Sandy Tkach and I conducted the monthly census yesterday. The January
average over 12 years had been 39 species. Yesterday we managed 49 species
which now makes the January average 40 species. The 13753 individuals was
our second highest count of individuals on a January census. We counted
from 0815 to 1315 in cold, foggy-misty-snowy conditions. In fact the
weather prevented the planes from flying so I was "stuck" on the island for
an extra night. We added three new species to the January census list.
Those were Mute Swan, Red-shouldered Hawk, and Common Redpoll. Four species
were recorded for only the second time. Those were Redhead, Northern
Harrier, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Fox Sparrow. Seven species recorded
all-time highs. Those were Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Bald Eagle,
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, and American
Goldfinch. Of the 61 Bald eagles observed 24 were adults, 30 were immature,
and 7 unidentified age. At one point we had 22 eagles sitting in one small
cluster of trees. The high counts of woodpeckers maybe attributed to the
ash-borer and all the dead/dying ash trees.
*2 Mute Swan*
36 Tundra Swan
4 Gadwall
57 American Black Duck
27 Mallard
18 Redhead
166 Greater Scaup
471 Bufflehead
*4108* Common Goldeneye
2 Hooded Merganser
*479 * Common Merganser
3820 Diving Duck species?
* Wild Turkey
1 Great Blue Heron
*61* Bald Eagle
1 Northern Harrier
1 Cooper's Hawk
*1 Red-shouldered Hawk*
2 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Rough-legged Hawk
1830 Ring-billed Gull
805 Herring Gull
48 Great Black-backed Gull
550 Gull species
3 Mourning Dove
1 Eastern Screech-Owl
*8* Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
*49* Downy Woodpecker
16 Northern Flicker
2 Blue Jay
*49* American Crow
77 Black-capped Chickadee
* Red-breasted Nuthatch
* White-breasted Nuthatch
8 Brown Creeper
3 Carolina Wren
5 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Bluebird
16 Hermit Thrush
189 American Robin
487 European Starling
4 Cedar Waxwing
21 Yellow-rumped Warbler
16 American Tree Sparrow
2 Fox Sparrow
102 White-throated Sparrow
67 Dark-eyed Junco
74 Northern Cardinal
16 Purple Finch
8 House Finch
*5 Common Redpoll*
*26* American Goldfinch
6 House Sparrow
49 species
13753 individuals
* = species observed on the island on census day but not on census route
--
H. Thomas Bartlett
Tiffin, Ohio
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