I just received the complete Grand Rapids CBC count from Ken Zimmer today. The count was held on December 17th. We had a record high in species (40) and 2 new birds for the count (Three-toed Woodpecker and a Black Duck x Mallard hybrid).
15 Canada Geese 100 Mallards 1 Ring-necked Duck 14 Common Goldeneyes 10 Ruffed Grouse 20 Bald Eagles 1 Rough-legged Hawk 176 Rock Pigeons 10 Mourning Doves 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 11 Downy Woodpeckers 14 Hairy Woodpeckers 5 Pileated Woodpeckers 2 Northern Shrikes 6 Gray Jays 34 Blue Jays 87 American Crows 33 Common Ravens 326 Black-capped Chickadees 28 Red-breasted Nuthatches 47 White-breasted Nuthatches 1 Brown Creeper 179 European Starlings 3 Dark-eyed Juncos 18 Snow Buntings 4 Northern Cardinals 1 Common Grackle 53 Pine Grosbeaks 2 Purple Finches 50 Common Redpolls 82 Pine Siskins 83 American Goldfinches 43 Evening Grosbeaks 10 House Sparrows 2 Trumpeter Swans 1 Hooded Merganser 1 Common Loon 1 Three-toed Woodpecker 3 American Coots 1 American Black Duck x Mallard Today, Earl Orf and I refound the male Three-toed Woodpecker at the intersection of Pincherry Road and CR 227 in Cohasset. We also refound the Common Loon in Cohasset, a Common Grackle in Deer River, and 3 Gray Jays on CR 128. Shawn Conrad Bovey _________________________________________________________________ Your Hotmail address already works to sign into Windows Live Messenger! Get it now http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
