Winter Bird Atlasing

January, 2008

Twelve members of the Kirtland Bird Club took to the back roads from Canton to Cambridge during two Saturdays in January to collect data for Black Swamp Bird Observatory’s Winter Bird Atlas. Twelve DeLorme sectors were chosen in this area because they had very little or no observations reported.  The weather was mild on January 12^th when we canvassed the most southern areas. We were treated to dawn birdsong and pleased to see bluebirds in abundance. January 26^th was colder and more gray but all three cars were treated to horned larks and several views of raptors.  Data was reported on a total of 23 sectors.

The participants were: Terri Martincic, Virginia Ehrbar, Delores Cole, Scott Van Volkenburg, Laura Gooch, Julie West, Gary Neuman, Lou Gardella, Lori Brumbaugh, Henry and Olivia Burton, and Lisa Chapman. The following is a species list.

Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Mallard
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Coopers Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downey Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Carolina Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
BROWN THRASHER
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Field Sparrow
SAVANNAH SPARROW
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Cardinal
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Gold Finch
House Sparrow