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105th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 12-18-2004

AUDUBON_MIAMI_VALLEY:

Christmas Bird Count, 1993-2004


Christmas Bird Count Frequency of Species by Years

SPECIES

12 Yr. Ave.

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

Common Loon

1.17

0

1

0

1

0

7

0

0

5

0

0

0

Pied-billed Grebe

2.50

0

2

1

3

0

7

6

4

1

1

5

0

Horned Grebe

0.83

0

1

0

1

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

2

Great Blue Heron

8.58

13

5

18

16

6

12

13

2

5

10

0

3

Black Vulture

2.25

18

5

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Turkey Vulture

9.73

16

6

6

0

50

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

Canada Geese

269.00

255

234

238

336

348

148

47

151

391

450

445

185

Mute Swan

0.08

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tundra Swan

1.58

18

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wood Duck

0.64

1

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

4

0

0

0

Gadwall

4.08

0

34

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

American Widgeon

2.25

0

1

0

0

12

2

11

0

0

1

0

0

Black Duck

51.25

4

0

17

0

9

2

2

6

25

183

148

219

Mallard

804.33

732

471

791

69

687

407

264

502

976

2176

1097

1480

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

0.92

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NORTHERN SHOVELER

0.92

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ring-necked Duck

0.42

1

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Greater Scaup

0.33

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Lesser Scaup

2.50

0

1

9

17

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

Common Goldeneye

7.08

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

18

35

0

29

Bufflehead

4.08

5

5

11

1

0

0

4

0

15

8

0

0

Hooded Merganser

17.42

0

0

5

0

0

2

3

7

0

61

112

19

Common Merganser

4.33

0

0

1

0

13

2

0

0

5

30

1

0

Red-breasted Merganser

0.33

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

Ruddy Duck

1.75

0

0

5

0

0

6

0

0

0

2

8

0

Northern Harrier

3.83

3

5

4

6

7

2

5

4

5

0

5

0

Sharp-shinned Hawk

2.67

4

7

4

2

1

2

2

2

2

3

2

1

Cooper's Hawk

1.50

3

1

1

2

1

4

1

0

2

2

0

1

Broad Winged Hawk

0.17

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Red-tailed Hawk

15.17

26

15

11

25

7

15

9

16

8

19

20

11

Rough-legged Hawak

0.08

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Bald Eagle

0.17

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kestrel

14.42

11

11

14

17

11

13

12

29

12

11

20

12

Merlin

0.08

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pheasant

0.17

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Turkey

0.75

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

Northern Bobwhite

5.00

6

0

0

2

0

2

28

0

1

9

0

12

Coot

4.92

7

0

0

0

0

9

10

0

4

1

28

0

Sandhill Crane

1.42

0

17

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Killdeer

3.83

5

6

0

6

1

20

1

0

7

0

0

0

Bonaparte's Gull

0.50

1

4

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ring-billed Gull

232.75

167

53

200

375

478

190

352

67

34

350

363

164

Herring Gull

5.75

0

0

0

45

3

2

1

0

1

17

0

0

Rock Dove

47.58

7

40

53

2

80

7

86

103

46

52

75

20

Mourning Dove

234.42

344

288

298

176

192

157

87

229

94

519

261

211

Eastern Screech Owl

0.50

0

1

1

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

Great Horned Owl

1.58

1

4

3

1

0

2

2

2

1

0

3

0

Barred Owl

2.25

1

3

2

4

0

1

3

7

1

2

2

1

Long-eared Owl

0.08

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Belted Kingfisher

7.83

10

6

6

17

3

6

13

4

4

5

7

13

REDHEADED WOODPECKER

0.08

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Red-bellied Woodpecker

48.75

85

56

53

63

13

75

52

46

40

34

38

30

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker


1.83

3

0

2

4

2

1

3

0

3

1

1

2

Downy Woodpecker

46.83

76

36

40

37

22

66

