H.L. Ferguson Museum Christmas Bird Count 2013
The 114th Annual Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday, December 28, 2013 on Fishers. Penni and Greg Sharp were accompanied by Justine Kibbe, the Island’s Naturalist. Beginning at the west end, they spent the day traversing the island and the following list includes the variety of birds spotted and counted.
Common Loon 6
Double-Crested Cormorant 7
Great Blue Heron 6
Mallard Duck 13
American Black Duck 11
American Wigeon 4
Common Eider 32
White-Winged Scoter 2
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 11
Bufflehead 32
Hooded Merganser 4
Red-Breasted Merganser 38
Ruddy Duck 10
Sharp-Shinned Hawk 1
Northern Harrier 4
Herring Gull 73
Great Black-Backed Gull 15
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
American Crow 23
Horned Lark 14
Black-Capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 4
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 1
European Starling 35
Yellow-Rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Song Sparrow 5
White-Throated Sparrow 5
Dark-Eyed Junco 2
American Goldfinch 2
The 2014 Bird count will take place on Saturday, December 27. Everyone is invited to participate.
