NEBRASKA CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS (CBC)
FOR DECEMBER 2003 - JANUARY 2004

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SEWARD-BRANCHED OAK LAKE:  DECEMBER 14

The Seward-Branched Oak Lake CBC will be held Sunday, December 14 (the
first official day allowed for the count).  We always need help.  We need
help covering Branched Oak Lake (3-4 parties) Twin Lakes (2 parties), the
west end of Pawnee Lake, Meadowlark Lake as well as several WMAs that are
usually productive.  Unless previously assigned a territory, we will meet at
the marina on the north side of Branched Oak Lake at 7 AM to divide up
territories.  Please email me or call if you can help. It greatly helps to
know ahead of time so that I can assign territories.  We do not compare to
the Lake McConaughy CBC, but our species counts for the last 5 years have
been good.
2002 - 69 species
2001 - 73 species
2000 - 64 species
1999 - 84 species
1998 - 88 species
If the cold weather holds off and with an early count day, it could be a
good year.  I already have a hermit thrush staked out.  With a little luck
and a lot of help we can reach the 80s again.  Please come and help.  I try
to give those who come and help the best sites.
Joe

Joseph Gubanyi
Concordia University
800 North Columbia
Seward, NE 68434
(402) 643-7316
jgubanyi(at)seward.cune.e d u

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 The Seward-Branched Oak Lake CBC was held Sunday, December 14.  We
ended up with 17,486 total birds with 64 species seen (not counting the
chukar).  Interesting findings include the following:

6 bald eagles - high number in 11-year history of count
7 sharp-shinned hawks - high number in 11-year history of count
35 red-tailed hawks - 2nd lowest in 11-year history of count; only the first
    year with few observers was lower
3 merlins -  2nd highest number in 11-year history of count
42 ring-neck pheasant - 2nd highest number in 11-year history of count; the
    pheasant habitat alteration  program at BOL is working (31 of total seen
    at BOL) probably much to the detriment of other birds
no herring gulls - first time not seen during count or count week
69 red-bellied woodpeckers - high number in 11-year history of count
    (previous high was 43; 10 year  average was 33.5
401 American crows - 2nd lowest in 11-year history of count; only the first
    year with few observers was  lower; the ten year average was 801; maybe
    they have not recovered from WNV
28 black-capped chickadees - low number in 11-year history of count
    (previous low was 122; 10 year  average was 169.4); Where did they go?
6148 American robins - high number in 11-year history of count (previous
    high was 2387; 10 year average  was 735)
2 Hermit thrushes - third time on count; first time more than one was seen;
111 purple finches - high number in 11-year history of count (previous high
    was 37; 10 year average - 18.7

Other notable sightings
1 Carolina wren
2 winter wrens

All results are listed below for the diehard CBC scrutinizer.

Joseph Gubanyi
Concordia University
800 North Columbia
Seward, NE 68434
(402) 643-7316
jgubanyi(at)seward.cune.e d u

 TOTAL BIRDS
 1     Great Blue Heron
 10    Greater White-fronted Goose
 2536  Snow Goose
 3     Ross' Goose
 1660  Canada Goose
 1521  Mallard
 2     Northern Pintail
 7     Common Goldeneye
 23    Common Merganser
 6     Bald Eagle
 8     Northern Harrier
 7     Sharp-shinned Hawk
 5     Cooper's Hawk
 3     Accipiter sp.
 35    Red-tailed Hawk
 3     Rough-legged Hawk
 1     Buteo sp.
 6     American Kestrel
 3     Merlin
 42    Ring-necked Pheasant
 92    Northern Bobwhite
 1     Wild Turkey
 1     Ring-billed Gull
 65    Rock Dove
 25    Mourning Dove
 6     Eastern Screech Owl
 4     Great Horned Owl
 3     Barred Owl
 5     Long-eared Owl
 3     Belted Kingfisher
 69    Red-bellied Woodpecker
 3     Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
 52    Downy Woodpecker
 12    Hairy Woodpecker
 43    yellow-shafted flicker
 3     yellow X red flicker
 1     red-shafted flicker
 28    Northern Flicker (race?)
 3     Northern Shrike
 77    Horned Lark
 101   Blue Jay
 2     Black-billed Magpie
 401   American Crow
 28    Black-capped Chickadee
 59    White-breasted Nuthatch
 10    Brown Creeper
 1     Carolina Wren
 2     Winter Wren
 19    Golden-crowned Kinglet
 44    Eastern Bluebird
 2     Hermit Thrush
 6148  American Robin
 48    Cedar Waxwing
 1541  Starling
 86    Northern Cardinal
 532   American Tree Sparrow
 14    Song Sparrow
 1     White-throated Sparrow
 9     White-crowned Sparrow
 29    Harris' Sparrow
 19    Sparrow sp.
 252   slate-colored junco
 15    Oregon junco
 520   Dark-eyed Junco (race?)
 258   Red-winged Blackbird
 93    Meadowlark species
 2     Common Grackle
 10    Brown-headed Cowbird
 60    blackbird sp.
 111   Purple Finch
 94    House Finch
 250   American Goldfinch
 347   House Sparrow
 1     Chukar

