Christmas Bird Count 2015 results

The 116th Audubon Bird Count was held in the Dover-Foxcroft area on Monday, Dec. 21. The sky was cloudy all day and there was a trace to an inch of snow on the ground. Streams were partially frozen. It was 27 degrees in the early morning, to 34 degrees at 4 p.m.

What was reported that day by the observers at the feeders and in the field was as follows:

Bald eagle 16, wild turkey 22, rock pigeon 47, mourning dove 80, pileated woodpecker 1, hairy woodpecker 11, downy woodpecker 5, blue jay 67, common raven 42, common crow 92, black capped chickadee 119, white breasted nuthatch 13, red breasted nuthatch 10, robin 2, starling 113, bohemian waxwing 60, house sparrow 28, cardinal 7, american goldfinch 139, dark eyed junco 44, tree sparrow 2, snow bunting 7, and titmouse 7 for a total 934 and 23 species. The Dec. 30 count in 2014 reported 957 individual birds and 25 species.

Observers in the field were: Charles and Mary Dorchester and Kate Weatherby. Feeder watchers were Eileen Hall and Jeannette Hughes.

Our thanks to those who helped watching the feeders and observing the count area, watching the fields, trees and sky.