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The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was inaugurated at the turn of the last century by Frank Chapman of the National Audubon Society. The fascinating history of this annual event is detailed on the History page of the National Audubon Society's CBC website.

The purpose of this annual census, now enjoyed by over 50,000 participants throughout the western hemisphere each year, is to gather data that can be used to identify bird population trends from year to year, which in turn can help scientists understand environmental impacts of weather, habitat loss, industrialization, human expansion, and other factors.

For the CBC, the Americas are divided into circles that are 15 miles in diameter. Within each circle, a team of volunteers spends an entire day (in the second half of December or in early January) counting all bird species, and individuals within each species. The results are compiled at the end of the day for each circle, and then they are sent to the NAS for inclusion in the complete records.

The CBC is now over 100 years old and the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club has been leading the count in Dutchess County since the club's inception in 1958; Bill Case is the compiler. The club also participates in the Pawling (Hidden Valley) count, which encompasses eastern Dutchess County as well as parts of western Connecticut and Putnam County. Sybill Gilbert, also a member of our club, is the compiler for the Pawling CBC.  Finally, a third circle that intersects Dutchess County is the one for Lakeville-Sharon, centered in Lakeville, CT.  This circle includes parts of the towns of Northeast and Amenia in Dutchess County, and those areas are covered by Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club members.  

Get Involved!

When: The 108th CBC began in December 2007. The Dutchess County CBC was held on December 22, 2007 and the Pawling/Hidden Valley CBC was held on January 1st, 2008. For other CBCs in New York State, check the New York State Ornithological Association website.

Want to experience the excitement and camaraderie of the next Christmas Bird Count? Watch in the October and November issues of our club newsletter, Wings Over Dutchess, for information on participating in the Dutchess and Pawling CBCs. For contact information for the Housatonic Audubon Society (which coordates the Lakeville-Sharon CBC) check the website of the Audubon Society in Connecticut.

The results of the latest Dutchess County CBC are shown below.

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Official Audubon CBC Results

You can see the results of any CBC ever held at the National Audubon Society website. There is a link for the latest results ("Current Year's Results") on the first page, and you can see all CBC data going back to 1900 if you click on the Historical Results link on the left side of the page.

Tip: To use the BirdSource data base, you don't need to know CBC circle IDs anymore, but you need to know the names of the circles:

Dutchess County — NYDC
Pawling (Hidden Valley) — NYHV
Lakeville-Sharon, CT — CTLS.

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Dutchess County CBC - December 22, 2007

MAP of the Dutchess County Circle

For additional details, see the National Audubon Society website version of this data.
Once there, use Option C, enter count code
NYDC, and click on Find Count.
Finally, highlight the name of the count on the right side of the screen and click on
MAKE A TABLE.

2007
-08
#
of yrs
Found
1958-now
Avg. per
yr when
Found
58-now
Last
Year
Prev.
Found
58-now
SPECIES NAME
2007
-08
#
of yrs
Found
1958-now
Avg. per
yr when
Found
58-now
Last
Year
Prev.
Found
58-now
Greater White-fronted Goose  
3
1
2003
Northern Saw-whet Owl
1
2
1
2006
Snow Goose
1
12
6
2006
Belted Kingfisher
7
50
7
1992
Brant  
2
34
1979
Red-headed Woodpecker  
7
1
2006
Canada Goose
825
37
2837
2006
Red-bellied Woodpecker
86
36
27
2006
Mute Swan
20
28
47
2006
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
20
22
2
2006
Tundra Swan  
1
2
1997
Downy Woodpecker
129
50
89
2006
Wood Duck  
20
4
2006
Hairy Woodpecker
17
50
20
2006
Gadwall  
7
3
2001
Northern Flicker
48
47
18
2006
American Wigeon  
5
4
2000
Pileated Woodpecker
24
46
6
1991
American Black Duck
11
50
37
2006
Eastern Phoebe  
5
1
2006
Mallard
556
50
397
2006
Northern Shrike  
14
1
1975
Blue-winged Teal  
0
 