 17486 Total Individuals
 64 Total Species (not counting the chukar)



 
 

LINCOLN:  DECEMBER 17

Folks,

Great day for the Lincoln count: little wind, above freezing temperatures, and a good variety of birds.
We surveyed Pioneers Park, a 600-acre city pary in southwest Lincoln.  Here are some highlights:

winter wren - 2
eastern bluebird - 10
red-breasted nuthatch - 2
yellow-bellied sapsucker - 2
great blue heron - 1
song sparrow - 3
brown creeper - 6

Kevin Poague
Audubon Nebraska
PO Box 117
Denton, NE  68339
kpoague(at)audubon.o r g
www.audubon.org
(402) 797-2301
 

With able assistance I did the Conestoga Lake area of the Lincoln CBC
yesterday.  No open water either but did have 2 common merganser fly by,
must be open water somewhere.  Did have snow geese moving through.  Had
mallards and Can. Geese on the ice.  One bald eagle.  Notable find was a
fox sparrow.  Notable miss was chickadee and harris' sparrow.  Had one
house finch, 9 purple finch, 2 unknown finch.
Rest of the data are on there way to the compiler.

Thomas Labedz, Lincoln
 
 

Yesterday,  December 17, Janis and I helped Mark Orsag with the Pawnee
Lake sector of the Lincoln CBC. We totaled 34 species.

There was no open water. While we did see 245 Snow Geese, we saw no
other anseriformes. Good birds included:

Harrier       4
Sharpie       4
N. Shrike     1
Creeper       1
GC Kinglet    2
YR Warbler    6
WT Sparrow    1
L Longspur    2
Purple Finch  4

Notable misses were:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Pheasant
Bluebird
C Waxwing

Notable almost miss:
Chickadee  1

Don Paseka
Ames, NE



 

CRAWFORD: DECEMBER 19
 

Dear all,

First, a big thanks to all the participants of the count, we had 10 people who came out and helped this year - it certainly makes it easier to cover the Circle when you have help.

Individual numbers were about average when compared to the previous 3 counts.  Four new species for the count were found - Ferruginous Hawk, Northern Bobwhite, Eurasian Collared-Dove, and Marsh Wren.  All but one pond was frozen over, but the White River was open.  We were unable to find any waterfowl.  Conversely, the Wild Turkey numbers were an all time high.  Black-capped Chickadee numbers, while high for the last four years, may just reflect the number of counters and the mild weather on the day of the count.  When compared to the older counts (from 1974 to 1979) the Chickadee numbers are about one third to one half!!  Only two Flickers were found and no Robins!   Anyone that is interested in a complete Excel spreadsheet of all the Crawford counts, please email me and I can send it to you.  Below is the tally for this year's count.

