Greetings All, The seventh annualUlster/Dutchess (NYUD) Christmas Bird Count was conducted on Wednesday,December 27th, 2017. We’vebeen fortunate, for continuity sake, to hold this count within a three daywindow from 12/26-12/28. 41 birders in 14 field parties along with two feederwatchers observed a new high total of 95species (+2 cw species) for the NYUD CBC. The 20,792 individual birds countedwere nearly 3000 more than our average for the previous six counts andrepresented our second highest total (23,039 in 2011). Of the species that haveappeared three or more years on this count seventeen species were recorded at anew high number and six species at a new low total. To illustrate how complete a team effort thisyear’s count was an outstanding seven species were added to our composite NYUDlist from seven different sectors! Thisraised our composite total after seven counts to 120 species. Exceptional finds included a soaring Golden Eagle inSector E, a vocalizing Long-eared Owl in Sector G, an unexpected Red-headedWoodpecker in Sector J, two cooperative Lapland Longspurs in Sector D, and afemale White-winged Scoter in Sector F. Two species, a House Wren in Sector B and an Iceland Gull in Sector Imoved from “CW” historical status to join us on count day. Temperatures rangedfrom 2 degrees at 6:00 a.m. (having dropped from 8 degrees at the start of ournocturnal effort at 4:00 a.m.) to a balmy 26 degrees mid-day. Luckily diurnal birders basked in asun-filled day with calm winds. Standingbodies of water were iced over but the Hudson and it’s tributaries within the circleremained open and definitely helped field parties locate a very respectable 16species of waterfowl. Three inches of a powderysnow cover was rare for the NYUD and surely helped to consolidate sparrowsroadside and maybe even aid in our record number of Snow Buntings. A big “thank you”as always to Steve Chorvas for inputting and arranging all the data for thiscount and to all those who cooked, baked, and cleaned up to lessen the load formy now very pregnant wife. Also aspecial thanks to Dave Hayes for providing a beautiful facelift to our sectormaps. Finally, to all those in the field(as listed below) congratulations and thank you on our most productive and successfulcount yet. Included with participantsare notable bird species from each sector. Respectfully submitted, Mark DeDea co-compiler NYUD CBC SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29TH 2018 ULSTER/DUTCHESS (NYUD) CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Sector A (WestSaugerties) 41 species 2,048 individuals Corey Finger, Vanessa Lane, George Moxham, and Mary Moxham Rusty Blackbird, Winter Wren, Field Sparrow, and HermitThrush Sector B(Saugerties) B1N 48 species 1,674individuals B2S 48 species 925 individuals B1N Alan Beebe, Doreen Beebe (fw), and Steve Chorvas B2S Gilbert Thomson and Tyrell Thomson Mute Swan, Cackling Goose, Northern Pintail, Snow Bunting,House Wren, Gray Catbird, 10 Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Great Black-backedGull Sector C(Cheviot) 44 species 2175 individuals Greg Esch and George Steele Black Vulture, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and 336 American Robin Sector D (KerleysCorners) 53 species 3224 individuals Susan Fox Rogers and Peter Schoenberger Lapland Longspur, Purple Finch, White-crowned Sparrow,Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Horned Lark, and Snow Bunting Sector E(Woodstock) E1 26 species 388 individuals E2 38 species 614 individuals E1 Allan Bowdery and Dan Porter E2 Dixon Onderdonk, Loren Quinby, and DanSpencer Peregrine Falcon and Golden Eagle Sector F (LakeKatrine) 44 species 1708 individuals Lynn Bowdery, Lin Fagan, and Jane Simmons White-winged Scoter, Northern Pintail, Snow Goose, and Horned Lark Sector G(Annandale-on-Hudson) G1 58 species 1895 individuals G2 16 species 262 individuals G1 Jim Clinton, Jess Prockup, Jim Prockup, and MathewRymkiewicz G2 Doug Bean, CarolFredericks, and Ken Fredericks Long-eared Owl, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, BlackVulture, Field Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird Sector H (Red Hook)H1N 38 species 1022 individuals H2S 34species 606 individuals H1N Adrienne Popko and Chet Vincent H2S Barbara Butler, Jim Closs, Ginny Collins,Roberta Dopson, and Dominic Sherony Chipping Sparrow, Rough-legged Hawk, and Ring-neckedPheasant Sector I(Kingston) 61 species 2952 individuals Charlotte Adamis, Mark DeDea, Annie Mardiney, and DonnaSeymour Snowy Owl, Iceland Gull, Killdeer, Eastern Towhee, Red-breastedMerganser, and Great Blue Heron Sector J(Rhinebeck) 52 species 1299 individuals Dave Hayes, Rodney Johnson, Deb Kral, and Wendy Tocci Red-headed Woodpecker, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Canvasback, FishCrow, Greater Scaup, and Peregrine Falcon -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
