We had the Augusta CBC on December 19th and tallied 59 species (highest since 2006) plus a count-week Northern Flicker. With all the irruptive finches around this fall we were hoping to see a lot on count day. We did break our 50-year record for Pine Grosbeaks and ended up with a modest number of Common Redpolls, Snow Buntings, Pine Siskins, Bohemian Waxwings, and a single Evening Grosbeak. We had our first White-winged Crossbills since 2006.
There were record numbers of Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina Wren (tie), Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker (tie), Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red-tailed Hawk, Tufted Titmouse, and White-breasted Nuthatch. The Red-breasted Nuthatch and Tufted Titmouse numbers were more than double the old record. We had our second-highest counts of Brown Creeper, Canada Goose, Hairy Woodpecker, and Mallard.
There was a good number of unusual/rare species for the winter in this part of Maine, including a Gray Catbird, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Lesser Scaup, and Hermit Thrush.
Happy Holidays,
Glenn
Full list:
| American Black Duck | 28 |
| American Crow | 2059 |
| American Goldfinch | 173 |
| American Robin | 94 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 39 |
| Bald Eagle | 50 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 1318 |
| Blue Jay | 442 |
| Bohemian Waxwing | 14 |
| Brown Creeper | 21 |
| Canada Goose | 300 |
| Carolina Wren | 5 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 35 |
| Common Goldeneye | 41 |
| Common Loon | 4 |
| Common Merganser | 106 |
| Common Raven | 13 |
| Common Redpoll | 26 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 4 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 137 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 88 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 36 |
| European Starling | 769 |
| Evening Grosbeak | 1 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 5 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 66 |
| Hermit Thrush | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 294 |
| Hooded Merganser | 31 |
| House Finch | 198 |
| House Sparrow | 253 |
| Lesser Scaup | 1 |
| Mallard | 407 |
| Merlin | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 430 |
| Northern Cardinal | 185 |
| Northern Flicker | cw |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Northern Shrike | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 15 |
| Pine Grosbeak | 130 |
| Pine Siskin | 11 |
| Purple Finch | 18 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 10 |
| Red-Breasted Nuthatch | 208 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 27 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 15 |
| Rock Pigeon | 761 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
| Snow Bunting | 17 |
| Song Sparrow | 8 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 320 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 282 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 22 |
| White-winged Crossbill | 5 |
| Wild Turkey | 132 |
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