Bald Eagle, Adults            4
Bald Eagle, Immatures         2
Northern Harrier              1
Red-tailed Hawk               4
Ferruginous Hawk              1
Rough-legged Hawk             2
Golden Eagle, Adult           1
American Kestrel              2
Prairie Falcon                3
Ring-necked Pheasant          7
Sharp-tailed Grouse           3
Wild Turkey                 118
Norhern Bobwhite              7
Rock Pigeon                 112
Eurasian Collared-Dove        8
Downy Woodpecker             16
Hairy Woodpecker              5
Northern Flicker              2
Horned Lark                  25
Blue Jay                      6
Black-billed Magpie          19
American Crow                70
Black-capped Chickadee       52
Red-breasted Nuthatch         2
White-breasted Nuthatch      cw
Pygmy Nuthatch                6
Marsh Wren                    1
Townsend's Solitare           1
Northern Shrike               2
Europeon Starling           211
American Tree Sparrow       160
Song Sparrow                 57
Oregon Junco                 64
Slated-colored Junco          3
Dark-eyed Junco              31
Red-winged Blackbird          2
House Finch                   7
Red Crossbill                25
Pine Siskin                   1
American Goldfiinch         119
House Sparrow               140

Total                     1,302
 

Thanks again,

Bruce and Donna Walgen
Casper, WY
bwalgren(at)coffey.c o m



 

DESOTO/BOYER CHUTE:  DECEMBER 20
 

Greetings all,
The DeSoto/Boyer Chute CBC was held Saturday December 20. The lack of open water kept the number and species down.  Conspicuously absent were waterfowl and sparrow diversity. A Snipe seen at the Fort Calhoun water treatment outlet for many years was absent.  The count day weather was good with clear skies, moderate temperature and moderate wind. Our Chickadee numbers were down only 36% from last year (406). Looking back to 1987 only 5 years had higher Chickadee counts (1987-1990, 2002).  A surprising number of Hermit Thrush were found (4) setting a new record.  Previously only 1 had been found in both 1993-94. Purple Finches were prodigous with most counts at the Hitchcock hawkwatch during count week being over 100.  The 34 seen on count day was still enough to blow away any previous high tally (9).  The totals presented are tentative.  The compiler, Bob Barry biologist at DeSoto NWR, has the final say but these numbers are based on the same data.

SNOW GOOSE             450
CANADA GOOSE           577
MALLARD                660
BLUE-WINGED TEAL         3
NORTHERN SHOVELER       15
COMMON GOLDENEYE        41
COMMON MERGANSER        67
DUCK SPECIES            42
BALD EAGLE              30
NORTHERN HARRIER         7
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK       5
COOPERS' HAWK            5
REDTAILED HAWK          93
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK        6
AMERICAN KESTREL        16
MERLIN                   1
RING-NECKED PHEASANT    46
WILD TURKEY            212
NORTHERN BOBWHITE        2
KILLDEER                 3
RING-BILLED GULL         4
ROCK DOVE              189
MOURNING DOVE           28
SCREECH OWL              4
GREAT-HORNED OWL         7
BARRED OWL               8
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER    8
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER  90
DOWNY WOODPECKER        75
HAIRY WOODPECKER        23
NORTHER FLICKER        174
SHRIKE SPECIES           1
BLUE JAY               100
AMERICAN CROW          301
HORNED LARK            146
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 261
TUFTED TITMOUSE         11
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 92
BROWN CREEPER            2
CAROLINA WREN            5
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET   3
EASTERN BLUEBIRD        86
AMERICAN ROBIN          90
HERMIT THRUSH            4
EUROPEAN STARLING     5806
CEDAR WAXWING          154
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER    2
SPOTTED X EASTERN TOWHEE 2
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW  579
FOX SPARROW              1
SONG SPARROW            10
SWAMP SPARROW            2
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW  13
HARRIS SPARROW           7
DARK-EYED JUNCO        564
LAPLAND LONGSPUR         6
SNOW BUNTING             5
NORTHERN CARDINAL      154
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD    88
MEADOWLARK SPECIES     128
RUSTY BLACKBIRD          1
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD     1
PURPLE FINCH            34
HOUSE FINCH             30
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH     126
HOUSE SPARROW          490

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS 12195
TOTAL SPECIES 64

Submitted by Jerry Toll
jertol(at)radiks.n e t



 

41st Grand Island Christmas Birdcount

December 20th, 2003
 
 

