Though I didn’t get down to count the birds on the refuge for the GBBC, I want to thank a “Friends” board member in the area, Janet Marvin, who gave me her specie list from the count. It included: Red-winged Blackbird, Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, American Tree Sparrow, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, American Goldfinch. She also saw an American Bald Eagle the day before the count and a White-breasted Nuthatch the day after the count.
The count of species and checklists for the Guys Mills area can be found at this link: Guys Mills Count
Note: There could be more counts being submitted as counters have until March 1 to enter their counts for that 4-day period from the Presidents Day weekend.
I turned my count in for my visit to Presque Isle and another for my backyard in the city of Erie. I filled out the survey after filling in my counts online at the GBBC and received the 30-day free trial of Birds of North America Online as a thank you. I’ve been exploring the photos, videos and information on that website and it is full of great information. I may just subscribe to it when the trial period is over.
Now if spring would just come early this year.
