I did the Rockview route for the Christmas Bird Count this morning. What a frigid morning. It was hard to be motivated to walk all the Rockview fields that I usually do with the wind cutting through both hats I was wearing. Still, I had a good number of species on my route (35) and had some good sightings. I had a couple of Northern Harriers flying through the Rockview fields. I had a White-crowned Sparrow behind the Arcadian on Benner Pike. I have found one there for the last 5 years in a row. I had my first Eastern Towhee on this route in 10 years. Finally, I had nice close looks at a very sharp looking Chipping Sparrow!
