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2012 Totals

Species Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Green Heron – – – – – – – – 2 1 – – 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk – – 1 1 – – – – 2 – – – 4
Sora – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Spotted Sandpiper – – – 1 2 – – – – – – – 3
Solitary Sandpiper – – – – 1 – – 1 – 1 – – 3
Wilson’s Snipe – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1
American Woodcock – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – 2
Mourning Dove 2 – – 1 – – – – 3 – – – 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – – – – – 1 – 1 – – – – 2
Black-billed Cuckoo – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 4
Eastern Screech-Owl – – – – – – – – – 2 – – 2
Northern Saw-whet Owl – – – – – – – – – 7 3 – 10
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – – – – 73 11 13 158 142 – – – 397
Belted Kingfisher – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 – 1 – – 1 – – 3 2 – – 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – – – – – – – – – 3 1 – 4
Downy Woodpecker – – 1 – 1 11 9 1 7 4 3 – 37
Hairy Woodpecker – – – – – 1 – – 1 – 1 – 3
Northern Flicker – – – 2 – – – – 12 4 – – 18
Olive-sided Flycatcher – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee – – – – 3 1 – 2 6 – – – 12
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – – – – 3 – – 15 41 – – – 59
Acadian Flycatcher – – – – 19 3 4 14 16 – – – 56
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s) – – – – 14 1 2 23 4 – – – 44
Least Flycatcher – – – 1 14 – 7 18 14 – – – 54
Eastern Phoebe – – 1 1 3 13 25 10 37 26 1 – 117
Great Crested Flycatcher – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1
White-eyed Vireo – – – 2 4 – 3 2 1 – – – 12
Yellow-throated Vireo – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 2
Blue-headed Vireo – – – 2 2 – – – 9 19 – – 32
Warbling Vireo – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Philadelphia Vireo – – – – 12 – – – 31 3 – – 46
Red-eyed Vireo – – – – 43 52 35 36 59 – – – 225
Blue Jay 1 – 1 3 – – 1 1 11 7 3 1 29
Tree Swallow – – – 1 1 3 – – – – – – 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Barn Swallow – – – – 3 3 3 – – – – – 9
Carolina Chickadee – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5 – 6 2 8 7 2 9 17 128 31 2 217
Tufted Titmouse 3 – 2 1 1 3 1 7 8 8 8 – 42
Red-breasted Nuthatch – – – 1 – – – – – 3 1 – 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 2 – – – – 1 – 1 5 6 1 17
Brown Creeper – – – – – 1 – – 1 9 2 – 13
Carolina Wren – – 1 – – 6 – 8 – 2 – – 17
House Wren – – – 5 4 1 9 7 15 10 – – 51
Winter Wren – – – 8 – – – – 4 43 5 – 60
Sedge Wren – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Marsh Wren – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 – 27 11 – – – – 6 54 36 – 136
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – – 4 97 19 – – – 31 126 26 – 303
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – – – 11 2 – 1 3 2 – – – 19
Eastern Bluebird – – 1 – 2 – – – – – 3 – 6
Veery – – – – 2 – 5 6 6 – – – 19
Gray-cheeked Thrush – – – – 3 – – – 45 25 – – 73
Swainson’s Thrush – – – – 19 – – 1 365 68 – – 453
Hermit Thrush – – – 9 1 – – 1 4 69 12 1 97
Wood Thrush – – – 5 13 5 10 5 65 2 – – 105
American Robin – – – 3 2 1 1 – – 1 7 – 15
Gray Catbird – – – 2 70 27 41 61 159 43 – – 403
Brown Thrasher – – – 4 2 – – – 12 1 – – 19
European Starling – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1
Cedar Waxwing – – – – 372 114 15 15 22 93 15 – 646
Blue-winged Warbler – – – 3 5 1 – 1 10 – – – 20
