Date: 5/20/26 12:35 pm From: Robert Lewis (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Durham Spring Count summary
Hello All,
The Durham Spring Count was held on April 26. The weather did not cooperate. We awoke to steady light rain and cool temperatures. It drizzled and misted off an on most areas most of the day. That is probably why we tallied only 105 species, the lowest in quite a while. On the other hand that is only 5-6 below the long term average, so kudos to us!
We missed Sharp-shinned Hawk and Screech Owl. We had fourteen warblers, a good total considering the weather.
There were an unusual number of exclusives: Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Great Egret, Bobolink, Purple Martin, Cliff Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, American Redstart, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Looking over the past eight years, I see that there are usually no exclusives! Kudos again!
