Great Backyard Bird Count Results- 2011

Friday Results:

Number of species: 21


All Reported: yes
Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Cooper's Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 6
Horned Lark 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 2
American Tree Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 1
Common Redpoll 1
American Goldfinch 18
House Sparrow 1

Note- it was 10 degrees C that day and the warm weather definitely lead to lower numbers than we usually see out here. The sighting of the Horned Larks was the second of the season for us, but the first time we saw them near the house. There have been large numbers of the Horned Larks in the fields along Fourth Line.


Saturday, February 19th results

Number of species: 20


All Reported: yes
Species Count
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 5
Horned Lark 23
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 1
European Starling 10
American Tree Sparrow 13
Dark-eyed Junco 14
Northern Cardinal 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 19
House Sparrow 2

also of note: We had 13 squirrels in the yard first thing that morning. We also heard a pack of coyotes howling at approximately 10 a.m. We usually only hear them in the evenings.


Results for Sunday, February 20th

Number of species: 20


All Reported: yes
Species Count
Canada Goose 19
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 13
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
European Starling 32
American Tree Sparrow 11
Dark-eyed Junco 18
Northern Cardinal 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 3
Common Redpoll 1
American Goldfinch 28
House Sparrow 7

On Sunday at approx 10 am we observed a single coyote in the field across from our house. It slowly made it's way through the field. This was the first time we've seen a coyote in daylight.