Summary Pakenham-Arnprior Christmas Bird Count 2016

 

SUMMARY PAKENHAM-ARNPRIOR CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT 2016
Compiled by Michael Runtz
SPECIES NUMBER STATUS RECORD HIGH / YEAR
American Black Duck 2 14/2015
Mallard 20 262/2011
Green-winged Teal 1 2nd Count 1/2001, 2016
Common Goldeneye 46 101/2015
Common Merganser 10 189/2001
Ruffed Grouse 8 73/1992
Wild Turkey 342 849/2010
Cooper’s Hawk 2 6/2004
Northern Goshawk 1 6/1984
Bald Eagle 8 28/2014
Red-tailed Hawk 5 26/2001
Rough-legged Hawk 2 51/1987
Rock Pigeon 463 1,148/1987
Mourning Dove 322 503/2001
Eastern Screech-Owl 1 3/2015
Great Horned Owl 1 13/1985
Snowy Owl 1 15/2013
Barred Owl 1 10/2015
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 9th Count 2/2012, 2013, 2014
Downy Woodpecker 39 112/1995
Hairy Woodpecker 33 111/2001
Pileated Woodpecker 7 35/1994
American Kestrel 2 10/1988
Northern Shrike 4 14/1986
Blue Jay 345 795/1997

 

American Crow 215 664/2010
Common Raven 78 212/2012
Horned Lark 48 169/1985
Black-capped Chickadee 678 1,655/1994
Red-breasted Nuthatch 19 468/2000
White-breasted Nuthatch 93 189/2001
Brown Creeper 3 39/2000
EASTERN BLUEBIRD 1 NEW SPECIES 1/2016
HERMIT THRUSH 1 NEW SPECIES 1/2016
American Robin 279 RECORD HIGH 279/2016
European Starling 611 1,964/1998
Bohemian Waxwing 168 1,053/2008
Cedar Waxwing 14 262/1984
Snow Bunting 800 3185/1976
American Tree Sparrow 134 447/1994
Dark-eyed Junco 340 350/2013
White-throated Sparrow 1 3/1979
Northern Cardinal 57 RECORD HIGH 57/2016
Red-winged Blackbird 1 10/2000;2015
House Finch 23 400/1994
Purple Finch 1 409/2000
Common Redpoll 69 1,877/2000
Hoary Redpoll 1 4/2001;2007;2012
Pine Siskin 31 1,089/2000
American Goldfinch 812 1,162/1994
Evening Grosbeak 55 2,047/1987
House Sparrow 106 2,011/1985
TOTAL: 52 SPECIES; 6,306 individuals

 

OBSERVED DURING COUNT WEEK BUT NOT ON COUNT DAY: GREAT BLUE HERON, NORTHERN FLICKER

43 field observers, 10 feeder watchers

62 species recorded in 2015

10 year ave= 55 species

record # species = 66 (2001)

record individuals = 9,847 (2008)

 

SUMMARY Pakenham-Arnprior CBC 2016 (PDF)