Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Season Totals (15 Aug-22 Nov)

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK...................17
AMERICAN WOODCOCK.....................5
MOURNING DOVE.........................2
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO..................2
EASTERN SCREECH-OWL...................1
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL.................2
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER..............1
DOWNY WOODPECKER......................5
NORTHERN FLICKER......................7
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE....................1
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER.............3
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER....................1
TRAILL'S FLYCATCHER..................45
LEAST FLYCATCHER......................5
EASTERN PHOEBE.......................26
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER..............1
WHITE-EYED VIREO.....................16
BLUE-HEADED VIREO.....................4
PHILADELPHIA VIREO....................1
RED-EYED VIREO.......................43
CAROLINA CHICKADEE...................10
TUFTED TITMOUSE.......................3
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH................17
BROWN CREEPER........................12
CAROLINA WREN........................42
HOUSE WREN...........................51
WINTER WREN..........................18
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET...............21
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.................16
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER.................1
EASTERN BLUEBIRD......................2
VEERY................................41
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH..................23
GRAY-CHEEKED or BICKNELL'S THRUSH.....1
SWAINSON'S THRUSH....................14
HERMIT THRUSH........................68
WOOD THRUSH...........................5
AMERICAN ROBIN.......................27
GRAY CATBIRD........................405
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD.................41
BROWN THRASHER.......................19
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER...................1
TENNESSEE WARBLER.....................2
NORTHERN PARULA......................27
YELLOW WARBLER........................3
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER................1
MAGNOLIA WARBLER.....................41
CAPE MAY WARBLER......................2
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER.........164
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER..............2585
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER..........2
PINE WARBLER..........................6
PRAIRIE WARBLER.......................5
PALM WARBLER........................293
BLACKPOLL WARBLER.....................2
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER..............50
AMERICAN REDSTART...................238
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER..................1
WORM-EATING WARBLER...................1
OVENBIRD.............................39
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.................22
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH.................1
CONNECTICUT WARBLER...................1
MOURNING WARBLER......................1
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT.................200
HOODED WARBLER........................1
CANADA WARBLER........................1
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT..................9
SUMMER TANAGER........................3
SCARLET TANAGER.......................1
EASTERN TOWHEE.......................20
CHIPPING SPARROW....................105
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW..................1
FIELD SPARROW........................76
SAVANNAH SPARROW......................9
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW...................1
SONG SPARROW........................183
LINCOLN'S SPARROW.....................7
SWAMP SPARROW.......................101
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (EASTERN).......1
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW..............100
DARK-EYED JUNCO (SLATE-COLORED)......27
NORTHERN CARDINAL....................27
BLUE GROSBEAK.........................3
INDIGO BUNTING.......................25
RUSTY BLACKBIRD.......................6
COMMON GRACKLE........................5
BALTIMORE ORIOLE......................1
PURPLE FINCH..........................1
HOUSE FINCH...........................1
PINE SISKIN...........................1
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH...................78


COOPER'S HAWK.........................1, recapture only
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD.............2, released unbanded
NORTHERN BOBWHITE.....................6, released unbanded

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS.....................5507
NET HOURS.............................11,866
TOTAL SPECIES BANDED..................92

Monday, December 10, 2007

Harlequin Ducks on the CBBT











Howdy all,

Here are a few "not all that hot" pictures of two male Harlequin Ducks that were on island 1 of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) Sunday 9 Dec. An annual bird here on the CBBT but they are usually found on one of the other three islands (which have limited birding access). So it is always nice to see them on island 1. Along with these fellas were 6 Purple Snadpipers, 200+ Bonaparte's Gulls, 75+ Forester's Terns, 6 Long-tailed Ducks and Northern Gannets. Surprisingly, NO Scoters of any kind.
Cheers,
Jethro




Sunday, December 09, 2007

Hawk Season Totals

Hey Folks!

Joe Medley and I want to thank all of you for helping us make the 2007 season a great one. We had a wonderful time out on the Shore and hope to make it back soon. We are currently driving across the US headed back to our homes in California. We are in South Texas right now. I put a photo up of the only Aplomado Falcon we found near Laguna Atascosa NWR (an unbanded juvenile). Just wanted to share our season totals with you:

Hawkwatch 2007 (bold entries are 5-year highs)

Black Vulture 159
Turkey Vulture 2,399
Osprey 2,200
Bald Eagle 242
Northern Harrier 796
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8,750
Cooper's Hawk 2,074
Northern Goshawk 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 40
Broad-winged Hawk 492
Red-tailed Hawk 372
Golden Eagle 8
American Kestrel 3,584
Merlin 1,300
Peregrine Falcon 816
Swallow-tailed Kite 1
Total 23,337

Hawk Banding 2007 (bold entries are 7-year highs)

Northern Harrier 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 318
Cooper's Hawk 163
Northern Goshawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 49
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 11
Merlin 145
Peregrine Falcon 26
Total 725

Good birds to you all!

Jeff Birek