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 the number of species and number of individuals. On to next year!
It was special to be able to count a 60 acre private property as an extra area in our circle. Doing so produced two species for the day not seen anywhere else in the circle.
We also noted very high numbers of Horned Larks due to cold and snow cover. As an added treat, we found Lapland Longspurs and two Snow Buntings.
| Start Time |
End Time |
| 07:30 AM |
05:15 PM |
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Effort
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Observers |
| In Field: |
Total Number: 37 |
| Minimum Number of Parties (daylight): 12 |
| Maximum Number of Parties (daylight): 12 |
| At Feeders: |
Total Number: 7 |
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Party Hours and Distance
(excludes viewing at feeders and nocturnal birding)
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All distances are in miles. |
| By Foot : |
Hours: 19.0 |
Distance: 21.50 mi |
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| By Car : |
Hours: 50.5 |
Distance: 426.50 mi |
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Other Time and Distance |
| At Feeders: |
Hours: 4.5 |
| Nocturnal Birding: |
Hours:0.5 |
Distance: .00 mi |
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Totals |
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| Total Party : |
Hours: 69.5 |
Distance: 448.00 mi |
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Weather
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| Temperature |
Minimum: 4 F° |
Maximum: 18 F° |
| Wind Direction |
North West |
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| Wind Velocity |
Minimum: 4.0 |
Maximum: 12.0 |
| Snow Depth |
Minimum: 3.0 |
Maximum: 4.0 |
| Still Water |
Partly Frozen |
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| Moving Water |
Partly Open |
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AM and PM Conditions
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| Cloud Cover |
AM: Partly Cloudy |
PM: Cloudy |
| AM Rain |
None |
| AM Snow |
Light |
| PM Rain |
None |
| PM Snow |
Light |
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Checklist
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| Species |
Number
or cw |
Flags
|
Max
Number
|
Number
of counts
|
| Snow Goose (blue form) |
7 |
|
3 in 108 |
5 |
| Canada Goose |
1969 |
|
4431 in 109 |
46 |
| Tundra Swan |
8 |
|
3 in 109 |
2 |
| Wood Duck |
2 |
|
2 in 87 |
4 |
| American Black Duck |
29 |
|
1128 in 60 |
44 |
| Mallard |
307 |
|
1367 in 108 |
49 |
| Northern Pintail |
1 |
|
20 in 60 |
9 |
| Canvasback |
2 |
|
15 in 66 |
2 |
| Redhead |
18 |
|
4 in 88 |
4 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
80 |
|
130 in 108 |
2 |
| Lesser Scaup |
1 |
|
12 in 108 |
6 |
| Common Goldeneye |
8 |
|
27 in 60 |
23 |
| Hooded Merganser |
1 |
|
68 in 102 |
28 |
| Ruddy Duck |
cw |
|
2 in 108 |
3 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
|
16 in 62 |
16 |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
1 |
|
154 in 108 |
16 |
| Great Blue Heron (Blue form) |
26 |
|
60 in 109 |
37 |
| Turkey Vulture |
1 |
|
1 in 108 |
1 |
| Bald Eagle |
6 |
|
14 in 109 |
7 |
| Northern Harrier |
8 |
|
21 in 108 |
28 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
|
1 in 109 |
9 |
| Cooper’s Hawk |
12 |
|
16 in 108 |
37 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
4 |
|
6 in 106 |
15 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
87 |
|
81 in 107 |
46 |
| Rough-legged Hawk |
1 |
|
4 in 77 |
12 |
| American Kestrel |
25 |
|
57 in 94 |
47 |
| Merlin |
cw |
|
2 in 109 |
1 |
| Sandhill Crane |
cw |
|
4 in 97 |
1 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
216 |
|
538 in 109 |
34 |
| Herring Gull |
4 |
|
17 in 93 |
25 |
| Rock Pigeon |
387 |
|
255 in 106 |
6 |
| Mourning Dove |
355 |
|
1013 in 108 |
48 |
| Great Horned Owl |
3 |
|
4 in 107 |
17 |
| Barred Owl |
3 |
|
5 in 109 |
10 |
| Belted Kingfisher |
3 |
|
9 in 107 |
36 |
| Red-headed Woodpecker |
2 |
|
12 in 79 |
11 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
89 |
|
120 in 109 |
46 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
1 |
|
6 in 107 |
11 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
150 |
|
113 in 109 |
49 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
21 |
|
28 in 108 |
40 |
| Northern Flicker |
52 |
|
31 in 109 |
6 |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
3 |
|
8 in 109 |
14 |
| Blue Jay |
272 |
|
347 in 108 |
49 |
| American Crow |
231 |
|
261 in 102 |
46 |
| Horned Lark |
614 |
|
414 in 74 |
40 |
| Carolina Chickadee |
265 |
|
251 in 109 |
49 |
| Tufted Titmouse |
115 |
|
98 in 109 |
49 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
|
13 in 108 |
11 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch |
72 |
|
88 in 109 |
49 |
| Brown Creeper |
16 |
|
18 in 106 |
44 |
| Carolina Wren |
12 |
|
60 in 107 |
42 |
| Winter Wren |
3 |
|
1 in 65 |
5 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
3 |
|
21 in 96 |
33 |
| Eastern Bluebird |
107 |
|
113 in 107 |
27 |
| American Robin |
1136 |
|
858 in 109 |
31 |
| Gray Catbird |
1 |
|
1 in 109 |
2 |
| Northern Mockingbird |
11 |
|
34 in 75 |
47 |
| European Starling |
4821 |
|
6787 in 94 |
47 |
| Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler |
2 |
|
10 in 107 |
15 |
| Eastern Towhee |
1 |
|
3 in 108 |
2 |
| American Tree Sparrow |
251 |
|
431 in 74 |
48 |
| Fox Sparrow |
1 |
|
14 in 108 |
3 |
| Song Sparrow |
62 |
|
170 in 74 |
49 |
| Swamp Sparrow |
4 |
|
21 in 108 |
7 |
| White-throated Sparrow |
47 |
|
99 in 109 |
27 |
| White-crowned Sparrow |
11 |
|
41 in 90 |
26 |
| Dark-eyed Junco |
341 |
|
454 in 106 |
5 |
| Lapland Longspur |
5 |
|
3 in 70 |
3 |
| Snow Bunting |
2 |
|
30 in 70 |
4 |
| Northern Cardinal |
368 |
|
281 in 109 |
47 |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
4 |
|
24 in 59 |
18 |
| Common Grackle |
2 |
|
800 in 88 |
22 |
| Purple Finch |
5 |
|
28 in 83 |
5 |
| House Finch |
209 |
|
517 in 108 |
25 |
| American Goldfinch |
242 |
|
323 in 108 |
46 |
| House Sparrow |
1101 |
|
1281 in 97 |
48 |
TOTAL INDIVIDUALS
COUNTED |
14234 |
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TOTAL SPECIES
REPORTED |
76 |
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cw = Reported count week;
US = Flagged as an unusual species;
HC = Flagged as an unusually high count.
LC = Flagged as an unusually low count. |
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