{"id":16643,"date":"2026-01-22T13:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/?p=16643"},"modified":"2026-03-21T18:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:45:24","slug":"medford-leas-39th-annual-winter-bird-census-january-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/medford-leas-39th-annual-winter-bird-census-january-14-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Medford Leas 39th Annual Winter Bird Census January 14 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Medford Leas 39th Annual Winter Bird Census January 14 2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The day began a bit gray and chilly but improved by mid-morning. Robert, Holly and Terry covered the garden area, behind Rushmore, Woods Cottage area, then looped through the woods out to the bridge at Rt. 70, followed the Red Trail along Sharps Run behind Bridlington, and into the meadow. They saw the Red Fox behind Rushmore.<\/p>

Laurie covered the meadow area and the roads. She also saw the Fox between Rushmore and the Nature Center. While the first hour was slow, by about 9 AM a mixed flock of Robins, Juncos, and white-throats with a few Myrtles, woodpeckers, and a Sapsucker were feeding actively in the hollies and evergreens around the berm parking lot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Medford data:
Paticipants: Robert Koch, Holly Hoffman, Terry Keely, Laurie Larson.
Species: 34 (best total in several decades)
Individuals: 552
Date: Jan. 14, 2026 Time: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Weather: Temperature about 20\u00b0F at 8 AM rising to 35 by noon. Calm, partly cloudy sky. Open water. Excellent berry and fruit crops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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List: 34 Species, 552 individuals<\/p>

Canada Goose 200
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle (imm) 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 13
Tufted Titmouse 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 7
Eastern Bluebird 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 85
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
White-throated Sparrow 29
Dark-eyed Junco 28
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 28
House Finch 71
American Goldfinch 7
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