Date: 12/22/24 6:31 am From: Shirley Maas via groups.io <dtmsem2006...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Ames CBC
Sounds like a great count.
Best I could do yesterday was a Roadrunner
Headed to OKLAHOMA today to build my yearly list. There for two weeks.
Don and Shirley
“If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government then you are doomed to live under the rules of fools. Plato“You can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of reality.”
Don & Shirley MaasThe Maas’s have migrated to the Valley of the Sun in Mesa, AZ from Choctaw, Ok for the winter.
On Saturday, December 21, 2024, 8:08 PM, Don & Janis Paseka via groups.io <paseka76...> wrote:
The 19th Ames CBC was done on Wednesday December 18th. By the numbers,
it was a fairly typical count with 63 species and 9,112 individuals,
but many of the usual species were hard to find or absent. The
highlight was definitely the first Red-shouldered Hawk which was found
at the Fremont State Lakes.
Fifteen species of waterfowl were observed which is three more than
the previous high number. Ring-necked Duck and Common Merganser set
new high counts, while Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Redhead
and Hooded Merganser numbers tied with previous high counts.
Bald Eagle and American Kestrel set new high counts of 98 and 15
respectively. Singles of Short-eared Owl, Red-headed Woodpecker and
Pileated Woodpecker tied with previous high counts as did the three
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.
Notable misses were: Northern Bobwhite, Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Kinglets, Longspurs, Yellow-rumps, and any sparrows other than Tree,
Harris's and a single Song Sparrow.
If anyone would like a full list of species and numbers, I would be
glad to share them.
My thanks goes out to all the participants and the landowners who
allow us access to their property.
