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2011 Totals

Species Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
American Bittern – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Green Heron – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk – – 1 – – – – – 2 1 – – 4
Broad-winged Hawk – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Spotted Sandpiper – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Solitary Sandpiper – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – 2
Wilson’s Snipe – – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2
American Woodcock – – – – 1 1 – – – 1 – – 3
Mourning Dove 1 – 1 1 1 – – – – – – – 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – – – 1 – – – 1 2 – – – 4
Black-billed Cuckoo – – – – 2 – – – 1 1 – – 4
Eastern Screech-Owl – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Northern Saw-whet Owl – – – – – – – – – 4 6 – 10
Chimney Swift – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – – – 7 112 16 24 163 157 – – – 479
Red-bellied Woodpecker – – – – – 1 2 – 2 2 1 – 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – – – – – – – – – 4 – 1 5
Downy Woodpecker – – – – 1 4 8 – 3 3 2 – 21
Hairy Woodpecker – – – – – – 1 1 – – – – 2
Northern Flicker – – – 2 1 – – – 6 4 3 – 16
Pileated Woodpecker – – – – – – – – 1 – 2 – 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee – – – – 3 – – 4 21 2 – – 30
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – – – – 7 – – 27 30 – – – 64
Acadian Flycatcher – – – – 12 5 5 16 19 – – – 57
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s) – – – – 30 2 2 33 8 – – – 75
Least Flycatcher – – – 3 22 3 11 20 18 – – – 77
Eastern Phoebe – – – – – 3 11 12 29 20 – – 75
Great Crested Flycatcher – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
White-eyed Vireo – – – – 5 1 1 1 1 – – – 9
Yellow-throated Vireo – – – – 1 1 1 – 3 – – – 6
Blue-headed Vireo – – – – 3 – – 2 9 23 – – 37
Warbling Vireo – – – – 1 – – – 3 – – – 4
Philadelphia Vireo – – – – 11 – – – 12 4 – – 27
Red-eyed Vireo – – – 3 78 21 33 102 156 12 – – 405
Blue Jay – – 1 2 4 – – 2 12 4 – – 25
Tree Swallow – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2
Barn Swallow – – – – – 1 – 1 – – – – 2
Carolina Chickadee – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5 – 5 36 3 1 7 9 11 6 5 2 90
Tufted Titmouse – – 3 4 – 3 4 1 5 11 1 1 33
Red-breasted Nuthatch – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 1 4 – – – – – – 5 2 – 13
Brown Creeper – – – 2 – – – – – 7 – – 9
Carolina Wren – – – – 1 1 2 2 1 – – – 7
House Wren – – – 4 3 3 6 7 12 4 – – 39
Winter Wren – – – 2 – – – – 3 46 6 – 57
Marsh Wren – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet – – 13 9 – – – 1 – 61 25 – 109
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – – 1 160 55 – – – 3 316 17 – 552
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – – – 10 7 2 2 2 – – – – 23
Eastern Bluebird – – – – – 1 – – – – 3 – 4
Veery – – – 2 6 – 7 8 6 – – – 29
Gray-cheeked Thrush – – – – 5 – – – 27 66 – – 98
Swainson’s Thrush – – – 5 29 1 – 5 144 71 – – 255
Hermit Thrush – – – 2 – – – – – 73 7 – 82
Wood Thrush – – – 6 14 10 38 16 47 2 – – 133
American Robin – – – 4 4 3 5 1 2 – – – 19
Gray Catbird – – – 6 96 25 74 93 134 87 1 – 516
Brown Thrasher – – – 1 4 3 3 1 6 2 – – 20
Cedar Waxwing – – – – 215 36 25 6 1 102 48 – 433
Blue-winged Warbler – – – 3 7 2 – 1 8 – – – 21
Golden-winged Warbler – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2
