Sunday, December 16, 2012

December 15, 2012 - Day 350

Today was the Woodbury-Roxbury Audubon Christmas Bird Count.  Steven Ferrari and I covered Area 'N' of the count which covers Route 6 to Quassapaug Road and Middle Road turnpike to Route 64.  So the Area covers parts of Woodbury and Middlebury.

We had a full day of birding (10 hours) and here's what we saw:

Canada Goose (295), Mute Swan (2), Mallard (16), Ring-Necked Duck (14), Great Blue Heron (2), Red-Shouldered Hawk (1), Red-Tailed Hawk (1), Herring Gull (1), Mourning Dove (75), Belted Kingfisher (2), Red-Bellied Woodpecker (2), Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker (2), Downy Woodpecker (8), Hairy Woodpecker (2), Blue Jay (1), Crow (124), Black-Capped Chickadee (26), Titmouse (18), White-Breasted Nuthatch (7), Carolina Wren (1), Golden-Crowned Kinglet (1), Bluebird (1), Robin (2), Mockingbird (1), Starling (60), Song Sparrow (5), White-Throated Sparrow (7), Junco (59), Cardinal (7), Red-Winged Blackbird (12), Common Grackle (22), House Finch (5), Goldfinch (5), House Sparrow (14), Bufflehead (4), and Canvasback (1)

DATA:  6:00 am - 4:00 pm; 34F/41F; Clear; Calm

97)  Bufflehead

1 comment:

  1. Wow, nice list. Buffleheads are a nice addition. Hope you reach 100 by year's end!

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