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Amherstburg portion of Rockwood CBC, 2003



The Rockwood, Michigan Christmas Bird Count includes a small portion of Ontario along the Detroit River between Amherstburg and the mouth of the Detroit River. Eight people covered this area on December 27, 2003 and found 56 species by mid day. The entire count tallied 93 species this year.

Tundra Swan 65, Mute Swan 2, Canada Goose 665, American Black Duck 43, Mallard 7, Redhead 2, Common Goldeneye 5, Bufflehead 5, Common Merganser 17, Turkey Vulture 1, Bald Eagle 1 adult, Northern Harrier 1, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Cooper's Hawk 1, Red-tailed Hawk 4, American Kestrel 1, Bonaparte's Gull 106, Ring-billed Gull 145, Herring Gull 20, Great Black-backed Gull 4, Rock Pigeon 60, Mourning Dove 77, E. Screech-Owl 3, Red-bellied Woodpecker 4, Downy Woodpecker 12, Northern Flicker 2, Horned Lark 120, Blue Jay 12, American Crow 14, Black-capped Chickadee 9, Red-breasted Nuthatch 5, White-breasted Nuthatch 7, Brown Creeper 2, Carolina Wren 11, Winter Wren 7, Golden-crowned Kinglet 10, Hermit Thrush 1, Gray Catbird 1, American Pipit 1, Cedar Waxwing 3, European Starling 80, Northern Cardinal 24, American Tree Sparrow 26, Song Sparrow 26, Swamp Sparrow 15, White-throated Sparrow 6, Dark-eyed Junco 88, Snow Bunting 20, Red-winged Blackbird 22, Rusty Blackbird 65,Common Grackle 6, Brown-headed Cowbird 110, House Finch 20, Common Redpoll 1, American Goldfinch 23, House Sparrow 180.

PARTICIPANTS: Karen Cedar, Bert Cozens, Rene Kielbasa, Anne Muir, Ron Muir, Paul Pratt, Lloyd Sayer, Bob Wickett.

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