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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 14:32:34 01/13/13
A total of 42,554 birds of 142 species (125 countable, 17 non-countable) were tallied during the Miami Christmas Bird Count on December 15, 2012. This year s count coincided with the unprecedented movement of Razorbills along Florida s Atlantic coast, with an estimated 600 birds counted within the circle during the day. Black Scoters, Northern Gannets and Common Loons also were moving through in large numbers; high counts for all three species were established during this year s CBC. In addition to Razorbill, several other species were seen during the count for the first time: Snow Goose, Manx Shearwater, Parasitic Jaeger, Hairy Woodpecker (seen count week), Tufted Titmouse, and Western Spindalis. Other unusual species seen were Snow Goose, Brown Booby, Great Black-Hawk, Tennessee Warbler (seen count week), Worm-eating Warbler, Western Tanager (seen count week) and Bronzed Cowbird. Other species establishing high counts were Egyptian Goose, White Ibis, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Royal Tern, White-winged Dove, White-eyed Parakeet, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, White-winged Parakeet, Loggerhead Shrike, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler and Boat-tailed Grackle. The only two species establishing low counts were Black-bellied Plover and Ruddy Turnstone.
Here are the totals:
Egyptian Goose 70
Swan Goose 2
Greylag Goose 10
Snow Goose (blue form) 1
Canada Goose 3
Muscovy Duck 250
Mallard 19
Mottled Duck 9
Black Scoter 1200
Red-breasted Merganser 27
Common Loon 72
Pied-billed Grebe 92
Manx Shearwater 1
Brown Booby 1
Northern Gannet 400
Brown Pelican 775
Double-crested Cormorant 1350
Anhinga 26
Magnificent Frigatebird 24
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 100
Great Blue Heron (White form) (count week)
Great Egret 70
Snowy Egret 14
Little Blue Heron 19
Tricolored Heron 13
Reddish Egret 1
Cattle Egret 200
Green Heron 18
Black-crowned Night-Heron 24
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 6
White Ibis 3000
Wood Stork 9
Black Vulture 140
Turkey Vulture 2750
American Flamingo 205
Osprey 37
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper's Hawk 22
Red-shouldered Hawk 10
Broad-winged Hawk 9
Short-tailed Hawk 9
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Great Black-Hawk 1
American Kestrel 56
Peregrine Falcon 1
Common Gallinule 62
American Coot 225
Black-bellied Plover 40
Killdeer 85
Spotted Sandpiper 12
Willet (count week)
Ruddy Turnstone 16
Red Knot 20
Sanderling 170
Laughing Gull 5000
Bonaparte's Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 500
Herring Gull 90
Lesser Black-backed Gull 31
Great Black-backed Gull 9
Caspian Tern 1
Forster's Tern 3
Royal Tern 550
Sandwich Tern 10
Black Skimmer 9
Parasitic Jaeger 1
Razorbill 600
Rock Pigeon 1650
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1300
White-winged Dove 68
Mourning Dove 260
Common Ground-Dove 6
Monk Parakeet 108
Green Parakeet 20
Red-masked Parakeet 5
Crimson-fronted Parakeet 29
Mitred Parakeet 23
Blue-crowned Parakeet (count week)
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet 8
White-eyed Parakeet 230
Chestnut-fronted Macaw 39
White-winged Parakeet 91
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet 80
Yellow-crowned Parrot 1
Orange-winged Parrot 28
Eastern Screech-Owl 6
Burrowing Owl 7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 21
Belted Kingfisher 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker 68
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 16
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker (count week)
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 36
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Loggerhead Shrike 52
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 14
Blue Jay 130
Fish Crow 6800
Tree Swallow 85
Tufted Titmouse 1
House Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 250
Gray Catbird 32
Northern Mockingbird 130
European Starling 7000
Common Myna 10
Tennessee Warbler (count week)
Orange-crowned Warbler 9
Northern Parula 33
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 9
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler 150
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Yellow-throated Warbler 17
Pine Warbler 60
Prairie Warbler 34
Palm Warbler 375
Black-and-white Warbler 48
American Redstart 12
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 4
Northern Waterthrush 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 18
Summer Tanager (count week)
Western Tanager (count week)
Western Spindalis 1
Savannah Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 53
Painted Bunting 19
Red-winged Blackbird 22
Eastern Meadowlark 3
Common Grackle 750
Boat-tailed Grackle 3400
Bronzed Cowbird 13
Spot-breasted Oriole (count week)
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 150
House Sparrow 230
I d like to thank the following individuals for their assistance during the count:
Biscayne Bay/Fisher Island area: Joe Barros, Alan Steinberg (party leaders), Edith Einspruch, Lewis and Sandy Milledge, Sue Steinberg, Phillip Stoddard
Downtown area: Robert and Alice Pace (party leaders), Minh Nguyen, Jenise Rivas, Jeanette Rawls
El Portal area: Stephen Paez
Greynold s Park area: John Boyd (party leader), Nancy Freedman, Greg and Debbie Jones
Miami Beach area: (I m party leader), Rafael Galvez
Miami International Airport/Little Havana area: Dennis Olle (party leader), Sarah Abella, Mark and Holly Salvato, Gaby Viscito, Larissa Weinstein, Liam Wood
Miami Shores area: Jim King (party leader), Rangel Diaz, Alex Harper
Miami Springs/Hialeah area: Paul Bithorn (party leader), Jeff Weber
Offshore area: Roberto Torres (party leader), Jim and Kirsten Kushlan, Trey Mitchell
Oleta River State Park area: Liz Golden (party leader), Nicole Diaz, Adam Pitcher, Jennifer Roberts
Opa-Locka area: Angel and Mariel Abreu
Virginia Key area: Robin Diaz (party leader), Bill Boeringer, Tom Devecseri, Andy Lanz, Giovanni Pari, Carlos Sanchez
I d like to add a special thanks to Alan and Sue Steinberg and Jim and Kirsten Kushlan for donating the use of their boats during the count, allowing for unprecedented coverage of Bincayne Bay and offshore waters. Also, thanks to Eric King, Greynold s Park Manager/Naturalist (and son of Jim King), who found and photographed the Hairy Woodpecker at Greynold s Park the day after the count. Finally, thanks to all the locations within the count circle that graciously provide access during the CBC, including Fisher Island, Hialeah Park, Jungle Island, Miami Seaquarium and Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.
Brian Rapoza
Miami CBC Compiler
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