The Hancock County Naturalists conducted their annual Christmas Bird Count
on Saturday, December 20, 2014. They tallied a total of 64 species, and
10,070 total birds. The 64 species is slightly higher than average, while
the 10,070 is below normal, probably due mostly to the fact that it
remained overcast all day. The low numbers are more pronounced when one
notices that nearly 70% of all birds seen were either Canada Geese,
Starlings, or the gulls collectively.
A total of 36 people participated in this year's count.
Not many very rare species were seen, with the obvious exception of a
Golden-crowned Sparrow. Noteworthy was a single Great Black-backed Gull,
11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Pileated Woodpeckers, a Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, a late Chipping Sparrow, and a Hermit Thrush.
Also noteworthy was the absence of any Red-breasted Nuthatches on count
day, as well as low numbers of Common Loon (1), Mourning Doves (72), and
White-throated Sparrows (11).
Complete list below:
Canada Goose 1664
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 76
Northern Pintail 1
Redhead 1
Bufflehead 1
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 122
Wild Turkey 32
Common Loon 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Bald Eagle 9
Cooper’s Hawk 8
Red-tailed Hawk 26
Ring-billed Gull 1396
Herring Gull 729
Lesser Black-backed Gull 11
Great Black-backed Gull 1
gull species 1500
Rock Pigeon 294
Mourning Dove 72
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker 79
Downy Woodpecker 138
Hairy Woodpecker 16
Northern Flicker 25
Pileated Woodpecker 2
American Kestrel 22
Blue Jay 138
American Crow 60
Horned Lark 32
Carolina Chickadee 4
Black-capped Chickadee 13
Carolina/ Black-capped Ch. 35
Tufted Titmouse 51
White-breasted Nuthatch 132
Brown Creeper 37
Carolina Wren 11
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 9
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 15
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 1739
Cedar Waxwing 43
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
American Tree Sparrow 116
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 14
White-throated Sparrow 11
White-crowned Sparrow 6
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 218
Northern Cardinal 154
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 1
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 279
Pine Siskin 23
American Goldfinch 145
House Sparrow 518
Seen the next day, so not on the count: Thayer's Gull, Glaucous Gull,
Red-breasted Nuthatch and Snow Bunting.
Reminder: for directions and instructions regarding the GCSP, please check
out this link:
http://rarebird.org/forum_posts.asp?TID=8371&title=goldencrowned-sparrow
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