Hello,
These are the results of the Hamilton C.B.C. held on Boxing Day December
26th 08.
There were 94 participants and we counted 67,488 birds. This was below the
ten year average of 73,234 birds.
The species count equaled last years record total of 103 species, now if
only the Oregon Junco was classified apart from the Dark-eyed Junco, we might
have had
a new record total.
New species for the count was Cackling Goose.
The highlight of the count would have to be the record number of
White-winged Crossbills counted .... 2,528, which shattered the old record of
397
We set new records for the following species: Red-necked Grebe 16
(13) ( old record )
Trumpeter Swan 184 (162)
Mute Swan 138 (89)
Red-breasted Merganser 502 (331)
Ruddy Duck 882 (809)
Bald Eagle 9 (5)
Cooper's Hawk 22 (16)
Wild Turkey 59 (51)
Iceland Gull 51 (9)
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 (2)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 59 (47)
Blue Jay 527 (498)
Carolina Wren 40 (35)
American Robin 1,692 (1,255)
Dark-eyed Junco 2,027 (1,910)
American Goldfinch 1,404 (1,082)
We had low counts for the following species:
Ring-necked Duck 19 (74) ( 10 year Average )
Greater Scaup 4,183 (8,221)
Lesser Scaup 1,162 (1,799)
Surf Scoter 22 (93)
Long-tailed Duck 3,967 (8,590)
American Coot 34 (100)
Ring-billed Gull 974 (1,809)
American Crow 651 (2,057)
Red-breasted Nuthatch 23 (38)
European Starling 8,143 (15,251)
Common Redpoll 8 (47)
Misses: Tundra Swan
Northern Goshawk
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Count week species: Red-throated Loon
Gray Catbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Best Regards and a Happy New Year.................Tom Thomas.
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