Summary On December 31, 2017, 43 observers sponsored by Columbus Audubon spent the day counting birds in North West Columbus, including portions of Franklin, Delaware, and Union Counties. Count day was very cold, with a low of -3 and high 15. We had 43 observers in the field, along with 4 feeder counters. We found […]
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Summary On December 31, 2016, 71 observers sponsored by Columbus Audubon spent the day counting birds in northwest Columbus, including areas of Franklin, Delaware and Union Counties. It was a cold day (25 – 36F) and the afternoon winds gusted up to 33 -35 mph, making birding a challenge.  Our 71 observers (5 were between
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115th OHOS Christmas Bird Count December 31, 2014 On December 31, 2014, 68 observers sponsored by Columbus Audubon spent the day counting birds in the northwest Columbus area, including parts of Franklin, Delaware and Union Counties. It was a very cold day (11-23 degrees during count time). The 66 observers in the field plus 2
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The O’Shaughnessy Reservoir (OHOS) Chirstmas Bird Count was held on Tuesday December 31. It was a very cold day and the morning brought blinding snow showers that finally eased before lunch. We again had a record number of people helping which really paid off. Our species total on December 31 was 79 and we had
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Count Summary Number of Party Hours: 69.5 Species reported on count date: 76 Our actual species on count day were 73, plus 3 species for count week for a total of 76 species. The weather was very cold weather for counters and birds alike, with most water areas frozen. We feel that this limited both
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Introduction The 2008 O’Shaughnessy Reservoir Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, January 3, 2009. The first O’Shaughnessy CBC was held on December 31, 1956, making this the 53rd year for the count. (No counts were held in 1960, 1963, and 1983.) Recent Data Over the past eight years, the number of species seen has
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