-Mike Shanley Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message: > From: "[email protected] [SINaturaList]" <[email protected]> > Date: December 22, 2014 at 11:15:09 AM EST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [SINaturaList] CBC 2014 > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Staten Island's 106th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was conducted this past > Saturday. 49 people, in eleven teams, took to the woods, fields and > shoreline to count each individual bird they could identify in their specific > territory. After sunset, many gathered in the basement of the Staten Island > Museum to tabulate totals for each species identified during the day. Others > reported in totals through email and a final tabulation will be sent to the > Audubon Society. > > 94 species were identified on Saturday. 7 other species were reported during > Count Week and are included in the species totals bringing our official count > to 101 species. Of those 101 species, Staten Island recorded HIGH counts for > 10 species. Red-necked Grebe (5), Gadwall (460), Bald Eagle (2), Screech Owl > (17), Belted Kingfisher (16), Northern Flicker (68), Red-bellied Woodpecker > (66), Hairy Woodpecker (28), Downy Woodpecker (161) and Junco (722). The > HIGH count for Orange-crowned Warbler was tied at 3 and a new species was > added to the overall historical list for the CBC, a Pileated Woodpecker > identified during Count Week. > > It was an exciting day with good birds and better birders. I want to thank > Ed Johnson for entrusting me with the compiler position for our CBC and I > thank each birder who took part in one of Staten Island's oldest traditions. > > Happy Holidays, > > Cliff > > __._,_.___ > Posted by: [email protected] > Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group > • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (2) > Visit BirdingOnStatenIsland.com for information about where and when to go > birding on Staten Island! > VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 3 > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > > __,_._,___ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
