Saturday, December 22, 2007

FeederWatch Dec 21-22

Here's my Project FeederWatch report for Dec 21-22, 2007. I got to report my first Rare Bird - the Common Redpoll! :)

Weather and Effort: December 21, 2007
When did you watch your feeders?
Day 1: morning
Day 2: morning
Estimated cumulative time: 1 to 4 hours
Daylight temperature: -9 to 0° C (15 to 32° F) low
1 to 10° C (33 to 50° F) high
Daylight precipitation: None - -
Total depth of ice/snow cover: Under 5 cm (under 2")
Snow cover is patchy (less than 50% cover).

Checklist for FeederWatch Illinois Birds

Sharp-shinned Hawk1
Mourning Dove5
European Starling2
American Tree Sparrow1
Dark-eyed Junco8
House Finch39 (1 with eye disease)
Common Redpoll3 Confirmed
House Sparrow18

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