Madison Audubon CBC Count Circle
"Each year, thousands of people across the U.S. and Canada join in on these local, coordinated bird counts to help compile data about North America's incredible bird species. 2015 will be the 116th Christmas Bird Count (also known as the CBC) and we encourage you to find out more about the CBC and to get involved in a count near you. Read here to find out how!"
Barred Owl
Yesterday I tallied 46 bird species in Area 21 during the Madison Audubon CBC, which covers a good portion of Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Best birds were two BARRED OWLS, a pair of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, a single HORNED LARK, SWAMP SPARROW, AMERICAN ROBINS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, and BELTED KINGFISHER. On the stream south of the big springs there were GREEN-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, and one GADWALL mixed in with dozens of MALLARDS. It was a chilly start but a pretty good day of birding!
American Tree Sparrow
American Coot
Madison Audubon CBC Area 21
Dec 19, 2015 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
46 species
Canada Goose 157
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 82
Northern Shoveler 1
Green-winged Teal 5
Bufflehead 17
Common Goldeneye 4
Ring-necked Pheasant 2
Wild Turkey 3
Cooper's Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Common Loon 2
American Coot 3
Sandhill Crane 32
Ring-billed Gull 15
Rock Pigeon 12
Mourning Dove 1
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 4
Horned Lark 1
Black-capped Chickadee 25
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 8
Brown Creeper 1
American Robin 13
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 4
American Tree Sparrow 50
Dark-eyed Junco 27
White-crowned Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 14
House Finch 7
Pine Siskin 14
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 35
All images © 2015 Mike McDowell