Introduction

This bird count was made by my sister, Emily, on a visit to our farm during the last weekend of February, 2009. This bird count covers approximately 24 hours: from about noon on Saturday, February 28, 2009, to noon on Sunday, March 1, 2009.

Here's her list:

1. Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

2. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

3. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)

4. Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)

5. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

6. Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)

7. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

8. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

9. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

10. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

11. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

12. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

13. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)

14. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

15. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

16. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

17. Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

18. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

19. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

20. American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

21. Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

22. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

23. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

24. Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

25. Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

26. Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)

27. Red-wing Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

28. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

29. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)