Date: 6/16/25 2:08 pm
From: Paul Roisen via groups.io <roisenp1950...>
Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Hay Springs USGS BBS Summary
Wonderful responses from so many. I learn a lot but just reading some of
these wonderful posts about the BBS's

Thanks all!

*Paul O. Roisen*
*Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817*


On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM David Cunningham via groups.io <gopacgodc=
<gmail.com...> wrote:

> I completed the Hay Springs BBS on 7 Jun 2025. The biggest missing
> species was Bobolink. I paused on 3 stops to use the binoculars and
> specifically listen for them, but none heard or seen. This is the fastest
> I completed the route, mostly due to the good weather. This year's counts
> are consistent with past years going back to 2018 (first year). The
> average number of species is approximately 42 with about 985 for the
> individuals count. The lone Blue Jay and Common Yellowthroat were the only
> non-breeders observed.
>
> Species 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 Total ind. Total Stops
> Blue-winged Teal 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
> Sharp-tailed Grouse 0 2 0 0 0 2 2
> Ring-necked Pheasant 16 14 14 18 1 63 33
> Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 1 9 0 0 12 7
> Mourning Dove 42 34 56 28 19 179 46
> Killdeer 2 0 1 1 0 4 4
> Long-billed Curlew 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
> Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
> Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 1 0 3 4 4
> Great Horned Owl 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
> Burrowing Owl 0 0 0 0 4 4 3
> Red-headed Woodpecker 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
> Western Kingbird 3 2 1 2 10 18 12
> Eastern Kingbird 1 3 1 0 3 8 8
> Western Wood-Pewee 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
> Say's Phoebe 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
> Bell's Vireo 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
> Loggerhead Shrike 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
> American Crow 0 7 0 0 0 7 7
> Horned Lark 42 26 25 23 14 130 39
> Barn Swallow 0 0 7 1 9 17 8
> Northern House Wren 0 1 0 0 2 3 2
> Brown Thrasher 0 3 1 2 0 6 5
> European Starling 0 0 5 0 12 17 3
> American Robin 3 2 7 5 2 19 15
> House Sparrow 4 0 0 0 0 4 1
> Grasshopper Sparrow 2 1 1 0 2 6 6
> Lark Sparrow 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
> Lark Bunting 1 0 1 4 5 11 4
> Western Meadowlark 67 53 31 34 51 236 50
> Orchard Oriole 0 1 0 0 3 4 2
> Red-winged Blackbird 8 14 20 25 6 73 27
> Brown-headed Cowbird 1 3 6 7 1 18 10
> Common Grackle 7 30 40 33 19 129 27
> Yellow Warbler 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
> Blue Grosbeak 1 2 2 1 0 6 5
> Dickcissel 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
> Blue Jay 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
> Common Yellowthroat 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
> Total Species : 39 Total ind. : 999
> Vehicles 1 6 2 0 2 11 8
> Noise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
>
>
>


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