2014 Christmas Bird Count
FORT WAYNE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
December 20, 2014
7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Cloudy, temp. 25-33; wind S-SW 5-6 mph. Fifteen observers in five parties, plus 5 at feeders. Owling: 0.5 hours by car, 05 hours on foot; 1 mi by car, 1 mi. on foot; total 1 hour; daylight party hours 44.5 (27 ¾ by car, 16 ¾ on foot); party miles 357 (341 by car, 16 on foot). Feeder hours 7.5.
Canada Goose 555, Mallard 102, Common Goldeneye 3, Hooded Merganser 3, Wild Turkey 25, Great Blue Heron 10, Bald Eagle 1 ad., Northern Harrier 1, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Cooper’s Hawk 10, Red-tailed Hawk 49, Am. Kestrel 19, Ring-billed Gull 108, Rock Pigeon 230, Mourning Dove 370, Eastern Screech Owl 1, Great Horned Owl CW, Barred Owl 2, Belted Kingfisher 4, Red-headed Woodpecker 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 57, Downy Woodpecker 80, Hairy Woodpecker 16, Northern Flicker 22, Blue Jay 207, Am. Crow 120, Horned Lark 4, Carolina Chickadee 5, Black-capped Chickadee 89, Tufted Titmouse 58, White-breasted Nuthatch 101, Brown Creeper 9, Carolina Wren 5, Golden-crowned Kinglet 3, Eastern Bluebird 58, American Robin 3, Northern Mockingbird 1, European Starling 1052, Cedar Waxwing 1, American Tree Sparrow 70, Fox Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 7, White-throated Sparrow 4, White-crowned Sparrow 3, Dark-eyed Junco 151, Northern Cardinal 156, Eastern Meadowlark 6, Purple Finch CW, House Finch 159, Pine Siskin 17, American Goldfinch 101, House Sparrow 686
Total, 50 species, 4748 individuals
Participants:
Margit Codispoti, Alex Forsythe, Jim Haw, Fran Headings, Ted Heemstra, Louise Larsen, Warren Mead, Valerie Pelz, Ed and Cynthia Powers, Steve Sarratore, Sandy Schacht, Ryan Smith, Bob and Ann Walton, Phil and Jacob Wixom, Galen Yordy
December 20, 2014
7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Cloudy, temp. 25-33; wind S-SW 5-6 mph. Fifteen observers in five parties, plus 5 at feeders. Owling: 0.5 hours by car, 05 hours on foot; 1 mi by car, 1 mi. on foot; total 1 hour; daylight party hours 44.5 (27 ¾ by car, 16 ¾ on foot); party miles 357 (341 by car, 16 on foot). Feeder hours 7.5.
Canada Goose 555, Mallard 102, Common Goldeneye 3, Hooded Merganser 3, Wild Turkey 25, Great Blue Heron 10, Bald Eagle 1 ad., Northern Harrier 1, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Cooper’s Hawk 10, Red-tailed Hawk 49, Am. Kestrel 19, Ring-billed Gull 108, Rock Pigeon 230, Mourning Dove 370, Eastern Screech Owl 1, Great Horned Owl CW, Barred Owl 2, Belted Kingfisher 4, Red-headed Woodpecker 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 57, Downy Woodpecker 80, Hairy Woodpecker 16, Northern Flicker 22, Blue Jay 207, Am. Crow 120, Horned Lark 4, Carolina Chickadee 5, Black-capped Chickadee 89, Tufted Titmouse 58, White-breasted Nuthatch 101, Brown Creeper 9, Carolina Wren 5, Golden-crowned Kinglet 3, Eastern Bluebird 58, American Robin 3, Northern Mockingbird 1, European Starling 1052, Cedar Waxwing 1, American Tree Sparrow 70, Fox Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 7, White-throated Sparrow 4, White-crowned Sparrow 3, Dark-eyed Junco 151, Northern Cardinal 156, Eastern Meadowlark 6, Purple Finch CW, House Finch 159, Pine Siskin 17, American Goldfinch 101, House Sparrow 686
Total, 50 species, 4748 individuals
Participants:
Margit Codispoti, Alex Forsythe, Jim Haw, Fran Headings, Ted Heemstra, Louise Larsen, Warren Mead, Valerie Pelz, Ed and Cynthia Powers, Steve Sarratore, Sandy Schacht, Ryan Smith, Bob and Ann Walton, Phil and Jacob Wixom, Galen Yordy
