Team LycoBirds Northern Lycoming CBC Results 2016
Team LycoBirds was split into two groups for the 2016 Northern Lycoming Christmas Bird Count, which was held on December 31, 2016. The first team was Bobby, Deb and Bob Brown, with Bobby collecting the data. David Brown and Ted Nichols were the second team, with David collecting data (as well as acting as the overall count compiler for both of Lycoming County's CBCs). Bobby, Deb and Bob covered Powys Wetland and sectors 2, 7 and 8, which is most of the Cogan House area. David and Ted covered the Jackson Twp. area, corresponding to sectors 5 and 6.
Team 1: Bobby, Deb, and Bob
Chilly but pleasant conditions in the morning gave way to gloomy skies by lunchtime, which was a pretty good match to how count day went in general. Powys was the first stop, and was pretty productive, with a Winter Wren and Field Sparrow tallied. Just after entering sector 7, which was the next stop, Bobby spotted a Golden Eagle soaring above the mountain. Next was the main Cogan House loop to try for the flock of Horned Larks that is normally present. The flock was present, and 3 Snow Buntings were mixed in as well. The rest of the day in the other areas of Cogan House was pretty quiet, with nothing terribly notable.
In total, 31 species were recorded.
Team 1 Results
- Golden Eagle - 1
- Northern Harrier - 2
- Red-tailed Hawk - 3
- Rock Pigeon - 111
- Mourning Dove - 35
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 5
- Downy Woodpecker - 2
- Hairy Woodpecker - 3
- American Kestrel - 2
- Blue Jay - 42
- American Crow - 228
- Common Raven - 7
- Horned Lark - 100
- Black-capped Chickadee - 36
- Tufted Titmouse - 8
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 5
- Winter Wren - 1
- Carolina Wren - 1
- Eastern Bluebird - 12
- Northern Mockingbird - 2
- European Starling - 96
- Snow Bunting - 3
- American Tree Sparrow - 22
- Field Sparrow - 1
- Dark-eyed Junco - 67
- White-throated Sparrow - 4
- Song Sparrow - 3
- Northern Cardinal - 9
- House Finch - 11
- American Goldfinch - 58
- House Sparrow - 6
Team 2: David and Ted
David and Ted had good luck with Rough-legged Hawks, which were absent in Cogan House, although they did not find any Northern Harriers, which were present in Cogan House. They also had a pretty good find with a Rusty Blackbird.
They found a total of 32 species in their area.
Team 2 Results
- Mallard - 5
- Cooper's Hawk - 1
- Bald Eagle - 1
- Red-tailed Hawk - 12
- Rough-legged Hawk - 4
- Rock Pigeon - 51
- Mourning Dove - 50
- Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
- Downy Woodpecker - 4
- Hairy Woodpecker - 3
- Pileated Woodpecker - 1
- American Kestrel - 1
- Blue Jay - 17
- American Crow - 84
- Common Raven - 9
- Horned Lark - 27
- Black-capped Chickadee - 36
- Tufted Titmouse - 4
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 8
- Brown Creeper - 2
- Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3
- Eastern Bluebird - 14
- American Robin - 3
- Northern Mockingbird - 1
- European Starling - 11
- American Tree Sparrow - 10
- Dark-eyed Junco - 75
- Northern Cardinal - 3
- Rusty Blackbird - 1
- House Finch - 52
- American Goldfinch - 85
- House Sparrow - 44
