Christmas Bird Count -Wise County  

Species Year - 1999 Year - 2000 Year - 2001 Year - 2002
Loons        
Common Loon, Gavia immer       cw
Grebes        
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps 2 1 15 6
Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus 2 0 0 0
Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis   13 1 0
grebe species     1 0
Pelicans        
American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos     8 1
Cormorants        
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus   11 56 29 49
Herons and Egrets        

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias

 21 13 41 14
Great Egret, Ardea albus 3 0 0 cw
Vultures        
Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus 149 85 106 91
Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura 538 388 429 274
vulture species     5 40
Ducks and Geese        
Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons     1 0
Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens     41 cw
Canada Goose, Branta Canadensis 135 18 39 87
Wood Duck,  Aix sponsa     1 3 1
Gadwall,  Anas strepera 91 127 117 53
American Wigeon,  Anas Americana   6 81 83
Mallard,  Anas platyrhynchos 101 182 333 94
Blue-winged Teal,  Anas discors 40 11 4 50
Northern Shoveler,  Anas clypeata 1 21 22 47
Northern Pintail,  Anas acuta     20 5
Green-winged Teal,  Anas crecca   3 13 14
Canvasback,  Aythya valisineria 12 43 169 0
Redhead,  Aythya americana 2 7 19 10
Ring-necked Duck,  Aythya collaris 7 3 5 12
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila 1 0 0 2
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis 23 38 11 28
Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola 21 5 14 1
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula 14 2 13 15
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus   2 16 5
Common Merganser, Mergus serrator   10 0 5
Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis 4 0 1 5
duck species     259 192
Hawks, Falcons, and Eagles        
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus     2 0
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus 8 29 12 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter striatus 6 8 3 5
Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii 5 2 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus   2 1 20 14
Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis 2 49 58 63
Krider's Hawk       1
Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus 1 cw 2 0
Hawk species       3
American Kestrel, Falco sparverius 74 84 82 54
Merlin, Falco columbarius 1 0 1 0
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus    1 cw 1
Turkeys        

Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

            Rio Grande

 21 40 2 20
Quail        
Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus     15 33
Rails and Relatives of Rails        
American Coot, Fulica americana 101 32 493 185
Cranes        
Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis         165
Plovers        
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus 71 67 28 38
Sandpipers        
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca   2 2 6 5
yellowlegs species     7 2
Dowitcher species       3
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla     cw 0
Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago   1 12 3
American Woodcock, Scolopax minor 1 0 0 0
Gulls and Terns        
Franklin’s Gull, Larus pipixcan       cw
Bonaparte's Gull, Larus philadelphia     cw 3
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis 8 13 146 83
Herring X Thayer's Gull hybrid 1 0 0 0
Gull species       93
Forster’s Tern, Sterna forsteri 10 27 41 17
Doves and Pigeons        
Rock Dove, Columba livia 140 164 175 91
Eurasian Collared-Dove, Streptopelia decaocto     45 52
White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica 26 31 152 174
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura 314 393 456 309
Inca Dove, Columbina inca 34 40 17 11
Cuckoos        
Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus 2 6 1 2
Owls        
Barn Owl, Tyto alba   2 0 0
Eastern Screech-Owl, Otus asio 1 cw 1 cw
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus 3 2 4 cw
Barred Owl, Strix varia 1 cw 2 cw
Long-eared Owl, Asio otus     1 0
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus   cw 0 0
Kingfishers        
Belted Kingfisher, Cerlye alcyon 3 4 9 7
Woodpeckers        
Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythyocephalus 1 0 7 23
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus 32 25 24 39
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius             1 1 2 8
Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris 3 2 2 2
Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens 19 12 16 18
Hairy Woodpecker, Picoides villosus 5 1 3 0
Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus

            Red-shafted

            Yellow-shafted

 34

 

 

 14

4

5

 19

7

2

16

3

0

Pileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus       1
small woodpecker species     1 1
woodpecker species     1 2
Flycatchers        
Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe   7 5 17 14
Shrikes        
Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus 54 67 32 42
Crows and Jays        
Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata 136 67 377 151
American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos 660 586 778 330
Larks        
Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris   3 0 35
Titmice        

Carolina Chickadee, Poecile carolinensis

 162 334 90 101
Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor 30 64 38 43
Black-crested Titmouse       1
Titmouse species       3
Nuthatches        
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis 2 0 0 1
Creepers        
Brown Creeper, Certhia americana 4 cw 3 2
Wrens        
Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus 19 9 7 14

Bewick’s Wren, Thryromanes bewickii

        Western form

 1 6 7 11
House Wren, Troglodytes aedon 2 4 1 1
Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes 3 2 0 1
wren species     1 1
Kinglets        
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa 1 0 cw 14
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula 10 15 29 9
Gnatcatchers        
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea 1 0 0 1
Thrushes        
Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis 216 300 423 183
Townsend’s Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi   2 0 0
Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus   4 1 2
American Robin, Turdus migratorius 540 108 141 148
Thrashers and Mockingbirds        
Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos 129 109 85 132
Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum 1 4 1 1
Starlings        
European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris   2520 1087 1947 3099
Waxwings        
Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum 130 612 268 206
Wood-warblers        

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata 

            “Audubon’s Warbler”

            “Myrtle Warbler”

  5

 

 

 13

1

26

 7

4

3

27

cw

1

warbler species     3 3
Towhees, Sparrows, and Juncos        
Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus 8 1 4 2
Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculates 2 45 4 7
Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps 1 1 3 3
Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina 43 5 23 29
Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla 186 126 46 418
Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus 50 19 57 32
Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus 47 50 7 2
Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis 51 16 116 79
LeConte’s Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii 7 1 2 3
Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca 8 45 53 29
Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia 56 13 46 16
Lincoln’s Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii 1 4 1 6
White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis 66 70 21 28
Harris’s Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula 423 634 279 524
White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophyrs

            subspecies leucophrys 

            subspecies gambelii

 418

 

 

 134

 

 

 165

 

 

152

 

 

Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis

            subspecies Slate-colored

            subspecies Pink-sided

            subspecies Oregon

   70

260

 

1

4

 

 118

0

 

0

28

 

326

0

 

5

8

 

McCown's Longspur, Calcarius mccownii   50 0 0
sparrow species     237 209
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Buntings        
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis 486 556 411 401
Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, and Orioles        
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus 326 291 3396 3049
Eastern Meadowlark, Sturnella magna 401 262 115 23
Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta 78 13 25 3
meadowlark species     325 387
Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus 100 150 0 0
Brewer’s Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus 251 251 648 3676
Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula 2611 87 376 277
Great-tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus 1 0 120 11
Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater 952 271 6 84
Cowbird species       4
blackbird species     12,674 1331
Finches        
House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus 84 104 461 91
Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus 8 0 8 1
American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis 180 238 977 221
Finch species       11
Old World Sparrows        
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus 180 197 447 153

 

 

 

 

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