Thanks to all who participated in the 2003 Grand Island Christmas Bird
Count.  Your help and expertise is always appreciated.  Every group of
counters seemed to come up with a few species that none of the other groups
found. When all was said and done, we identified 64 species and counted
about 29,330 total birds!  We had 14 people helping on the count and an
additional 3 people counting at their feeders.  Six people counted owls in
the evening and wound up with a record 18 Screech Owls and a record 6
Short-eared Owls.  A first time species, Long-eared Owl, was identified at
Cornhusker WMA.  Record numbers were set or tied for 9 additional species
including Ross' Geese (2), American Black Duck (2), Rough-legged Hawks (29),
Wild Turkey (407), Ring-billed Gulls (3), Eastern Screech-owls (18),
Short-eared Owls (6), European Starlings (15568), and Common Redpolls (5).

Other noteables included: 2 Prairie Falcons and 10 Field Sparrows at
Cornhusker WMA, an Osprey and 6 Bluebirds at the GI Well Fields, a Mourning
Dove at Hall County Park, 3 Coots at Pier Park, a Cooper's Hawk near
Phillips, a Grackle at Mormon Island, 6 Pine Siskins at an area feeder,
Great Blue Heron, Snow Geese, White-fronted Geese and 2 Lesser Scaup at
Amick Acres, a Common Merganser on a sandpit and 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets
at the Crane Trust. To everyone's non-delight, European Starlings (15,568)
were the most common species seen followed by Canada Geese (8165) and
Mallards (2965).  The 15 Black-capped Chickadees seen were the lowest ever
recorded on our counts and House Sparrow numbers were the second lowest.
Native sparrow numbers were way down too.  See you all next spring on the
Hall County count!
 
 

Contact: Connie McCartney (308) 384-0129
 
 

This was the 41st Christmas Bird Count conducted in the Grand Island circle.
The 64 species recorded was at the high midrange for species seen on past
counts.  A total of 120 species have been recorded for this count circle
with high species totals in the upper 70's.   The day was beautiful with
warm temperatures and sun in the morning giving way to scattered clouds and
medium winds in the afternoon.  Six counters went owling before the count
and a total of 14 people in 6 parties helped count birds during the day.
Additionally, 3 people counted birds at their feeders and submitted their
totals.  Record numbers were set for 10 species and one new species,
Long-eared Owl, was added.
 
 

Great Blue Heron              2
Greater White-fronted Goose  13
Snow Goose                   25
Ross' Goose                   2
Canada Goose               8165
Green-winged Teal             1
American Black Duck           2
Mallard                    2965
American Widgeon              1
Lesser Scaup                  2
Common Goldeneye             58
Common Merganser              1
Osprey                        1
Bald Eagle                   15
Northern Harrier             19
Sharp-shinned Hawk            2
Cooper's Hawk                 1
Red-tailed Hawk              15
Rough-legged Hawk            29
American Kestrel             21
Prairie Falcon                2
Ring-necked Pheasant         23
Wild Turkey                 407
Northern Bobwhite            31
American Coot                 3
Ring-billed Gull              3
Rock Pigeon                 312
Mourning Dove                 1
Eastern Screech-Owl          18
Great Horned Owl              5
Long-eared Owl                1
Short-eared Owl               6
Belted Kingfisher             1
Red-bellied Woodpecker        6
Downy Woodpecker             15
Hairy Woodpecker              4
Northern Flicker             42
Horned Lark                  37
Blue Jay                     58
Black-billed Magpie           8
American Crow                48
Black-capped Chickadee       15
White-breasted Nuthatch      18
Brown Creeper                 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet        2
Eastern Bluebird              8
American Robin               99
Cedar Waxwing                32
European Starling         15568
Northern Cardinal            36
American Tree Sparrow       192
Field Sparrow                10
Song Sparrow                  1
White-crowned Sparrow         2
Harris' Sparrow               8
Dark-eyed Junco             198
Red-winged Blackbird        294
Western Meadowlark           94
Rusty Blackbird               4
Common Grackle                1
House Finch                  68
Common Redpoll                5
Pine Siskin                   6
American Goldfinch          165
House Sparrow               132
 
