AVERAGES FROM 1998 THRU 2004
BWAS CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS 
COMMON LOON 0.7   GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 61.9
RED-THROATED LOON 0.3   BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE 0.2
PIED-BILLED GREBE 0.6   ROCK (DOVE) PIGEON 526.3
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT 0.4   MOURNING DOVE 616.7
GREAT BLUE HERON 0.4   EASTERN SCREECH OWL 9.0
TUNDRA SWAN 4.4   GREAT HORNED OWL 1.1
MUTE SWAN 6.3   NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL 0.1
SNOW GOOSE 0.3   BARRED OWL 0.1
CANADA GOOSE 1711.6   SHORT-EARED OWL 0.1
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK 45.9   SNOWY OWL 0.3
MALLARD 1185.6   BELTED KINGFISHER 1.4
N PINTAIL 0.4   RED-HEADED WOODPECKER 0.1
GADWALL 0.1   RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 17.4
CANVASBACK 383.1   DOWNY WOODPECKER 64.3
REDHEAD 920.4   HAIRY WOODPECKER 7.7
RING-NECKED DUCK 2.6   NORTHERN FLICKER 2.9
GREATER SCAUP 388.7   HORNED LARK 42.4
LESSER SCAUP 2.9   BLUE JAY 198.7
LONG TAILED DUCK 19.6   AMERICAN CROW 550.6
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 1.4   BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 406.1
SURF SCOTER 0.6   EASTERN TUFTED TITMOUSE 50.1
BLACK SCOTER 0.1   RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 4.1
HARLEQUIN DUCK 0.3   WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 41.9
COMMON GOLDENEYE 338.4   BROWN CREEPER 0.7
BUFFLEHEAD 64.3   CAROLINA WREN 0.1
HOODED MERGANSER 34.7   WINTER WREN 0.3
COMMON MERGANSER 133.3   RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET 0.1
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 78.7   GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET 2.2
BALD EAGLE 0.9   EASTERN BLUEBIRD 36.6
NORTHERN HARRIER 3.1   HERMIT THRUSH 0.3
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 2.7   AMERICAN ROBIN 25.3
COOPER'S HAWK 5.6   BROWN THRASHER 0.1
RED-TAILED HAWK 52.3   CEDAR WAXWING 40.5
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 3.0   NORTHERN SHRIKE 2.9
MERLIN 0.1   EUROPEAN STARLING 5479.9
PEREGRINE FALCON 0.3   NORTHERN CARDINAL 162.1
AMERICAN KESTREL 15.0   AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 323.9
RING-NECKED PHEASANT 5.0   CHIPPING SPARROW 0.1
RUFFED GROUSE 0.3   SONG SPARROW 3.0
WILD TURKEY 64.4   SWAMP SPARROW 0.9
PURPLE SANDPIPER 0.1   DARK-EYED JUNCO 379.4
AMERICAN COOT 1.4   LAPLAND LONGSPUR 17.2
RING-BILLED GULL 554.1   SNOW BUNTING 57.0
HERRING GULL 2466.3   PINE GROSBEAK 1.2
       MIX RING-BILL/HERRING 498.7   BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD 24.8
ICELAND GULL 0.6   PURPLE FINCH 30.1
GLAUCOUS GULL 3.4   HOUSE FINCH 290.9
THAYER'S GULL 0.2   COMMON REDPOLL 64.4
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 0.7   AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 286.3
      HOUSE SPARROW 928.0
TOTAL SPECIES 64.4   TOTAL INDIVIDUALS 19863.9
         

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AUDUBON'S 2004 CHRISTMAS COUNT
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN   January 2, 2005
TUNDRA SWAN 24   ROCK PIGEON 441
MUTE SWAN 37   MOURNING DOVE 1207
AMERICAN COOT 6   EASTERN SCREECH OWL 10
CANADA GOOSE 753   NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL 1
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK 29   RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 18
MALLARD 920   DOWNEY WOODPECKER 52
CANVASBACK DUCK 153   NORTHERN FLICKER 3
REDHEAD DUCK 5094   HORNED LARK 8
GREATER SCAUP 2565   BLUE JAY 189
LESSER SCAUP 2   AMERICAN CROW 431
HARLEQUIN DUCK 1   BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 403
LONG-TAILED DUCK 52   TUFTED TITMOUSE 31
WHITE WINGED SCOTER 2   RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 9
COMMON GOLDENEYE 219   WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 37
BUFFLEHEAD 40   GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET 4
HOODED MERGANSER 67   EASTERN BLUEBIRD 31
COMMON MERGANSER 145   AMERICAN ROBIN 7
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 48   CEDAR WAXWING 102
AMERICAN COOT 2   NORTHERN SHRIKE 8
BALD EAGLE  1   EUPOPEAN STARLING 1487
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 1   NORTHERN CARDINAL 169
COOPER'S HAWK 7   AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 281
    ACCIPITER sps. 1   SONG SPARROW 1
RED-TAILED HAWK 51   WHITE-THROATED SPARROW 2
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 1   DARK-EYED JUNCO 417
AMERICAN KESTREL 9   COMMON GRACKLE 1
PEREGRINE FALCON 2   BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD 474
RING-NECKED PHEASANT 2   PURPLE FINCH 2
RING-BILLED GULL 277   HOUSE FINCH 194
HERRING GULL 1176   COMMON REDPOLL 3
GLAUCOUS GULL 5   AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 398
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 31   WILD TURKEY 181
Gull Species 328   HOUSE SPARROW 898
         
