Augusta CBC results

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Glenn Hodgkins

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Dec 26, 2020, 11:18:17 AM12/26/20
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We had the Augusta CBC on December 19th and tallied 59 species (highest since 2006) plus a count-week Northern Flicker. With all the irruptive finches around this fall we were hoping to see a lot on count day. We did break our 50-year record for Pine Grosbeaks and ended up with a modest number of Common Redpolls, Snow Buntings, Pine Siskins, Bohemian Waxwings, and a single Evening Grosbeak. We had our first White-winged Crossbills since 2006.

There were record numbers of Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina Wren (tie), Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker (tie), Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red-tailed Hawk, Tufted Titmouse, and White-breasted Nuthatch. The Red-breasted Nuthatch and Tufted Titmouse numbers were more than double the old record. We had our second-highest counts of Brown Creeper, Canada Goose, Hairy Woodpecker, and Mallard.

There was a good number of unusual/rare species for the winter in this part of Maine, including a Gray Catbird, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Lesser Scaup, and Hermit Thrush.

Happy Holidays,
Glenn

Full list:
American Black Duck 28
American Crow 2059
American Goldfinch 173
American Robin 94
American Tree Sparrow 39
Bald Eagle 50
Belted Kingfisher 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1318
Blue Jay 442
Bohemian Waxwing 14
Brown Creeper 21
Canada Goose 300
Carolina Wren 5
Cedar Waxwing 35
Common Goldeneye 41
Common Loon 4
Common Merganser 106
Common Raven 13
Common Redpoll 26
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Dark-eyed Junco 137
Downy Woodpecker 88
Eastern Bluebird 36
European Starling 769
Evening Grosbeak 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Gray Catbird 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Hairy Woodpecker 66
Hermit Thrush 1
Herring Gull 294
Hooded Merganser 31
House Finch 198
House Sparrow 253
Lesser Scaup 1
Mallard 407
Merlin 1
Mourning Dove 430
Northern Cardinal 185
Northern Flicker cw
Northern Mockingbird 1
Northern Shrike 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Pileated Woodpecker 15
Pine Grosbeak 130
Pine Siskin 11
Purple Finch 18
Red-bellied Woodpecker 10
Red-Breasted Nuthatch 208
Red-tailed Hawk 27
Ring-billed Gull 15
Rock Pigeon 761
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Snow Bunting 17
Song Sparrow 8
Tufted Titmouse 320
White-breasted Nuthatch 282
White-throated Sparrow 22
White-winged Crossbill 5
Wild Turkey 132




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