Lycoming Audubon’s 2007 Christmas Bird Count (CBC) The 2007 Williamsport (WPT) CBC was held Sunday, Dec. 23. The morning was overcast with rain, mist, fog patches, and temperatures mostly above 40°F. Many lakes were ice-covered, and snow covered the ground (in contrast to the lack of snow and ice in the ’06 CBC) A total of 69 species and 7,190 birds were identified. The new Northern Lycoming CBC was held January 5. Record high counts for a species are highlighted. For more information on any one species, use this Cornell Lab of Ornithology link.
Species	2007 WPT Count	‘07 Northern Lyco Count	Last Year’s WPT Count (’06)	Previous Record and Year
Snow Goose	1	0	0	New Species
Canada Goose	304	0	1,529	1529 in 2006
American Wigeon	0	0	1	2 in 1993
Gadwall	0	0	8	8 in 2006
Black Duck	3	0	19	100 in 1986
Mallard	198	0	812	812 in 2006
Northern Pintail	0	0	1	5 in 2005
Ring-necked Duck	0	0	3	4 in 2002
Scaup species	0	0	CW*	---
Bufflehead	7	0	40	56 in 1998
Common Goldeneye	0	0	10	4 in 2002
Hooded Merganser	0	0	65	65 in 2006
Common Merganser	26	1	511	511 in 2006
Ring-necked Pheasant	1	0	1	45 in 1971
Ruffed Grouse	CW	2	2	18 in 1996
Wild Turkey	69	199	36	224 in 2002
Great Blue Heron	3	1	4	7 in 1998
Bald Eagle	2	0	2	2 in 2006
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	1	5	8 in 1986
Cooper’s Hawk	3	3	5	9 in 2002
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	1
Red-tailed Hawk	13	20	39	64 in 2003
Rough-legged Hawk	1	2	0	17 in 1990
American Kestrel	9	2	12	34 in 1992
Peregrine Falcon	1	0	1	3 in 2004
American Coot	0	0	7	7 in 1995 & 2006
Ring-billed Gull	4	0	43	104 in 2003
Herring Gull	0	0	45	50 in 2003
Rock Pigeon	638	191	1,180	1,720 in 2003
Mourning Dove	369	141	464	827 in 1988
Barn Owl	1	0	0
Eastern Screech Owl	16	6	15	15 in 2003 & ‘06
Great Horned Owl	5	6	4	10 in 1990
Barred Owl	1	0	4	4 in 2006
Saw-whet Owl	1	0	1	3 in 2002
Belted Kingfisher	9	0	5	13 in 1993
Red-bellied Woodpecker	25	3	28	31 in 2003
Yellow-breasted Sapsucker	1	2	1	6 in 2002
Downy Woodpecker	73	27	109	109 in 2006
Hairy Woodpecker	8	6	15	26 in 1987
Species	2007 WPT Count	‘07 Northern Lyco Count	Last Year’s WPT Count (’06)	Previous Record and Year
Northern Flicker	22	0	25	32 in 2005
Pileated Woodpecker	2	4	15	15 in 2005 & ‘06
Blue Jay	197	155	200	215 in 1990
American Crow	707	362	842	2,532 in 1979
Fish Crow	0	0	3	12 in 1987
Common Raven	3	36	12	15 in 2003
Horned Lark	0	103	0	320 in 1970
Black-capped Chickadee	199	215	246	436 in 1994
Tufted Titmouse	149	50	149	192 in 1975
Red-breasted Nuthatch	3	0	0	19 in 1973
White-breasted Nuthatch	59	47	97	98 in 1995
Brown Creeper	5	3	2	18 in 1979
Carolina Wren	25	0	19	35 in 2004
Winter Wren	7	0		5 in 1988
Golden-crowned Kinglet	25	0	15	74 in 1990
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	2	0		13 in 1977
Eastern Bluebird	89	29	160	161 in 2000
Hermit Thrush	1	0	4	4 in 2006
American Robin	47	12	38	150 in 2000
Gray Catbird	1	0	0	2 in 2005
Northern Mockingbird	6	4	30	40 in 1988
European Starling	2049	973	1,425	11,998 in 1982
American Pipit	2	0	0	2 in 1982 & 2007
Cedar Waxwing	92	83	51	397 in 1979
Eastern Towhee	1	0	0	2 in 1985
American Tree Sparrow	96	147	126	799 in 1974
Chipping Sparrow	CW	0	0	12 in 2003
Field Sparrow	0	0	49	59 in 1980
Fox Sparrow	0	0	0	5 in 1972
Song Sparrow	29	6	44	111 in 1985
Swamp Sparrow	0	0	3	9 in 1985
White-throated Sparrow	105	5	110	206 in 1986
White-crowned Sparrow	0	0	2	18 in 1986
Dark-eyed Junco	669	550	816	2,101 in 1990
Northern Cardinal	192	51	205	306 in 1990
Eastern Meadowlark	0	1
Red-winged Blackbird	4	0	1	39 in 1971
Brown-headed Cowbird	7	16	10	38 in 1979
Purple Finch	15	0	0	63 in 1983
House Finch	184	65	267	1,358 in 1988
Common Redpoll	5	364	0	49 in 1994
Pine Siskin	58	9	0	320 in 1988
American Goldfinch	166	63	204	577 in 1985
House Sparrow