Grand Traverse Audubon Club

Christmas Bird Count 2012


(TC)  Traverse City- December 15: 68 Species, 28 Observers
(LL)  Lake Leelanau – December 17: 61 Species,
(AT)  Antrim County – December 16: 59 Species, 6077 Individuals

Species
TC
LL
AT
Common Loon
0
2
0
Horned Grebe
10
36
24
Canada Goose
1008
136
787
Mute Swan
82
26
71
Tundra Swan
2
0
0
Trumpeter Swan
2
0
0
Gadwall
32
0
0
Long-tailed Duck
5
0
13
American Black Duck
25
42
3
Wood Duck
0
0
1
Mallard
1267
342
262
Canvasback
4
0
0
Redhead
764
0
32
American Wigeon
4
0
0
Green-winged Teal
1
0
0
Northern Pintail
1
0
0
Greater Scaup
1
21
8
Lesser Scaup
34
1
47
Aythya Sp. (Scaup)
1
15
0
Ring-necked Duck
0
1
2
White-winged Scoter
0
19
20
Bufflehead
1811
310
201
Common Goldeneye
382
263
1015
Hooded Merganser
70
9
58
Common Merganser
71
362
557
Red-brstd. Merganser
16
170
74
Bald Eagle
11
12
cw
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
2
0
Cooper’s Hawk
0
1
0
Northern Goshawk
0
1
0
Accipiter Species
0
1
0
Red-shouldered Hawk
0
0
1
Red-tailed Hawk
6
12
1
Rough-legged Hawk
2
1
1
American Kestrel
0
1
0
Merlin
0
0
1
Ruffed Grouse
2
4
3
Ring-necked Pheasant
0
0
1
Wild Turkey
65
84
36
American Coot
4
1
0
Ring-billed Gull
216
201
140
Herring Gull
279
62
43
Bonaparte’s Gull
0
28
1
Gull Species
91
0
11
Turkey Vulture
2
0
0
Rock Pigeon
182
28
120
Mourning Dove
353
176
416
Snowy Owl
1
0
1
Barred Owl
1
1
3
Belted Kingfisher
1
3
0
Red-headed Woodpk.
2
0
0
Red-bellied Woodpecker
25
18
9
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckr.
1
0
0
Downy Woodpecker
45
43
22
Hairy Woodpecker
39
21
7
Northern Flicker
2
0
1
Pileated Woodpecker
6
14
14
Northern Shrike
0
2
3
Blue Jay
201
127
27
American Crow
883
819
158
Common Raven
14
13
3
Black-capped Chickadee
729
598
538
Tufted Titmouse
77
55
32
Red-breasted Nuthatch
44
28
37
White-brestd. Nuthatch
62
65
43
Brown Creeper
2
1
3
Golden-crowned Kinglet
0
9
8
American Robin
1
0
0
European Starling
709
292
278
Bohemian Waxwing
280
88
313
Cedar Waxwing
16
16
16
American Tree Sparrow
34
14
2
Chipping Sparrow
1
0
0
Song Sparrow
1
0
0
Dark-eyed Junco
46
46
9
Snow Bunting
0
25
Northern Cardinal
76
38
23
Evening Grosbeak
7
0
0
Pine Grosbeak
22
116
cw
Purple Finch
0
0
33
House Finch
106
44
0
Common Redpoll
168
203
391
White-winged Crossbill
0
16
16
Pine Siskin
5
10
3
American Goldfinch
302
191
74
House Sparrow
2
2
35

cw= count week