Fifteen counters braved cold winds this year to tally 133 species and 4294 birds in 103.9 hours . The count per hour was the lowest in the six year count data reported on this site, with 56% of the species lower than the average count of the previous five years.  Complete count data is shown on the NAMC Count Data Page

Weather Conditions

Precipitation

none

Clouds

clear

Temp Dawn

45

Temp AM

50

Temp Noon

58

Temp PM

55

Temp Dusk

49

Wind Dawn

10 W

Wind AM

10 W

Wind Noon

15 W

Wind PM

15 W

Wind Dusk

15 W

 

Top Ten Birds

European Starling

424

American Robin

353

Ring-billed Gull

347

Redwing Blackbird

319

Tree Swallow

316

Mallard

283

Barn Swallow

226

N Rough-wing Swallow

198

Am Goldfinch

189

Bank Swallow

180

Total birds for the count: 4294

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