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2015 Totals

Species Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Green Heron – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Sora – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1
Spotted Sandpiper – – – – 2 1 – – – – – – 3
Solitary Sandpiper – – – – 1 – – – 1 1 – – 3
American Woodcock – – – – 1 – – – 1 1 – – 3
Mourning Dove 7 – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 9
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – – – – 11 – – – 2 – – – 13
Black-billed Cuckoo – – – – – – – 2 1 – – – 3
Eastern Screech-Owl – – – – – – – 1 2 – – – 3
Northern Saw-whet Owl – – – – – – – – – 1 9 – 10
Chimney Swift – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – – – – 124 4 14 174 103 – – – 419
Belted Kingfisher – – – 1 2 1 – – – 2 – – 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 1 2 – – 1 – – 1 2 – 1 10
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – – – – – – – – 2 2 – – 4
Downy Woodpecker 2 1 – – 2 4 6 5 6 5 3 – 34
Hairy Woodpecker – – – – 1 – 1 2 2 4 – – 10
Northern Flicker – – – 5 1 – – – 2 5 – 1 14
Pileated Woodpecker – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee – – – – 1 – 1 15 21 – – – 38
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – – – – 7 – – 32 34 1 – – 74
Acadian Flycatcher – – – – 13 4 2 8 15 – – – 42
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s) – – – – 26 2 5 25 12 – – – 70
Least Flycatcher – – – – 18 – 3 23 27 1 – – 72
Eastern Phoebe – – – – – 5 30 23 56 48 – – 162
Eastern Kingbird – – – – 1 – 1 – – – – – 2
White-eyed Vireo – – – 1 1 4 1 – – 1 – – 8
Yellow-throated Vireo – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 2
Blue-headed Vireo – – – – – – – 2 24 26 – – 52
Warbling Vireo – – – – 1 – – 2 4 – – – 7
Philadelphia Vireo – – – – 12 – – 1 15 2 – – 30
Red-eyed Vireo – – – – 56 18 29 72 72 5 – – 252
Blue Jay – – – 4 – – 1 – 13 14 – 1 33
Tree Swallow – – – 6 5 1 1 – – – – – 13
Northern Rough-winged Swallow – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1
Cliff Swallow – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Carolina Chickadee – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2 3 7 3 1 5 3 11 5 6 5 – 51
Tufted Titmouse 2 – – 4 2 – 5 7 9 10 7 – 46
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 1 2 – 1 – – 2 2 3 2 3 17
Brown Creeper – – 1 1 – – – – – 11 1 – 14
Carolina Wren – – 1 1 – 1 5 10 5 3 – – 26
House Wren – – – 2 2 3 4 3 9 12 – – 35
Winter Wren – – – 2 – – 1 – 6 34 1 – 44
Marsh Wren – – – – 1 – – – 2 1 – – 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet – – 14 18 – – – – – 58 10 1 101
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – – – 194 49 – – – 12 276 9 – 540
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – – – 12 2 2 – 3 – – – – 19
Eastern Bluebird – – 1 2 – – – – – 2 – – 5
Veery – – – 2 7 1 10 6 5 – – – 31
Gray-cheeked Thrush – – – – 11 – – – 20 13 – – 44
Swainson’s Thrush – – – – 73 – 1 2 281 44 – – 401
Hermit Thrush – – – 11 2 – – – – 44 1 – 58
Wood Thrush – – – 1 15 2 12 2 27 4 – – 63
American Robin – – 1 3 1 1 – – – 8 – – 14
Gray Catbird – – – 2 86 24 63 81 239 40 – – 535
Brown Thrasher – – – 4 4 1 – 2 7 1 – – 19
Cedar Waxwing – – – – 148 34 35 81 20 82 1 – 401
Blue-winged Warbler – – – 1 7 1 6 3 7 – – – 25
Tennessee Warbler – – – – 30 – 1 – 44 12 – – 87
Orange-crowned Warbler – – – – 1 – – – – 3 – – 4
