Date: 1/10/26 1:03 pm From: Brian Bockhahn (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Haw River CBC results (southern Rockingham County NC)
The 6th Haw River Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday December 31,
2025 with temperatures ranging from 28-47 under mostly clear skies, no
precipitation, light winds.
10 observers in 8 parties tallied 76 species (average 82, high 89, low
76). Most numerous birds were led by 1251 Ring-billed Gull, 434 American
Robin, 232 Canada Goose.
Highlights include several first count birds: 2 Redhead in a pond along
Benaja Road; 1 Osprey at Betsy Jeff Penn 4H center; 1 Pine Siskin at
Faucette Farms. Other goodies include our 2nd Northern Harrier and 2nd
Horned Lark.
Misses due to coverage gaps include Gadwall, American Black Duck,
Green-winged Teal, Double Crested Cormorant, American Woodcock, Bonaparte’s
Gull, Any owl, Red-breasted and Brown-headed Nuthatch, House Wren, Pine
Warbler, Eastern Meadowlark and Rusty Blackbird.
We set a few high counts: 20 Great Blue Heron, 3 Bald Eagle, 15 Belted
Kingfisher, 10 American Kestrel, 11 Purple Finch and 62 American Goldfinch.
A few notable low counts: 56 Blue Jay, 16 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 Brown
Creeper, 6 Winter Wren, 60 Eastern Bluebird, 434 American Robin, 6 Eastern
Towhee, 4 Common Grackle, 1 Brown-headed Cowbird, 3 Field Sparrow, 1 Fox
Sparrow and 34 Song Sparrow.
