The Big Day Bird Survey final total was 56 different species found around the UWGB campus and arboretum area, a fantastic number! Dr. Howe’s Spring Ornithology class went out at 7:00am to start their share of searching in the morning. The count continued until midnight. The 50th bird species seen was a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, the first one of the year at UWGB!
April 27, 2012 Big Day Bird Survey
- American Crow
- Killdeer
- Herring Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Lesser Scaup
- American White Pelican
- Mallard
- Mourning Dove
- Common Goldeneye
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Northern Cardinal
- Redhead
- Greater Scaup
- American Black Duck
- American Wigeon
- Gadwall
- Purple Martin
- Tree Swallow
- Song Sparrow
- Canada Goose
- American Robin
- Blue Jay
- White-throated Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Black-capped Chickadee
- European Starling
- Common Grackle
- Bald Eagle
- Ruddy Duck
- Great Egret
- House Wren
- American Goldfinch
- Chipping Sparrow
- Eastern Bluebird
- Barn Swallow
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Cooper’s Hawk
- House Sparrow
- Cliff Swallow
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Downy Woodpecker
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Red-tailed Hawk
- House Finch
- Rock Pigeon
- Sandhill Crane
- Great Horned Owl
- Turkey Vulture
Could photos be provided with the names of the birds on the list? Maybe even links to their calls/songs? I don’t ask a lot, do I? 😉
This link will take you to the Cornell Birds of North American website where you can search for any bird and it will give you photos, calls, descriptions, and any other details your heart desires! http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/
Good to see the updates.