Augusta CBC Preliminary Summary
Saturday, Dec 19 with 28 birders
With 98% of precincts reporting, we recorded 52 species and 5386 individual birds, both typical numbers for the last few years.
The most numerous species was Herring Gulls at 1379 birds (mostly at Hatch Hill landfill). Chickadees (675) beat out Crows (640) and Starlings (also 640) for the number two spot.
We had a new record count of Bald Eagles (31) since the first Augusta CBC in 1970. Robins (82) were the second highest recorded historically. We had our first Chipping Sparrows since 1976 and our first Barrow's Goldeneye since 1989. Some relatively rare birds include a single Northern Shrike, Iceland Gull, and Glaucous Gull.
On the low side, there were almost no winter finches (6 Pine Siskins, 1 Purple Finch). The two Black Ducks recorded were tied for the lowest in our count circle history.
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