Kansas Winter Bird Count
Wakefield, January 2, 2006
39 13' N 96 58' W Center as described in 1992.
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Temperature 35 to 50 F. Wind direction W-NW, wind speed 5 to 24 mph.
Snow 0 inches.
Still Water Open
Moving Water Open
A.M.: Partly Cloudy
P.M.: Clear
OBSERVERS: 9 in field in 4 parties (non-owling), plus 1 at feeders.
TIME and DISTANCE: 3 hours at feeders; 1.1 hour and 7.4 miles owling.
Total party-hours 33.25 and party miles 218.3;
11.5 hours and 9.5 miles on foot,
21.75 hours and 218.3 miles by car.
Species
Snow Goose, white phase ............... 75
Cackling Goose ............................... 10
Canada Goose................................ 995
Gadwall ............................................. 5
Mallard ........................................ 1341
Northern Shoveler ............................. 1
Northern Pintail ................................. 2
Bufflehead ......................................... 8
Common Goldeneye ........................ 22
Hooded Merganser ............................ 6
Common Merganser ..................... 4138
Ring-necked Pheasant......................... 6
Wild Turkey .................................... 23
Northern Bobwhite ............................ 2
American White Pelican .................... 1
Double-crested Cormorant ................ 1
Great Blue Heron .............................. 3
Bald Eagle ....................................... 65
Northern Harrier............................... 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk.......................... 2
Cooper's Hawk .................................. 1
Red-tailed Hawk ............................. 44
"Harlan's" Redtail ............................. 2
"Krider's" Redtail .............................. 1
American Kestrel .............................. 6
Merlin................................................. 2
Prairie Falcon..................................... 2
Ring-billed Gull ............................ 925
Herring Gull .................................... 14
Rock Dove ....................................... 39
Mourning Dove .................................. 1
Barn Owl ........................................... 1
Eastern Screech-Owl ......................... 1
Great Horned Owl ............................. 1
Barred Owl ....................................... 5
Belted Kingfisher .............................. 5
Red-headed Woodpecker .................. 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker ................ 39
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ................. 1
Downy Woodpecker ........................ 37
Hairy Woodpecker ............................ 7
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker .. 19
Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker ......... 4
Flicker, sp. ...................................... 13
Blue Jay ........................................... 29
American Crow ............................... 67
Black-capped Chickadee ................. 35
Tufted Titmouse ................................. 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch ...................... 4
White-breasted Nuthatch ................. 21
Brown Creeper .................................. 2
Carolina Wren ................................. 15
Bewick's Wren .................................. 1
Winter Wren ...................................... 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet ................. 21
Eastern Bluebird .............................. 88
Hermit Thrush..................................... 1
American Robin ............................ 342
European Starling ............................ 80
Cedar Waxwing ............................... 73
Yellow-rumped Warbler ................. 69
Spotted Towhee ................................. 5
American Tree Sparrow ................ 336
Field Sparrow ................................... 1
Fox Sparrow .................................... 10
Song Sparrow................................... 31
Swamp Sparrow ................................ 1
White-throated Sparrow .................. 10
Harris' Sparrow ............................. 182
White-crowned Sparrow ................. 46
Dark-eyed (Slate) Junco ................ 483
Northern Cardinal .......................... 112
Red-winged Blackbird .................. 383
Western Meadowlark....................... 28
Sturnella spp..................................... 72
Brown-headed Cowbird .................... 3
Purple Finch ...................................... 2
House Finch ..................................... 58
American Goldfinch ........................ 96
House Sparrow ................................ 67
Total species.................................... 75
Total individuals ...................... 10,684
Additional subspecies ....................... 4
Count Period Species......................... 0
Additional species seen in count circle count week but not on count day:
Observers
Doris Burnett
Warren Buss
Carol Hoogheem
Irwin Hoogheem
Chuck Otte, compiler, 613 Tamerisk, Junction City, KS 66441 otte@nqks.com
Jaye Otte
Brett Sandercock
Chris Smith
Scott Williams