The DeSoto CBC was held Sunday, December 15th. We had great coverage this time with 26 participants covering everyplace that could be covered. The one disappointment was that we were not able to cover Boyer Chute NWR due to a hunt. Regardless, we all had a fantastic count with the remaining area in the circle covered very well. DeSoto had two areas of open water which they have kept open for waterfowl. 0ver 20,000 mallards were there plus 12 trumpeter swans. The Fort Calhoun sector in Nebraska found another 2 Trumpeters and added to the waterfowl species list totaling 12 species in all. Nine species of sparrows were seen plus a count week swamp sparrow.
Highlights: 38 red-headed woodpeckers-previous high was 8 and only seen 7 years previously. 4 yellow-bellied sapsuckers 5 N. shrikes 3 hermit thrushes Both towhee species 5 pileated woodpeckers-last year was the first year for this species. Two seen in 2012. 1 brewers blackbird 1 common grackle 10 purple finch 1 pine siskin Misses (very few) NO gulls kingfisher (but had it in count week) winter wren lapland longspur snow bunting Total species count-73. Only one off of last year our all time high of 74. Thanks to all the people who counted this year. The success of the count was due to your effort! Jerry Toll, compiler <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]. Unsubscribe at http://iowabirds.org/Reporting/Listserv.aspx.
