Augusta CBC results

[Glenn Hodgkins]

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