41 participants in 18 parties
weather: 3 to 6 in. snow cover; AM and PM snow or rain; water open in lakes and streams, still water frozen; 28º to 33º F. Wind 5 - 10 mph.
List of Cleveland Christmas Bird Count
December 20, 2003
Species Name Count Comment
Canada Goose 1630
American Black Duck 8
Mallard 162
Canvasback 60
Redhead 50
Greater Scaup 8
Lesser Scaup 50
Surf Scoter 2
Black Scoter 2
Bufflehead 12
Common Goldeneye 60
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 7
Red-breasted Merganser 4000
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 7
Bald Eagle 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 9
Red-shouldered Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 23
American Kestrel 1
Wilson's Snipe 2
Bonaparte's Gull 250
Ring-billed Gull 3127
Herring Gull 358
Thayer's Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 1067
Mourning Dove 219
Belted Kingfisher 5
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 78
Downy Woodpecker 108
Hairy Woodpecker 21
Northern Flicker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 8
Eastern Phoebe 1 unusual on count
Blue Jay 167
American Crow 104
Horned Lark 3
Black-capped Chickadee 190
Tufted Titmouse 108
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 86
Carolina Wren 21
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 28
American Robin 272
Northern Mockingbird 7
European Starling 1250
Cedar Waxwing 1
American Tree Sparrow 110
Song Sparrow 24
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 41
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 296
Northern Cardinal 235
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 248
Brown-headed Cowbird 30
House Finch 115
American Goldfinch 215
House Sparrow 721
Total Species for 2003 CBC: 66 with 0 Count Week; # of individuals: 15,649
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Created: Dec. 18, 2004