Rector_2000CBC

2001 Rector, PA
Christmas Bird Count
December 16, 2001

Field observers Mark McConaughy (left)
and Don Koch (right) take in the frosty sunrise
scene at Powdermill on count morning

Effort/Weather Statistics

25 observers:
Linda Berg, Dick Byers, Ken Byerly, Bill and Cameron Clark, Cindy Cook, Amy Cunkelman, Jamie Fischer, Brian Jones, Don and Donnie Koch, Carroll Labarthe, Adrienne Leppold, Mark McConaughy, Joe Merenda, Bob (compiler), Bonnie, Mead, and Robert Mulvihill, Tom Pearson, Carole Shanahan, Bob, Eric, and Caitlin Shaw, and Trenna Wicks

9 field parties:
42.5 party-hours and 265.5 party-miles by car
26.5 party-hours and 29.5 party-miles on foot
69 total party-hours and 295 total party-miles

Weather:
Partly clear (AM) to cloudy (PM)
Temperature 26° to 46°F
Still and moving water open
No snowcover
Wind SW 0-5 mph

RECTOR CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT RESULTS
	2001	1974-2000 Totals
Species	Total	*Average*	Range
Horned Grebe	3	*0.1*	0-1
Great Blue Heron	4	*1.8*	0-9
Canada Goose	342	*199.1*	0-590
American Black Duck	36	*29.1*	0-284
Mallard	116	*152.4*	0-322
American Wigeon	2	*0.1*	0-2
Bald Eagle*	1	*0.0*	0-0
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	*1.6*	0-5
Cooper's Hawk	2	*2.6*	0-7
Red-shouldered Hawk	1	*0.5*	0-5
Red-tailed Hawk	25	*16.5*	3-37
American Kestrel	2	*3.6*	0-10
Ring-necked Pheasant	2	*3.3*	0-14
Ruffed Grouse	13	*3.1*	0-8
Wild Turkey	31	*11.0*	0-112
Rock Dove	81	*58.7*	0-266
Mourning Dove	211	*116.4*	0-243
Eastern Screech Owl	2	*0.9*	0-6
Great Horned Owl	2	*1.9*	0-9
Barred Owl	1	*0.9*	0-4
Northern Saw-whet Owl*	1	*0.0*	0-0
Belted Kingfisher	3	*3.7*	0-11
Red-bellied Woodpecker	87	*20.2*	0-76
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	1	*1.7*	0-9
Downy Woodpecker	130	*54.3*	9-115
Hairy Woodpecker	25	*9.0*	0-23
Common Flicker	12	*3.9*	0-15
Pileated Woodpecker	21	*6.5*	0-21
Blue Jay	389	*113.9*	12-328
American Crow	397	*234.5*	7-624
Common Raven	4	*1.8*	0-12
Black-capped Chickadee	872	*334.3*	47-669
Tufted Titmouse	343	*136.5*	31-254
Red-breasted Nuthatch	1	*2.9*	0-19
White-breasted Nuthatch	214	*78.5*	7-184
Brown Creeper	6	*6.6*	0-37
Carolina Wren	70	*7.7*	0-30
Winter Wren	1	*1.4*	0-4
Golden-crowned Kinglet	67	*28.4*	0-117
Eastern Bluebird	83	*23.9*	0-91
American Robin	29	*18.6*	0-146
Northern Mockingbird	4	*1.5*	0-6
Cedar Waxwing	197	*55.4*	0-352
European Starling	898	*494.7*	36-1885
Northern Cardinal	243	*140.0*	31-290
American Tree Sparrow	108	*102.1*	27-251
Field Sparrow	1	*5.0*	0-27
Fox Sparrow	1	*0.3*	0-4
Song Sparrow	78	*40.9*	2-86
Swamp Sparrow	8	*6.0*	0-24
White-throated Sparrow	17	*30.3*	4-91
Dark-eyed Junco	407	*328.9*	71-848
Red-winged Blackbird	10	*4.9*	0-70
Rusty Blackbird	2	*7.5*	0-66
Common Grackle	2	*0.8*	0-10
Purple Finch	8	*15.9*	0-100
House Finch	177	*186.1*	0-632
White-winged Crossbill	5	*0.1*	0-3
Pine Siskin	49	*8.1*	0-71
American Goldfinch	161	*88.0*	8-310
Evening Grosbeak	22	*56.9*	0-316
House Sparrow	328	*150.7*	16-243
Total No. of Individuals	6360	*3516.9*	449-5971
Total No. of Species	62	*52.4*	30-64
*New species for count
Underlined 2001 totals are new record high counts

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Last Updated on 12/27/01
By Robert S. Mulvihill