Brevard, NC (NCBR) Christmas Bird Count
December 30, 2009
List of species recorded on Count Day (63 total):
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Pied-billed Grebe |
5 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
35 |
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Great Blue Heron |
17 |
Brown Creeper |
2 |
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Canada Goose |
130 |
Carolina Wren |
53 |
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Mallard |
22 |
Winter Wren |
2 |
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Ring-necked Duck |
32 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
4 |
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Bufflehead |
25 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
4 |
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Hooded Merganser |
12 |
Eastern Bluebird |
108 |
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Ruddy Duck |
7 |
Hermit Thrush |
17 |
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Black Vulture |
6 |
American Robin |
40 |
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Turkey Vulture |
13 |
Brown Thrasher |
8 |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
Northern Mockingbird |
27 |
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Cooper’s Hawk |
3 |
Cedar Waxwing |
61 |
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Red-shouldered Hawk |
5 |
European Starling |
230 |
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Red-tailed Hawk |
8 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
35 |
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American Kestrel |
8 |
Northern Cardinal |
134 |
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Wild Turkey |
93 |
Eastern Towhee |
80 |
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American Coot |
12 |
Chipping Sparrow |
10 |
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Killdeer |
2 |
Field Sparrow |
51 |
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Rock Pigeon |
1 |
Fox Sparrow |
2 |
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Mourning Dove |
111 |
Song Sparrow |
152 |
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Belted Kingfisher |
4 |
Swamp Sparrow |
4 |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker |
14 |
White-throated Sparrow |
97 |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
7 |
White-crowned Sparrow |
3 |
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Downy Woodpecker |
17 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
108 |
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Northern Flicker |
11 |
Eastern Meadowlark |
50 |
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Pileated Woodpecker |
23 |
Rusty Blackbird |
1 |
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Eastern Phoebe |
17 |
Common Grackle |
1 |
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Blue Jay |
107 |
Purple Finch |
2 |
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American Crow |
967 |
House Finch |
22 |
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Carolina Chickadee |
102 |
American Goldfinch |
141 |
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Tufted Titmouse |
74 |
House Sparrow |
1 |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
3 Additional Species Seen During Count Week
:Great Horned Owl
Common Raven
Pine Warbler
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General Information Date Wednesday December 30, 2009 7:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 24 Field Participants in 8 Field Parties 51 Total Party-Hours (37 in car, 14 on foot) 286 ½ Total Party-Miles (279 in car, 7 ½ on foot) 8 People at Feeders, 14 Total Feeder-Hours 0 Hours owling 63 Species on Count Day; 3 Additional in Count Week |
Weather Temperature: 28-47 degrees F. Wind: Breezy, to 15 mph Snow: Partial ground cover, icy Still Water: Mostly open Moving Water: Open AM Cloud cover: Partially cloudy PM Cloud cover: Full AM Rain: None PM Rain: None AM Snow: None PM Snow: None |
Compiler Info: Norma Siebenheller, 2073 Glen Cannon Drive, Pisgah Forest NC 28768; 828-884-5443;
sieb@citcom.net|
Field Participants |
Feeder Watchers |
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Marvin Barg |
Ruth Klock |
Pat Blaine |
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Michele Barg |
Julia Krebs |
Carolyn Boatwright |
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Dorothy Bauer |
Bill Moore |
Bill and Jeanne Hough |
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Dick Blee |
Janie Owens |
Rebecca Kindred |
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Pat Bohan |
Bill Siebenheller |
Joan and Mal Macdonald |
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Ruth Clausen |
Norma Siebenheller |
Shirl Thomas |
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Elizabeth Galloway |
Bill Thomas |
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Lelia Graham |
Shirl Thomas |
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Jerry Griggs |
Charlie Threatte |
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Jeanne Grimmenga |
Linda Threatte |
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Roger Hux |
Connie Updike |
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Nancy Iha |
Marilyn Westphal |
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Compiler’s Comments. There were no real surprises on this count, no rarities to excite the crowd at the roundup. Persistent snow/ice cover from a December 18 storm prevented many of our field participants from walking woodland trails, traversing weedy fields, or following hedgerows and ditches as they usually do; this no doubt led to the scarcity of species generally found in these habitats. The day’s total numbers were lower than usual and many expected birds – Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Hairy Woodpecker, Pine Siskin, and various duck species, for example – were missing completely. And we all bemoaned the fact that we had missed having a "Count Week" Bald Eagle by hours, as one had been seen and photographed late on Christmas Day, barely missing the deadline for inclusion. Maybe next year.
Norma Siebenheller, Compiler.