Summary of Cleveland Christmas Bird Counts 1940 - 2009
Years Overall Yr Seen
Species Name Seen Average Average Max Max Yr Min Count Week
Greater White-fronted Goose 2 0 3 5 1966
Snow Goose 5 0 1 1 1959 CW 1989
Brant 1 0 1 1 1994 CW 1970
Cackling Goose 1 0 2 2 2008
Canada Goose 48 913 1332 2558 1997
Mute Swan 3 0 1 2 2008
Tundra Swan 13 4 20 124 1999 CW 2
Wood Duck 32 2 3 21 1971 CW 1985
Gadwall 29 3 8 34 1986 CW 4
American Wigeon 27 1 4 9 1971 CW 2
American Black Duck 69 172 174 478 1975
Mallard 70 457 457 1425 1976 1
Blue-winged Teal 4 0 4 8 1979
Northern Shoveler 12 1 3 12 1985 CW 1974
Northern Pintail 20 1 2 4 1970 CW 3
Green-winged Teal 12 0 1 3 1971 CW 2
Canvasback 37 13 25 200 1952 CW 4
Redhead 43 24 39 368 1980 CW 2
Ring-necked Duck 11 0 2 8 2006 CW 1977
Greater Scaup 40 42 73 1036 1963 CW 1972
Lesser Scaup 65 124 134 3050 1953 CW 2000
King Eider 1 0 1 1 1966
Harlequin Duck 2 0 2 2 2005
Surf Scoter 16 1 4 14 1996 CW 2
White-winged Scoter 18 1 3 18 2006 CW 1970
Black Scoter 14 1 3 11 2006
Long-tailed Duck 18 0 2 4 1977 CW 2
Bufflehead 62 18 21 100 1991
Common Goldeneye 69 90 92 404 1989
Hooded Merganser 47 2 3 15 2001 CW 1967
Common Merganser 56 45 56 373 1985 CW 3
Red-breasted Merganser 66 1643 1743 14000 2006
Ruddy Duck 48 18 27 185 1979 CW 1980
Ring-necked Pheasant 40 3 6 20 1962 CW 1971
Ruffed Grouse 24 1 2 16 1941
Wild Turkey 8 1 9 20 2009
Northern Bobwhite 22 9 27 75 1949 CW 2
Common Loon 12 1 6 46 1983 CW 4
Pied-billed Grebe 31 1 2 8 1991 CW 4
Horned Grebe 38 4 8 84 1974 CW 1969
Eared Grebe 2 0 2 2 1987
Northern Gannet 3 0 1 2 1947
Double-crested Cormorant 22 1 5 40 2008 CW 1988
Great Blue Heron 50 7 9 46 1992
Green Heron 1 0 1 1 1979
Black-crowned Night-Heron 5 0 2 5 1983
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 0 1 1 1973
Osprey 1 0 1 1 2008
Bald Eagle 10 0 2 4 2005 CW 1994
Northern Harrier 24 1 2 10 1948 CW 2002
Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 1 2 4 1983 CW 1981
Cooper's Hawk 59 4 5 18 2005 CW 1967
Northern Goshawk 1 0 1 1 2007
Red-shouldered Hawk 57 2 3 11 2006 CW 2
Broad-winged Hawk 4 0 1 1 1953
Red-tailed Hawk 68 11 12 34 2004
Rough-legged Hawk 19 1 2 7 1948 CW 2
American Kestrel 64 4 4 11 1973 CW 2005
Merlin 10 0 2 5 1999
Peregrine Falcon 4 0 2 2 1997 CW 2007
American Coot 43 5 8 130 1975 CW 3
Killdeer 16 1 5 35 1975 CW 2
Western Sandpiper 0 0 0 CW 1984
Purple Sandpiper 4 0 1 2 1948 CW 1966
Dunlin 3 0 1 2 1984 CW 3
Wilson's Snipe 38 2 4 12 1975
American Woodcock 3 0 1 1 1963
Red-necked Phalarope 1 0 1 1 1953 CW 1974
Red Phalarope 1 0 2 2 1980 CW 1988
Franklin's Gull 4 0 1 2 1969
Little Gull 6 0 2 3 1977 CW 2
Black-headed Gull 2 0 1 1 1994
Bonaparte's Gull 68 3658 3766 25650 1974
Ring-billed Gull 70 8743 8743 64250 1969 1
Herring Gull 70 2885 2885 17410 1974 13
Thayer's Gull 15 0 2 5 1985 CW 1990
Iceland Gull 8 0 1 2 2008 CW 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 20 1 2 7 2007
Glaucous Gull 17 0 2 4 1980 CW 3
Great Black-backed Gull 44 37 59 650 2005 CW 1971
Black-legged Kittiwake 1 0 1 1 2005
Ivory Gull 0 0 0 CW 1975
Pomarine Jaeger 3 0 2 3 1988
Rock Pigeon 37 262 496 1612 2006
