[NatureNS] Results of Wolfville 2009 CBC

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Below are the results of the Wolfville CBC.  It was not a great year for 
either number of species or individuals, but we had a cold windy day for 
the count, which may have had a bearing on results. Merritt Gibson told 
us that this was his 55th CBC, which I thought was remarkable!


Wolfville NS 2009 CBC

Dec 19 2009 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Temp -10 to -6, wind WNW 10 to 50 kph

5 to 15 cm snow on the ground

Still water: partly open

Moving Water: open

A.M. light snow
P.M. partly clear

57 observers in field in 31 parties and 92 feeder watchers at 72 feeders 
/ yards.

126.25 hours at feeders; 0 hours owling

Total party hours 159.5 and party kms 955 in the field

86.5 hours and 173.5 km on foot
73 hours and 781.5 km by car
0 hours and 0 km by boat

Compiler:
Alison Bogan

Feeder watch compiler:
Jim Wolford,

Species List 2009 Wolfville CBC

Canada Goose - 915
Am. Black Duck - 1255
Mallard - 574
N Pintail - 4
W-winged Scoter - 3
Com. Goldeneye - 7
Com. Merganser - 69
Red-breasted Merganser - 2
RN Pheasant - 244
Ruffed Grouse - 4
Common Loon - 2
Horned Grebe - 2
GB Heron - 1
Bald Eagle - 254 ( 124 adult, 129 imm., 1 unk.)
N. Harrier - 1
S-S Hawk - 11
R-T Hawk - 122
Rough-legged Hawk - 2
Merlin -2
Peregrine Falcon - 3
Ring-billed Gull - 27
Herring Gull - 2086
Iceland Gull - 4
Lesser BB Gull - 1
Great BB Gull 624
Gull sp. -59
Rock Pigeon - 502
Mourning dove - 1119
Barred Owl - 4
Downy Woodpecker - 88
Hairy Woodpecker - 70
N. Flicker - 50
Pileated Woodpecker - 7
Blue Jay - 1470
Am. Crow - 4072
Common Raven - 304
Horned Lark - 43
Bl.Cap. Chickadee - 1136
Boreal Chickadee - 2
Red-br. Nuthatch - 27
White-br. Nuthatch - 60
Brown Creeper - 3
Golden-cr. Kinglet - 21
Ruby-cr. Kinglet - 1
Am. Robin - 94
Euro. Starling - 7163
Cedar Waxwing - 25
Amer. Tree Sparrow - 55
Chipping Spar. -2
Savannah Spar. 3
Song Spar. -229
Swamp Spar. - 1
White-thr. Spar. - 122
Dark-eyed Junco - 267
Snow Bunting - 217
Northern Cardinal -26
Red-winged Blackbird - 4
Common Grackle - 3
Purple Finch 9
White-winged Crossbill -11
Common Redpoll 6
Pine Siskin - 8
Amer. Goldfinch - 1343
Evening Grosbeak - 30
House Sparrow - 123

Total individuals - 25194
Total species 64

Count week species:
Northern Mockingbird


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