Thanks to this annual Hamilton Naturalist Club event, the Boxing day bird count had our friend Rob Porter counting birds in Coldspring Valley. In a few hours he spotted 28 species! Rob thoughtfully provided us with his count of each species. Any one want to comment on what the types of species he spotted means with regards to the habitat available? Or what adding a marsh instead of a parking lot would be likely to do?
Thanks Rob!
29 Canada Goose1 Cooper's Hawk4 Red-tailed Hawk - Three seen at same time, all stirred up when the Cooper's Hawk arrived.17 Ring-billed Gull1 Herring Gull1 Mourning Dove6 Red-bellied Woodpecker14 Downy Woodpecker3 Hairy Woodpecker14 Blue Jay3 American Crow45 Black-capped Chickadee1 Red-breasted Nuthatch14 White-breasted Nuthatch1 Brown Creeper7 Carolina Wren Map of locations found: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zeVs6ZI4aFZw.kM03gY0lBwgk - While this may seem high, they are quite spread out along the perimeter of the property, which is largely …
Thanks Rob!
29 Canada Goose1 Cooper's Hawk4 Red-tailed Hawk - Three seen at same time, all stirred up when the Cooper's Hawk arrived.17 Ring-billed Gull1 Herring Gull1 Mourning Dove6 Red-bellied Woodpecker14 Downy Woodpecker3 Hairy Woodpecker14 Blue Jay3 American Crow45 Black-capped Chickadee1 Red-breasted Nuthatch14 White-breasted Nuthatch1 Brown Creeper7 Carolina Wren Map of locations found: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zeVs6ZI4aFZw.kM03gY0lBwgk - While this may seem high, they are quite spread out along the perimeter of the property, which is largely …