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TOTAL SPECIES

 62  

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS

 19588

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AUDUBON 2003 CHRISTMAS COUNT
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN   DECEMBER 27, 2003
COMMON LOON 2   GLAUCOUS GULL 1
GREAT BLUE HERON 1   GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 18
AMERICAN COOT 6   ROCK DOVE 905
CANADA GOOSE 5135   MOURNING DOVE 965
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK 91   EASTERN SCREECH OWL 9
MALLARD 2106   GREAT HORNED OWL 2
N PINTAIL 2   BELTED KINGFISHER 1
REDHEAD 2   RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 20
RING-NECKED DUCK 2   DOWNY WOODPECKER 60
GREATER SCAUP 8   HAIRY WOODPECKER 10
LESSER SCAUP 2   NORTHERN FLICKER  6
LONG-TAILED DUCK 1   HORNED LARK 11
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 6   BLUE JAY 131
SURF SCOTER 1   AMERICAN CROW 394
COMMON GOLDENEYE 90   BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 444
BUFFLEHEAD 183   EASTERN TUFTED TITMOUSE 27
HOODED MERGANSER 44   RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 3
COMMON MERGANSER 103   WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 63
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 38   EASTERN BLUEBIRD 42
BALD EAGLE 1   GRAY CATBIRD CW*
NORTHERN HARRIER 13   CEDAR WAXWING 101
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 3   NORTHERN SHRIKE 2
COOPER'S HAWK 8   EUROPEAN STARLING 5170
    ACCIPITER sps. 1   NORTHERN CARDINAL 165
RED-TAILED HAWK 94   AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 208
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 2   SONG SPARROW 1
AMERICAN KESTREL 20   WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW CW*
PEREGRINE FALCON 1   DARK-EYED JUNCO 362
RING-NECKED PHEASANT 15   COMMON GRACKLE CW*
RUFFED GROUSE 1   PURPLE FINCH 14
WILD TURKEY 51   HOUSE FINCH 263
RING-BILLED GULL 656   AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 320
HERRING GULL 1248   HOUSE SPARROW 864
       MIX RING-BILL/HERRING 403      
   

TOTAL SPECIES

 62  

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS

 20922

CW* --> SIGHTED IN THE COUNT WEEK BUT NOT ON THE COUNT DAY


Cavansback by Jack Sanders 
 
AUDUBON 2002 CHRISTMAS COUNT
 PORT HURON, MICHIGAN  DECEMBER 28, 2002
PIED-BILLED GREBE 1   ROCK DOVE 664
HORNED GREBE 1   MOURNING DOVE 642
MUTE SWAN 1   EASTERN SCREECH OWL 5
SNOW GOOSE 1   GREAT HORNED OWL 3
CANADA GOOSE 1351   BELTED KINGFISHER 3
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK 68   RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 24
MALLARD 1483   DOWNY WOODPECKER 85
N PINTAIL 1   HAIRY WOODPECKER 8
CANVASBACK 1   HORNED LARK 125
REDHEAD 1057   BLUE JAY 259
RING-NECKED DUCK 1   AMERICAN CROW 341
GREATER SCAUP 112   BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 404
LESSER SCAUP 5   EASTERN TUFTED TITMOUSE 52
    SCAUP sps. 5   WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 48
LONG-TAILED DUCK 70   GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET 10
SURF SCOTER 1   HERMIT THRUSH 1
COMMON GOLDENEYE 126   EASTERN BLUEBIRD 66
BUFFLEHEAD 127   AMERICAN ROBIN 19
HOODED MERGANSER 40   CEDAR WAXWING 37
COMMON MERGANSER 124   NORTHERN SHRIKE 2
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 180   EUROPEAN STARLING 2162
NORTHERN HARRIER 1   NORTHERN CARDINAL 187
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 3   CHIPPING SPARROW 1
COOPER'S HAWK 5   AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 436
RED-TAILED HAWK 42   SONG SPARROW 6
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 2   SWAMP SPARROW 1
AMERICAN KESTREL 22   WHITE-THROATED SPARROW 3
RING-NECKED PHEASANT 6   DARK-EYED JUNCO 691
WILD TURKEY 63   LAPLAND LONGSPUR 3
RING-BILLED GULL 272   SNOW BUNTING 197
HERRING GULL 11580   HOUSE FINCH 297
       MIX RING-BILL/HERRING 1500   COMMON REDPOLL 3
GLAUCOUS GULL 13   AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 389
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 2   HOUSE SPARROW 946
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 166      
         

