A great day was had by all - 20 participants plus leaders Don Freiday, Warren Cairo, Beth Ciuzio, Janet Crawford, Kathy and Roger Horn, Karl Lukens, Tom Parsons, Virginia Rettig, Chuck and MJ Slugg, and Steve Weis. Total for our 4th annual New Year's Day field trip was 76 species.
Location: Cape Island - south of canal
Observation date: 1/1/11
Notes: CMBO Kick Off Your Year list field trip. partly cloudy, sw 5-10 mph, 40-50 degrees.
Number of species: 54
Snow Goose 7 flyovers crossing bay heading north
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 3
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 25
Black Scoter 2
Hooded Merganser 10
Ruddy Duck 2
Red-throated Loon 1
Black Vulture 1 part of group only
Turkey Vulture 3
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 adult perched over lighthouse pond
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Coot 1
Killdeer 1
Ruddy Turnstone 3
Purple Sandpiper 1
American Woodcock 2 CM Pt. yard
Bonaparte's Gull 10
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 75
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 15
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 15
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 heard leader only
Eastern Bluebird 3 heard leader only
American Robin 50
Northern Mockingbird 8
European Starling 50
American Pipit 2
Cedar Waxwing 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Fox Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 15
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 100
Purple Finch 5
House Finch 20
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 20
Location: Stone Harbor Point
Observation date: 1/1/11
Notes: CMBO Kick Off Your Year List field trip.
Number of species: 22
American Black Duck 2
Surf Scoter 15
Black Scoter 10
Long-tailed Duck 5
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Common Loon 2
Horned Grebe 1
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Sanderling 10
Purple Sandpiper 3
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 5
American Crow 2
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 10
Song Sparrow 4
Snow Bunting 50
House Finch 3
Location: Nummy Island
Observation date: 1/1/11
Notes: CMBO Kick Off Your Year List Field Trip
Number of species: 27
Brant (Atlantic) 200
American Black Duck 5
Long-tailed Duck 5
Bufflehead 7
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Common Loon 5
Horned Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Black-bellied Plover 20
American Oystercatcher 15
Willet (Western) 5
Marbled Godwit 8
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Western Sandpiper 2
Dunlin 300
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 2
Carolina Wren 2
Song Sparrow 5
House Finch 5
Location: Jake's Landing
Observation date: 1/1/11
Notes: CMBO Kick Off Your Year List Field Trip
Number of species: 15
American Black Duck 5
Hooded Merganser 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Dunlin 10
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Great Horned Owl 1
Short-eared Owl 2
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 300
Common Grackle 500
Brown-headed Cowbird 100
