Great Backyard Bird Count
February 20, 2011
Participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count yesterday and came up with five new species for my backyard year list -- amazing what a little warmer weather and snow melt will do.
Highlight (or lowlight) was a female Brown-headed Cowbird (above) -- or least I think it is. Any other nominations?
Full list follows.
Observation Date: FEB 19, 2011
Start Time: 9:00 AM
Snow Depth: Less than 2 in (5.1 cm)
Total Birding Time: 1 hour
Number of species: 21
Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 4
Hooded Merganser 4
Ring-billed Gull 3
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
American Robin 1
European Starling 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Sparrow 1