Big Day Bird Count 2009
Greenbrook conducted its annual Big Day Bird Count on Saturday, May 9, 2009. As in previous years, staff and members hiked the 6˝ miles of sanctuary trails in search of resident and migrant species. The total number of species counted this year was 81.
The count began at 6 AM and continued until sundown. With rain in the morning and fog—at times dense—through early afternoon, much of the birding was done by ear. It wasn’t until mid-afternoon that there were breaks of sun, finally allowing good looks at some of the species counted.
Highlights of the day were bay-breasted and Blackburnian warblers, a pair of summer tanagers and a fly-over common loon.
Big Day is part of the International Migratory Bird Day and is celebrated annually on the second Saturday in May. Greenbrook has been a longtime participant and submits its count totals each year. The table below is the final species list for Big Day 2009.
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Wild Turkey
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Cedar Waxwing
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
House Wren
Gray Catbird
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Species seen - 81
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