Mourning Dove 67 119 125 301 1999
Barn Owl 1 0 1 1 1992
Eastern Screech-Owl 26 1 2 5 2001 CW 3
Great Horned Owl 38 1 2 3 1979 CW 2
Snowy Owl 3 0 1 2 1984 CW 4
Barred Owl 57 1 2 4 1943 CW 1967
Long-eared Owl 2 0 1 1 2000 CW 1972
Short-eared Owl 2 0 1 1 1977 CW 2
Northern Saw-whet Owl 7 0 1 2 2001
Belted Kingfisher 65 6 7 20 2001
Red-headed Woodpecker 32 1 3 13 1980 CW 1994
Red-bellied Woodpecker 68 29 30 102 2006
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 32 1 2 3 1953
Downy Woodpecker 70 90 90 134 1964 29
Hairy Woodpecker 70 23 23 58 1964 9
Northern Flicker 65 5 6 22 1984
Pileated Woodpecker 69 6 6 17 2008
Eastern Phoebe 4 0 1 1 1952
Northern Shrike 11 0 1 2 1954 CW 1991
Blue Jay 70 214 214 464 1986 23
American Crow 70 440 440 2426 1979 1
Horned Lark 23 3 8 36 1991
Black-capped Chickadee 70 320 320 723 1983 39
Boreal Chickadee 1 0 1 1 1972
Tufted Titmouse 70 130 130 280 1969 18
Red-breasted Nuthatch 60 8 9 33 1941
White-breasted Nuthatch 70 90 90 162 1959 24
Brown Creeper 66 5 5 29 1984
Carolina Wren 52 7 10 41 2004 CW 1980
House Wren 1 0 1 1 1975
Winter Wren 33 1 2 4 1974
Golden-crowned Kinglet 63 10 11 72 1984
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16 0 2 7 1972 CW 1992
Eastern Bluebird 58 17 21 85 2001
Swainson's Thrush 2 0 1 1 1971
Hermit Thrush 15 0 1 2 1989
Wood Thrush 1 0 1 1 1978
American Robin 68 189 194 1773 2004
Gray Catbird 9 0 1 2 2002
Northern Mockingbird 28 2 5 12 2001
Brown Thrasher 11 0 1 3 1969 CW 1973
European Starling 70 2387 2387 61458 1986 79
American Pipit 2 0 2 2 1982
Cedar Waxwing 61 86 98 397 1993
Nashville Warbler 1 0 1 1 2001
Yellow-rumped Warbler 29 3 7 33 1998
Ovenbird 1 0 1 1 1996
Common Yellowthroat 1 0 2 2 1980 CW 2001
Eastern Towhee 47 3 5 37 1960 CW 3
American Tree Sparrow 70 168 168 570 1947 9
Chipping Sparrow 6 0 3 12 1959
Field Sparrow 28 2 4 16 1964 CW 1982
Vesper Sparrow 0 0 0 CW 1984
Savannah Sparrow 1 0 1 1 1959
Fox Sparrow 8 0 2 4 2001 CW 1965
Song Sparrow 70 43 43 108 1975 6
Lincoln's Sparrow 1 0 1 1 1981
Swamp Sparrow 39 2 3 10 1999
White-throated Sparrow 61 31 36 215 1980
White-crowned Sparrow 16 1 4 18 1984 CW 1976
Dark-eyed Junco 70 289 289 612 1947 53
Lapland Longspur 9 0 3 12 1988
Snow Bunting 43 12 19 200 1970
Northern Cardinal 70 211 211 394 1975 34
Dickcissel 0 0 0 CW 2
Red-winged Blackbird 38 42 78 1501 1983 CW 2
Eastern Meadowlark 10 0 3 11 1956
Yellow-headed Blackbird 0 0 0 CW 1993
Rusty Blackbird 13 3 16 98 1991 CW 1966
Common Grackle 36 87 170 1414 1983
Brown-headed Cowbird 39 96 172 2107 1986 CW 1972
Baltimore Oriole 2 0 1 1 1957 CW 2
Pine Grosbeak 4 1 19 31 1961
Purple Finch 34 5 10 123 1982
House Finch 34 92 189 443 1992
Red Crossbill 4 0 6 9 1969
White-winged Crossbill 3 1 23 60 1966
Common Redpoll 26 18 48 174 1969 CW 3
Hoary Redpoll 1 0 1 1 1995
Pine Siskin 41 11 18 68 2004 CW 2
American Goldfinch 70 136 136 332 1998 1
Evening Grosbeak 24 5 15 46 1977 CW 1967
House Sparrow 70 638 638 1350 1951 129
Total Species Max & Max Year Min & Min Year Avg of Species CW Only
167 85 1977 40 1942 68 5
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