Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 17-20, 2017
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claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoToday is the first day of GBBC and the counts are coming in. This is the map of submissions worldwide as of about 7PM.
Claire
claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
7 years agoAnd today, the second day, there are more than 35,000 submissions worldwide as of about 7PM.
Claire
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Comments (27)Wow! I've seen them flock but not in those numbers! They gather in an empty lot next to where I work and we watch their aerial stunts, it's like they play follow the leader but the leader changes every few moments. What's interesting is that two of our most invasive alien species of birds (european starlings and house sparrows) are both considered endangered in Britain. Makes you wonder if they don't get to the point where the species has outgrown it's natural boundaries and begins to decline. I know I would gladly ship all my starlings over there! We have another winter storm moving through tonight and the birds seemed to know as they were all very actively feeding at dusk. Typically the last birds that I see in the evening are cardinals and tonight when I looked out I counted 43! That was just at the back feeders so I'm sure that count is low. I tried to get a picture of as many as possible but the best I could do was 17. Taken through the window with flash so not my best but you get the idea ... Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreThe Great Backyard Bird Count Starts 2/17
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Comments (37)Hi Claire and Jud, Yeah, you both are right about the redpolls being around a lot- been having a flock of about 20 come by frequently everyday. I have to give an update now because I've uploaded some videos on youtube since the last time I posted here. Can you believe I'm having problems once again now with this Sony camera. Like the other two cameras, the focus has issues, it wants to work when it wants to. Here is a recent video i did on the redpolls and you wil see what I'm talking about (otherwise it's a good camera)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klb44uKe6Z0 Here is two redpolls that stay together all the time, away from the flock, I named them 'Sue and 'Lou'. They are a funny pair- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UelrTOoY0U Here is the red breasted nuthatch, I named him 'Zippy" ê - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVYPQ5FpBDw Remember I mentioned about the flock of dark birds with the long beak coming around a whole bunch? Well, I found out they are European Starlings. I have one in particular that comes by many times a day and talks- I named it 'Centra'- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-j6gXSQ9FM I still see the ones with the black top and black going down the chest, just haven't caught a clear photo on camera yet. I ended up naming the raven too- I named him 'Rav'. He comes by too and talks a lot. He is one cool raven and funny too- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyyaWHIN_lM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2R7k7tjle0. I'll be posting a short video of Crooked Beak, Squeaker and baby soon. Ed...See MoreGreat Backyard Bird Count Feb 12 -15, 2016
Comments (2)The GBBC started today and this screenshot of a map shows the checklists submitted as of about 7:20 PM: There are even some checklists submitted from Antartica. Claire...See Moreclaireplymouth z6b coastal MA
7 years agoOn the last day, there have been 127, 965 checklists submitted as of about 7:30PM. This corresponds to 18,735,810 individual birds. I'm glad I don't have to feed them.
The numbers will keep rising as people get around to entering the data.
Claire
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
7 years agoclaireplymouth z6b coastal MA
7 years agoNothing exciting, NHBabs, just the regulars and in some areas less than I'd hoped. I visited several areas along the Cape Cod Canal hoping to see the huge raft of ducks riding the current that I'd seen in the past. I probably timed it wrong because I only saw a few birds, including this red-breasted merganser preening.
I checked the local marsh hoping for green-winged teals but saw mostly mallards and Canada geese.
Mallards
and the regulars at home were just that, the regulars chowing down.
Exciting sightings, though, are great for the observer but the data-base is happy with more information on the regulars.
Large flocks of crows are really impressive! One spring (I think it was spring - not GBBC) I too saw large numbers of crows flying overhead heading north and cawing. It fascinated me to see the local crows fly up to meet them, fly along a bit, and then drop down again. I was imagining them saying "Great to see you! How's the family! Have a good trip! Bye now!"
Claire
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