81st Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird Count
December 26, 2004
The Bronx-Westchester CBC has seen well
over 220 different species.
Summary of birds seen over its 80 plus year history.
1999 Results
2000 Results
2001 Results
2002 Results
2003 Results
2004 Results are below
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The 81st Bronx-Westchester Christmas Bird count held Sunday, December 26 found 110 species and 38,414
birds..
Highlights included:
Six Pine Warblers, two Baltimore Orioles, and Merlin in the Bronx Botanical Gardens
An Ovenbird (2nd count record) and Northern Goshawk in the Bronx Zoo
Great Egret in Larchmont
Two Eurasian Wigeon, one on Premium Mill Pond and the other in Rye
White-winged Scoter and Northern Gannet off Edith G. Read Sanctuary in Rye
Four Bald Eagles, ties high count set in 1945
Six species of owl including Barred, Long-eared, Short-eared and Saw-whet
Chipping Sparrow in Woodlawn Cemetery
Good numbers of Rusty Blackbirds in Van Cortlandt Park
There were new high counts for Ring-necked Duck (26), Wild Turkey (47) and American Robin (830).
Ring-neck Pheasant reached an all time low of 3 birds
Michael Bochnik
Compiler
Michael Bochnik
(914) 2379331
BochnikM@cs.com
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Species |
Hudson |
Yonkers |
West |
East |
Scarsdale |
Rye |
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TOTALS |
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1 |
Canada Goose |
318 |
460 |
1221 |
855 |
2024 |
756 |
5634 |
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Canada Goose (small form) |
42 |
42 |
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2 |
Brant |
122 |
1301 |
1423 |
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3 |
Mute Swan |
6 |
4 |
4 |
88 |
10 |
112 |
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4 |
Wood Duck |
8 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
18 year low |
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5 |
Gadwall |
3 |
1 |
44 |
5 |
46 |
99 |
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6 |
Eurasian Wigeon |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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7 |
American Wigeon |
21 |
146 |
114 |
281 |
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8 |
American Black Duck |
6 |
6 |
7 |
343 |
266 |
316 |
944 |
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9 |
Mallard |
76 |
110 |
278 |
230 |
509 |
411 |
1614 |
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mallard hybrid |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
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10 |
Northern Shoveler |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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11 |
American Green-winged Teal |
14 |
14 |
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12 |
Canvasback |
5 |
20 |
25 |
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13 |
Ring-necked Duck |
26 |
26 |
New High Count (19 in 1990) |
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14 |
Greater Scaup |
4840 |
275 |
1540 |
6655 |
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15 |
Lesser Scaup |
662 |
662 |
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16 |
White-winged Scoter |
1 |
1 |
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17 |
Long-tailed Duck |
31 |
31 |
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18 |
Bufflehead |
359 |
153 |
133 |
645 |
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19 |
Common Goldeneye |
1 |
1 |
48 |
124 |
46 |
220 |
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20 |
Hooded Merganser |
2 |
19 |
19 |
2 |
52 |
38 |
132 |
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21 |
Common Merganser |
390 |
6 |
396 |
64 year high |
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22 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
3 |
46 |
117 |
101 |
267 |
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23 |
Ruddy Duck |
40 |
1 |
28 |
6 |
4 |
79 |
24 year low |
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24 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
2 |
1 |
3 |
All time low |
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25 |
Wild Turkey |
3 |
15 |
1 |
8 |
20 |
47 |
New High Count (41 in 2003) |
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26 |
Red-throated Loon |
1 |
2 |
12 |
15 |
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27 |
Common Loon |
2 |
4 |
6 |
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28 |
Horned Grebe |
3 |
3 |
6 |
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29 |
Northern Gannet |
1 |
1 |
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30 |
Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
33 |
9 |
5 |
48 |
More D.C.'s than Greats, 2nd time (1985) |
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31 |
Great Cormorant |
1 |
2 |
22 |
25 |
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32 |
Great Blue Heron |
2 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
21 |
40 |
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33 |
GREAT EGRET |
1 |
1 |
5th count record, last seen in 2001 |
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34 |
Black-crowned Night Heron |
3 |
1 |
4 |
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35 |
Bald Eagle (adults) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Ties high count set in 1945 |
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Eagle, sp |
1 |
1 |
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36 |
Northern Harrier |
1 |
1 |
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37 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
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38 |
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
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39 |
Northern Goshawk |
1 |
1 |
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accipiter, sp |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Red-shouldered Hawk |
CW |
CW |
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40 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
6 |
9 |
22 |
17 |
10 |
20 |
84 |
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buteo, sp |
1 |
1 |
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41 |
American Kestrel |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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42 |
Merlin |
1 |
1 |
5th straight year |
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43 |
Peregrine Falcon |
4 |
CW |
4 |
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44 |
Virginia Rail |
2 |
2 |
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45 |
American Coot |
2 |
2 |
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46 |
Killdeer |
5 |
5 |
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47 |
Purple Sandpiper |
2 |
71 |
73 |
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48 |
Bonaparte's Gull |
4 |
4 |
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49 |
Ring-billed Gull |
108 |
272 |
142 |
669 |
1042 |
334 |
2567 |
21 year low |
|
50 |
Herring Gull |
2 |
141 |
159 |
331 |
658 |
117 |
1408 |
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51 |
Great Black-backed Gull |
1 |
16 |
6 |
21 |
19 |
36 |
99 |
52 year low |
|
52 |
Rock Pigeon |
39 |
226 |
335 |
259 |
306 |
290 |
1455 |
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53 |
Mourning Dove |
79 |
119 |
219 |
143 |
277 |
187 |
1024 |
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54 |
