Christmas Bird Count Results
As promised here are the Christmas Bird Count results. Don’t forget the Great Backyard Bird Count coming up February 12 – 15. The Presque Isle Audubon Society is hosting a GBBC event on Saturday, February 13th at Cabin 2 on Presque Isle. The event will be held from 9:00 a.m. until noon and will include informational and educational programming, a craft activity for all ages, a nature walk (weather permitting), and light refreshments. So bring your binos, or use the few pairs we have, and get down to Cabin 2 and help us count.
2009 Erie Christmas Bird Count
Canada Goose 465, Mute Swan 2, Tundra Swan 161, Wood Duck 1, American Wigeon 1, American Black Duck 20, Mallard 304, Canvasback 500, Redhead 72, Ring-necked Duck 8, Greater Scaup 210, Lesser Scaup 67, Scaup sp. 5105, White-winged Scoter 10, Black Scoter 3, Long-tailed Duck 1, Bufflehead 123, Common Goldeneye 236, Hooded Merganser 30, Common Merganser 67, Red-breasted Merganser 98, Wild Turkey 94, Red-throated Loon 1, Common Loon 2, Pied-billed Grebe 4, Horned Grebe 6, Double-crested Cormorant 12, Great Blue Heron 7, Bald Eagle 1 adult, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Coopers Hawk 4, Red-tailed Hawk 19, American Kestrel 2, Peregrine Falcon 1, American Coot 557, Bonaparte’s Gull 41, Ring-billed Gull 4209, Herring Gull 1552, Iceland Gull 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Glaucous Gull 3, Great Black-backed Gull 95, Rock Pigeon 604, Mourning Dove 69, Great Horned Owl 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 27, Downy Woodpecker 50, Hairy Woodpecker 9, Northern Flicker 11, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Blue Jay 74, American Crow 284, Black-capped Chickadee 114, Tufted Titmouse 55, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, White-breasted Nuthatch 28, Golden-crowned Kinglet 7, Eastern Bluebird 4, American Robin 129, European Starling 515, Cedar Waxwing 77, Yellow-rumped Warbler 69, American Tree Sparrow 116, Song Sparrow 2, White-throated Sparrow 7, Dark-eyed Junco 56, Northern Cardinal 67, House Finch 47, American Goldfinch 20, House Sparrow 162
Also seen during count week:
Gadwall, Surf Scoter, Dunlin
Total number of birds: 16,704
Observers: Mark Kudrav, Jerry McWilliams, Don Nixon, Julie Dell, Bruce Baldwin, Beth Baldwin, Pat Howell, Adam Erb, Henry Chupp, Andrew Troyer, Marcus Troyer, Harold Otto, Don Snyder, Steven Miller, Albert Massey, Toni Kelly, Julie Leonard, Richard Farver, Bonnie Ginader, Janice Grindle, Janet Price, Joao Tavares, Ben Coulter, Ruth Swaney, Toby Cunningham, Barb Mitchell, Marcy Rahner, Chuck Gehringer .
Weather: Cloudy, snow heavy at times, Temp 25-34 F, Snow 2-4 inches, Wind E 0-7 mph
