2023 Christmas Bird Count

December 15, 2023 from 7:15 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Sunny all day.
Some thin ice on small ponds.
All streams were open.
Temperature ranged from 29° F to 55° F.
Wind less than 5 mph from the south.
Seventeen observers in nine parties.

Canada Goose                      2270
Mute Swan                                   1
Northern Shoveler                     3
Gadwall                                    100
Mallard                                      101
American Black Duck               2
Green-winged Teal                     5
Canvasback                                  2
Ring-necked Duck                    10
Common Goldeneye                  4
Hooded Merganser                 211
Pied-billed Grebe                        5
Rock Pigeon                              116
Mourning Dove                         10
Killdeer                                        12
Bonaparte's Gull                      135
Ring-billed Gull                       384
Herring Gull                                  1
Common Loon                             3
Double-crested Cormorant       1
Great Blue Heron                         8
Black Vulture                              43
Turkey Vulture                              1
Cooper's Hawk                              1
Bald Eagle                                       7
Red-shouldered Hawk                 4
Red-tailed Hawk                          14
Belted Kingfisher                        10
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker          12
Red-bellied Woodpecker           59
Downy Woodpecker                   33
Hairy Woodpecker                      18
Pileated Woodpecker                   3
Northern Flicker                         34
American Kestrel                           1
Blue Jay                                         80
American Crow                    10000
Carolina Chickadee                    83
Tufted Titmouse                         33
Horned Lark                                    1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet                 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet           34
White-breasted Nuthatch          57
Brown Creeper                              6
Winter Wren                                  4
Carolina Wren                             47
European Starling                    677
Gray Catbird                                  2
Northern Mockingbird               6
Eastern Bluebird                         13
Hermit Thrush                            36
American Robin                        913
Cedar Waxwing                           94
House Sparrow                            68
House Finch                                 43
Purple Finch                                  2
Pine Siskin                                      1
American Goldfinch                  53
Field Sparrow                                 1
American Tree Sparrow           58
Dark-eyed Junco                        68
White-crowned Sparrow            1
White-throated Sparrow       230
Song Sparrow                             79
Swamp Sparrow                          5
Eastern Towhee                           5
Red-winged Blackbird               4
Rusty Blackbird                          15
Common Grackle                         1
Yellow-rumped Warbler         20
Northern Cardinal                    81
duck species                                7
blackbird species                     40

Total Birds Counted           16455
Species Counted                        71

Miles Walked    45.70
Time Walking   35.01
Miles Driven   134.50
Time Driving      6.86

Participants
Brian Menker
Doug Overacker
Julie Karlson
Barb Kuhns
Kay West
Dan Kempf
Larry Himes
Tracy Hammer
Mike Callahan
Francie Callahan
Sheila Drennen
Tim Kambitsch
Tom Duffee
Bonnie Martens
Kyle Briggs
Becky Crow
Dave Kohler

2022 Christmas Bird Count

December 16, 2022 from 6:15 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Cloudy all day.
All water open.
All streams were open.
Temperature ranged from 33° F to 39° F.
Wind 10 to 20 mph from the west.
Thirteen observers in eight parties plus one at feeders.

Canada Goose                   750
Northern Shoveler               8
Gadwall                                 24
American Wigeon                9
Mallard                                162
American Black Duck         3
Ring-necked Duck              75
Bufflehead                               3
Common Goldeneye             1
Hooded Merganser            107
Common Merganser            5
Pied-billed Grebe                   1
Horned Grebe                         5
Rock Pigeon                         114
Mourning Dove                    89
American Coot                       6
Bonaparte's Gull                 138
Ring-billed Gull                  190
Common Loon                       7
Great Blue Heron                  9
Black Vulture                        16
Turkey Vulture                      4
Northern Harrier                   3
Cooper's Hawk                       5
Bald Eagle                               6
Red-shouldered Hawk         2
Red-tailed Hawk                    5
Eastern Screech-Owl           3
Great Horned Owl                  1
Belted Kingfisher                   9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     3
Red-bellied Woodpecker    67
Downy Woodpecker            34
Hairy Woodpecker                6
Pileated Woodpecker            2
Northern Flicker                   14
American Kestrel                   6
Blue Jay                                  55
American Crow             12000
Carolina Chickadee              91
Tufted Titmouse                   32
Golden-crowned Kinglet      7
White-breasted Nuthatch   40
Brown Creeper                        8
Winter Wren                            3
Carolina Wren                       40
European Starling               714
Northern Mockingbird          5
Eastern Bluebird                    13
Hermit Thrush                         9
American Robin                   755
Cedar Waxwing                       11
House Sparrow                       68
House Finch                             73
American Goldfinch              66
Field Sparrow                            3
American Tree Sparrow        77
Fox Sparrow                               1
Dark-eyed Junco                    119
White-crowned Sparrow        3
White-throated Sparrow     226
Song Sparrow                           41
Swamp Sparrow                        5
Eastern Towhee                         7
Northern Cardinal                120
duck species                             11

