The Delaware Reservoir Christmas Bird count for 2013 may have been one of the snowiest and coldest, but it was a great success bird wise! We tallied 18, 570 individuals of 78 species. This is the highest species total ever for our count. The previous high species total was a tie at 72 between 2009 […]
For the 25th year a hardy group of 7 owl listeners rose early on Sunday, December 16, 2012 to begin the annual Delaware Reservoir Christmas Bird Count. The number of hours listening for owls were average and the results were also average; 4 Eastern Screech Owls (average 3.9), 2 Barred Owls (1.4), except for the
The 24th Delaware Reservoir Christmas Bird Count was held on a day that began with a light snow cover and clouds, but cleared, warmed and was very pleasant for December 18th. Thirty-four participants in ten parties collectively spent 97 hr. 21 min. in the field and were joined by three feeder watchers. We saw or
The 23rd Delaware Reservoir Christmas Bird Count was held on an overcast, cold December 19th. Thirty-five participants were divided into ten parties and collectively spent 99 hr. 57 min. in the field. Although we saw or heard 70 species, which is our second highest species count, we did not add any new species to our
The Delware County Bird Club set several records on its 22nd CBC. Jim Peoples and John Austin were once again among the three dedicated teams who launched the 2009 Delaware Christmas Bird Count before dawn on 20 December. The night was dark, overcast, cold, with snow falling, but Jim and John found Eastern Screech Owls,
Delaware Reservoir Christmas Bird Count: 2008 The pre-dawn of December 14 was overcast and exceptionally dark. Nonetheless , five of the ten teams were in the field to listen for owls and owls were heard and later seen. In fact, Eastern Screech, Great Horned, and Barred Owls were heard, four Barred Owls, the most ever.
