New Year’s Day Bird Count 2015

Here are the results of the annual bird count done at Little River Park on New Year’s Day 2015:

Weather Conditions:

	AM	PM
Sky Conditions	Partly Cloudy	Scattered Clouds
Wind Direction & Velocity	Calm	SW 10mph
Temperature	23°F	51°F

Checklist Results:

Black Vulture	7	Eastern Phoebe	1	Field Sparrow	1
Turkey Vulture	3	American Crow	1	White-throated Sparrow	6
Red-tailed Hawk	1	Carolina Chickadee	5	Dark-eyed Junco	3
Gull sp.	4	Tufted Titmouse	4	Northern Cardinal	5
Red-bellied Woodpecker	2	Golden-crowned Kinglet	19
Downy Woodpecker	3	Chipping Sparrow	1

There were 14 folks who participated in this year's count. They traveled about 6 miles along Little River's trails. A total of 16 species of birds were noted. The number of individual birds counted totaled 66. Regular attendees of the event noted that bird activity was very low for the day despite the mild winter weather.

More information about the Audubon Christmas Bird Count can be found at the National Audubon Society's website: http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count.

If you'd like to take part in a bird count, the park will participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count from February 13-16, 2015, which is a great event for first-time counters or beginning birders as well as experienced birders. Call the park office for more information: 919-732-5505.

Related Reading:
"7 Surprises from the 115th Christmas Bird Count" by Becca Cudmore, Audubon magazine online, published 1/16/2015, http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/conservation/7-wonders-past-christmas-bird-count

 

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