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Friday, January 7, 2011

Wells County Christmas Bird Count listed

Bird watchers in Wells County counted 37 different species and 3,356 individual birds during the Christmas Bird Count held Dec. 20, 2010.
Bird counters included: Bill and Kathy Fuller, Phyllis Gentry, Robert and Marilyn Lewandowski, Jerry Moser, Charles and Ruth Oswalt, Jerry and Larry Parker, Rose Robinson and Mick Ulmer.
Birds counted were as follows:
Canada Goose: 414; Wild Turkey: 1; Great Blue Heron: 1; Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1; Cooper’s Hawk: 1; Red-tailed Hawk: 26; American Kestrel: 10; Rock Pigeon: 62; Mourning Dove: 141; Red-bellied Woodpecker: 16; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: 1; Downy Woodpecker: 26; Hairy Woodpecker: 1; Northern Flicker: 10; Blue Jay: 27; Crow: 137; Horned Lark: 266; Chickadee: 21; Tufted Titmouse: 18; White-breasted Nuthatch: 18; Carolina Wren: 1; Bluebird: 3; Hermit Thrash: 2; Robin: 6; Strarling: 1,451; Tree Sparrow: 38; Song Sparrow: 8; White-throated Sparrow: 1; White-Crowned Sparrow: 3; Junco: 54; Snow Bunting: 3; Cardinal: 66; House Finch: 23; Redpoll: 1; Goldfinch: 17; House Sparrow: 467; Mallard: 5.

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