Wolfville Christmas Bird Count -2009
Saturday, December 19
Compilers: Alison Bogan (field observations) and
Jim Wolford (feeder watchers)
| Species | Field Count | Feeder Count | Total |
| Common Loon | 2 | – | 2 |
| Horned Grebe | 2 | – | 2 |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 | – | 1 |
| Canada Goose | 847 | 68 | 915 |
| Black Duck | 1055 | 200 | 1255 |
| Mallard Duck | 574 | – | 574 |
| Northern Pintail | 4 | – | 4 |
| Common Goldeneye | 7 | – | 7 |
| Common Merganser | 69 | – | 69 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 2 | – | 2 |
| White-winged Scoter | 8 | – | 8 |
| Bald Eagle (adult) (immature) (Unknown) |
112 126 1 |
11 3 – |
124 129 1 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | – | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 111 | 11 | 122 |
| Merlin | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rough-leg Hawk | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | 159 | 85 | 244 |
| Ruffed Grouse | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 27 | – | 27 |
| Herring Gull | 2084 | 2 | 2086 |
| Iceland Gull | 4 | – | 4 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 624 | – | 624 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | – | 1 |
| Rock Pigeon | 462 | 40 | 502 |
| Mourning Dove | 674 | 445 | 1119 |
| Barred Owl | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Downey Woodpecker | 35 | 53 | 88 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 31 | 39 | 70 |
| Northern Flicker | 18 | 32 | 50 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Horned Lark | 43 | – | 43 |
| Blue Jay | 1059 | 411 | 1470 |
| American Crow | 3900 | 172 | 4072 |
| Common Raven | 291 | 13 | 304 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 795 | 341 | 1136 |
| Boreal Chickadee | 2 | – | 2 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 23 | 4 | 27 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 25 | 35 | 60 |
| Brown Creeper | 3 | – | 3 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 21 | – | 21 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | – | 1 |
| American Robin | 92 | 2 | 94 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 25 | – | 25 |
| European Starling | 6358 | 805 | 7163 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 44 | 11 | 55 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Savannah Sparrow | 3 | – | 3 |
| Song Sparrow | 201 | 28 | 229 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 1 | – | 1 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 66 | 56 | 122 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 107 | 160 | 267 |
| Snow Bunting | 217 | – | 217 |
| Northern Cardinal | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Common Grackle | 3 | – | 3 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Purple Finch | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| White-winged Crossbill | 11 | – | 11 |
| Common Redpoll | 6 | – | 6 |
| Pine Siskin | – | 8 | 8 |
| American Goldfinch | 980 | 563 | 1543 |
| Evening Grosbeak | 16 | 12 | 30 |
| House Sparrow | 118 | 5 | 123 |
| —– | —– | —– | |
| Total Birds | 21545 | 3649 | 25194 |
| Total Species = 64 | – | – | – |
Count-week birds not on the list above:
- Northern Mockingbird
- Hours on foot = 86.5
- Hours by Car = 73.0
- Total Hours = 159.5
- Distance on foot = 173 km
- Distance by car = 782 km
- Total Distance = 955 km
Temperature -10 to -6 C Winds WNW 10-50 kph Sunny
Field Observers
- Allerton, Derek
- Alliston, George
- Alliston, Margaret
- Austin-Smith Jr., Peter
- Bezanson, Joanne
- Bishop, Charlane
- Boates, Sherman
- Boates-Bishop, Fen
- Bogan, Alison
- Bogan, Larry
- Bondrup-nielsen, Soren
- Boudreau, Mike
- Cann, Andy
- Colbo, Murray
- Crawford, Peggy
- Dean, Andy
- Diggins, Claire
- Elderkin, Mark
- Forsyth, George
- Forsyth, Harold
- Forsythe, Bernard
- Gibson-Collins, Jean
- Gibson, Glenys
- Gibson, Jamie
- Gibson, Merritt
- Hippern, Dennis
- Ishigami, Ryosuki
- Kelly, Patrick
- Linzey, Doug
- MacLean, Angus
- McCurdy, Sheila
- Milton, Randy
- Milton, Terri
- Mullie, Adele
- Ness, Gary
- Nickerson, Nancy
- O’Brien, Mike
- Paterson, Carol
- Paterson, George
- Paterson, Ian
- Pulsifer, Cecil
- Riggs, Stan
- Roche, Jacquie
- Sabean, Barry
- Shutler, David
- Slauenwhite, Darrell
- Steves, Andrew
- Stern, Richard
- Stern, Elizabeth
- Sulis, Ed
- Thexton, Bill
- Thexton, Brenda
- Toplack, Christine
- Trzeinski, Kurtis
- Tufts, Judy
- Whitman, Rick
- Williams, Sherman
- Wolford, Jim
57 Field Observers
31 Parties
Feeder Watchers
- Amos, Jim
- Archibald, Fred
- Archibald, Helen
- Austin-Smith, Peter Sr.
- Bishop, Diana
- Bissix, Sue
- Borden, Sharon
- Brown, Heather
- Brylinsky, Mike
- Buckley, Carol
- Burbidge, Nancy
- Burbidge, Scott
- Cameron, Andrew
- Cameron, Diane
- Cheslock, Ken
- Churchill, Lana
- Cloghesy, Karen
- Cloghesy, Neil
- Cox, Chris
- Davis, Pat
- Dean, Lelia
- Dix, Pat
- Duy, Huu
- Eaton, Joan
- Elderkin, Paul
- Elliott, Wendy
- Forsythe, Sandra
- Frank, Hilma
- Fulton, Hedley
- Goulding, Mary Sue
- Hamilton, Art
- Harper, Charlotte
- Harris, Eileen
- Hart, Lorna
- Harwood, Avril
- Hennigar, Heather
- Hill, Maxine
- Horne, Marg
- Horne, Bob
- Horton, John
- Horton, Winnie
- Isenor, Lana
- Kalkman, Ari
- Kinsman, Sharon
- Leung, Jean
- Linzey, Doug
- Long, Phil
- MacDonald, Jake
- Macwha, Janet
- Margeson, Ron
- Maclean, Stella
- Marston, Don
- Marston, Shirley
- Mason, Eleanor
- McClain, Janet
- McDonald, Rosaleen
- McLeod, Pat
- Moore, Irene
- Murphy, Terry
- Mutch, Edna
- Nguyen, Alisa
- Perkin, Dorothy
- Mary Pratt
- Prescott, Shirley
- Robart, Gordon
- Sacouman, Linda
- Schaffner, Kathie
- Slipp, Steven
- Stevens, Sandy
- Sulis, Mary Anne
- Thomas, Martin
- Thorpe, Dianne
- Timpa, Jean
- Tracy, Dave
- Alison Webster
- Webster, Dave
- Wright, Don
- Wright, Shirley
- Young, Earl
- Young, Sheila
92 Feeder Watchers at
72 Feeders
126 Hours