 

TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIES - 64
TOTAL BIRDS - 29,330

Number of Observers: 14
Party Hours: 44.5
Party Miles: 430

Owling
Parties: 2    Party Hours: 4      Party Miles: 4.5

Regular Count
Observers: 14    Parties: 6

Total Party Hours: 44.5        Party Hours by Foot: 13     Party Hours by Auto: 26.5

Total Party Miles: 430        Party Miles by Foot: 19     Party Miles by Auto: 411

Feeder Watchers
Observers: 3   Hours Watching Feeders: 6


Norfolk:  December 20

14 participants
7 F - 34 F
Partially Cloudy (AM and PM)
snow cover 0.5 - 2 inches
Still water-frozen
Moving Water-partially open
 

Great Blue Heron           1
Turkey Vulture             1
Canada Goose             195
Mallard                   32
Common Merganser           2
Osprey                     1*
Bald Eagle                15 adults
                           2 immatures
Northern Harrier           4
Sharp-shinned Hawk         1
Accipiter sp               1
Red-tailed Hawk           42
Rough-legged Hawk          6
Buteo sp.                  3
American Kestrel          19
Merlin                     2
Gray Partridge             6
Ring-necked Pheasant      48
Wild Turkey               12
Northern Bobwhite         16
Common Snipe               5
Rock Dove (Rock Pigeon)  409
Mourning Dove              4
Eastern Screech-owl        2
Great Horned Owl          10
Barred Owl                 1
Long-eared Owl             1
Belted Kingfisher          5
Red-headed Woodpecker      1
Red-bellied Woodpecker    25
Downy Woodpecker          52
Hairy Woodpecker          12
Northern Flicker          37 (1 hybrid)
Northern Shrike           2
Blue Jay                 48
Black-billed Magpie       2
American Crow           152
Horned Lark               6
Black-capped Chickadee   64
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
White-breasted Nuthatch  36
Brown Creeper             5
Golden-crowned Kinglet    6
Eastern Bluebird          2
American Robin          393
Brown Thrasher            1
European Starling      4399
Cedar Waxwing            25
American Tree Sparrow   125
Song Sparrow              3
Harris's Sparrow          2
Dark-eyed Junco         251
Northern Cardinal        42
Red-winged Blackbird     45
Meadowlark sp             2
Common Grackle            1
Purple Finch              2
House Finch              27
American Goldfinch      181
House Sparrow           762

Total Individuals: 7559
Total Species: 57
* New species for the Norfolk CBC


SCOTTSBLUFF:  DECEMBER 20
 

Fellow Birders,
I finally have the results of the Scottsbluff CBC.  18 competent birders and an unusually nice weather day helped us tally the largest number of species ever--72, which beat last year's record of 70.  In addition, 5 Sandhill Cranes were see during the count week.  I've been compiling this count for 25 years or more, and I feel this is the best coverage we have ever had.  We reported 28,166 individuals.

We had 1 new species, a Carolina Wren--a very rare bird in this part of the state.  There were 4 species reported for the second time, and 15 species had a new high number.

As to the chickadee discussion--this is the 50th year for the Scottsbluff count, and we have seen chickadees each year.  The highest number was 75 in 1990, and the lowest was 8 in 1998.  We had 21 this year.  We had 7 parties, and only 3 of those reported chickadees.  Most of the birds (16) came from one party.  In 2002 there were 48, in 2001 there were 24, in 2000 there were 33, and in 1999 there were 25.  Most of us that bird here regularly feel like we aren't seeing many chickadees.  Without those 16 in one area, we would really have been down in numbers.  So interpret the data as you wish.

Local people were also watching Black-billed Magpies which most of us feel are decreased in number.  We had 50 this year.  Highest number was 148 in 1964 and lowest was 5 in 1976.  So maybe we aren't as low as we think.

Red-winged Blackbirds were down to 136 after a high last year of 6525.  Construction of a new highway has closed a feedlot that played host to all of those thousands last year.