Nashville Warbler – – – – 15 – – 1 17 5 – – 38
Northern Parula – – – 4 7 1 – – 5 2 – – 19
Yellow Warbler – – – 2 28 13 5 4 2 – – – 54
Chestnut-sided Warbler – – – – 22 1 9 35 39 1 – – 107
Magnolia Warbler – – – – 140 – – 33 353 40 – – 566
Cape May Warbler – – – – – – – 1 18 7 – – 26
Black-throated Blue Warbler – – – – 7 – 7 13 29 18 – – 74
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) – – – 1 2 – – – 2 302 1 – 308
Black-throated Green Warbler – – – 2 5 – 2 8 78 17 – – 112
Blackburnian Warbler – – – – 1 – – 3 4 – – – 8
Yellow-throated Warbler – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Palm Warbler (Western) – – – – – – – – 7 14 – – 21
Palm Warbler (Yellow) – – – – – – – – 1 3 – – 4
Bay-breasted Warbler – – – – 2 – – 3 5 – – – 10
Blackpoll Warbler – – – – – – – – 9 9 – – 18
Cerulean Warbler – – – – 1 – 1 – – – – – 2
Black-and-white Warbler – – – 3 10 8 17 7 6 – – – 51
American Redstart – – – – 58 25 32 17 71 13 – – 216
Worm-eating Warbler – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1
Ovenbird – – – 1 8 8 17 27 48 1 – – 110
Northern Waterthrush – – – 1 19 1 – 5 13 6 – – 45
Louisiana Waterthrush – – – 2 2 1 6 – – – – – 11
Kentucky Warbler – – – – 9 – 12 6 1 – – – 28
Connecticut Warbler – – – – – – – – 19 5 – – 24
Mourning Warbler – – – – 5 1 – 6 7 – – – 19
Common Yellowthroat – – – 3 40 9 22 32 115 27 – – 248
Hooded Warbler – – – 1 24 6 30 120 82 1 – – 264
Wilson’s Warbler – – – – 21 – – 3 13 – – – 37
Canada Warbler – – – 1 30 – 13 15 16 – – – 75
Yellow-breasted Chat – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – – 2
Scarlet Tanager – – – – 3 6 12 7 18 1 – – 47
Eastern Towhee – – – 14 3 – 6 12 21 41 – – 97
American Tree Sparrow – 1 1 – – – – – – – 2 4 8
Chipping Sparrow – – – 12 5 1 1 – 3 12 – – 34
Field Sparrow – – – 16 3 – 3 – 1 27 – – 50
Savannah Sparrow – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 2
Fox Sparrow – – 6 12 – – – – – 29 22 3 72
Song Sparrow – – 24 21 4 8 8 20 27 176 6 1 295
Lincoln’s Sparrow – – – – 12 – – – 18 23 – – 53
Swamp Sparrow – – – 19 13 – 2 7 14 105 4 1 165
White-throated Sparrow – – – 24 24 – – – 2 250 15 1 316
White-crowned Sparrow – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern) – – – – 6 – – – – 3 – – 9
Dark-eyed Junco 8 1 38 16 2 – 1 – 3 243 126 7 445
Northern Cardinal 3 – 5 9 5 – 4 6 11 8 4 1 56
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – – – 1 1 2 2 22 65 2 – – 95
Indigo Bunting – – – – 24 8 4 7 69 22 – – 134
Red-winged Blackbird – – – 9 9 – – 1 – – – – 19
Rusty Blackbird – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1
Common Grackle – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2
Brown-headed Cowbird – – – 5 – – – – – – – – 5
Orchard Oriole – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Baltimore Oriole – – – – 3 1 – 3 – – – – 7
Purple Finch – – 3 3 – – – – 10 40 5 – 61
House Finch – 3 – – – – – 1 1 1 18 2 26
Pine Siskin – 3 7 – 1 – – – – 1 – – 12
American Goldfinch 12 12 27 6 76 7 2 8 55 157 93 33 488
House Sparrow – – 1 – 9 – – – – 1 4 – 15
Banding Totals 39 26 142 470 1396 229 459 1035 2398 2404 349 61 9008
Species Totals 9 9 18 49 86 42 49 60 82 77 23 15  
Total of Unique Species                         120
Powdermill Avian Research Center sponsored in part by Colcom Foundation and the Laurel Foundation.
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