The NTOS Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday, December 14, 2019 on a
cloudy temperate day. 45 member in 9 groups spent 12 hours out and about
covering this historic CBC circle. A total of 71 species were counted which is
a bit below average. Four groups made it out before sunrise for some owling
which added Great Horned and Screech Owl to the count day. Other notable
species were Snow Goose, Green-winged Teal, Ruddy Duck, House Wren, Gray
Catbird, and Tennessee Warbler. There was one count week species noted which
was a flyover group of Sandhill Cranes. Many thanks for all who participated.
To our area leaders for coordinating and to Scott Block for compiling the data.
Below is a complete list of species from the day.
Snow Goose – 59
Canada Goose – 110
Gadwall – 52
Mallard – 23
Green-winged teal – 2
Ring-necked Duck – 23
Ruddy Duck – 37
Wild Turkey – 55
Great Blue Heron – 9
Black Vulture – 160
Turkey Vulture – 24
Northern Harrier – 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 2
Cooper’s Hawk – 7
Accipiter sp. – 2
Bald Eagle – 1
Red-shouldered hawk – 8
Red-tailed hawk – 35
Sandhill Crane – count week
Killdeer – 3
Ring-billed Gull – 4
Rock Pigeon – 533
Mourning Dove – 90
Eastern Screech owl – 4
Great Horned Owl – 4
Barred Owl – 1
Belted Kingfisher – 11
Red-headed Woodpecker – 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 85
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 19
Downy Woodpecker – 87
Hairy Woodpecker – 7
Northern Flicker – 44
Pileated Woodpecker – 21
American Kestrel – 12
Eastern Phoebe – 21
Blue Jay – 176
American Crow – 174
Carolina Chickadee – 200
Tufted Titmouse – 125
White-breasted Nuthatch – 63
Brown Creeper – 11
House Wren – 1
Winter Wren – 5
Carolina Wren – 158
Golden-crowned Kinglet – 18
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 24
Eastern Bluebird – 154
Hermit Thrush – 32
American Robin – 975
Gray Catbird – 2
Northern Mockingbird – 82
European Starling – 881
Cedar Waxwings – 327
Tennessee Warbler – 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 50
Chipping Sparrow – 9
Field Sparrow – 116
Fox Sparrow – 5
Dark eyed Junco – 128
White-crowned Sparrow – 6
White-throated Sparrow – 275
Savannah Sparrow – 4
Song Sparrow – 111
Swamp Sparrow – 41
Eastern Towhee – 76
Northern Cardinal – 290
Red-winged Blackbird – 60
Eastern Meadowlark – 6
Common Grackle – 4244
House Finch – 74
American Goldfinch – 104
House Sparrow 44
Total Individuals – 10613
Total species - 71
Cheers!
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NTOS President/CBC Coordinator
Southeastern Avian Research
www.southeasternavianresearch.org
