December 27 2009 Nokesville Christmas Bird Count
Click here to view data on the Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count webpage
Twenty-two people participated and together recorded 84 species and 36,709 individuals. Despite morning fog, flooded creeks and frozen ponds, it was a beautiful day with temperatures reaching the mid-40's by afternoon. Nearly all ponds were frozen and waterfowl sightings were few and far between.
Fauquier County sectors added three species to the list - Wilson's Snipe, Purple Finch and Loggerhead Shrike.
We saw Red-headed Woodpeckers at four locations - Merrimac Farm WMA, Cedar Run Wetland Bank, Foggy Bottom Wetland Bank and in a narrow tree line along Deepwood Lane.
The Cedar Run Wetland Bank produced the count's only Northern Bobwhite and a lone Coot was spotted among a large flock of Mallards in a pond off Wright Lane in Nokesville. Despite the many Wild Turkey tracks in the snow at Merrimac Farm, no actual birds were seen and the only one recorded was near Manassas Airport.
Other notable species include a variety of owls - Saw-whet, Screech, Barn, Barred and Great-horned - as well as a Merlin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Horned Larks, and American Pipit.
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Birds Observed by Sector Area |
Sp. Total |
Ind. Total |
Species |
1 |
2a |
1a |
2b |
2c |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
Double-crested Cormorant |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
1218 |
Canada Goose |
147 |
84 |
318 |
566 |
7 |
72 |
|
24 |
1 |
35 |
Am. Black Duck |
4 |
|
14 |
|
4 |
13 |
|
|
1 |
291 |
Mallard |
171 |
|
84 |
|
21 |
15 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
Green-winged Teal |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
Ring-necked Duck |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
8 |
Hooded Merganser |
|
|
5 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
1 |
20 |
Ruddy Duck |
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Great Blue Heron |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
35 |
Black Vulture |
|
|
20 |
|
|
5 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
81 |
Turkey Vulture |
6 |
48 |
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
Bald Eagle |
|
|
6 |
|
|
2 |
|
3 |
0 |
12 |
Bald Eagle, immature |
|
|
10 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
Northern Harrier |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
6 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
Cooper's Hawk |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
39 |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
4 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
25 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
|
|
5 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Am. Kestrel |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Merlin |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
Wild Turkey |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
Northern Bobwhite |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
Am. Coot |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
23 |
Wilson's Snipe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
1 |
471 |
Ring-billed Gull |
|
210 |
161 |
30 |
|
5 |
|
65 |
1 |
654 |
Herring Gull |
|
|
600 |
44 |
|
|
|
10 |
1 |
1 |
Lesser Black-bckd Gull |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
27 |
Great Blck-bckd Gull |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
44 |
Rock Pigeon |
|
|
1 |
28 |
4 |
|
|
11 |
1 |
550 |
Mourning Dove |
4 |
4 |
33 |
10 |
|
|
12 |
487 |
1 |
1 |
Barn Owl |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
E. Screech Owl |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
5 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
Barred Owl |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
No. Saw-whet Owl |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
Belted Kingfisher |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
8 |
Red-head Woodpecker |
|
|
|
5 |
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
65 |
Red-bell Woodpecker |
10 |
14 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
Yellw-bell Sapsucker |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
42 |
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
135 |
Northern Flicker |
2 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
43 |
6 |
4 |
62 |
1 |
19 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
Loggerhead Shrike |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
343 |
Blue Jay |
15 |
85 |
29 |
39 |
11 |
23 |
45 |
96 |
1 |
254 |
Am. Crow |
24 |
30 |
41 |
36 |
7 |
18 |
40 |
58 |
1 |
85 |
Fish Crow |
|
|
81 |
|
|
3 |
|
1 |
0 |
49 |
Crow sp. |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
12 |
Horned Lark |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
127 |
Carolina Chickadee |
33 |
20 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
16 |
27 |
13 |
1 |
113 |
Tufted Titmouse |
38 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
26 |
13 |
8 |
1 |
42 |
White-br. Nuthatch |
16 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
78 |
Carolina Wren |
3 |
11 |
28 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Winter Wren |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
32 |
Golden-Cr. Kinglet |
12 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Ruby-Cr. Kinglet |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
135 |
Eastern Bluebird |
14 |
2 |
19 |
17 |
9 |
30 |
22 |
22 |
1 |
9 |
Hermit Thrush |
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
1 |
106 |
Am. Robin |
23 |
7 |
41 |
5 |
|
1 |
16 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
64 |
Northern Mockingbird |
2 |
12 |
18 |
4 |
|
1 |
6 |
21 |
1 |
6414 |
Eur. Starling |
681 |
425 |
1,815 |
29 |
100 |
21 |
43 |
3,300 |
1 |
1 |
Am. Pipit |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
77 |
Cedar Waxwing |
4 |
|
|
25 |
|
36 |
|
12 |
1 |
80 |
Yellow-rumpd Warbler |
|
|
29 |
26 |
5 |
|
3 |
17 |
1 |
27 |
Eastern Towhee |
1 |
|
7 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
Am. Tree Sparrow |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
5 |
Chipping Sparrow |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
72 |
Field Sparrow |
|
|
43 |
1 |
|
15 |
|
13 |
1 |
38 |
Savannah Sparrow |
|
|
7 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
28 |
1 |
7 |
Fox Sparrow |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
1 |
224 |
Song Sparrow |
27 |
|
70 |
26 |
38 |
17 |
13 |
33 |
1 |
23 |
Swamp Sparrow |
|
|
18 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
369 |
White-thrtd. Sparrow |
8 |
19 |
47 |
71 |
10 |
31 |
43 |
140 |
1 |
126 |
White-crwnd. Sparrow |
2 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
|
|
|
107 |
1 |
540 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
58 |
13 |
64 |
21 |
23 |
91 |
60 |
210 |
1 |
137 |
No. Cardinal |
12 |
35 |
31 |
19 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
22 |
1 |
1782 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
|
|
12 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
550 |
1,200 |
1 |
22 |
Eastern Meadowlark |
|
|
|
6 |
2 |
|
|
14 |
1 |
4 |
Rusty Blackbird |
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
20693 |
Common Grackle |
|
330 |
|
212 |
|
1 |
150 |
20,000 |
1 |
558 |
Brwn-headed Cowbird |
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
200 |
350 |
1 |
2 |
Purple Finch |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
21 |
House Finch |
10 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
|
2 |
1 |
99 |
Am. Goldfinch |
|
|
47 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
15 |
1 |
74 |
House Sparrow |
|
2 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
|
|
45 |
85 |
36,727 |
TOTALS |
1,349 |
1,386 |
3,892 |
1,344 |
338 |
588 |
1,326 |
26,506 |
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