Kansas Winter Bird Count

Wakefield, December 16, 2007

39 13' N 96 58' W Center as described in 1992.  Intersection of Kansas Highway 82 and Clay County Road 859

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Temperature 8 to 32 F.  Wind direction N-NW, wind speed 0 to 9 mph.

Snow 4 inches.

Still Water Partly Open

Moving Water Partly Open

A.M.: Clear

P.M.: Clear

OBSERVERS: 9 in field in 4 parties (non-owling), plus 1 at feeders.

TIME and DISTANCE: 4 hours at feeders; 2.25 hour and 17 miles owling.

Total party-hours 24.25 and party miles 205;

4 hours and 4 miles on foot,

20.25 hours and 201 miles by car.

       Species

Greater White-fronted Goose............. 4

Snow Goose, white phase.............. 740

Snow Goose, blue phase.................. 60

Cackling Goose.................................. 1

Canada Goose................................ 390

Gadwall.............................................. 3

Mallard........................................... 448

Bufflehead........................................ 34

Common Goldeneye......................... 34

Hooded Merganser........................... 25

Common Merganser........................ 318

Ring-necked Pheasant....................... 15

Greater Prairie-Chicken..................... 3

Wild Turkey..................................... 62

Northern Bobwhite........................... 18

Common Loon.................................... 4

Double-crested Cormorant................. 7

Great Blue Heron............................... 1

Bald Eagle........................................ 24

Northern Harrier............................... 18

Sharp-shinned Hawk.......................... 3

Cooper's Hawk................................... 4

accipiter species................................. 1

Red-tailed Hawk.............................. 63

"Harlan's" Redtail.............................. 3

Rough-legged Hawk......................... 13

buteo sp.............................................. 4

American Kestrel............................... 1

Merlin................................................. 1

Prairie Falcon..................................... 3

falcon species..................................... 3

Ring-billed Gull............................... 78

Herring Gull....................................... 1

Rock Dove.......................................... 6

Mourning Dove................................. 19

Barn Owl............................................ 2

Barred Owl........................................ 3

Short-eared Owl................................. 1

Belted Kingfisher............................... 1

Red-headed Woodpecker................... 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker................. 15

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.................. 1

Downy Woodpecker......................... 14

Hairy Woodpecker............................. 2

Northern (Ylwshftd) Flicker............. 10

Northern (Redshftd) Flicker............... 1

Northern Flicker............................... 15

Loggerhead Shrike.............................. 1

Blue Jay............................................ 19

American Crow.............................. 234

Horned Lark................................. 1570

Black-capped Chickadee.................. 34

Tufted Titmouse................................ 13

Red-breasted Nuthatch....................... 3

White-breasted Nuthatch.................. 15

Brown Creeper................................... 1

Carolina Wren.................................. 10

Winter Wren....................................... 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet.................... 1

Eastern Bluebird............................... 75

Hermit Thrush..................................... 3

American Robin............................... 58

European Starling......................... 1045

Cedar Waxwing.................................. 9

Yellow-rumped Warbler.................... 4

Spotted Towhee................................ 13

Eastern Towhee.................................. 1

American Tree Sparrow............... 1073

Fox Sparrow....................................... 5

Song Sparrow................................... 46

Lincoln's Sparrow............................ 61

White-throated Sparrow................... 10

Harris' Sparrow.............................. 515

White-crowned Sparrow.................. 17

Dark-eyed (Slate) Junco................. 909

Lapland Longspur............................. 48

Chestnut-collared Longspur.............. 12

Snow Bunting................................... 23

Northern Cardinal........................... 114

Red-winged Blackbird................. 2705

Sturnella sp..................................... 400

Rusty Blackbird................................ 28

Brewer's Blackbird............................ 6

Common Grackle................................ 3

Brown-headed Cowbird................... 34

Purple Finch..................................... 23

House Finch........................................ 7

Pine Siskin........................................ 20

American Goldfinch....................... 116

House Sparrow................................. 31

Total species.................................... 82

Total individuals........................ 11790

Additional subspecies........................ 2

Count Period Species......................... 0

Additional species seen in count circle count week but not on count day:

Observers

Doris Burnett

Chod Hedinger

Carol Hoogheem

Irwin Hoogheem

Jeff Keating

Brandon Magette

Chuck Otte, compiler, 613 Tamerisk, Junction City, KS  66441  otte@nqks.com

Sarah Bodbyl Roels

Steve Roels