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Winter 2008
Hannah Suthers
Winter delivered a little bit of everything with mild temperatures,
a roaring wind on Dec. 7, snow and sleet on the 16th followed by 3"
snow, sleet, freezing rain on the weekend of the 19th followed by a
few days of bitter temperatures. January had spells of snow followed
by sleet and rain. February 3rd had a substantial storm that left snow
on the ground, then more cycles of snow and rain. This was the winter
of the Pine Siskin invasion. Species during the winter period at the
banding station vicinity totaled 48.
Highlights are as follows, (numbers) seen throughout unless
indicated by dates:
| Snow Geese | (100) flyover Feb 14 |
| Black Vulture | over Dec 7,14,15 |
| Turkey Vultures | (pr) |
| N. Harrier | Dec 14 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | frequent sightings Dec & Jan |
| Red-tailed Hawk | (2) |
| Cooper's Hawk | Dec 2, 15 |
| Wild Turkey | (15) at View Point Dr. roost Jan, Feb |
| Eastern Screech Owl | Dec 1, Jan 27 |
| Downy Woodpecker | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | (pr) |
| Common Flicker | |
| Raven | flyover Jan 21 |
| Black-capped Chickadees | (9) |
| Carolina Chickadees | (6) |
| Hybrid Chickadees | (4) |
| Tufted Titmouse | (24) |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | (5) |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | (3) Dec 14 |
| Carolina Wren | (10) |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | (2) Dec 7,14,15, |
| N. Mockingbird | (3) |
| E. Bluebird | (6) |
| Hermit Thrush | Dec 14 |
| Robin, northern subspecies | (30) |
| Cedar Waxwing | 16 Feb |
| Yellow-rumped (Myrtle)Warbler | Dec 14, Feb 16 |
| Am. Tree Sparrow | |
| Fox Sparrow | View Point Drive |
| Purple Finch | (5) Dec 14, (17) Feb 16 |
| Song Sparrow | (4) |
| White-throated Sparrow | (10) |
| Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco | (27) |
| Am. Goldfinch | (12) |
| Pine Siskin | (19) Feb 16, up to 40 throughout at View Point Dr. |
| House Finch | (5) |
| Red-winged Blackbird | (1) Feb 9, (4) Feb 16 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | (2) Feb 14 |
| Common Grackle | (1) Jan 1, (61) Feb 9 |
Hannah Suthers and the Featherbed Lane Banding Station Crew
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