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Posted by Bill Boeringer on 16:27:58 01/05/11
The Kendall Christmas Bird Count was held on December 26th. The weather was cool and VERY breezy, but those who participated had a fun day out and found some great birding!
This year, we tallied 126 species, plus 9 exotics, and an additional 4 species were added during Count Week. We added four more birds to our cumulative species list-- Redhead, Bell's Vireo, Worm-eating Warbler, and Egyptian Goose (exotic).
Overall, we had 14 species of warbler, 11 shorebirds, and 12 species of hawks. We also had 16 species of waterfowl, plus 3 additional exotics.
Inexplicably, we did very poorly on woodpeckers, with only Red-bellied on Count day, and Downy during Count Week. We also did not fare well with amazona parrots, as the South Miami areas continue to be fragmented and transitory (although, thanks to our Feeder Watchers, we did very well with Blue-and-yellow Macaws)
The Kendall Count is always run the weekend nearest Christmas, and this year was on a Sunday as well. The Count could not function without very able and enthusiastic birders, and you all have my gratitude and thanks:
Barnes Team: Carlos Sanchez, Robin Diaz, and Chan Roach
Matheson Team: Jeff Weber, Miguel Padura
Deering Team: Trey Mitchell, Roxanne Featherly, Jocelyn Robinson
Black Point Team: Roberto Torres, Paul Bithorn, Joe Barros
Kendall Team: Stephen Paez, Wil Domke
Thompson Team: Sue Perry, Bill Perry
I'd also like to thank the dedicated Feeder Watchers: Daria Feinstein, Jody Domke, and Karen Lee
Our list:
Mute Swan 1
Swan Goose 9
Egyptian Goose 45
Muscovy Duck 456
American Wigeon 3
Mallard 36
Mottled Duck 48
Blue-winged Teal 63
Green-winged Teal 20
Northern Shoveler 13
Northern Pintail 4
Ring-necked Duck 26
Lesser Scaup 4
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 130
Horned Grebe 4
Brown Pelican 35
Double-crested Cormorant 273
Anhinga 26
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 22
Great Egret 51
Snowy Egret 14
Little Blue Heron 35
Tricolored Heron 30
Cattle Egret 284
Green Heron 6
Blk-crowned Night Heron 4
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 8
White Ibis 2291
Glossy Ibis 107
Wood Stork 24
Black Vulture 198
Turkey Vulture 893
Osprey 13
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 10
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Short-tailed Hawk 6
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 29
Merlin 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Common Peafowl 18
Common Moorhen 86
American Coot 637
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 47
Killdeer 122
Greater Yellowlegs 26
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Willet 3
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Ruddy Turnstone 41
Least Sandpiper 28
Long-billed Dowitcher 147
Wilson s Snipe 12
Laughing Gull 1875
Bonaparte s Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 1245
Herring Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Caspian Tern 2
Royal Tern 32
Forster's Tern 2
Rock Pigeon 819
White-crowned Pigeon 10
Eurasian Collared Dove 561
White-winged Dove 12
Mourning Dove 203
Common Ground-Dove 1
Monk Parakeet 176
Black-hooded Parakeet CW
Mitred Parakeet 80
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw 28
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet 18
Orange-winged Parrot 2
Barn Owl 2
Eastern Screech Owl 5
Burrowing Owl CW
Lesser Nighthawk 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16
Belted Kingfisher 19
Red-bellied Woodpecker 16
Downy Woodpecker CW
Eastern Phoebe 10
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Loggerhead Shrike 35
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 34
Fish Crow 215
Tree Swallow 79
Cave Swallow 19
N Rough-winged Swallow 12
House Wren 4
Red-whiskered Bulbul 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 61
Gray Catbird 25
Northern Mockingbird 55
European Starling 2932
Common Myna 37
Hill Myna 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 4
Northern Parula 10
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 16
Yellow-throated Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 21
Prairie Warbler 9
Palm Warbler 103
Black & White Warbler 7
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 3
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 24
Savannah Sparrow 11
Grasshopper Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 25
Indigo Bunting 1
Painted Bunting 11
Red-winged Blackbird 116
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 502
Boat-tailed Grackle 723
Brown-headed Cowbird 290
Shiny Cowbird CW
Nutmeg Manikin CW
House Sparrow 22
Redhead 2
Bell s Vireo 1
Worm-eating Warbler 1
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