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Posted by Bill Boeringer on 09:50:02 12/31/08
The Kendall CBC was held on December 27, 2008. Participants, working in 6 teams, enjoyed balmy weather and a fun day in the field. A total of 120 species were found, less than last year s record but still respectable. We also had 9 species of exotics, and 4 Count Week species. Everyone reported that birding was a bit slower than it has been in recent weeks, probably given the warm weather, but that did not keep us from adding 6 new species to the all-time count: Canada Goose, Barn Owl, Lesser Nighthawk, Tropical Kingbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Bronzed Cowbird. All day birding proved worthwhile, between the pre-dawn Barn Owl and the post-sunset nighthawks, both seen by the Black Point Team.
The 5 most common birds seen were: Starling (6,700), Laughing Gull (3,771), White Ibis (2,120), Ring-billed Gull (2,042), and Boat-tailed Grackle (1,682).
20 species were seen by every team.
Thanks to all the participants: Team Matheson (Jeff Weber, Miguel Padura, Edith Einsbruch, Joe Barros), Team Deering (Trey Mitchell, Bill Searcy, Ernie Lent), Team Black Point (Roberto Torres, Paul Bithorn, Raul Urguelles), Team Barnes (Brian Rapoza, Taj Schottland, Paul Joseph, Honey Orland, Jeanette Rawle), Team Thompson (Bryant Roberts, ably serving alone!) and Team Kendall (Steven Paez, Carlos Sanchez). Also thanks to Karen Picciano for her feeder count.
I also want to thank the folks at Fairchild Gardens and Deering Estate for allowing access to our teams, and thanks to Miami-Dade County for access to certain sites.
The list (current as of 12/31, still awaiting feeder counts):
Canada Goose - 1
Muscovy Duck - 323
Gadwall - 1
American Wigeon - 7
Mallard - 49
Mottled Duck - 32
Blue-winged Teal - 87
Northern Shoveler - 9
Green-winged Teal - 65
Ring-necked Duck - 81
Lesser Scaup - 3
Pied-billed Grebe - 26
American White Pelican - 4
Brown Pelican - 64
Double-crested Cormorant - 451
Anhinga - 12
Great Blue Heron - 16
Great Egret - 52
Snowy Egret - 15
Little Blue Heron - 36
Tricolored Heron - 16
Cattle Egret - 136
Green Heron - 9
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 6
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 6
White Ibis - 2120
Glossy Ibis - 7
Wood Stork - 41
Black Vulture - 81
Turkey Vulture - 1444
Osprey - 10
Bald Eagle - 2
Northern Harrier - 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 5
Cooper's Hawk - 18
Red-shouldered Hawk - 8
Broad-winged Hawk - 2
Short-tailed Hawk - 6
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Kestrel - 43
Merlin - 3
Common Moorhen - 74
American Coot - 310
Black-bellied Plover - 1
Killdeer - 147
American Avocet - 2
Spotted Sandpiper - 6
Greater Yellowlegs - 10
Ruddy Turnstone - 14
Least Sandpiper - 25
Long-billed Dowitcher - 98
Wilson's Snipe - 2
Laughing Gull - 3771
Ring-billed Gull - 2042
Herring Gull - 53
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 102
Royal Tern - 23
Rock Pigeon - 583
White-crowned Pigeon - 5
Eurasian Collared-Dove - 468
White-winged Dove - 13
Mourning Dove - 288
Common Ground-Dove - 4
Monk Parakeet - 80
Barn Owl - 1
Eastern Screech-Owl - CW
Great Horned Owl - 1
Burrowing Owl - 2
Lesser Nighthawk - 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 24
Belted Kingfisher - 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 22
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 4
Downy Woodpecker - CW
Northern Flicker - 2
Eastern Phoebe - 16
Great Crested Flycatcher - 4
Tropical Kingbird - 1
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - 3
Loggerhead Shrike - 59
White-eyed Vireo - 2
Yellow-throated Vireo - 1
Blue-headed Vireo - 18
Blue Jay - 38
Fish Crow - 126
Cave Swallow - 9
House Wren - 12
Red-whiskered Bulbul - 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 129
Gray Catbird - 27
Northern Mockingbird - 86
Brown Thrasher - 1
Common Myna - 8
European Starling - 6700
Orange-crowned Warbler - 5
Northern Parula - 14
Magnolia Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 68
Black-throated Green Warbler - 6
Yellow-throated Warbler - 2
Pine Warbler - 19
Prairie Warbler - 20
Palm Warbler - 142
Black-and-white Warbler - 9
American Redstart - 4
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 16
Summer Tanager - 3
Savannah Sparrow - 5
Northern Cardinal - 28
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1
Painted Bunting - 4
Red-winged Blackbird - 139
Eastern Meadowlark - 8
Common Grackle - 175
Boat-tailed Grackle - 1682
Shiny Cowbird - 1
Bronzed Cowbird - 4
Brown-headed Cowbird - 270
American Goldfinch - CW
House Finch - CW
House Sparrow - 25
Mute Swan - 3
Sacred Ibis - 1
Common Peafowl - 6
Blue-and-yellow Macaw - 5
Orange-winged Parrot - 5
Mitred Parakeet - 167
Red-masked Parakeet - 4
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet - 25
Hill Myna - 23
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