Racine CBC Results - Saturday, December 22, 2007

Numbers were lower due to the weather conditions (All day fog and afternoon heavy mist/light drizzle). 
 
RACINE CBC   TOTAL
Canada Goose  865
Am Black Duck  29
Mallard  1077
Redhead   2
Greater Scaup 239
Lesser Scaup 12
Bufflehead  41
Common Goldeneye  12
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk  6
American Kestrel  5
American Coot  1
**Spotted Sandpiper 1
**Purple Sandpiper 1
**Dunlin 1
Ring-billed Gull  93
Herring Gull  576
Rock Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 503
E. Screech-Owl 4
Great Horned Owl  4
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Wdpckr 9
YB Sapsucker 2
Downy Wdpcker  19
Hairy Woodpckr  3
Northern Flicker  1
Northern Shrike  1
Blue Jay 17
American Crow  35
Black-Capped Chickadee  125
Red-B Nuthatch  7
White-B Nuthatch 19
Golden-crowned Kinglet  7
American Robin  34
European Starling 1907
*American Pipit 3
Cedar Waxwing 177
Am Tree Sparrow   112
Song Sparrow   2
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 249
Northern Cardinal  97
House Finch  41
American Goldfinch  183
House Sparrow  303
Total Count Day Individuals 6951
Total Count Day Species    50
 
Count Week 
(present during Dec 19-Dec 25 but not observed on the 22nd)
 
Northern Pintail CW
Ruddy Duck CW
Ring-necked Pheasant CW
Pied-billed Grebe CW
Great Blue Heron CW
Bald Eagle  CW
Rough-legged Hawk CW
Peregrine Falcon CW
Killdeer  CW
*Thayer’s Gull   CW
*Iceland Gull  CW
Lesser Bl-bck Gull  CW
Gr Bl-backed Gull CW
Horned Lark  CW
 
 
Auto Mileage 241
Auto Time 17
Foot Mileage 11.25
Foot Time 20.5
 
Owling Time 2.75
Owling Mileage 10
Thanks to the 6 field parties and 7 feeder watchers !
 

Click here for an area map of the Racine Christmas Bird Count.

Below: Carre-Hogle Park - Racine Co. - Sunday, December 23, 2007
(south of 16th Street at the end of S. Main Street)



Below: View of shoreline northeast of the parking area at Shoop Park - Racine Co. - Saturday, December 22, 2007.  On Sunday, the area was frozen over with 20-40 feet of ice built up along the lake edge.




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