 May
Census 2001 Report
by
Bill Case
Total species: Total
count 152; below last year's 162 and above 1999 count of 144.
Weather::
Cloudy to partly cloudy with a SEVERE wind/rain storm about noon in
parts of the county.
Participants: 46
Observers in 9 Groups, 6 Feeder Watchers
79
Hours by foot, 35 Hours by auto; 57 Miles by foot, 430 Miles by auto
Highlights: Number
of birds observed was quite high at 11,581 compared
to 9,719 in 2000. Wood Thrush numbered 318, the highest
ever and well above the second highest of 230 in
1989. Red-headed Woodpecker, seen this year, was
last reported in 1988. Hooded Merganser, seen this
year, was last reported in 1992. A Northern Bobwhite
was recorded this year and last reported in 1995.
Cliff Swallows were reported this year and last reported
in 1998. There were no reports of Northern Harrier
or Sharp-shinned Hawks this year. We did, however,
have a double sampling of Ferncliff.
Full Details: To
see the full report of species and counts, take a look at the Records/May
Census page.
Groups / Participants:
| AREA |
LEADER |
BIRDERS |
TOTAL |
| Vassar & Pok. Cemetery |
Stan DeOrsey |
Joan DeOrsey, Sue Gyscek, Jean Hicks, Liz Hinkley,
Peter Relson |
74
|
| Southern Dutchess |
Barbara Michelin |
Bill Case, Binnie Chase, Bonnie Fair, Allan Michelin,
Evelyn Stevenson |
81
|
Sharparoon
Nellie Hill
Dover area
|
Barbara Butler
Mary Ann Pitts
|
Helen Andrews, John Balint, Dewi Edwards, Dot Fleury,
Carena Pooth |
107
|
Stissing Mountain
Cruger Island
Ferncliff Forest
Norrie Point
|
Otis Waterman |
Krista Morris, Millie Sturcken, Marion VanWagner,
Chet Vincent, Fritz Waterman |
95
|
Amenia, Millerton
Thompson Pond
|
Bobbie Post |
Howard Slocum, Jane Rossman, Roger Cohn, Janet
Allison |
78
|
Salt Point
Deep Hollow Road
|
Susan Joseph |
Betsy Ketcham, Liz Martens, Linda Schwarz, Johanna
Tomik |
81
|
Town of Fishkill
Town of Wappinger
|
Peggy Fasciani |
Elaine Andersen
Rosa Corbeels |
71
|
| Pawling area |
Sibyll Gilbert |
Ellen Bender, Claudius Feder, Chris Luchini, Tom
Morgan, Gerry Price, Billy Wallace |
114
|
| Bard College, Tivoli Bays, Poet's Walk, Ferncliff
Forest |
Jim Cintron |
David Arner, Paul Sutera |
95
|
| Feeder Watchers |
|
Lucine Barbeau, Jeff Daley, Trudy Grundon, Mary
Key, Donna Lenhart, Pat Lown, Eleanor Pink, Johanna Tomik |
|
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