Below are our results from this morning's very soggy walk around the south part of Carriage Hill Metropark, Montgomery Count, Ohio, as part of Dayton Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count.  We ended up with 20 species, and thought we did just fine given the light to mostly moderate rain the entire time we were out.  I can't remember any recent counts where we had no breaks in the precipitation!  Birding in the rain with umbrella and rain coats - what fun!

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Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2018 3:27 PM
To: Shrader, John
Subject: eBird Report - Carriage Hill MetroPark, Dec 15, 2018

Carriage Hill MetroPark, Montgomery, Ohio, US
Dec 15, 2018 9:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)

Comments:     CARRIAGE HILL METROPARK - DAYTON AUDUBON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
TIME:  0945 - 1245
CONDITIONS:  T 46F, cloudy with continuous light to moderate rain, wind NE 10-20 mph
COVERAGE:  2.5 miles walking and 1.0 mile driving
MAMMALS:
1.  Eastern Gray Squirrel - 3
2.  Red Squirrel - 1
OBSERVERS:  Karen A. Shrader and John A. Shrader

20 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  6     In a small group flying north over our area
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)  1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  4
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  6
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  7
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  6
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)  12
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  6
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  4
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  7
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  39
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  40
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  8
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  30
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  10
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  12
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  43
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  30


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