Date: 1/7/26 11:58 am From: Brian Bockhahn (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Cumberland County CBC results
The 25th Cumberland County CBC was held on December 18, 2025 under cloudy
skies, light winds and temperatures from 36-63 degrees. 11 counters in
eight parties tallied 88 species (average of 84, high 102).
Most numerous birds were 1696 Red-winged Blackbirds, 747 American Robin and
215 Ring-billed Gulls.
Goodies include our third Short-eared Owl, 3rd Green-winged Teal; 4th
Anhinga, 4th Eurasian Collared Dove, 4th Orange-crowned Warbler.
Misses include Ring-necked Duck, Black Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Barred
Owl, Blue Headed Vireo which is a big miss, but those cold temperatures did
push many out of the piedmont; Red-breasted Nuthatch, Common Yellowthroat
and White-crowned Sparrow. A Vesper Sparrow was seen during count month.
Some interesting high count numbers include 61 Wild Turkey, 24
Red-shouldered Hawk, 4 Eurasian Collared Doves, 14 Red-headed Woodpecker
and 113 Blue Jays?!
Tentative next year’s count date Thursday December 17, 2026
