthatch, 11 Brown Creeper, 25 Carolina Wren, 1
Winter Wren, 12 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 59 Eastern Bluebird, 554 American
Robin, 11 Northern Mockingbird, 2,917 European Starling, 45 Cedar Waxwing,
13 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 Ovenbird, 2 Eastern Towhee, 44 American Tree
Sparrow, 69 Song Sparrow, 86 White-throated Sparrow, 3 White-crowned
Sparrow, 211 Dark-eyed Junco, 232 Northern Cardinal, 8 Red-winged Blackbird, 4
Common Grackle, 80 House Finch, 156 American Goldfinch, 232 House Sparrow.
Count Week Birds: Turkey Vulture, Gadwall, Red-breasted Merganser, Hermit
Thrush, and Fox Sparrow.
Totals: 70 Species, 9,740 Individuals.
I wish to thank everyone who joined us in the field or provided a feeder
report. Without your valuable participation the Audubon Christmas Bird
Counts could not take place. May everyone have a wonderful 2012 filled with good
birding, good friends and good health.
Next year’s Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count will take place on
Saturday, December 15, 2012.
Charlie Bombaci, Compiler
Hoover Reservoir CBC
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