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Date Posted: 06:34:14 12/30/02 Mon
Author: Chuck
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 12.28.112.46
Subject: Toledo Christmas Count Results


TOLEDO CHRISTMAS COUNT
DECEMBER 15, 2002



Total Comments

1 Pied-billed grebe 4
2 Double-crested cormorant 2
3 Great blue heron 72
4 Black-crowned night-heron 6
5 Tundra swan 2
6 Snow goose 11
7 Canada goose 2,759
8 American black duck 350
9 Mallard 3,822
10 Northern pintail 6
11 Gadwall 4
12 Canvasback 70
13 Greater scaup 9
14 Lesser scaup 298
15 Scaup (sp?) 5
16 Common goldeneye 155
17 Bufflehead 3
18 Hooded merganser 7
19 Common merganser 671
20 Red-breasted merganser 27
21 Ruddy duck 5
22 Turkey vulture CW
23 Bald eagle 10
24 Northern harrier 2
25 Sharp-shinned hawk 6 H Beats previous high of 5 from 1994 and 2001
26 Cooper's hawk 11 H Ties previous high count from 1995
27 Red-tailed hawk 45 H Beats previous high of 43 from 1985 and 1986
28 Rough-legged hawk 1
29 American kestrel 24
30 Peregrine falcon 1
31 Ring-necked pheasant 1 2000 is the only year we did not list this soon-to-disappear species.
32 American coot 8
33 Bonaparte's gull 788
34 Ring-billed gull 29,269 Highest count since 1978.
35 Herring gull 21,705 Highest count since 1975.
36 Lesser black-backed gull 5
37 Glaucous gull 1
38 Great black-backed gull 44
39 Rock dove 442
40 Mourning dove 775
41 Eastern screech-owl 35
42 Great-horned owl 7
43 Long-eared owl 1 First Toledo CBC record since 1981.
44 Belted kingfisher 2
45 Red-bellied woodpecker 22
46 Downy woodpecker 84
47 Hairy woodpecker 9
48 Northern flicker 20
49 Eastern phoebe 2 First-ver Toledo CBC records! Surprising considering cold month.
50 Horned lark 96 Highest count since 1963 probably simply a result of better coverage.
51 Blue jay 37 Low count is evidence of impact of count circle change.
52 American crow 18 Low count is evidence of impact of count circle change.
53 Black-capped chickadee 34 Low count is evidence of impact of count circle change.
54 Tufted titmouse 12 Ouch! Lowest total ever after last year's record of 111.
55 White-breasted nuthatch 27 Low count is evidence of impact of count circle change.
56 Brown creeper 7 Low count is evidence of impact of count circle change.
57 Carolina wren 33 H Beats previous high (2001) of 27
58 Winter wren 11
59 Marsh wren 2 18th time on CBC, but only second time in past 15 years
60 Golden-crowned kinglet 7
61 Ruby-crowned kinglet CW
62 Hermit thrush CW
63 American robin 698 H Decimates previous record of 202 from 1955
64 Northern mockingbird 1
65 American pipit 1 Only 3rd CBC record and first since 1986
66 Cedar waxwing 268 H Betters previous high of 216 from 1980
67 European starling 4,584
68 Yellow-rumped warbler 1
69 Northern cardinal 189
70 Eastern towhee 2 Surprisingly, first CBC record since 1983!
71 American tree sparrow 380
72 Field sparrow 2
73 Fox sparrow CW
74 Song sparrow 95
75 Swamp sparrow 36
76 White-throated sparrow 61 Highest count since 1985
77 White-crowned sparrow 8
78 Dark-eyed junco 234
79 Lapland longspur 44
80 Snow bunting 61
81 Red-winged blackbird 1,115
82 Rusty blackbird 1
83 Common grackle 543
84 Brown-headed cowbird 934
85 House finch 220
86 American goldfinch 243
87 House sparrow 811

Total individuals 72,424

Total raw count 87
less count week (CW) species (4)
less (sp?) (1)
Total species - adjusted 82


Observers 28
Temperature 31-42
Weather m cloudy am, m sunny pm
Wind SW 10-25
Snow depth 0.5"
Marshes/ponds open? no
Lake Erie/Maumee Bay open? yes
Owling hours 7.50
Owling miles 35.75
Miles walked 23.50
Miles driven 311.75
Hours walked 29.75
Hours driven 28.75

Areas covered:
1 - North Toledo & extreme southern Michigan 6 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Ottawa Park
2 - Maumee River watershed & SW part of circle 7 - Bayshore PP (pm) & CSX yards
3 - Bayshore PP (am) & MBSP 8 - Little Cedar Point NWR
4 - SE part of circle east of Lucas-Ottawa line 9 - Pearson Park, Mallard Club Marsh
5 - MBSP (mostly by foot) 10 - Pearson Park (add'l to #9)

H = all-time high count Count-week species: Turkey vulture, Ruby-crowned kinglet,
Hermit thrush, Fox sparrow

Comments: Much colder than normal December and completely frozen marshes hurt our duck list as did a total lack of
winter finches and other northern invaders (Snowy owl, Red-breasted nuthatch, Northern shrike). On the positive side,
note record-smashing robin and waxwing counts. Much lower than normal counts of titmouse, chickadee, crows,
blue jays, and brown creepers were expected as a result of the redrawing of our count circle (and the accompanying
exclusion of most of the best wooded areas for these species).

Compiler: Matt Anderson

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