TOTAL SPECIES

 67  

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS

 26553

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 AUDUBON 2001 CHRISTMAS COUNT
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN   DECEMBER 29, 2001
COMMON LOON 3   ROCK DOVE 439
PIED-BILLED GREBE 2   MOURNING DOVE 452
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT 2   EASTERN SCREECH OWL 14
GREAT BLUE HERON 2   GREAT HORNED OWL 1
TUNDRA SWAN 6   SNOWY OWL 2
SNOW GOOSE 1   SHORT-EARED OWL cw
CANADA GOOSE 1746   BELTED KINGFISHER 2
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK 36   RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 22
MALLARD 938   DOWNY WOODPECKER 88
GADWALL 1   HAIRY WOODPECKER 16
CANVASBACK 5   NORTHERN FLICKER 3
REDHEAD 154   HORNED LARK 149
RING-NECKED DUCK 10   BLUE JAY 445
GREATER SCAUP 20   AMERICAN CROW 987
LESSER SCAUP 11   BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 498
HARLEQUIN DUCK 1   EASTERN TUFTED TITMOUSE 102
COMMON GOLDENEYE 142   RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 11
BUFFLEHEAD 62   WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 58
HOODED MERGANSER 52   BROWN CREEPER 2
COMMON MERGANSER 45   RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET 1
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 82   EASTERN BLUEBIRD 42
NORTHERN HARRIER 1   AMERICAN ROBIN 55
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 5   CEDAR WAXWING 3
COOPER'S HAWK 3   NORTHERN SHRIKE 3
RED-TAILED HAWK 69   EUROPEAN STARLING 4956
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 1   NORTHERN CARDINAL 209
AMERICAN KESTREL 18   AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 460
RING-NECKED PHEASANT 2   SONG SPARROW 4
RUFFED GROUSE 1   SWAMP SPARROW 4
WILD TURKEY 55   DARK-EYED JUNCO 478
AMERICAN COOT 7   LAPLAND LONGSPUR 100
RING-BILLED GULL 1542   SNOW BUNTING 180
HERRING GULL 1315   BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD 4
MIX RING-BILL/HERRING 1079   PURPLE FINCH 2
ICELAND GULL 1   HOUSE FINCH 467
GLAUCOUS GULL 1   COMMON REDPOLL 50
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 1   AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 365
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 33   HOUSE SPARROW 1670
         
TOTAL SPECIES 74   TOTAL INDIVIDUALS 19799

Common Goldeneye by Jack Sanders

AUDUBON 2000 CHRISTMAS COUNT
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN   DECEMBER 30, 2000
CANADA GOOSE 723   GLAUCOUS GULL 2
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK 24   GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 93
MALLARD 1040   ROCK DOVE 214
CANVASBACK 2516   MOURNING DOVE 476
REDHEAD 61   EASTERN SCREECH OWL 9
RING-NECKED DUCK 4   GREAT HORNED OWL 1
GREATER SCAUP 10   BELTED KINGFISHER 1
     SCAUP sps. 12   RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER 11
LONG TAILED DUCK 5   DOWNY WOODPECKER 66
COMMON GOLDENEYE 1585   HAIRY WOODPECKER 4
BUFFLEHEAD 19   NORTHERN FLICKER 3
HOODED MERGANSER 23   BLUE JAY 159
COMMON MERGANSER 351   AMERICAN CROW 444
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 127   BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 361
BALD EAGLE 3   EASTERN TUFTED TITMOUSE 43
NORTHERN HARRIER 1   RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 3
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 5   WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH 22
COOPER'S HAWK 8   GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET 1
RED-TAILED HAWK 40   EASTERN BLUEBIRD 13
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 12   BROWN THRASHER 1
AMERICAN KESTREL 9   EUROPEAN STARLING 12393
MERLIN 1   NORTHERN CARDINAL 145
PEREGRINE FALCON 1   AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 389
RING-NECKED PHEASANT 6   SONG SPARROW 1
WILD TURKEY 9   WHITE-THROATED SPARROW 1
AMERICAN COOT 1   DARK-EYED JUNCO 472
RING-BILLED GULL 100   SNOW BUNTING 20
HERRING GULL 207   HOUSE FINCH 197
       MIX RING-BILL/HERRING 3   AMERICAN GOLDFINCH