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Posted by Bill Boeringer on 16:58:50 01/07/08
The Kendall CBC was held on December 22, 2007. Participants, working in 6 teams, enjoyed good weather and good numbers of birds. A total of 133 species were found, a new count record (by 7 species) and nine better than last year. We also had 10 species of exotics (plus 2 more Count Week), including Sacred Ibis, which appeared on last year s count for the first-ever record on any CBC in North America.
12 new species were added to the all-time count: American Bittern, Wood Duck, Snow Goose, Roseate Spoonbill, Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Great Horned Owl, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Carolina Wren, Louisiana Waterthrush, Shiny Cowbird, and Yellow-headed Blackbird.
We also had an additional 5 species for Count Week: Horned Grebe, Common Ground-Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Yellow Warbler, and Eastern Meadowlark.
The 5 most common birds seen: Laughing Gull (9,689), Starling (4,400), White Ibis (3,170), Ring-billed Gull (2,719), and Turkey Vulture (1,109).
24 species, including Short-tailed Hawk, were seen by every team.
Thanks to all the participants:
Team Matheson (Jeff Weber, Edith Einsbruch, Joe Barros) ; Team Deering (Roberto Torres, Matt Muller, Angel Abreu, Mariel Abreu) ; Team Black Point (Paul Bithorn, Trey Mitchell, Raul Urguelles, Dan Irizarry) ; Team Barnes (Brian Rapoza, Robin Diaz, Kathy Burkhart, Mickey Wheeler) ; Team Thompson (Bryant Roberts, Sue Schneider, Georgiana Hall, Ruth Baker) and
Team Kendall (Steven Paez, ably assisting yours truly). Also, thanks to Wil Domke for his feeder count.
I also want to thank the folks at Fairchild Gardens and Deering Estate for providing access to their fine venues to our teams, thanks to Miami-Dade County for access to sites, and to Jake Tucker at the Miami-Dade College Environmental Center for access and a tour.
The full list:
Snow Goose 1
Muscovy Duck 356
Wood Duck 1
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 46
Mottled Duck 29
Blue-winged Teal 84
Northern Shoveler 28
Gadwall 3
Green-winged Teal 157
Ring-necked Duck 23
Red-breasted Merganser 8
Pied-billed Grebe 63
American White Pelican 78
Brown Pelican 41
Double-crested Cormorant 114
Anhinga 17
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 30
Great Egret 74
Snowy Egret 19
Little Blue Heron 23
Tricolored Heron 18
Cattle Egret 734
Green Heron 12
Blk-crowned Night Heron 10
Ylw-crowned Night Heron 3
White Ibis 3170
Glossy Ibis 64
Roseate Spoonbill 5
Wood Stork 64
Black Vulture 48
Turkey Vulture 1109
Osprey 15
Bald Eagle 4
Northern Harrier 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 10
Red-shouldered Hawk 20
Broad-winged Hawk 4
Short-tailed Hawk 10
Red-tailed Hawk 8
American Kestrel 26
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 3
Common Moorhen 83
American Coot 672
Black-bellied Plover 5
Semipalmated Plover 12
Killdeer 61
American Avocet 4
Greater Yellowlegs 55
Lesser Yellowlegs 19
Stilt Sandpiper 4
Willet 2
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Ruddy Turnstone 23
Least Sandpiper 23
Western Sandpiper 3
Long-billed Dowitcher 100
Short-billed Dowitcher 12
Wilson s Snipe 1
Laughing Gull 9689
Ring-billed Gull 2719
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
Royal Tern 18
Forster's Tern 1
Black Skimmer 3
Rock Pigeon 830
White-crowned Pigeon 12
Eurasian Collared Dove 443
White-winged Dove 8
Mourning Dove 348
Monk Parakeet 90
White-winged Parakeet 1
Great Horned Owl 1
Burrowing Owl 2
Chuck-wills-widow 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 17
Belted Kingfisher 15
Red-bellied Woodpecker 43
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 11
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 1
Loggerhead Shrike 38
White-eyed Vireo 4
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 8
Blue Jay 69
Fish Crow 189
Tree Swallow 8
Cave Swallow 25
N. Rough-winged Swallow 4
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 7
Red-whiskered Bulbul 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 145
Gray Catbird 28
Northern Mockingbird 89
European Starling 4400
Nashville Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Northern Parula 17
Magnolia Warbler 1
Cape May Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 201
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Yellow-throated Warbler 10
Pine Warbler 37
Prairie Warbler 25
Palm Warbler 165
Black & White Warbler 2
American Redstart 8
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 5
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 13
Summer Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 7
Savannah Sparrow 13
Northern Cardinal 31
Red-winged Blackbird 516
Yellow-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 153
Boat-tailed Grackle 529
Brown-headed Cowbird 580
Shiny Cowbird 2
Spot-breasted Oriole 2
House Sparrow 16
accipiter sp. 1
brotogeris sp. 1
amazona sp. 12
empidonax sp. 1
Mute Swan 2
Sacred Ibis 15
Common Peafowl 5
Black-hooded Parakeet 7
Mitred Parakeet 306
Red-masked Parakeet 62
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet 47
Common Myna 2
Hill Myna 18
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