The 25th Lumberton census was held on January 24, and the 37th Medford Leas census was held on January 31, both having been rescheduled due to inclement weather.
The Lumberton survey was delayed a week because of snow cover on the woodland trails and very cold temperatures. On census day, the ice was thawing, the snow cover was gone and the temperatures were in the 40’s. Trails were soggy and there was a fine misty rain. Dino Fiabane, Holly Hoffman and Robert Koch walked the woodland trails, while Miriam Swartz and Laurie Larson visited Monarch Lake in the Lakeview community. The total of 33 species was about average; highlights were Hooded Mergansers, Coots and Great Black-backed Gulls on the Lake, and Hermit Thrush and Bluebird in the woods. Ann Campbell and Peggy Fiabane contributed feeder reports.
Participants: Ann Campbell, Dino Fiabane, Peggy Fiabane, Holly Hoffman, Robert Koch, Laurie Larson, Miriam Swartz
List: 558 Birds of 34 species
1 Canada Goose 180
2 Mallard 10
3 American Black Duck 1
4 Hooded Merganser 2
5 Common Merganser 1
6 Mourning Dove 12
7 American Coot 3
8 Ring-billed Gull 35
9 Great Black-backed Gull 7
10 Great Blue Heron 1
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
12 Downy Woodpecker 2
13 Hairy Woodpecker 1
14 Blue Jay 2
15 American Crow 2
16 Carolina Chickadee 6
17 Tufted Titmouse 7
18 White-breasted Nuthatch 4
19 Brown Creeper 2
20 Carolina Wren 8
21 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
22 Eastern Bluebird 1
23 Hermit Thrush 1
24 American Robin 117
25 Northern Mockingbird 3
26 European Starling 27
27 House Finch 25
28 Dark-eyed Junco 15
29 White-throated Sparrow 50
30 Song Sparrow 6
31 Swamp Sparrow 2
32 Red-winged Blackbird 7
33 Brown-headed Cowbird 1
34 Northern Cardinal 7
