Preliminary results for Rockland County CBC, December 20, 2015 (excluding Feeder Counts)
Rockland Audubon Society conducted its 69th annual Christmas Bird Count today, Sunday, December 20. Forty-one individuals participated in the field count, tallying 20,870 birds representing 78 species. Two additional species, Red-shouldered Hawk and Eastern Towhee, were observed during the first three days of count week. New maximum counts were established for Turkey Vulture (105 vs 78 in 2014), Common Raven (16 vs 15 in 2014), and American Robin (3701 vs 1115 in 2009). There were five notable misses: Scaup spp. (seen in 49 years), American Kestrel (seen in 55 years), Brown Creeper (seen in 66 years), Yellow-rumped Warbler (seen in 53 years), and Brown-headed Cowbird (seen in 49 years). Overall, both the number of species seen and the total number counted is typical for the period 1947 through 2014. The number of species ranks in the 60th percentile while the number of individuals ranks in the 59th percentile. However, when compared to our more modern count period (1975-2014), the numbers of species (40th percentile) and the number of individuals (30th percentile) is lower than normal. Thanks to all that participated! Alan Wells Rockland Audubon Society CBC Compiler -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
