by Seth Benz
This was the 53rd year for this count, an extensive record made possible by the work of Bill Townsend. In brief, we amassed a species list of 58 and an individual count of nearly 3,000 birds.
Canada Goose 7
American Black Duck 22
Mallard 105
Common Eider 355
Harlequin Duck 29
Surf Scoter 30
White-winged Scoter 9
Black Scoter 67
Long-tailed Duck 385
Bufflehead 303
Common Goldeneye 86
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 90
Ruffed Grouse 2
Wild Turkey 61
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 70
Horned Grebe 31
Red-necked Grebe 39
Great Cormorant 26
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 3
Purple Sandpiper 1
Razorbill 3
Black Guillemot 35
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 405
Great Black-backed Gull 28
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Mourning Dove 120
Downy Woodpecker 17
Hairy Woodpecker 9
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 11
Blue Jay 55
American Crow 180
Common Raven 6
Black-capped Chickadee 182
Tufted Titmouse 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 14
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 14
American Robin 2
European Starling 63
Cedar Waxwing 3
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
American Tree Sparrow 11
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 4
House Finch 1
Pine Siskin 12
American Goldfinch 10
Total Individuals 2966
Total Species Reported 58