Here is the complete list:

Great Blue Heron           5
Snow Goose                 1
Canada Goose          12,738
Wood Duck                 10  (high)
Gadwall                    9
Anerican Wigeon          340  (High)
Mallard                 8346
Norhern Shoveler           5
Northern Pintail          48
Green-winged Teal          6
Canvasback                 6  (high)
Redhead                   20  (2nd time)  (high)
Ring-necked Duck          30  (high)
Greater Scaup              1  (2nd time)
Lesser Scaup              36  (high)
Bufflehead                 1
Common Goldeneye         209
Common Merganser           1
Bald Eagle                 2 adults, 3 immaturee
Northern Harrier           3
Sharp-shinned Hawk         2
Cooper's Hawk              2 (high)
Red-tailed Hawk           19
Ferruginous Hawk           1
Rough-legged Hawk          7
Golden Eagle               2 adults, 1 immature
American Kestrel          60 (high)
Merlin                     3
Prairie Falcon             3
Ring-necked Pheasant       2
Sharp-tailed Grouse        4
Wild Turkey               90
Am. Coot                  22 (high)
Sandhill Crane     Count Week
Wilson's Snipe             1
Rock Pigeon              362 (high)
Mourning Dove             63 (high)
Great Horned Owl           2
Belted Kingfisher          7
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker          15
Hairy Woodpecker           4
Northern Flicker--red     20
               yellow      7
               orange     11
                 ??        4
N. Shrike                  3
Blue Jay                  92 (high)
Black-billed Magpie       45
Am. Crow                  46
Horned Lark              424
Black-capped Chickadee    21
Red-breasted Nuthatch     13 (high)
White-breasted Nuthatch    7
Pygmy Nuthatch             2
Carolina Wren              1 (1st time)
Marsh Wren                 2 (high)
Townsend's Solitaire      19
American Robin            75
E. Starling             3352
Cedar Waxwing              2
Am. Tree Sparrow          87
Song Sparrow              17 (high)
White-throated Sparrow     1 (2nd time)
White-crowned Sparrow     14
Dark-eyed Junco--Oregon   96
                  Slate  107
                  ???     65
Lapland Longspur          16 (2nd time)
Northern Cardinal          4
Red-winged Blackbird     136
meadowlark sp.            14
Brewer's Blackbird         1
Common Grackle             4
House Finch              116
Pine Siskin               70
Am. Goldfinch            108
House Sparrow            677

Good birding to all,
Alice Kenitz, Gering
 



 

LAKE MC CONAUGHY: DECEMBER 21
 

        The thirteenth annual Lake McConaughy Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 21, 2003. This year's group of 18 field birders and 13 feeder watchers recorded 67,759 individuals of 105 species of birds. The number of individuals is a record for this count, and the species total is well above the average of 88 species and second only to the record of 108 species seen in 2002. Unusual finds this year included four species that were new to the count (Black-headed Gull, Little Gull, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Rock Wren) plus several rare waterbirds and lingering passerines. An additional four species of birds, marked by a "CW" on the list below, were recorded during the week of the count (18-24 December), but not on count day. The high species total was probably the result of a fairly mild fall, very little ice on any of the water bodies, and excellent weather during the count. However, a group of feeder watchers, coordinated by Bill Huntley, reported that numbers of birds at feeders were unusually low this year, perhaps the result of weather or other food supplies. Noteworthy misses on this year's count included Sharp-tailed Grouse, Lapland Longspur, and Pine Siskin.
        Participants on this year's count included Henry Armknecht (Ovid, Colorado), Gordon Brown (Cary, North Carolina), Bob and Kathy DeLara (Scottsbluff), Stephen J. Dinsmore (Starkville, Mississippi-Count organizer), Dean and Phyllis Drawbaugh (Scottsbluff), Peter Frechtel (Denver, Colorado), Robin Harding (Gibbon), Helen Hughsen (Scottsbluff), Bill Huntley (Ogallala), Clem and Betty Klaphake (Bellevue), Kay Niyo (Evergreen, Colorado), Lanny Randolph (Gibbon), Tommie Rogers (Mound City, Missouri), Ross Silcock (Tabor, Iowa), and Mark Urwiller (Kearney).

