8th ANNUAL BIRD FEEDER SURVEY
RESULTS
Compiled by Shirley Sturts
Feeder Observers: (*reported all 4
periods)
|
*MB |
Marilee Benson -north of Athol |
DJ |
Dottie Jones - Loffs Bay Road |
|
*KB |
Kris Buchler - Armstrong Hill |
*JK |
Jan and Earl Kendle -Pine Ridge Drive - Harrison |
|
*EC |
Elaine Codding - Highland Drive |
*TP |
Theresa Potts - Arrowhead Road |
|
*CC |
Carolyn Cozzetto - near Garwood |
GS |
George Sayler - 11th and Ash |
|
*BD |
Barbara Dorrell - Squaw Bay |
JS |
Jan Severtson - Fairmont Loop Rd. |
|
*KE |
Ken Eppler - near Silverwood |
*LS |
Lynn Sheridan - north 16th Street |
|
LH |
Lisa Hardy - north of Kingston |
*SS |
Shirley Sturts |
The first number represents the total
number of birds at feeders.
The second number in ( ) represents the
total number of feeders the birds were seen at. The initials represent the
observers reporting the species at their feeder. Observers are listed in order
of the largest number of birds seen.
|
SPECIES |
OBSERVERS |
DEC. 15-31 |
JAN. 1-15 |
JAN. 16-31 |
FEB. 1-15 |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
LH |
1(1) |
- |
- |
- |
|
Northern Bobwhite |
SS |
3 (1) |
- |
- |
- |
|
Ring-necked Pheasant |
TP,EC |
- |
- |
2(2) |
2(2) |
|
Ruffed Grouse |
KE,KB |
3(1) |
2(1) |
2(2) |
1(1) |
|
California Quail |
JS,SS, |
- |
11(2) |
1(1) |
6(1) |
|
Mourning Dove |
TP,EC,KE,JS,SS, |
24(4) |
30(5) |
11(4) |
17(4) |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
KE,MB,TP,JK,LS,JS,EC |
7(5) |
4(3) |
6(4) |
5(4) |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
KB,KE,BD,MB,SS,JK,EC,CC,JS |
12(7) |
12(9) |
5(5) |
9(8) |
|
Pileated Woodpecker |
MB,JK |
- |
1(1) |
- |
1(10 |
|
Northern Flicker |
KE,TP,GS,LS,CC,DJ,EC, KB,JS,JK |
7(5) |
7(5) |
9(5) |
12(7) |
|
Northern Shrike |
KB |
- |
1(1) |
- |
- |
|
Blue Jay |
LS |
- |
- |
- |
1(1) |
|
Steller's Jay |
LH,EC,KB,BD |
2(1) |
4(2) |
3(2) |
3(2) |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
DJ,TP |
2(1) |
5(2) |
- |
4(1) |
|
Common Raven |
CC |
1(1) |
- |
- |
- |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
JK,MB,BD,KE,LS,KB,SS,CC, LH,GS,EC,JS |
47(11) |
47(11) |
41(9) |
37(8) |
|
Mountain Chickadee |
MB,BD,GS,KB,SS,KE,TP,JS, JK, |
4(3) |
16(6) |
9(6) |
7(5) |
|
Chestnut-b Chickadee |
JK,BD,LH,EC,JS |
3(1) |
6(4) |
6(2) |
5(2) |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
JK,KB,CC,MB,TP,KE,SS,BD,EC,JS,GS,LH |
17(9) |
21(10) |
16(10) |
13(7) |
|
Pygmy Nuthatch |
SS,TP |
4(1) |
2(2) |
6(1) |
8(2) |
|
Brown Creeper |
JK |
- |
- |
1(1) |
- |
|
European Starling |
LS |
10(1) |
6(1) |
30(1) |
10(1) |
|
Song Sparrow |
BD,SS,JK,TP,JS,MB,LS. LH |
9(4) |
8(5) |
10(6) |
10(5) |
|
Dark-eyed Junco -Oregon |
BD,LH,MB,TP,LS,SS,KB,CC,JK,KE |
89(8) |
76(7) |
50(4) |
56(7) |
|
Dark-eyed Junco - Slate-colored |
KB |
- |
- |
- |
1(1) |
|
Cassin's Finch |
LS |
- |
- |
- |
2(1) |
|
House Finch |
DJ,LS,KB,BD,MB,TP,GS,GS, EC,CC,JS |
62(7) |
91(8) |
31(3) |
53(6) |
|
Red Crossbill |
KE |
- |
- |
- |
2(1) |
|
Pine Siskin |
KB,MB,JK,KE,SS,BD,JS, TP, LH |
8(2) |
51(3) |
7(3) |
54(5) |
|
American Goldfinch |
KE,LS,TP |
31(2) |
51(KE) |
54(2) |
58(2) |
|
Evening Grosbeak |
MB,LH |
- |
- |
37(2) |
30(1) |
|
House Sparrow |
LS |
4(1) |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Highest number of species at feeders for all 4 periods |
Species seen at the most feeders - from 15 feeders |
|
Dark-eyed Junco - 271 |
Black-capped Chickadee - 12 |
|
House Finch - 237 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 12 |
|
American Goldfinch 194 |
House Finch - 10 |
|
Black-capped chickadee - 172 |
Dark-eyed Junco - 10 |
|
Pine Siskin - 120 |
Northern Flicker - 10 |
|
Mourning Dove - 82 |
Pine Siskin - 9 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthach - 67 |
Mountain Chickadee - 9 |
|
Evening Grosbeak - 67 |
Hairy Woodpecker - 9 |
|
European Starling - 56 |
Song Sparrow - 8 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker - 38 |
Downy woodpecker - 7 |
|
Song Sparrow - 37 |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - 5 |
|
Northern Flicker - 35 |
Mourning Dove - 5 |
|
Mountain Chickadee - 29 |
Steller's Jay - 4 |
|
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - 27 |
American Goldfinch 3 |
|
Downy Woodpecker - 22 |
Evening Grosbeak - 2 |
|
Pygmy Nuthatch 20 |
California Quail - 2 |