72

49

33

40

59

32

Hairy Woodpecker

8.08

10

4

11

7

4

9

11

9

10

9

6

7

Northern Flicker

25.25

40

36

8

22

11

25

38

29

11

19

14

50

Pileated Woodpecker

10.00

24

14

9

10

2

11

12

11

5

8

6

8

Blue Jay

59.17

38

90

65

70

32

92

70

35

37

82

63

36

Crow

170.42

138

68

73

200

89

221

295

334

170

212

148

97

Horned Lark

13.33

15

74

1

40

6

6

0

0

16

2

0

0

Barn Swallow

0.08

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Carolina Chickadee

177.42

212

179

137

163

101

218

261

290

143

164

165

96

Tufted Titmouse

68.08

74

72

63

73

29

69

75

84

81

91

63

43

Red-breasted Nuthatch

3.17

0

2

1

3

0

13

0

0

0

10

1

8

White-breasted Nuthatch

42.83

54

46

37

53

17

53

43

76

43

56

20

16

Brown Creeper

6.42

2

4

14

7

0

2

6

2

6

9

9

16

Carolina Wren

24.17

39

19

47

28

8

10

28

20

10

45

11

25

Winter Wren

0.33

1

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Golden-crowned Kinglet

8.58

15

0

7

18

4

0

12

0

13

24

1

9

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

0.67

0

3

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Eastern Bluebird

56.58

32

22

67

84

60

93

59

69

15

78

65

35

Hermit Thrush

1.42

4

4

0

1

1

1

5

1

0

0

0

0

American Robin

542.58

862

388

768

701

493

1655

379

80

224

237

423

301

Gray Catbird

0.17

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Northern Mockingbird

10.58

13

14

20

10

12

5

16

11

7

9

7

3

Brown Thrasher

0.17

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

European Starling

1734.50

1877

1410

1060

4243

1910

3470

1076

870

685

2005

864

1344

American Pipit

2.08

0

4

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cedar Waxwing

42.50

2

7

149

14

129

37

20

15

33

48

47

9

Yellow-rumped warbler

5.83

1

15

0

20

2

12

14

3

0

1

0

2

Rufous-sided Towhee

4.33

9

4

2

5

2

5

10

1

2

2

2

8

American Tree Sparrow

35.58

11

11

7

24

49

91

85

25

16

43

40

25

Chipping Sparrow

1.50

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

9

0

Field Sparrow

3.25

1

1

0

0

0

1

3

9

11

0

1

12

Fox Sparrow

1.25

2

2

0

0

1

2

4

1

0

0

3

0

Song Sparrow

38.00

32

23

19

18

9

70

6

34

36

98

77

28

Swamp Sparrow

0.75

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

1

White-throated Sparrow

75.50

206

101

34

94

40

94

96

36

24

101

24

56

White-crowned Sparrow

5.17

3

7

4

3

5

12

6

3

5

8

2

4

Dark-eyed Junco

179.75

193

275

126

131

96

256

303

179

198

161

136

115

Lapland Longspur

0.00

0

0

0

0

cw

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Snow Bunting

0.00

0

0

0

0

cw

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Northern Cardinal

185.25

203

148

128

199

97

260

236

195

174

270

142

171

Red-winged Black Bird

0.42

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eastern Meadowlark

3.75

11

5

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

22

3

3

Brewer's Blackbird

16.75

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

200

0

0

Common Grackle

5.50

0

0

1

40

0

0

0

0

0

12

13

0

Brown-headed Cowbird

7.08

1

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

71

2

Purple Finch

1.92

9

8

0

0

0

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

House Finch

72.25

80

39

73

21

52

121

97

26

58

94

120

86

Pine Siskin

0.75

0

1

0

6

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

American Goldfinch

122.83

296

77

71

99

82

306

82

126

165

47

33

90

House Sparrow

237.08

333

235

361

87

609

161

143

210

212

259

136

99

Average Numbers

seen

5896.25

6,787

4,746

5,187

7,742

5,913

8,558

4,606

4,017

4,154

8,463

5,438

5,298

Total Species

ave. #

of species
60.83

67

70

59

67

56

65

63

49

57

63

60

54


COUNT SUMMARY

Center of count: 39 30'N 84 45'W, as described in 1972, center Rt. 73 bridge over 4-Mile Creek E. of Oxford OHIO


  • Date: Dec. 18, 2004, sunrise=7:54 am (EST); sunset= 5:17 pm

  • Official Count Times: 0700 a.m. to 1700 p.m.