Brewster’s Warbler (hybrid) – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Golden-winged Warbler – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1
Tennessee Warbler – – – – 24 – – 1 78 6 – – 109
Orange-crowned Warbler – – – – 2 – – – – 1 – – 3
Nashville Warbler – – – – 19 – – 1 35 11 – – 66
Northern Parula – – – 1 2 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 6
Yellow Warbler – – – – 20 4 5 2 – – – – 31
Chestnut-sided Warbler – – – – 17 – 4 11 24 – – – 56
Magnolia Warbler – – – 1 121 1 1 40 243 18 – – 425
Cape May Warbler – – – – – – – – 13 5 – – 18
Black-throated Blue Warbler – – – – 6 – 1 6 23 1 – – 37
Yellow-rumped Warbler – – – – 3 – – – 8 346 38 – 395
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1
Black-throated Green Warbler – – – 1 1 – 4 3 29 7 – – 45
Blackburnian Warbler – – – – – – – – 5 – – – 5
Prairie Warbler – – – 2 1 – – – – – – – 3
Palm Warbler (Western) – – – – – – – – 8 23 – – 31
Bay-breasted Warbler – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 4
Blackpoll Warbler – – – – 3 – – – 38 3 – – 44
Cerulean Warbler – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Black-and-white Warbler – – – – 7 – 14 1 8 – – – 30
American Redstart – – – 2 27 41 107 15 62 – – – 254
Worm-eating Warbler – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1
Ovenbird – – – 2 9 4 11 23 52 2 – – 103
Northern Waterthrush – – – 2 16 – 1 7 21 3 1 – 51
Louisiana Waterthrush – – 1 – 2 2 11 – – – – – 16
Kentucky Warbler – – – – 9 2 10 1 2 – – – 24
Connecticut Warbler – – – – – – – – 13 – – – 13
Mourning Warbler – – – – 4 – – 4 5 – – – 13
Common Yellowthroat – – – 4 48 8 39 42 121 22 – – 284
Hooded Warbler – – – 3 26 3 26 85 78 1 – – 222
Wilson’s Warbler – – – – 9 – – 9 14 – – – 32
Canada Warbler – – – – 15 – 7 18 8 – – – 48
Scarlet Tanager – – – – 4 7 9 5 30 3 – – 58
Eastern Towhee – – 2 4 5 – 1 5 26 33 – – 76
American Tree Sparrow 2 – – – – – – – – – 3 2 7
Chipping Sparrow – – 1 13 6 – – 3 5 20 4 1 53
Field Sparrow – – 3 11 4 – 2 – 2 48 4 – 74
Savannah Sparrow – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1
Grasshopper Sparrow – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1
Nelson’s Sparrow – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Fox Sparrow – – 5 4 – – – – – 12 22 3 46
Song Sparrow 1 3 36 8 2 9 19 15 28 187 52 – 360
Lincoln’s Sparrow – – – – 5 – – – 23 19 – – 47
Swamp Sparrow 1 – 2 19 4 – 2 2 13 184 18 – 245
White-throated Sparrow 1 – 1 20 8 – – – 12 340 55 – 437
White-crowned Sparrow – – – – 1 – – – – 3 1 – 5
Dark-eyed Junco 10 3 36 10 – – 1 – – 128 205 9 402
Northern Cardinal 2 3 13 7 5 4 4 1 8 28 8 – 83
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – – – 1 4 – 7 12 53 4 – – 81
Indigo Bunting – – – – 20 9 5 3 43 12 – – 92
Red-winged Blackbird – – 1 3 10 1 – – – 1 – – 16
Common Grackle – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – 2
Orchard Oriole – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Baltimore Oriole – – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 2
Purple Finch – – 1 2 – – 1 1 43 70 19 – 137
House Finch – – 1 – – – – – – – 20 7 28
Pine Siskin – – – – – – – – – 42 284 – 326
American Goldfinch 3 3 13 15 35 4 2 11 70 102 471 2 731
House Sparrow – 1 4 – 2 – 2 – 1 1 2 3 16
Banding Totals 35 15 168 314 1241 367 486 737 2430 2458 1374 32 9657
Species Totals 14 6 28 48 78 37 48 56 82 66 38 11  
Total of Unique Species                         123
Powdermill Avian Research Center sponsored in part by Colcom Foundation and the Laurel Foundation.
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