Waterville CBC

[Lea Ramirez]

A bit delayed, here is the Waterville CBC summary for Sunday, December 17. 

On a cold, bright morning, a group of 20 set out for the count. Visibility was good with minimal open water.

Species count was slightly below average with 52 and an additional 5 during count week.

The more interesting birds included:

1  Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow, first for the count

1  American Pipit, first for the count

6  Rusty Blackbirds

Unusual and lingering:

1  Great Blue Heron

2  Hermit Thrushes

And during count week:

1  Northern Goshawk

1  Red-shouldered/Red-tailed hybrid, first identified during last year's CBC.

All time low number:

16  Herring Gulls 

High count:

94  Northern Cardinals

6  Rusty Blackbirds

Lea and Jose Ramirez