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2002 Christmas Bird Count (1/4/03) Highlights
The day began cloudy then had heavy rain for about two hours at lunchtime, with the sun out for the rest of the afternoon.
I believe it was a record turnout for birders, based on records since 1986.
We also had a record of 92 species; the previous high was 87 in 1995.
The total number of birds of 20,674 is the 3rd highest total.
There were 23 species record high counts, including both Sharp-shinned (9) and Cooper’s Hawks (10). 15 Bald Eagles was the second highest total.
Conversely, this was the first year we did not report any Northern Harriers. We had low totals for Mallards, American Wigeon and Red-winged Blackbirds. The Green Heron was recorded for only the third year. A Merlin and two White-throated Sparrows were recorded for only the second year. It was a very good count in spite of some rain.
The complete results for the EAS CBC, and any other CBC in the U.S., is available at this Audubon link. (submitted by Hugh Jennings)
There were 35 birders and 92 species sighted.
