The second annual Northport Winter Bird Count, a CBC-style census covering the area between the Smithtown and Northern Nassau CBC circles, from Fort Salonga to Huntington on the North Shore of Long Island. 13 observers (Ken and Sue Feustel, Tim Healy, Tim Dunn, Taylor Sturm, Pete Morris, Ernst Mutchnick, Stefan and Farah Mutchnick, John Gluth, Greg Letica, Brendan Fogarty, and Brent Bomkamp) recorded a total of 87 species, tying the total from last year despite freezing conditions leading up to the count and high winds on the count day. The highlights included:
Snow Goose - Northport VA Hospital (JG) and Northport Power Plant (BF and BBo) *Greater White-fronted Goose* - Tung Ting Pond, Centerport (TH) *Cackling Goose* - Tung Ting Pond (TH) and Crab Meadow, Northport (PM and TS) *Harlequin Duck* - Eatons Neck Point (BF and BBo) Bald Eagle - Centerport (TD), Caumsett (KF and SF), Northport Harbor (PM and TS) *Rough-legged Hawk* - Target Rock NWR, Lloyd Neck (KF and SF) 40 Ruddy Turnstone - Caumsett SP (KF and SF) *Iceland Gull* - Crab Meadow (PM and TS) Merlin - Partridge Pond Park, Greenlawn (TD) Brown Thrasher - Carpenter Farm Park, Greenlawn (TD) Other interesting totals included 38 Canvasback, 509 Common Goldeneye, Bonaparte's Gull, two Peregrine Falcon, and 32 Brown-headed Cowbird, along with count week Short-eared Owl and Wilson's Snipe. Unfortunately, passerine numbers were remarkably low, likely due to the recent weather patterns. The count will take place the second weekend of January next year; please let me know if you'd like to participate. Thanks to everyone who made this count.possible! Brent Bomkamp Eatons Neck -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
