Christmas Bird Count 2004

Powdermill Nature Reserve

30th annual Christmas Bird Count

December 18, 2004

The day started off cool with temperatures in the high teens but by afternoon, the sun had warmed the day into the low 40's, making it great day to be out looking for birds. Totals along with record highs and species highlights are given in the table below.

We thank Ken Byerly, Dick and Eileen Byers, Tom Duran, Leonard and Linda Hess, Carroll Labarthe, Mike, Trish, Ashley, and Jeffery Lanzone, Annie and Cokie Lindsay, Kristy Meredith, Mary Beth Molnar, Kay and Gertrude Myers, Felicity Newell, Thomas Pearson, Carole Shanahan, and Dave Smith for their help with the count.

Results of the 30th Annual Rector Christmas Bird Count
Species	2004-05 Totals	Notes
Great Blue Heron	2
Turkey Vulture	2	2nd count record
Tundra Swan	CW	seen during count week but not on count day
Canada Goose	706	record high count
Green-winged Teal	1	2nd count record
American Black Duck	19
Mallard	192
Gadwall	2	2nd count record
Northern Pintail	1	2nd count record
Wood Duck	5
Bufflehead	2	3rd count record
Sharp-shinned Hawk	4
Cooper's Hawk	9	record high count
Red-shouldered Hawk	1
Red-tailed Hawk	44	record high count
Rough-legged Hawk	1
American Kestrel	4
Ring-necked Pheasant	3
Ruffed Grouse	5
Wild Turkey	34
Killdeer	6
Rock Dove	59
Mourning Dove	182
Eastern Screech Owl	18	record high count
Great Horned Owl	10	record high count
Barred Owl	7	record high count
Northern Saw-whet owl	2	record high count
Belted Kingfisher	3
Red-bellied Woodpecker	42
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	4
Downy Woodpecker	61
Hairy Woodpecker	15
Common Flicker	8
Pileated Woodpecker	13
Blue Jay	158
American Crow	402
Common Raven	5
Black-capped Chickadee	484
Carolina Chickadee	2	5th count record; record high count
Tufted Titmouse	162
Red-breasted Nuthatch	2
White-breasted Nuthatch	116
Brown Creeper	27
Carolina Wren	46
Winter Wren	4
Golden-crowned Kinglet	112
Eastern Bluebird	87
American Robin	102
Northern Mockingbird	9	record high count
Cedar Waxwing	16
European Starling	715
Yellow-rumped Warbler	3
Northern Cardinal	234
Eastern Towhee	1
American Tree Sparrow	70
Chipping Sparrow	3
Fox Sparrow	2
Song Sparrow	81
Swamp Sparrow	13
White-throated Sparrow	57
White-crowned Sparrow	1
Dark-eyed Junco	364
Red-winged Blackbird	3
Eastern Meadowlark	9	record high count
Common Grackle	1
Brown -headed Cowbird	4
Purple Finch	9
House Finch	29
Pine Siskin	3
American Goldfinch	156
House Sparrow	286
No. of Individuals	5245	record high count (previous high was 64 in 1997)
No. of Species	70

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Last Updated on 12/23/04
By Adrienne J. Leppold