2002 Lycoming Audubon Christmas Bird Count

35TH ANNUAL LYCOMING AUDUBON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
HELD DECEMBER 22, 2002

1    Common Loon 1 Eastern Phoebe

2    Great Blue Heron 1    Northern Shrike

573    Canada Goose                   168    Blue Jay

4    Wood Duck 1270    American Crow

45    Black Duck 4    Fish Crow

276    Mallard 15    Raven

33    Bufflehead 25    Horned Lark

5    Hooded Merganser 219    Black-Capped Chickadee

85    Common Merganser    154    Tufted Titmouse

1    Bald Eagle 3    Red-Breasted Nuthatch

1    Northern Harrier 63    White-Breasted Nuthatch

6    Sharp Shinned Hawk 7    Brown Creeper

7    Coopers Hawk 18    Carolina Wren

1    Northern Goshawk 1    Winter Wren

64    Red-Tailed Hawk     25    Golden-Crowned Kinglet

2    Rough-Legged Hawk 2    Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

21    American Kestrel 126    Eastern Bluebird

CW    Peregrine Falcon 87    American Robin

5    Ring-Necked Pheasant 1    Gray Catbird

2    Ruffed Grouse 18    Northern Mockingbird

152    Wild Turkey 5,645    European Starling

104    Ring-Billed Gull 65    Cedar Waxwing

50    Herring Gull 2    Yellow-Rumped Warbler

1,270    Rock Dove 596    American Tree Sparrow

422    Mourning Dove 12    Chipping Sparrow

15    Eastern Screech Owl 1    Field Sparrow

6    Great-Horned Owl 21    Song Sparrow

1    Barred Owl 1    Swamp Sparrow

3    Belted Kingfisher 46    White-Throated Sparrow

29    Red-Bellied Woodpecker 477    Dark-Eyed Junco

69    Downy Woodpecker 189    Northern Cardinal

15    Hairy Woodpecker 105    Common Grackle

28    Northern Flicker 1    Purple Finch

8    Pileated Woodpecker 258    House Finch

CW    Brown Headed Cowbird 372    American Goldfinch

CW    Red-Winged Blackbird 431    House Sparrow

*A total of 69 species and 14,187 birds were sighted during the count day.
*An additional 3 Count Week (CW) Species were spotted during the count week but missed on count day.
*34 participants in 14 count parties and 5 feeder watchers
*74.5 Total party hours (31.5 by foot and 43 by car)
*561.85 Total party miles (foot=37.25, car=524.6)
*There were no new count species birds recorded.
*There was no irruption of northern finches this year. No evening grosbeaks, crossbills, or pine siskins.
*The following species were count circle records. (red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, herring gull, rock dove,
screech owl, raven)
*The peregrine falcons continue to elude us. They were seen the day before and the day after the count for the
past few years.
*69 species is an unusually high count, but not a CBC record for our area.(1985=70 species)

	1 Common Loon	1 Eastern Phoebe
	2 Great Blue Heron	1 Northern Shrike
	573 Canada Goose	168 Blue Jay
	4 Wood Duck	1270 American Crow
	45 Black Duck	4 Fish Crow
	276 Mallard	15 Raven
	33 Bufflehead	25 Horned Lark
	5 Hooded Merganser	219 Black-Capped Chickadee
	85 Common Merganser	154 Tufted Titmouse
	1 Bald Eagle	3 Red-Breasted Nuthatch
	1 Northern Harrier	63 White-Breasted Nuthatch
	6 Sharp Shinned Hawk	7 Brown Creeper
	7 Coopers Hawk	18 Carolina Wren
	1 Northern Goshawk	1 Winter Wren
	64 Red-Tailed Hawk	25 Golden-Crowned Kinglet
	2 Rough-Legged Hawk	2 Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
	21 American Kestrel	126 Eastern Bluebird
	CW Peregrine Falcon	87 American Robin
	5 Ring-Necked Pheasant	1 Gray Catbird
	2 Ruffed Grouse	18 Northern Mockingbird
	152 Wild Turkey	5,645 European Starling
	104 Ring-Billed Gull	65 Cedar Waxwing
	50 Herring Gull	2 Yellow-Rumped Warbler
	1,270 Rock Dove	596 American Tree Sparrow
	422 Mourning Dove	12 Chipping Sparrow

15 Eastern Screech Owl	1 Field Sparrow
6 Great-Horned Owl	21 Song Sparrow
1 Barred Owl	1 Swamp Sparrow
3 Belted Kingfisher	46 White-Throated Sparrow
29 Red-Bellied Woodpecker	477 Dark-Eyed Junco
69 Downy Woodpecker	189 Northern Cardinal
15 Hairy Woodpecker	105 Common Grackle
28 Northern Flicker	1 Purple Finch
8 Pileated Woodpecker	258 House Finch
CW Brown Headed Cowbird	372 American Goldfinch