List of species

4         Horned Grebe
CW        Eared Grebe
52        Western Grebe
1         Clark's Grebe
4         American White Pelican
10        Great Blue Heron
41        Greater White-fronted Goose
7,200     Snow Goose
19        Ross's Goose
6,240     Canada Goose
6         Trumpeter Swan
70        Gadwall
102       American Wigeon
8,863     Mallard
1         Northern Pintail
1         Green-winged Teal
71        Canvasback
109       Redhead
194       Ring-necked Duck
1         Tufted Duck
37        Greater Scaup
128       Lesser Scaup
128       Bufflehead
1,703     Common Goldeneye
10        Hooded Merganser
36,119    Common Merganser
8         Red-breasted Merganser
2         Ruddy Duck
74        Bald Eagle
10        Northern Harrier
3         Sharp-shinned Hawk
1         Cooper's Hawk
CW        Northern Goshawk
35        Red-tailed Hawk
4         Ferruginous Hawk
4         Rough-legged Hawk
1         Golden Eagle
33        American Kestrel
1         Merlin
1         Prairie Falcon
6         Ring-necked Pheasant
2         Greater Prairie-Chicken
15        Wild Turkey
20        Northern Bobwhite
5         Virginia Rail
294       American Coot
3         Killdeer
2         Wilson's Snipe
1         Little Gull
1         Black-headed Gull
241       Bonaparte's Gull
2         Mew Gull
819       Ring-billed Gull
4         California Gull
282       Herring Gull
1         Thayer's Gull
1         Iceland Gull
3         Glaucous Gull
1         Lesser Black-backed Gull
360       Rock Pigeon
5         Eurasian Collared-Dove
20        Mourning Dove
4         Eastern Screech-Owl
6         Great Horned Owl
5         Long-eared Owl
12        Belted Kingfisher
2         Red-bellied Woodpecker
1         Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
25        Downy Woodpecker
5         Hairy Woodpecker
35        Northern Flicker
6         Northern Shrike
15        Blue Jay
26        Black-billed Magpie
8         American Crow
259       Horned Lark
17        Black-capped Chickadee
1         Red-breasted Nuthatch
14        White-breasted Nuthatch
3         Brown Creeper
1         Rock Wren
2         Winter Wren
6         Marsh Wren
5         Golden-crowned Kinglet
1         Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1         Eastern Bluebird
5         Mountain Bluebird
33        Townsend's Solitaire
1         Hermit Thrush
518       American Robin
1,344     European Starling
4         Cedar Waxwing
2         Yellow-rumped Warbler
345       American Tree Sparrow
24        Song Sparrow
1         Swamp Sparrow
1         Harris's Sparrow
75        White-crowned Sparrow
533       Dark-eyed Junco
CW        Snow Bunting
12        Northern Cardinal
255       Red-winged Blackbird
5         meadowlark sp.
37        Common Grackle
2         Purple Finch
184       House Finch
CW        Pine Siskin
244       American Goldfinch
295       House Sparrow
 

Steve
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Stephen J. Dinsmore
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Mississippi State University
Box 9690/257 Thompson Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-8141 (office)
662-325-8726 (fax)
sdinsmore(at)cfr.msstate.e d u (email)
http://www2.msstate.edu/~sd122 (web)

Address for overnight courier mail:
Mississippi State University
Room 110 Thompson Hall
100 Stone Boulevard
Mississippi State, MS 39762


Calamus:  December 27

9 Participants
8 F - 45 F
5-30 mph wind
Clear (AM & PM)
Still water-partially open
Moving water-partially frozen
 
 

