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May Census 2004 Report
 

by Bill Case
  

Date:  May 15, 2004

Total species:  152             Total Birds:   11,304

Weather:  Partly cloudy to clear with very lttle wind       Temperature 60 to 90

Participants:  11 Groups, 13 Feeder Watchers, 60 Field Observers
                            80 Hours Walked     59 Hours Driven
                            63 Miles Walked      632 Miles Driven

Highlights:   Record counts for Mallard, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, White-eyed Vireo, and Red-eyed Vireo.  Missing were Ruffed Grouse, Northern Harrier, Purple Martin, and Cerulean Warbler.

Full Details: To see the full report of species and counts, take a look at the May Census page.

Groups / Participants:

AREA LEADER BIRDERS TOTAL
Stissing Mountain, Thompson Pond, Wilbur Flats to Greig Farm, Cruger Island, Ferncliff, Norrie Point
Otis Waterman Krista Morris, Don & Diane Rain, Fritz Waterman
93
Vassar Campus Kateri Kosek Otto Anamac, Pat Gabel, Sue Gyscek, Renee Miller, Peter Rossi, Kay Sisson, Millie Sturcken
43
Vassar Farm, Boardman (Zack's) Rd. Carol Fredericks Ken Fredericks
59
Wappingers, Locust Grove, Bowdoin Park, Red Oaks Mill, Beacon area, Stony Kill Farm Barbara Michelin Kerry Brady, Bill Case, Steve Golladay, Tully McElrath, Allen Michelin, Terry Palumbo, Evelyn Stevenson
98
Dover area, Sharparoon, Berkshire Rd., Round Pond, Nellie Hill, McEnroe's Mud Puddle, Rail Trail

Barbara Butler

Dot Fleury, Art Gingert, Jean Green, Alan Peterson, Mary Ann Pitts, Carena Pooth
104
Bard College, Tivoli Bays, Cruger Island, Poet's Walk, Ferncliff Jim Cintron David Arner, Paul Sutera
77
Salt Point,
Deep Hollow
Johanna Tomik Susan Joseph, Betsy Ketchum, Barb Mansell, Liz Martens, Thom & Linda Schwartz
93
Town of Fishkill,  
Town of Wappinger
Peggy Rudis
Peggy Fasciani
Elaine Andersen, Tammy Carey, Rosa Corbeels, Bob Kendall, Robert Williams
91
Pawling area Binnie Chase
Kelly Liao, Chris Luchini
80
Thompson Pond, Buttercup, Tamarack Lake, Rail Trail, NE Dutchess
Roger Cohn Janet Allison, Art Jones, Jane Rossman
85
Pleasant Valley John Balint Barry Haydasz, Howard Slocum
68
Feeder Watchers Judy Atwood, Elaine Chernansky, Carrie Grey, Trudy Grundon, Lynn Jordan, Mary Key, Jeff Lucas, Mary Lunt, Elernor Pink, Rory & Ed Salon, David Stevenson, Doreen Tignanelli

A SPECIAL THANKS to ELAINE ANDERSEN for hosting the post count covered dish dinner.

Next year's count will be on May 7, 2005 with a rain date of May 8th.

  Wings Over Dutchess, June 2004