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2009-2010 Christmas Bird Counts

Putnam Christmas Bird Count
Forty-four participants took part in the Putnam Christmas Bird Count, which was compiled by  Charles Roberto. The count was held on January 2, 2010 under partly cloudy skies with light snow in the morning. temperatures ranging from 26°-31°F. A count of four Savannah Sparrows was a high count for this unusual species. The following other species set high counts: Canada Goose, Great Cormorant, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Robin, and White-throated Sparrow.

Click for a map of the Putnam Bird Count Area

Canada Goose

2805

 

Rock Pigeon

89

 

Hermit Thrush

9

Mute Swan

13

Mourning Dove

150

American Robin

1210

Wood Duck

7

Eastern Screech-Owl

2

Gray Catbird

5

American Black Duck

107

Great Horned Owl

1

Northern Mockingbird

15

Mallard

370

Barred Owl

3

European Starling

448

Ring-necked Duck

18

Belted Kingfisher

4

Cedar Waxwing

146

Bufflehead

2

Red-bellied Woodpecker

104

Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler

1

Hooded Merganser

202

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

15

Eastern Towhee

1

Common Merganser

177

Downy Woodpecker

117

American Tree Sparrow

155

Ruddy Duck

40

Hairy Woodpecker

19

Field Sparrow

11

Ring-necked Pheasant

1

Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker

33

Savannah Sparrow

4

Wild Turkey

62

Pileated Woodpecker

22

Fox Sparrow

1

Great Cormorant

3

Blue Jay

330

Song Sparrow

105

Great Blue Heron (Blue form)

2

American Crow

482

Swamp Sparrow

12

Black Vulture

23

Common Raven

8

White-throated Sparrow

1079

Turkey Vulture

15

Black-capped Chickadee

629

Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco

1198

Bald Eagle

6

Tufted Titmouse

426

Northern Cardinal

303

Sharp-shinned Hawk

4

Red-breasted Nuthatch

5

Red-winged Blackbird

104

Cooper's Hawk

9

White-breasted Nuthatch

204

Common Grackle

41

Red-shouldered Hawk

6

Brown Creeper

10

Brown-headed Cowbird

152

Red-tailed Hawk

42

Carolina Wren

55

House Finch

78

Ring-billed Gull

1161

Winter Wren

11

Pine Siskin

3

Herring Gull

7

Golden-crowned Kinglet

53

American Goldfinch

166

Great Black-backed Gull

5

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

3

House Sparrow

264

 

Eastern Bluebird

75

   

73 Species, 13,448 individuals.

Main Christmas Bird Count Page

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