none
Gray Jay  
1
2
2006
Northern Shoveler  
3
3
1998
Blue Jay
444
50
230
2006
Northern Pintail
2
15
2
2006
American Crow
12,000
50
3096
2006
Green-winged Teal  
3
2
2005
Fish Crow
112
24
7
2006
Canvasback  
17
48
2006
Common Raven
4
7
2
2005
Redhead  
6
3
2006
Horned Lark
164
40
171
2006
Ring-necked Duck
37
29
53
2006
Black-capped Chickadee
492
50
324
1975
Greater Scaup  
7
2
2005
Boreal Chickadee  
2
4
2006
Lesser Scaup  
4
15
2006
Tufted Titmouse
276
50
118
2005
Long-tailed Duck  
1
1
2005
Red-breasted Nuthatch
3
31
5
2006
Bufflehead  
5
2
2001
White-breasted Nuthatch
132
50
80
2006
Common Goldeneye  
8
3
1994
Brown Creeper
5
49
5
2006
Hooded Merganser
25
11
6
2006
Carolina Wren
26
34
15
1995
Common Merganser
119
31
26
2006
House Wren
1
2
1
2006
Red-breasted Merganser  
3
4
2004
Winter Wren
1
32
2
2006
Ruddy Duck
35
16
36
2006
Golden-crowned Kinglet
6
47
10
2006
Gray Partridge  
0
 
none
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2
26
2
2005
Ring-necked Pheasant
1
47
31
2006
Eastern Bluebird
136
47
51
2006
Ruffed Grouse  
36
5
1999
Swainson's Thrush  
1
1
2003
Wild Turkey
95
18
96
2006
Hermit Thrush
6
20
2
2005
Northern Bobwhite  
4
7
1975
American Robin
1264
49
156
2006
Common Loon  
3
1
2000
Gray Catbird
3
21
2
2005
Pied-billed Grebe
2
15
3
2003
Northern Mockingbird
89
47
56
2006
Horned Grebe  
2
1
2002
Brown Thrasher  
1
1
1971
Red-necked Grebe  
0
 
none
European Starling
1852
50
2494
2006
Double-crested Cormorant  
2
2
2006
American Pipit  
5
8
2005
Great Cormorant  
1
1
2006
Cedar Waxwing
100
46
106
2006
Great Blue Heron
6
24
7
2006
Cape May Warbler  
0
 
none
Black-crowned Night Heron  
1
1
1993
Yellow-rumped Warbler
8
22
5
2003
Black Vulture  
3
3
2006
Palm Warbler  
2
1
1991
Turkey Vulture
1
8
5
2006
Eastern Towhee
2
19
2
2004
Osprey  
1
1
2001
American Tree Sparrow
112
50
267
2006
Bald Eagle
3
4
2
2006
Field Sparrow
1
37
5
2004
Northern Harrier
5
28
2
2006
Vesper Sparrow  
9
3
1972
Sharp-shinned Hawk
12
28
5
2006
Savannah Sparrow
1
20
2
2005
Cooper's Hawk
15
29
4
2006
Fox Sparrow
3
28
2
2006
Northern Goshawk  
6
2
1986
Song Sparrow
140
50
47
2006
Red-shouldered Hawk  
16
2
2006
Swamp Sparrow  
28
3
2005
Broad-winged Hawk  
0
 
none
White-throated Sparrow
745
50
139
2006
Red-tailed Hawk
94
50
45
2006
White-crowned Sparrow
1
13
2
2005
Rough-legged Hawk
1
23
2
2003
Dark-eyed Junco
930
50
412
2006
Golden Eagle  
1
1
1980
Lapland Longspur  
5
2
1985
American Kestrel
1
47
7
2006
Snow Bunting
28
19
50
2006
Peregrine Falcon
1
6
1
2006
Northern Cardinal
198
50
117
2006
Common Moorhen  
1
1
1974
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  
1
1
1966
American Coot
80
30
58
2006
Dickcissel  
1
2
1982
Killdeer  
4
1
2006
Red-winged Blackbird
13
34
44
2006
Wilson's Snipe  
13
2
2005
Eastern Meadowlark  
26
55
2006
American Woodcock  
1
1
1997
Rusty Blackbird  
15
3
2005
Bonaparte's Gull  
1
2
1975
Common Grackle
14
36
9
2006
Ring-billed Gull
680
42
251
2006
Brown-headed Cowbird
227
47
78
2006
Herring Gull
11
50
38
2006
Baltimore Oriole  
5
1
1987
Lesser Black-backed Gull
2
1
2
none
Pine Grosbeak  
8
42
1992
Great Black-backed Gull
17
37
6
2006
Purple Finch
20
40
21
2005
Gull, species uncertain  
1
1000
2006
House Finch
242
43
287
2006
Rock Pigeon
624
45
404
2006
Red Crossbill  
3
3
1973
Mourning Dove
455
50
385
2006
White-winged Crossbill  
1
6
1968
Eastern Screech-Owl
1
41
3
2006
Common Redpoll
61
12
50
2001
Great Horned Owl
3
45
3
1996
Pine Siskin
3
27
24
2005
Snowy Owl  
2
1
2005
American Goldfinch
327
50
143
2006
Barred Owl
4
31
2
2004
Evening Grosbeak  
30
63
1990
Long-eared Owl  
6
1
1978
House Sparrow
387
50
517
2006
Short-eared Owl  
1
1
1960
TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRDS:
24658
 
