Date: 5/15/26 12:55 pm From: Brian Bockhahn (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Pilot Mountain Spring Bird Count Results
The 6th ever Pilot Mountain Spring bird count on May 5, 2026 under clear skies and calm conditions was a record breaker, 13 observers tallied 123 total species on count day, well above our average of 116!
Year Total sp 2021 112 2022 119 2023 112 2024 116 2025 118 2026 123 Average 116.666667
One theme of the finding was low water farm ponds for rare herons and shorebirds! American Bittern may be new for all of Surry County!
Another theme was work the flocks, we found a whopping 25 species of warblers and often multiples of each and often singing birds.
