Here are the results from last week's 115th CBC at Central Park No big surprises this year. Counts from the other locations in Manhattan as well as for the full count circle will be posted on nycaudubon.org.
Good birding in the New Year! Susan Susan B. Elbin, Ph.D. Director of Conservation and Science New York City Audubon ------------------------------------------------------ Canada Goose 328 Wood Duck 8 Gadwall 4 Black Duck 11 Mallard 419 Ring-necked Duck 3 Northern Shoveler 129 Bufflehead 17 Hooded Merganser 14 Ruddy Duck 105 Great Blue Heron 1 Cooper's Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 13 American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 American Coot 5 Ring-billed Gull 255 Herring Gull 56 Great Black-backed Gull 31 Rock Pigeon 265 Mourning Dove 103 Red-bellied Woodpecker 46 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19 Downy Woodpecker 21 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 5 Blue Jay 299 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 61 Tufted Titmouse 186 White-breasted Nuthatch 91 Brown Creeper 3 Carolina Wren 4 Winter Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7 Hermit Thrush 10 American Robin 121 Gray Catbird 3 Northern Mockingbird 8 European Starling 347 Cedar Waxwing 1 Eastern Towhee 3 Fox Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 18 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 417 Dark-eyed Junco 73 Northern Cardinal 78 Common Grackle 64 Purple Finch* 1 House Finch 26 Pine Siskin* 2 American Goldfinch 41 House Sparrow 573 Total Birds: 4315 Total Species 57 Count Week: Merlin, Brown-headed Cowbird, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --