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2016 Totals

Species Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Green Heron – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk – – – – – – – 1 1 3 – – 5
Cooper’s Hawk – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1
Virginia Rail – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1
Sora – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
Spotted Sandpiper – – – 1 2 – – – – – – – 3
Solitary Sandpiper – – – 1 3 – – – – – – – 4
American Woodcock – – – – – – – – 2 2 1 – 5
Mourning Dove – 5 – – – – – – – 1 – 1 7
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – – – – 4 – 1 1 5 1 – – 12
Black-billed Cuckoo – – – – 1 – – 3 – 1 – – 5
Northern Saw-whet Owl – – – – – – – – – 16 7 – 23
Chimney Swift – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – – – 6 85 13 7 134 156 – – – 401
Belted Kingfisher – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 1 4 – – – – – – 3 – – 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – – – – – – – – 1 1 – – 2
Downy Woodpecker – – 1 1 – 6 4 1 3 1 1 – 18
Hairy Woodpecker – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1
Northern Flicker – – – 2 1 1 – – 5 5 – – 14
Pileated Woodpecker – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher – – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee – – – – 1 2 1 4 3 1 – – 12
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – – – – 5 – 1 14 35 – – – 55
Acadian Flycatcher – – – – 8 1 3 7 19 1 – – 39
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s) – – – – 28 3 2 24 5 – – – 62
Least Flycatcher – – – 2 18 – 4 16 9 – – – 49
Eastern Phoebe – – 1 3 1 10 35 27 33 41 – – 151
Great Crested Flycatcher – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1
Eastern Kingbird – – – – 1 – 4 – – – – – 5
White-eyed Vireo – – – 2 1 1 – 1 2 – – – 7
Yellow-throated Vireo – – – – – – – 1 1 – – – 2
Blue-headed Vireo – – – 1 1 – 1 2 10 23 – – 38
Warbling Vireo – – – – 3 – – – 4 – – – 7
Philadelphia Vireo – – – – 13 – – – 18 2 – – 33
Red-eyed Vireo – – – – 36 20 29 121 114 5 – – 325
Blue Jay – – 3 2 3 – – – 8 26 – – 42
Tree Swallow – – – 1 4 – – – – – – – 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Barn Swallow – – – 2 16 – – – – – – – 18
Carolina Chickadee – – – – – – – – 1 11 3 – 15
Black-capped Chickadee 4 2 2 3 4 8 2 5 7 104 42 – 183
Tufted Titmouse 1 6 – 2 – 4 – 7 4 14 7 2 47
Red-breasted Nuthatch – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 1 1 – – 1 – – 1 4 4 3 16
Brown Creeper – – 3 – – – – – 1 6 – – 10
Carolina Wren – – – 2 2 – 8 6 2 1 – 1 22
House Wren – – – 5 2 – – 7 24 5 – – 43
Winter Wren – – – 3 – – – – 7 27 6 – 43
Marsh Wren – – – – – – – – 3 1 – – 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet – – 13 18 – – – – 1 86 21 – 139
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – – – 274 92 – – – 24 461 15 – 866
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – – – 19 3 – 1 5 1 – – – 29
Eastern Bluebird – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – 2
Veery – – – 3 4 1 15 3 15 – – – 41
Gray-cheeked Thrush – – – – 1 – – – 50 21 – – 72
Swainson’s Thrush – – – 1 29 – – 1 497 95 – – 623
Hermit Thrush – – – 6 – – – – – 63 6 – 75
Wood Thrush – – – 3 3 3 29 5 42 7 – – 92
American Robin – – – 4 2 13 22 – – 4 6 – 51
Gray Catbird – – – 6 71 36 86 68 183 48 – – 498
Northern Mockingbird – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Brown Thrasher – – – 5 2 4 2 2 13 2 – – 30
European Starling – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – 2
Cedar Waxwing – – – – 261 180 81 65 10 95 53 – 745
Blue-winged Warbler – – – 4 5 1 1 5 7 – – – 23
Lawrence’s Warbler (hybrid) – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 1
Golden-winged Warbler – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1
Tennessee Warbler – – – 1 31 – 1 2 15 4 – – 54
Orange-crowned Warbler – – – – 1 – – – – 3 – – 4
Nashville Warbler – – – 22 35 – – – 19 10 – – 86
Northern Parula – – – 3 4 – – 1 6 1 – – 15
Yellow Warbler – – – 15 37 21 4 1 – – – – 78
Chestnut-sided Warbler – – – 2 38 1 15 46 36 – – – 138
Magnolia Warbler – – – 3 222 – 2 20 275 14 – – 536
Cape May Warbler – – – – 1 – – – 10 2 – – 13
Black-throated Blue Warbler – – – 1 19 – 3 7 39 16 – – 85
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) – – – 5 1 – – – 1 406 2 – 415
Black-throated Green Warbler – – – – 4 – 2 3 48 5 – – 62
Blackburnian Warbler – – – – 1 – – 4 1 – – – 6
Prairie Warbler – – – 1 1 – – 1 – – – – 3
Palm Warbler (Western) – – – 1 4 – – – 6 8 – – 19
Palm Warbler (Yellow) – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3
Bay-breasted Warbler – – – – 6 – – – 8 1 – – 15
Blackpoll Warbler – – – – 5 – – – 12 11 1 – 29
Cerulean Warbler – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2
Black-and-white Warbler – – – 2 8 8 28 11 7 1 – – 65
American Redstart – – – 3 37 19 65 26 89 1 – – 240
Worm-eating Warbler – – – – 1 1 – 1 – – – – 3
Ovenbird – – – 4 9 8 24 29 102 6 – – 182
Northern Waterthrush – – – 7 17 – 1 5 33 6 – – 69
Louisiana Waterthrush – – – – – 5 11 2 – – – – 18
Kentucky Warbler – – – 2 7 6 8 7 – – – – 30
Connecticut Warbler – – – – – – – 1 9 – – – 10
Mourning Warbler – – – – 7 – – 6 1 – – – 14
Common Yellowthroat – – – 5 36 8 41 45 166 19 – – 320
Hooded Warbler – – – 15 24 7 18 87 65 2 – – 218
Wilson’s Warbler – – – – 15 – – 3 11 – – – 29
Canada Warbler – – – 2 36 – 25 25 12 – – – 100
Yellow-breasted Chat – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1
Scarlet Tanager – – – – 5 – 21 8 20 2 – – 56
Eastern Towhee – – – 18 2 – 14 14 17 37 – – 102
American Tree Sparrow 10 7 2 – – – – – – – 2 2 23
Chipping Sparrow – – 2 5 2 – – – 2 19 1 – 31
Field Sparrow – – – 26 4 1 1 3 – 19 1 – 55
Fox Sparrow 1 – 5 14 – – – – – 14 10 2 46
Song Sparrow 1 – 26 23 – 13 11 13 7 132 16 – 242
Lincoln’s Sparrow – – – 1 6 – – – 31 15 – – 53
Swamp Sparrow – – – 33 6 – 3 3 18 89 5 – 157
White-throated Sparrow – – – 36 17 – – – 3 159 28 1 244
White-crowned Sparrow – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – 2
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern) – – – 1 2 – – – – – – – 3
Dark-eyed Junco 16 15 24 42 – – – – 1 99 90 24 311
Northern Cardinal 1 4 4 6 7 5 1 4 8 23 7 – 70
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – – – – 14 5 19 32 89 8 – – 167
Indigo Bunting – – – 2 27 8 5 7 27 10 – – 86
Red-winged Blackbird – – – 3 13 2 – – – – 2 – 20
Common Grackle – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2
Brown-headed Cowbird – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – 2
Orchard Oriole – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2
Baltimore Oriole – – – – 2 – 9 – – – – – 11
Purple Finch – – – 5 1 – 2 1 19 68 18 – 114
House Finch 3 3 1 – – 2 1 – – 1 4 3 18
Pine Siskin 1 1 5 – – – – – – – – – 7
American Goldfinch 16 20 23 7 36 5 1 17 82 236 115 22 580
House Sparrow – – – – – – – – – 1 7 – 8
Banding Totals 55 66 120 704 1480 433 680 977 2624 2641 482 61 10323
Species Totals 11 12 17 67 87 37 51 64 78 74 30 10  
Total of Unique Species                         126
Powdermill Avian Research Center sponsored in part by Colcom Foundation and the Laurel Foundation.
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