Re: Manasas CBC - preliminary

Warblerick@aol.com
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:53:51 EST 

Kurt, and all;
 I have finally gotten most of the figures compiled for the Triadelphia CBC,
which is eastern Montgomery County, western Howard County and a tiny section
of NW P.G. County. Here's some highlights:


Common Loon   1 count week flyover
Pied-billed Grebe   12
Great Blue Heron   30
Wood Duck   4
Green-winged Teal   9
Am. Black Duck    144
Am. Wigeon   29
Ring-necked Duck   165
Common Goldeneye   1
Bufflehead   68   
Hooded Merganser   33
Common Merganser   10
Black Vulture   394
Turkey Vulture   571
Bald Eagle   2 at nest
N. Harrier   2
Sharp-shinned Hawk   18
Coopers Hawk   9
Red-shouldered Hawk   31
Red-tailed Hawk   73
American Kestrel   12
MERLIN   1 
Ring-necked Pheasant   1 (found by Chan Robbins!)
American Coot   16
Killdeer   38
A. Woodcock   1
C. Snipe   3
E. Screech Owl   3
Grt. Horned Owl   6
Barred Owl   5
 N. Saw-whet Owl   1 count week
B. Kingfisher   27
Red-bellied Woodpecker   211
Y.B. Sapsucker   7
E. Phoebe   1 
Blue Jay   195  (rather low)
White-breasted Nuthatch   169
Brown Creeper   22
Carolina Wren   342
Winter Wren   42
Golden-crowned Kinglet   97 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet   7
E. Bluebird   379
Hermit Thrush   13
American Robin   60 (low)
Gray Catbird   2
Brown Thrasher   1
Cedar Waxwing   283
Yellow-rumped Warbler   71
Common Yellowthroat   1
N.Cardinal   1011
E.Towhee   32 (rather low)
A. Tree Sparrow   67
Field Sparrow   165
Savannah Sparrow   18
Chipping Sparrow   2
Fox Sparrow   36
Song Sparrow   852
Swamp Sp  75 
White-throated Sparrow   1608
White-crowned Sparrow 115
Dark-eyed Junco   1487 
Red-winged Blackbird   470 (low numbers of blackbirds in general)
E. Meadowlark   3
Purple Finch   2
A. Goldfinch   434


We had about 76 observers in the field (conditions were mostly cloudy, winds
SW 10-20 mph with gust >25+, temps ranging 32 to 57) and about 7 feeder
watchers. We tallied 87 species, 2 more than last year, but just about average
for this count. Date of the count was Saturday December 19,1998.
 
 I don't know off hand if we set any records for high numbers, etc. I would
have to look back in my records, and haven't yet had a chance to do so. Hope
you find this abridged compilation helpful and/or fun to read. Happy New Year
to all MDOspreyers!


Rick Sussman
Ashton,MD
Warblerick@aol.com