  • Temperature: 21.2F/-6C to 37F. Humidity = 60%; dewpoint = 10F/-12C; Pressure = 28.20 steady;

  • Wind: calm 2.0 mph SSW. Precipitation = .00 in.

  • Water: 90% Open (not frozen),

  • AM CLEAR; PM Sunny; Visability = 9.7.

  • Observers: 32 in 12 parties (non-owling) + 2 hour owling

  • Total Party Hours: 156

  • Party Miles: 238 @40 hours and 60 miles on foot, 20 hours and 190 miles by car

  • Total Species: 66

  • Total Individuals: 6334

  • Report filed by Lawrence W. Sherman, 12/19/2004

  • Paid Participants ($6 each) [26=$168.00](3 first timers=$18.00 paid by AudubonMiamiValley) = $186.00 total participation fee.

     

Weather From http://www.wunderground.com/

Christmas Bird Count 2004 participants included 33 people, of which 3 were first timers. AudubonMiamiValley paid their participation fees ($6.00 each) while all 'old timers' contributed $6.00 each. A special note of thanks to each of the 12 "trip leaders":Paul Anderson, Debra Bowles, Al Cady, Sharon Edwards, Hardy and Barbara Eshbaugh, Bill Heck, Dave Osborne, Neil Poppendeck, Bill Pratt, Jim Reid, and Leslye Sherman. Partipants includeed:

Paul Anderson, Oxford, OH
Debra Bowles, Oxford, OH
Al Cady, Oxford, OH
Sharon Edwards, Oxford, OH
Hardy and Barb Eshbaugh, Oxford, OH
Bill Heck, Oxford, OH
+Judi Hetrick, Oxford, OH
Jim and Alex Hickey, Oxford, OH
Chuck Holliday, Hamilton, OH
Jeanette Jaskula, Oxford, OH
Jack Keegan, Oxford, OH
+Tom Klak, Oxford, OH
Jay Mager, Oxford, OH
Bruce Magurn, Oxford, OH
Ben Matox, Oxford, OH
Jim and Sarah Michael, Oxford, OH
Annie Nielson, Oxford, OH
Dave Osborne, Oxford, OH
Neil and Laura Poppendeck, Hamilton, OH
Bill Pratt, Oxford, OH
+Dan Prochaska, Oxford, OH
Jim Reid, Oxford, OH
Gail Reynolds, Oxford, OH
Larry and Leslye Sherman, Oxford, OH
Casey Tucker, Columbus, OH
Jean Vance, Oxford, OH
Bill Wilson, Oxford, OH
Liz Woedl, Oxford, OH

REVISED PRESS RELEASE: 12/27/2004

105th Christmas Bird Count of the AudubonMiamiValley Chapter of the National Audubon Society