Compiled by William R. Case and Carena Pooth
TOTAL SPECIES:  
84
 
TOTAL Field Observers:
47
 
TOTAL Groups:  
8
 
TOTAL Feeder Watchers:
17
 

Pawling (Hidden Valley) CBC - January 1, 2008

MAP of the Pawling Circle

For additional details, see the National Audubon Society website version of this data.
Once there, use Option C, enter count code
NYHV, and click on Find Count.
Finally, highlight the name of the count on the right side of the screen and click on
MAKE A TABLE.

2007
-08
#
of yrs
Found
76/77
-now
Avg. per
yr when
Found
76/77
-now
Last
Year
Prev.
Found
76/77
-now
SPECIES NAME
2007
-08
#
of yrs
Found
76/77
-now
Avg. per
yr when
Found
76/77
-now
Last
Year
Prev.
Found
76/77
-now
Snow Goose
1
10
2
06-07
Belted Kingfisher
4
32
6
06-07
Snow Goose (Blue Form)  
2
1
02-03
Red-bellied Woodpecker
84
25
37
06-07
Canada Goose
689
32
1145
06-07
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
10
22
4
06-07
Mute Swan
11
30
27
06-07
Downy Woodpecker
139
32
110
06-07
Wood Duck
1
13
2
06-07
Hairy Woodpecker
29
32
27
06-07
Gadwall  
7
2
06-07
Northern Flicker
73
30
19
06-07
American Wigeon  
6
4
06-07
Pileated Woodpecker
13
31
6
06-07
American Black Duck
21
32
42
06-07
Eastern Phoebe  
7
1
02-03
Mallard
222
32
317
06-07
Northern Shrike  
7
1
04-05
Mallard x Black  
10
3
06-07
Blue Jay
397
32
278
06-07
Northern Shoveler  
2
1
83-84
American Crow
927
32
689
06-07
Northern Pintail  
3
1
02-03
Fish Crow
2
12
3
06-07
Green-winged Teal  
2
2
90-91
Common Raven
8
15
7
06-07
Canvasback  
9
6
06-07
Horned Lark
8
9
37
02-03
Redhead  
3
8
84-85
Black-capped Chickadee
859
32
585
06-07
Ring-necked Duck
17
24
35
06-07
Boreal Chickadee  
1
1
93-94
Greater Scaup  
1
6
98-99
Tufted Titmouse
314
32
223
06-07
Lesser Scaup  
10
7
06-07
Red-breasted Nuthatch
5
28
6
06-07
Bufflehead
11
21
11
06-07
White-breasted Nuthatch
139
32
129
06-07
Common Goldeneye  
29
14
06-07
Brown Creeper
8
32
9
06-07
Hooded Merganser
68
30
31
06-07
Carolina Wren
36
24
15
06-07
Common Merganser
555
31
776
06-07
House Wren  
4
1
97-98
Red-breasted Merganser  
4
7
03-04
Winter Wren
3
23
3
06-07
Ruddy Duck
23
21
123
06-07
Marsh Wren  
2
2
01-02
Duck sp.  
1
2
77-78
Wren sp.  
1
0
93-94
Chukar  
2
n/a
84-85
Golden-crowned Kinglet
34
31
32
06-07
Ring-necked Pheasant
1
29
5
05-06
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1
21
2
04-05
Ruffed Grouse
1
24
4
99-00
Eastern Bluebird
249
29
92
06-07
Wild Turkey
85
23
100
06-07
Townsend's Solitaire  
1
1
94-95
Northern Bobwhite  
3
3
98-99
Hermit Thrush
6
25
6
06-07
Common Loon  
3
1
05-06
American Robin
1303
32
176
06-07
Pied-billed Grebe