Greater White-fronted Goose       1
Canada Goose                    988
Trumpeter Swan                    2
Gadwall                           2
American Wigeon                  12
Mallard                        4197
Northern Shoveler                 3
American Green-winged Teal      110
Common Goldeneye                 49
Common Merganser                 81
Turkey Vulture                    3* (first time on count)
Bald Eagle                       11 Immatures
                                 13 Adults
Northern Harrier                  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk                1
Red-tailed hawk                  11
Ferruginous Hawk                 cw
Rough-legged Hawk                 5
Buteo sp.                         3
Golden Eagle                      2  (1 immature 1 adult)
American Kestrel                  5
Merlin                            1
Ring-necked Pheasant              5
Sharp-tailed Grouse               4
Greater Prairie-chicken          23
Wild Turkey                     230
Northern Bobwhite                 1
Common Snipe                      3
Ring-billed Gull                 19
Gull sp.                         80
Rock Dove                        23
Eurasian Collared-dove           cw* (first time on count)
Eastern Screech-owl               1
Great Horned Owl                  5
Belted Kingfisher                 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker            2
Downy Woodpecker                  6
Hairy Woodpecker                  1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)    3
Northern Flicker (hybrid)         2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Northern Shrike                   4
Blue Jay                          2
American Crow                  9602 (new high for count)
Horned Lark                       2
Black-capped Chickadee            5
White-breasted Nuthatch           5
Eastern Bluebird                 11
Townsend's Solitaire              1
American Robin                13136 (new high for count)
European Starling              5940 (new high for count)
Cedar Waxwing                    44
American Tree Sparrow           166
Song Sparrow                      1
Dark-eyed Junco                  59
Lapland Longspur                 15
Northern Cardinal                 3
Red-winged Blackbird           1020 (new high for count)
Purple Finch                      1
House Finch                      10
American Goldfinch              193
House Sparrow                    59

Total Species: 57
Total Individuals: 36190
cw = count week


OMAHA:  DECEMBER 27

The Omaha CBC was held on Saturday, December 27 in very delightful weather
for the 38 birders.  The birds were somewhat more difficult to come by.  We had
a low-average species count of 60 with a Pileated Woodpecker and a Franklin's
Gull showing up later in "count week."  Total numbers were just over 9,000.

Highs    Herring Gulls            13
         E. Bluebirds             61

Lows     Ring-necked Pheasant      1
         House Sparrows          433

No new species this year.

We were shut out of one restricted area due to the increased terrorism alert
and we find that much of our area is continuing to grow with residential and
commercial buildings decreasing the habitat for birds.  Makes us scour the
little pockets of woods, shrub and water even more closely.

Betty Grenon
Compiler
grenon925(at)aol.c o m
(402) 731-2383
 

   2    Great Blue Heron
   2    Canada / Greater White-fronted Goose hybrid
   6    Snow Goose
1856    Canada Goose
  10    Gadwall
 472    Mallard
  68    Green-winged Teal
   1    Ring-necked Duck
 171    Common Goldeneye
   2    Hooded Merganser
  56    Common Merganser
  80    Bald Eagle
   3    Sharp-shinned Hawk
   2    Cooper's Hawk
  86    Red-tailed Hawk
   4    Rough-legged Hawk
  17    American Kestrel
   1    Ring-necked Pheasant
  20    Northern Bobwhite
  65    Wild Turkey
 123    Ring-billed Gull
  13    Herring Gull
 245    Rock Pigeon
   7    Mourning Dove
   2    Eastern Screech Owl
   1    Great Horned Owl
   2    Barred Owl
   3    Belted Kingfisher
  65    Red-headed Woodpecker
  88    Red-bellied Woodpecker
  88    Downy Woodpecker
  23    Hairy Woodpecker
  62    yellow-shafted Norther Flicker
  67    Horned Lark
  45    Blue Jay
 164    American Crow
 284    Black-capped Chickadee
  25    Tufted Titmouse
 124    White-breasted Nuthatch
  14    Brown Creeper
  10    Carolina Wren
   6    Golden-crowned Kinglet
  61    Eastern Bluebird
  65    American Robin
  48    Cedar Waxwing
3177    European Starling
   2    Yellow-rumped Warbler (myrtle)
 145    Northern Cardinal
  80    American Tree Sparrow
   1    Fox Sparrow
   1    Song Sparrow
   5    White-throated Sparrow
   7    Harris' Sparrow
 332    slate-colored Dark-eyed Junco
   1    Lapland Longspur
  73    Red-winged Blackbird
   2    Brown-headed Cowbird
  60    Purple Finch
  32    House Finch
 234    American Goldfinch
 433    House Sparrow

Total Individuals:    9000
Total Species:          60



 
 
 

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