Thirty-three birdwatchers were on hand for the 105th Annual 2004 Oxford Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, December 18th. Nice weather (21 to 37 degrees and clear and sunny) brought out both the birdwatchers and the birds. Whereas last year we had 26 people, this year we had 33 birdwatchers who took to the field, certainly not as many as our all time high of 51 people seven years ago. They came up with a total of 67 species (68 if we count the one lost domestic Muscovy Duck), yet short of the record 74 species seen in 1974. The number of birds tallied was 6787 individuals, considerably above our 12 year average of 5908. Of special note among the sightings were 1877 European Starlings [our most frequent species as usual!], followed by 862 American Robbins, 732 Mallard Ducks, 333 House Sparrows, 301 Mourning doves, 296 Gold finches, and 255 Canada Geese. Two new species to our count were the Blue-winged Teal and the Northern Shoveler ducks. While these two species of ducks are not unusual around here, we have never before picked them up on our annual Christmas Bird Count. Our Duck populations are yet steadily in decline since Acton Lake has been opened to duck hunting, especially during the time of our Christmas Bird Count. Other species observed in our count included 13 Great Blue Herons, 18 Black Vultures, 16 Turkey Vultures, 255 Canada Geese, 18 Tundra Swans, black ducks, 732 Mallards, 11 Blue-winged Teal, 5 Buffleheads, 3 Northern Harriers, 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Cooper's Hawk, 26 Red-tailed Hawks, 11 Kestrels, 6 Northern Bobwhites, 7 American Coots, 5 Killdeer, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 167 Ring-billed Gulls, 7 Rock Doves, 301 Mourning Doves, 1 Great Horned Owles, 1 Barred Owl, 10 Kingfishers, 1 Redheaded Woodpecker, 85 Red-bellied woodpeckers, 2 Yellow-bellied Woodpeckers, 76 Downy Woodpeckers, 10 Hairy Woodpeckers, 40 Northern Flickers, 24 Pileated Woodpeckers, 38 Blue Jays, 138 Crows, 15 Horned Larks, 212 Carolina Chicakdees, 74 Tufted Titmice, 54 White-breasted Nuthatches, 2 Brown Creepers, 39 Carolina Wrens, 1 Winter Wren, 15 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 32 Bluebirds, 4 Hermit Thrushes, 862 American Robins, 13 Mockingbirds, 1 brown thrasher, 1877 European Starlings, 2 Ceder Waxwings, 1 Yellow rumped warbler, 9 Rufus-sided Towhees, 11 American Tree Sparrows, 1 Field Sparrow, 2 Fox Sparrows, 32 Song Sparrows, 206 White-throated Sparrows, 3 White-crowned Sparrows, 181 Dark-eyed Juncos, 203 Cardinals (our State Bird), 11 Meadowlarks [AMV's NEW LOGO BIRD], 1 Brown-headed Cowbird, 9 Purple Finches, 80 House Finches, 296 American Goldfinches, and 333 House Sparrows.

Thirty-three veteran and first-time birders participated in the annual 105th National Audubon Christmas Count, including: Paul Anderson, Debra Bowles, Al Cady, Sharon Edwards, Hardy and Barb Eshbaugh, Bill Heck, Judi Hetrick, Jim and Alex Hickey, Chuck Holliday, Jeanette Jaskula, Jack Keegan, Tom Klak, Jay Mager, Bruce Magurn, Ben Matox, Jim and Sarah Michael, Annie Nielson, Dave Osborne, Neil and Laura Poppendeck, Bill Pratt, Dan Prochaska, Jim Reid, Gail Reynolds, Larry and Leslye Sherman, Casey Tucker, Jean Vance, Bill Wilson and Liz Woedl. Liz Woedl helped with observations at the Birdfeeders throughout the day, as well.  A special note of thanks to each of the 12 "trip leaders" Debra Bowles, AlCady, Sharon Edwards, Barb and Hardy Eshbaugh, Annie Nielson, Dave Osborn, Bill Pratt, Jim Reid, Larry and Leslye Sherman, and Liz Woedl.

When the totals were recorded at noon at Miami University's Ecological Research Center on Somerville Road where the count started, Liz Woedl and many others, once again supplied the welcome lunch for all participants. Many thanks to Liz and everyone else who brought on the food! Larry Sherman organized and compiled the results and has also made them available on the WWW at the following URL: http://www.audubonmiamivalley.org. Our data were submitted via the Internet to National Audubon's Christmas Bird Count Center. People interested in seeing the total results for North America are advised to go to their web site at the following URL: http://www.audubon.org/Bird/cbc/index.html 

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