Tennessee Warbler – – – 1 25 – 1 – 34 26 – – 87
Orange-crowned Warbler – – – – 3 – – – – 6 – – 9
Nashville Warbler – – – 9 66 – – – 19 72 – – 166
Northern Parula – – – 2 5 – 1 3 3 1 – – 15
Yellow Warbler – – – 4 25 14 6 2 – – – – 51
Chestnut-sided Warbler – – – 3 35 – 2 36 54 1 – – 131
Magnolia Warbler – – – – 153 – 1 12 326 73 – – 565
Cape May Warbler – – – – – – – – 32 14 – – 46
Black-throated Blue Warbler – – – 3 26 – 1 22 63 28 – – 143
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 1 – 6 4 – – – 2 950 7 – 970
Black-throated Green Warbler – – – – 8 – 3 12 53 8 – – 84
Blackburnian Warbler – – – – 2 – 1 2 3 1 – – 9
Pine Warbler – – – – – – – – – 4 – – 4
Prairie Warbler – – – 1 – – – – 2 – – – 3
Palm Warbler – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – 4
Palm Warbler (Western) – – – – 2 – – – 8 52 – – 62
Bay-breasted Warbler – – – – – – – – 5 2 – – 7
Blackpoll Warbler – – – – 1 – – – 23 35 – – 59
Cerulean Warbler – – – – – 1 1 1 2 – – – 5
Black-and-white Warbler – – – 5 7 4 12 11 7 2 – – 48
American Redstart – – – 5 57 45 92 64 95 15 – – 373
Worm-eating Warbler – – – 1 2 – – – – – – – 3
Ovenbird – – – 6 22 8 28 30 34 13 – – 141
Northern Waterthrush – – – 1 14 – – 11 32 15 – – 73
Louisiana Waterthrush – – – – 2 5 10 – – – – – 17
Kentucky Warbler – – – – 7 1 13 8 1 – – – 30
Connecticut Warbler – – – – – – – 1 23 5 – – 29
Mourning Warbler – – – – 18 – – 4 3 – – – 25
Common Yellowthroat – – – 1 46 11 41 50 135 47 – – 331
Hooded Warbler – – – 21 28 5 35 121 84 1 – – 295
Wilson’s Warbler – – – – 21 – – 3 15 2 – – 41
Canada Warbler – – – 4 32 – 7 15 12 – – – 70
Yellow-breasted Chat – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Scarlet Tanager – – – – 4 2 19 15 71 7 – – 118
Eastern Towhee – – – 9 3 5 5 8 20 29 – 1 80
American Tree Sparrow 5 – 2 – – – – – – – – – 7
Chipping Sparrow – – 2 22 13 2 1 2 1 18 1 – 62
Clay-colored Sparrow – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Field Sparrow – – – 11 3 – – 2 1 35 1 – 53
Vesper Sparrow – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Savannah Sparrow – – – – – – 1 – – 2 – – 3
Fox Sparrow – – 7 6 – – – – – 10 10 – 33
Song Sparrow 1 5 44 11 7 17 18 18 19 175 14 – 329
Lincoln’s Sparrow – – – – 20 – – – 9 18 – – 47
Swamp Sparrow – – – 13 6 – 1 2 12 162 7 – 203
White-throated Sparrow – – – 16 36 – – – 2 268 22 – 344
White-crowned Sparrow – – – – 14 – – – – 13 – – 27
Dark-eyed Junco 6 6 38 94 – – 1 – 1 92 73 5 316
Northern Cardinal 3 4 4 3 6 – 7 11 10 6 8 – 62
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – – – 3 11 2 9 22 49 9 – – 105
Indigo Bunting – – – – 21 2 6 6 31 53 – – 119
Red-winged Blackbird – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3
Common Grackle – – – – 1 – – – – 2 – – 3
Brown-headed Cowbird – – – 2 1 – – 1 – – – – 4
Orchard Oriole – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Baltimore Oriole – – – 1 7 – 2 1 3 – – – 14
Purple Finch – – 1 30 11 1 1 – 1 1 5 – 51
House Finch – – – 1 1 1 2 1 – 7 7 – 20
Pine Siskin – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2
American Goldfinch 3 4 3 19 84 6 1 4 52 255 176 3 610
House Sparrow 6 – – 2 – – 2 – – 3 2 – 15
Banding Totals 31 21 130 595 1617 282 603 1040 2260 3493 462 13 10547
Species Totals 9 6 16 59 83 43 54 61 80 80 28 6  
Total of Unique Species                         123
Powdermill Avian Research Center sponsored in part by Colcom Foundation and the Laurel Foundation.
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