Below is a quick & dirty summary from this evening's compilation of the 1
January 2016 Ithaca Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Some numbers (especially those
marked *) may later be refined if it seems birds were counted by multiple
parties of observers.
First is the list of species which were found, five at a time for easy
tallying. "HIGH" means this is the highest number Ithaca has ever recorded on a
CBC. For any species only found by a single party of observers I try to credit
the observer(s) and give the location. Some of that information is still a bit
sketchy, so please fill me in. Also please let me know if you think I screwed
up anything on this list.
Following the list of bird species which WERE found is a list of species which
were NOT found today, but may yet show up (or have already shown up but I
haven't heard about) during COUNT WEEK. If these are found, they can boost the
total of species. So, speak up if you found them in the 3 days before the count
(December 29, 30, or 31) or if you find them in the 3 days after the count
(January 2, 3, or 4) within the count circle (15 mile diameter centered on
Mount Pleasant - don't worry, there's a map somewhere with that circle drawn on
it, but I don't have it handy just now).
--Dave Nutter
WHAT WAS FOUND
30,867*SNOW GOOSE - HIGH
9,266 CANADA GOOSE
6 GADWALL
37 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
763 MALLARD
5
3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL - HIGH
27 REDHEAD
3 RING-NECKED DUCK
1 GREATER SCAUP - Ken Rosenberg, Bill Howe Stewart Pk
5 LESSER SCAUP - Ken Rosenberg, Bill Howe Stewart Pk
10
18 LONG-TAILED DUCK - HIGH Kevin McGowan E Cayuga Lake
16 BUFFLEHEAD
63 COMMON GOLDENEYE
52 HOODED MERGANSER - HIGH
58 COMMON MERGANSER
15
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - Jay McGowan East Shore Pk
2 RING-NECKED PHEASANT
5 RUFFED GROUSE
150 WILD TURKEY
1 RED-THROATED LOON - Kevin McGowan E Cayuga Lake
20
9 COMMON LOON - TIED HIGH
1 PIED-BILLED GREBE - Scott Sutcliffe Treman Marina?
3 HORNED GREBE - Ken Rosenberg, Bill Howe Stewart Pk
2 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
1 GREAT BLUE HERON - Mark Witmer Ithaca Reservoir
25
59 TURKEY VULTURE - HIGH
9*BALD EAGLE - HIGH
2 NORTHERN HARRIER
6 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
15 COOPER'S HAWK
30
149 RED-TAILED HAWK
1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - Joe Wetmore, Karen Edelstein Lansing Center Trail
2 AMERICAN KESTREL
1 MERLIN - Scott Haber Lansing Village Greenway?
3 PEREGRINE FALCON - HIGH
35
54 AMERICAN COOT - LOW
2,019 RING-BILLED GULL
155 HERRING GULL
30 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
992 ROCK PIGEON
40
563 MOURNING DOVE
18 EASTERN SCREECH-OWL
12 GREAT HORNED OWL
6 BARRED OWL - TIED HIGH
1 SHORT-EARED OWL - Colleen Richards, Kathy Strickland Scofield Rd &
Pleasant Valley Rd
45
6 BELTED KINGFISHER
238 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
2 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
397 DOWNY WOODPECKER
159 HAIRY WOODPECKER
50
10 NORTHERN FLICKER
54 PILEATED WOODPECKER
1 NORTHERN SHRIKE - Jill Vaughan Triphammer Terrace & Hillcrest Rd
985 BLUE JAY
1,706 AMERICAN CROW
55
14 FISH CROW - Kevin McGowan Cornell compost
28 COMMON RAVEN
113 HORNED LARK
2,728 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
521 TUFTED TITMOUSE
60
28 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
479 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
23 BROWN CREEPER
30 CAROLINA WREN
1 WINTER WREN - Ken Rosenberg, Bill Howe Jetty Woods
65
45 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - Kevin McGowan Portland Point Rd
126 EASTERN BLUEBIRD
1 HERMIT THRUSH - Connie O'Brien Leonard Rd & Bald Hill School Rd
45 AMERICAN ROBIN
70
11 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
2,864 EUROPEAN STARLING
330 CEDAR WAXWING
1 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - Kevin McGowan Portland Point Rd
476 AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
75
1 FIELD SPARROW - John Fitzpatrick upper Cascadilla Creek
1 FOX SPARROW - Tom Schulenberg Liddell Lab pond, Freese Rd
60 SONG SPARROW
12 SWAMP SPARROW
114 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
80
1,185 DARK-EYED JUNCO
372 NORTHERN CARDINAL
3 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
1 COMMON GRACKLE - Lisa, Bill, & Sandy Podulka Caroline Depot Rd &
Lackawanna Rd
29 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
85
15 PURPLE FINCH
525 HOUSE FINCH
944 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
376 HOUSE SPARROW
89
Also noted during the compilation:
SWAN, SP (presumed TUNDRA?) already reported for Count Week
2 Accipiter Sp
120 gull Sp
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 29 Dec (COUNT WEEK!) Stefhan Ohlström & Franziska Bayer
Meckenberg Rd
MORE SPECIES TO FIND IN COUNT WEEK - Dec 29-31, Jan 2-4
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS'S GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
AMERICAN WIGEON
NORTHERN SHOVELER
NORTHERN PINTAIL
CANVASBACK
SURF SCOTER
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
BLACK SCOTER
RUDDY DUCK
RED-NECKED GREBE
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
KILLDEER
WILSON'S SNIPE
AMERICAN WOODCOCK
BONAPARTE'S GULL
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
SNOWY OWL
LONG-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
EASTERN PHOEBE
GRAY CATBIRD
AMERICAN PIPIT
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
SNOW BUNTING
SAVANNAH SPARROW
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
COMMON REDPOLL
PINE SISKIN
Good luck, and may you each have another great year of birding!
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