| 2012 "Big Sit" Bird Count at Birds-I-View Saturday, October 13, 2012 |
| Birds-I-View 512 Ellis Blvd Jefferson City, MO 65101 www.birds-i-view.biz |
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Thanks to all the "Birds-I-View Birders" who came
out to bird with us on Saturday October 13th! We had
a great time in the Birds-I-View Bird Garden...see
the details and our species list below.
out to bird with us on Saturday October 13th! We had
a great time in the Birds-I-View Bird Garden...see
the details and our species list below.
Barb Duncan's expertise helped
to make a terrific Big Sit. She identified
the most "new birds" of the day!
to make a terrific Big Sit. She identified
the most "new birds" of the day!
Birds-I-View Birders Team Report:
Team Captain: Steve Garr
Weather: Sixty degrees upon arrival, in mid-seventies later. Overcast
most of the day, with thunderstorms at 3:00 pm
Location: 512 Ellis Blvd, Jefferson City, MO (Bird Garden beside
Birds-I-View)
Time At Location: 6:45 am - 3:00 pm continuously, then in between
storms until 7:00 pm!
Highlights were the Lincoln's sparrow, Ruby-crowned kinglet,
Double-crested cormorants, and very cooperative male and female
Eastern Towhee which let the team clearly observe them for a long time!
We had a fun day of birding with friends and played Birding Bingo using
bingo cards made specifically for this Bird Garden (suet cakes were the
prizes). Even though the 3 pm thunderstorms prevented the folks from
joining us who had planned to "sit" during the afternoon hours, we still had
a great time and were pleased with our 28 species. A special thanks to
the wonderful birders from our local River Bluffs Audubon Society
who came out to support the event. Looking forward to next year!
Team Checklist
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis American Robin Turdus migratorius Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus American Goldfinch Spinus tristis House Sparrow Passer domesticus 28 species! |
| Big Sit participants also helped us watch for "banded" birds in the BIV Garden ( like this Chickadee, right). We keep track of the banded birds we see as a part of the Backyard Bird Banding Project administered by the Missouri River Bird Observatory. |
photo by Tammy Simmons
LEFT: Thanks to Tammy Simmons
for the use of this TERRIFIC image
of a Lincoln's sparrow. This photo
was not taken the day of the Big Sit,
however we did get to see ( and
count!) a Lincoln's sparrow at the Sit .
And even better news...we are still
seeing this little guy in the BIV Bird
Garden as of Oct. 21st!
for the use of this TERRIFIC image
of a Lincoln's sparrow. This photo
was not taken the day of the Big Sit,
however we did get to see ( and
count!) a Lincoln's sparrow at the Sit .
And even better news...we are still
seeing this little guy in the BIV Bird
Garden as of Oct. 21st!
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| Big Sit counts and info from previous years (2008- 2011) can be found on found on the Bird Watcher's Digest website: www.birdwatchersdigest.com |