Monk Parakeet |
19 |
19 |
Tied High Count (1972) |
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55 |
Barn Owl |
1 |
1 |
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56 |
Eastern Screech-Owl |
4 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
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57 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
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58 |
Barred Owl |
CW |
1 |
1 |
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59 |
Long-eared Owl |
2 |
2 |
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60 |
Short-eared Owl |
1 |
1 |
1st since 1991 |
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61 |
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
2 |
2 |
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62 |
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
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Red-headed Woodpecker |
CW |
CW |
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63 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
9 |
13 |
23 |
13 |
18 |
32 |
108 |
Declining ? |
|
64 |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
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65 |
Downy Woodpecker |
17 |
18 |
32 |
35 |
60 |
34 |
196 |
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66 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
7 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
58 |
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67 |
Northern Flicker |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
16 year low |
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68 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
1 |
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69 |
Blue Jay |
2 |
15 |
47 |
36 |
33 |
44 |
177 |
50 year low |
|
70 |
American Crow |
31 |
32 |
28 |
177 |
205 |
35 |
508 |
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71 |
Fish Crow |
4 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
20 |
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72 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
43 |
50 |
152 |
97 |
119 |
118 |
579 |
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73 |
Tufted Titmouse |
26 |
30 |
95 |
59 |
90 |
49 |
349 |
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74 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
3 |
4 |
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75 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
8 |
13 |
31 |
23 |
45 |
20 |
140 |
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76 |
Brown Creeper |
8 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
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77 |
Carolina Wren |
9 |
14 |
9 |
21 |
31 |
34 |
118 |
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78 |
Winter Wren |
2 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
23 |
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79 |
Marsh Wren |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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80 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
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81 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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82 |
Eastern Bluebird |
2 |
2 |
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83 |
Hermit Thrush |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
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84 |
American Robin |
62 |
71 |
184 |
35 |
166 |
312 |
830 |
New high count (766 in 2001) |
|
85 |
Gray Catbird |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
24 |
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86 |
Northern Mockingbird |
12 |
17 |
29 |
11 |
18 |
21 |
108 |
28 year low |
|
87 |
Brown Thrasher |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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88 |
European Starling |
241 |
276 |
724 |
221 |
986 |
310 |
2758 |
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89 |
Cedar Waxwing |
4 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
41 |
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90 |
Pine Warbler |
CW |
6 |
6 |
4th time on count New high count |
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91 |
Ovenbird |
1 |
1 |
2nd time on coubt (1998) |
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92 |
Eastern Towhee |
1 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
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93 |
American Tree Sparrow |
1 |
16 |
23 |
13 |
66 |
119 |
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94 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
1 |
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95 |
Field Sparrow |
2 |
2 |
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96 |
Savannah Sparrow |
10 |
10 |
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97 |
Fox Sparrow |
1 |
12 |
52 |
12 |
23 |
100 |
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98 |
Song Sparrow |
42 |
43 |
83 |
74 |
103 |
118 |
463 |
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99 |
Swamp Sparrow |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
22 year low |
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100 |
White-throated Sparrow |
59 |
77 |
474 |
392 |
178 |
221 |
1401 |
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101 |
Dark-eyed (Slate-col.) Junco |
127 |
161 |
321 |
68 |
376 |
137 |
1190 |
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102 |
Northern Cardinal |
27 |
53 |
58 |
48 |
130 |
100 |
416 |
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103 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
78 |
49 |
4 |
5 |
136 |
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104 |
Rusty Blackbird |
33 |
33 |
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105 |
Common Grackle |
1 |
1 |
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106 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
2 |
68 |
CW |
70 |
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107 |
Baltimore Oriole |
2 |
2 |
New High Count, seen 4X in last 6 years |
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108 |
Purple Finch |
10 |
1 |
11 |
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109 |
House Finch |
100 |
21 |
36 |
20 |
88 |
53 |
318 |
23 year low |
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Pine Siskin |
CW |
CW |
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110 |
American Goldfinch |
49 |
51 |
152 |
83 |
81 |
103 |
519 |
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111 |
House Sparrow |
175 |
121 |
381 |
88 |
219 |
181 |
1165 |
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Hudson |
West |
East |
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Valley |
Yonkers |
Bronx |
Bronx |
Scarsdale |
Rye |
TOTALS |
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TOTALS |
1757 |
2945 |
5509 |
10225 |
10526 |
7479 |
38441 |
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# of Species |
46 |
50 |
69 |
72 |
73 |
77 |
111 |
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# of Saves |
2 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
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Species missed: Northern Pintail, Redhead, Pied-billed Grebe, Turkey Vulture, Ruddy Turnstone, Dunlin |
Summary
of birds seen over its 80 year history.
1999 Results
2000 Results
2001 Results
2002 Results
2003 Results
Return to Main Chapter Page