65 Species
16477 Birds

Counted Count Week Birds

Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Yellow-rumped Warbler

Miles Walked 40.24
Time Walking 30.46
Miles Driven 137.00
Time Driving 5.41
Owling Time 1.00
Owling Miles 1.00

Participants

Brian Menker
Doug Overacker
Julie Karlson
Barb Kuhns
Kay West
Tracy Hammer
Ann Morris
Dan Kempf
Larry Himes
Mike Callahan
Francie Callahan
Sheila Drennen
Tim Kambitsch
Roberta Ober

2021 Christmas Bird Count

December 17, 2021 from 6:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Sunny in the morning with clouds later and a little rain just before we finished.
All water open. All streams were open.
Temperature ranged from 29° F to 40° F.
Almost no wind in the morning. It picked up just a little late in the afternoon.
Fifteen observers in nine parties.

Canada Goose                      538
Northern Shoveler                  4
Gadwall                                   28
Mallard                                  101
Redhead                                     4
Ring-necked Duck             250
Lesser Scaup                             1
Bufflehead                                  1
Common Goldeneye               4
Hooded Merganser             263
Common Merganser               3
Pied-billed Grebe                     1
Horned Grebe                           8
Rock Pigeon                          105
Mourning Dove                      72
Killdeer                                     17
Bonaparte's Gull                      2
Ring-billed Gull                   499
Herring Gull                             6
Common Loon                         1
Double-crested Cormorant   1
Great Blue Heron                    8
Black Vulture                           1
Northern Harrier                    2
Cooper's Hawk                        2
Bald Eagle                                 2
Red-shouldered Hawk          4
Red-tailed Hawk                    15
Eastern Screech-Owl            3
Belted Kingfisher                  10
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     4
Red-bellied Woodpecker    57
Downy Woodpecker            35
Hairy Woodpecker                9
Pileated Woodpecker            2
Northern Flicker                   17
American Kestrel                 14
Merlin                                      2
Peregrine Falcon                   1
Blue Jay                                 71
American Crow              5400
Carolina Chickadee            74
Tufted Titmouse                 37
Horned Lark                          9
Golden-crowned Kinglet  20
Red-breasted Nuthatch     10
White-breasted Nuthatch 47
Brown Creeper                      6
Winter Wren                          2
Carolina Wren                      31
European Starling            686
Northern Mockingbird        4
Eastern Bluebird                   2
Hermit Thrush                     19
American Robin               286
House Sparrow                 109
House Finch                         21
American Goldfinch         114
Field Sparrow                       2
American Tree Sparrow   19
Dark-eyed Junco                83
White-throated Sparrow 243
Song Sparrow                      64
Swamp Sparrow                   5
Eastern Towhee                    4
Red-winged Blackbird        6
Common Grackle                 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler   18
Northern Cardinal            153

71 Species
9657 Birds Counted

Count Week Birds

Turkey Vulture
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Miles Walked       23.21
Time Walking     23.80
Miles Driven      112.20
Time Driving         7.16
Owling Time          1.14
Owling Miles         1.01

Participants

Brian Menker
Doug Overacker
Julie Karlson
Barb Kuhns
Kay West
Ruth Lapp
Henry Lapp
Tracy Hammer
Ann Morris
Dan Kempf
David Kohler
Michael Fischer
Donna Lewis
Sheila Drennen
Tim Kambitsch