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, […]
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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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2009 marked the 54th Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count. The Hoover Reservoir Circle includes Hoover Reservoir, Alum Creek Reservoir, Westerville Reservoir, areas along the Olentangy River, Highbanks Metro Park, Inniswood Metro Park, Sharon Woods Metro Park, Westerville and portions of Southern Delaware County. Highlights 1 new species: Sandhill Crane New new highs for 3 species
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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.
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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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December 20, 2008, marked the 53rd Anniversary of the Hoover Reservoir Christmas Bird Count. Highlights We set 4 new record highs for individual species: Double-crested Cormorant (9) Northern Pintail (22) Peregrine Falcon (1 – the first ever recorded for the count circle) European Staling (10,277) and tying the high for 2 species: Pileated Woodpecker (8)
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