Nature Done Wright

I participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count for a couple of hours yesterday. But the birding was sparse but I was with a couple of good friends, so that made up for my numb toes ( which are now thawed).

Others doing the Ramsey Count, which included parts of Allendale, Ramsey, Mahwah, Ringwood, Oakland, Suffern and Greenwood Lake, were far more dedicated.

Rob and Lisa Fanning were in charge. Their  report follows, along with the birds that were seen by the many participants.

Below are the species counts for the count. We totaled 82 species. Great job!!  

Snow Goose 20
Cackling Goose 1
Canada Goose 2339
Mute Swan 41
Wood Duck 4
Gadwall 100
Am. Wigeon 1
Black Duck 40
Mallard 528
N. Pintail 2
Redhead 7
Ring-necked Duck 250
Lesser Scaup 2
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 96
Com. Goldeneye 17
Hooded Merganser 293
Com. Merganser 4321
Ruddy Duck 4
Wild Turkey 42
Common Loon 2
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Great Blue Heron 10
Black Vulture 30
Turkey Vulture 46
Bald Eagle 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper's Hawk 12
Red-shouldered Hawk 6
Red-tailed Hawk 54
Am. Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Peregrine 1
Am. Coot 40
Ring-billed Gull 1604
Herring Gull 11
Rock Pigeon 553
Mourning Dove 349
E. Screech-Owl 19
Great Horned Owl 3
Belted Kingfisher 13
Red-bellied Wood. 72
Yellow-bellied Sap. 15
Downy Woodpecker 68
Hairy Woodpecker 20
N. (Yel.-sh.) Flicker 21
Pileated Woodpecker 15
E. Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 372
Am. Crow 294
Fish Crow 26
Com. Raven 8
Black-capped Chick. 122
Tufted Titmouse 161
Red-breasted Nut. 2
White-breasted Nut. 83
Brown Creeper 7
Carolina Wren 38
Winter Wren 5
Golden-crowned King. 29
Ruby-crowned King. 1
E. Bluebird 50
Hermit Thrush 5
Am. Robin 344
N. Mockingbird 16
Eur. Starling 1486
Cedar Waxwing 33
Yellow-rumped Warb. 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Am. Tree Sparrow 10
Field Sparrow 5
Fox Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 64
White-throated Sp. 320
Dark-eyed Junco 658
N. Cardinal 92
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Rusty Blackbird 11
Com. Grackle 8
House Finch 103
Am. Goldfinch 87
House Sparrow 633

 -Rob & Lisa, Co-compilers