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2002-2003 Christmas Bird Counts

Peekskill Count
The 48th Annual Peekskill Christmas Bird Count was conducted on Saturday, December 14. The Peekskill Count takes in much of northern Westchester from the Hudson River to I–684. Despite the inclement weather, 83 species were tallied, which is average for this count. Highlights of the Count included an Ovenbird at a Mount Kisco feeder, 3 Red-throated Loons at Croton Point Park, 4 Common Ravens on the ice at Croton Reservoir, an Eastern Meadowlark at Croton Point Park and 15 Bald Eagles found roosting around Croton and Amawalk Reservoirs  and along the Hudson River.

Red-throated Loon 3   American Coot 2   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Pied-billed Grebe 3 Ring-billed Gull 516 Eastern Bluebird 27
Double-crested Cormorant 1 Herring Gull 169 Hermit Thrush 4
Great Cormorant 18 Great Black-backed Gull 16 American Robin 96
Great Blue Heron 4 Rock Dove 257 Gray Catbird 3
Turkey Vulture 8 Mourning Dove 366 Northern Mockingbird 64
Canada Goose 3,003 Eastern Screech Owl 3 European Starling 1,205
Mute Swan 61 Great Horned Owl 2 Cedar Waxwing 60
Wood Duck 3 Barred Owl 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Gadwall 18 Belted Kingfisher 13 Ovenbird 1
American Black Duck 43 Red-bellied Woodpecker 79 American Tree Sparrow 174
Mallard 585 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Field Sparrow 5
Black X Mallard Hybrid 1 Downy Woodpecker 92 Fox Sparrow 2
Green-winged Teal 14 Hairy Woodpecker 7 Song Sparrow 129
Canvasback 1183 Northern Flicker 25 Swamp Sparrow 5
Ring-necked Duck 63 Pileated Woodpecker 4 White-throated Sparrow 363
Lesser Scaup 36 Blue Jay 395 Dark-eyed Junco 646
Bufflehead 125 American Crow 727 Northern Cardinal 146
Common Goldeneye 8 Common Raven 4 Red-winged Blackbird 53
Hooded Merganser 39 Fish Crow 2 Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Merganser 74 Black-capped Chickadee 248 Rusty Blackbird 21
Ruddy Duck 148 Tufted Titmouse 268 Common Grackle 8
Bald Eagle
6 Adult, 9 Immature		 15 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 75
Northern Harrier 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 99 House Finch 102
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Brown Creeper 5 American Goldfinch 164
Cooper's Hawk 3 Carolina Wren 59 House Sparrow 419
Red-tailed Hawk 26 Winter Wren 4

Count Period***—American Kestrel
Wild-Turkey 9 Golden-crowned Kinglet 12

Count Period***—Tundra Swan

***A "Count Period" bird is a bird species observed within the count circle three days before or after the count.

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