Another Successful and Enlightening North American Migration Count

The weather was almost perfect for the second annual Fall North American
Migration Count held September 18th. The number of birds seen was a bit low
due to the warm, windless conditions, and lack of storms north to push the
birds south. Thirty-two participants provided the following totals:

Total species 137
Total birds observed 9,627
Total miles traveled 763

Interesting or missed observations

Common Loon 3
Red-necked Grebe 1
Horned Grebe 1
Eared Grebe 1
Western Grebe 0
Bufflehead 1
Bald Eagle 0
Northern Goshawk 1
Golden Eagle 10
Merlin 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Prairie Falcon 1
Virginia Rail 2
Sandhill Crane 26
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 1
Band-tailed Pigeon 16
Lewis's Woodpecker 256
Acorn Woodpecker 4
White-headed Woodpecker 2
Bushtit 10
Pygmy Nuthatch 3
Swainson's Thrush 2
Sage Thrasher 0
Loggerhead Shrike 0
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Orange Crowned Warbler 40 (with 23 found in the Simcoes)
Nashville Warbler 2 ( both found in the Simcoes)
Townsend's Warbler 2
Hermit Warbler 0
Western Tanager 4
Chipping Sparrow 114
Sage Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 678 (second most common bird, behind European Starling)
Red Crossbill 32
Lesser Goldfinch 38



One of the more interesting additions to the tabulations has been percentage
of birds seen by species. Starlings lead with about 12% . Complete results
(with the exception of total driving times, walking times and walking
distance) are now available at http://www.teleport.com/~bhansen



Bob Hansen
bhansen at teleport.com
Lyle, WA