1
16
3
01-02
Gray Catbird
6
24
4
06-07
Horned Grebe  
1
2
90-91
Northern Mockingbird
33
32
42
06-07
Red-necked Grebe  
1
2
05-06
Brown Thrasher  
1
n/a
87-88
Double-crested Cormorant
1
3
2
06-07
European Starling
1345
32
1197
06-07
Great Blue Heron
1
25
2
06-07
American Pipit  
4
7
06-07
Black Vulture
49
10
23
06-07
Cedar Waxwing
310
29
169
06-07
Turkey Vulture  
27
10
06-07
Yellow-rumped Warbler  
24
7
05-06
Bald Eagle
6
21
6
06-07
Wilson's Warbler  
1
1
06-07
Northern Harrier
4
18
2
06-07
Eastern Towhee  
16
2
06-07
Sharp-shinned Hawk
7
26
4
06-07
American Tree Sparrow
153
32
145
06-07
Cooper's Hawk
7
22
4
06-07
Chipping Sparrow  
7
2
01-02
Northern Goshawk
1
15
1
06-07
Field Sparrow
17
28
10
06-07
Accipiter sp.  
1
1
76-77
Savannah Sparrow
1
9
3
06-07
Red-shouldered Hawk
2
12
2
06-07
Fox Sparrow
cw
20
4
05-06
Broad-winged Hawk
1
1
1
none
Song Sparrow
100
32
67
06-07
Red-tailed Hawk
67
32
41
06-07
Lincoln's Sparrow  
2
2
03-04
Rough-legged Hawk  
5
2
98-99
Swamp Sparrow
10
27
5
06-07
Golden Eagle  
3
1
04-05
White-throated Sparrow
719
32
253
06-07
Eagle sp.  
1
0
81-82
White-crowned Sparrow  
8
2
06-07
American Kestrel  
26
3
03-04
Dark-eyed Junco
818
32
456
06-07
Merlin
1
4
1
03-04
Snow Bunting  
4
8
91-92
Falcon sp.  
1
1
96-97
Northern Cardinal
235
32
140
06-07
Virginia Rail  
3
1
06-07
Red-winged Blackbird
428
23
31
06-07
American Coot
7
28
87
06-07
Eastern Meadowlark
3
6
3
00-01
Killdeer  
4
2
98-99
Yellow-headed Blackbird
1
1
1
none
Wilson's Snipe  
9
2
03-04
Rusty Blackbird
10
11
17
06-07
American Woodcock  
3
1
87-88
Common Grackle
674
16
56
05-06
Ring-billed Gull
735
32
736
06-07
Brown-headed Cowbird
47
22
14
06-07
Herring Gull
61
32
348
06-07
Pine Grosbeak
cw
6
12
85-86
Iceland Gull  
1
1
91-92
Purple Finch
34
29
23
06-07
Lesser Black-backed Gull  
2
1
94-95
House Finch
209
32
354
06-07
Great Black-backed Gull  
30
23
06-07
Common Redpoll
72
11
67
05-06
Gull sp.  
3
0
92-93
Pine Siskin
9
19
40
05-06
Rock Pigeon
114
32
201
06-07
American Goldfinch
188
32
174
06-07
Mourning Dove
423
32
341
06-07
Evening Grosbeak  
18
50
98-99
Barn Owl  
1
1
81-82
House Sparrow
159
32
248
06-07
Eastern Screech-Owl
18
28
8
06-07
TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRDS:
13457
 
10226
 
Great Horned Owl
9
30
5
06-07
TOTAL SPECIES:
84+2cw
 
72
 
Barred Owl
3
22
2
06-07
TOTAL Field Observers:
34
 
20
 
Long-eared Owl  
7
1
05-06
TOTAL Groups:
17
 
15
 
Northern Saw-whet Owl
1
13
3
03-04
TOTAL Feeder Watchers:
14
 
12
 
Owl sp.  
1
1
77-78
Compiled by Carena Pooth and Angela Dimmitt
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