|
California Quail - 18 |
Ring-necked Pheasant - 2 |
|
Steller's Jay - 12 |
Pileated Woodpecker - 2 |
|
Black-billed Magpie 11 |
Black-billed Magpie - 2 |
|
Ruffed Grouse 9 |
Ruffed Grouse - 2 |
|
Ring-necked Pheasant - 4 |
Pygmy Nuthatch - 2 |
|
House Sparrow - 4 |
European Starling - 1 |
|
Northern Bobwhite - 3 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 |
|
Pileated Woodpecker - 2 |
Northern Bobwhite - 1 |
|
Cassin's Finch - 2 |
Northern Shrike - 1 |
|
Red Crossbill - 2 |
Blue Jay - 1 |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 |
Brown Creeper - 1 |
|
Common Raven - 1 |
Cassin's Finch - 1 |
|
Northern Shrike - 1 |
Red Crossbill - 1 |
|
Blue Jay - 1 |
House Sparrow - 1 |
|
Dark-eyed Junco (slate-colored) - 1 |
Dark-eyed Junco (slate-colored) - 1 |
|
Brown Creeper - 1 |
|
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Species in the count
area but not using feeders or provided water
(MB) 2 Common Raven Jan. 15; 50+ Cedar
Waxwings feeding in Mt. Ash tree Feb. 11; 1 Northern Shrike on top of my biggest
tree (Hemlock) Jan. 23 and 28 - cold 22 degrees and windy.
( EC) Common Raven, Bald Eagle, 2
Pileated Woodpecker
(CC) 1 Wild Turkey has been hanging
around for a couple of years - comes into the yard to feed on the berries in
yard shrubs. A family of California Quail have also been coming but they
disappeared when the snow got deeper. 1 Pileated Woodpecker heard Feb. 15
(BD) 1 Bald Eagle and 1 Ruffed Grouse
(KE) 1 Common Raven and 1 Brown Creeper
(LH) 1 Song Sparrow, 2-4 American Robin,7-28
Red Crossbill, 2 Cassin's Finch, 25-155 Bohemian Waxwing, 1 Northern Flicker
(DJ) Northern Shrike, Northern Flicker,
Red-tailed Hawk
(EK) 3 Bald Eagle Dec.Jan.Feb., 200+
Common Merganser in Dec., 24 Tundra Swan Feb. 24
(TP) 1 American Robin Dec. 23, 3 Red
Crossbill Jan. 20, 1 Ring-necked Pheasant Feb. 3
(GS) American Robin feeding in an apple
tree, Dark-eyed Junco feeding on ground below the apple tree, Northern Flicker
(female) near the feeder but did not use it.
(JS) 1 Varied Thrush and 2 American Robin
on Feb. 9
(LS) Dec. 25 - 3 American Robin, 10
American Crow; Jan. 9 - American Robins and European Starling in a Mountain Ash
tree; Jan. 19 - 10 American robin in the Mountain Ash Tree; 1 hybrid
Steller's/Blue Jay eating peanuts Feb. 7
Species using feeders
and/or provided water but not seen on count days
(EC) 2 Ruffed Grouse Jan. 31; 36
California Quail Jan. 12
(BD) 16 Wild Turkey Dec. 28 - one of
which was an albino tom. Wild Turkey come daily with numbers from 1-34; 5
Red-winged Blackbird Feb. 15.
(DJ) 7 Red-winged Blackbird in February;
1 Downy Woodpecker in February
(JK) In December: 6 Wild Turkey, 2
goldeneye, 2 grebe; In January: 1 Raven, 1 gull sp., 2 Bald Eagle; in February
1 Pied-billed Gebe, 4 Common Merganser, 1 Common Raven and 1 Bald Eagle.
(TP) 1 Blue Jay Jan. 8; 1 Harris' Sparrow
Jan. 27; 2 Pine Siskin Jan. 27/
Comments on bird
numbers and behavior
(CC) On sunny days the trees were full of
chickadees, nuthatches and finches but only a couple at a time would come to
the feeder. We have had an unusual amount of cold weather and at least 1 1/2
foot of snow on the ground continually this winter. Except on sunny days the
birds just seem to disappear. We had to contend with chipmunks - they even
found a way to get into our hanging suet cakes. We saw them scare off the birds
several times.
(LH) The ravens didn't make the survey
dates and the crossbills have been around for months, yet I have not seen a
single one at the feeder this winter.
(DJ) I have a resident sparrow that looks
like a Song Sparrow but has a forked tail. Occasionally a huge flock of Pine
Siskin visit - estimated at 150+ birds with a handful of House Finch and
American goldfinch mixed in. The most mourning Doves has been 14. A Red-tailed
Hawk has been seen hunting the doves. On Feb. 9 a magpie attacked and killed a
gopher under the feeders.
(JK) For nearly a month 200+ mergansers
have congregated in front of the Camp Easton on Gotham Bay. They come down in
front of our house near the turn out in groups to feed. 2-3 Bald Eagle have
been in Gotham Bay all winter.
(LS) On Jan. 16 I saw a flock of American
Crow swirling and cawing around a tall evergreen where a Red-tailed Hawk was
perched. (on 17th Street one block from home)
