Survey
of Humbug Unit for the Rockwood Christmas Bird Count, 28 Dec 2005
7:30 AM – 3 PM; 6.5 hours
and 6.25 miles on foot. Surveyed by Julie Craves & Darrin O’Brien.
Temp: 38 – 55 F; wind WNW 11 to 20 MPH; cloudy, snow, rain; still water frozen, Detroit River open in region.
42 species:
Canada Goose 51
Mute Swan 47
Wood Duck 1
American Wigeon 2
American Black Duck 20
Mallard 470
Ring-necked Duck 1
Lesser Scaup 3
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 2
Common Merganser 1
Great Blue Heron 36
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 230
Herring Gull 12
Rock Pigeon 9
Mourning Dove 27
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 26
Hairy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 12
Blue Jay 6
Horned Lark 4
Black-capped Chickadee 38
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 4
Carolina Wren
3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
American Tree Sparrow 85
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 64
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal
20
Purple Finch
1
American Goldfinch 30
Data is provisional, and not for use or citation without permission.
