<![CDATA[Burroughs Nature Club (109 Years) - Nature Sightings Blog]]>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:55:25 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[2023 Christmas Bird Count Results]]>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 19:29:39 GMThttp://burroughsnatureclub.com/nature-sightings-blog/2023-christmas-bird-count-results​Species seen totaled 43 -- a record by one among the files I have.  
But the number of individual birds was about half of 2022 -- this year 1159 individual birds (last year was 2071).  Part of that is 500 less Canada Geese since we didn't survey Pine Ridge golf course and both the Rock Pigeon and starling counts were down by 100+.  Mallards were 1/3 of last year's number, blue jays down 1/3 from last year, juncos down by almost half.   
Birds we missed this year include swamp and field sparrows, red-breasted nuthatch and red-headed woodpecker but we picked up killdeer, great blue heron, double-crested cormorant, golden-crowned kinglet, red-winged blackbird, winter wren, northern flicker. northern mockingbird, and belted kingfisher.
185        Canada Geese                                             2023 Christmas Count for Willoughby/Wickliffe area
    2        Black Duck
  29        Mallard                                                                                     Count Leader:  Mary Huey
    5        Hooded Merganser
    1        Double-crested Cormorant
    1        Great Blue Heron
    1        Ring-billed Gull
    1        Coopers Hawk
    1        Bald Eagle
    4        Red-shoulder Hawk
    7        Red-tailed Hawk
    1        Killdeer
  65        Rock Pigeon                                                 Areas  surveyed:
  10        Mourning Dove                                                         Chagrin River Park (NE-Willoughby)
    1        Merlin                                                                       Daniels Park & Nursery Field (Willoughby)
    1        Belted Kingfisher                                                      Todd Field (Willoughby)
  27        Red-bellied Woodpecker                                        Gully Brook Park (Willoughby)
  20        Downy Woodpecker                                                Pete’s Pond Preserve (Wickliffe)
    4        Hairy Woodpecker                                                   Hach-Otis Nature Preserve
    1        Northern Flicker                                                       Coulby Park (Wickliffe)
    5        Pileated Woodpecker                                              Chapin Park (Western side-Kirtland)
  98        Blue Jay                                                                      Sherwin Preserve (Waite Hill)
  23        American Crow                                                        
  24        Black-capped Chickadee                                                                                                 
  29        Tufted Titmouse                                                       plus 2 feeder counts
  34        White-breasted Nuthatch                                                    
    1        Winter Wren                                              
    8        Carolina Wren  
    2        Golden-crowned Kinglet                                        
    6        Eastern Bluebird                                                      
  96        American Robin                                                        Participants:      16
    2        Northern Mockingbird                                                           Mary Huey
 145       European Starling                                                                 Rich & Judy Spisak
   25       American Tree Sparrow                                                         Paul & Sue Belanger
   11       Song Sparrow                                                                        Jamie Jubeck
   22       White-throated Sparrow                                                        Lisa Schlag
     1       Eastern Towhee                                                                    Dan Fishwick
   66       Dark-eyed Junco                                                                    Alison Huey
     9       Northern Cardinal                                                                  Ann Bugeda                                                
     1       Red-winged Blackbird                                                            Becky Donaldson
    21      House Finch                                                                           Laurie White
    40      American Goldfinch                                                               Mary Ann Wagner                                     
    99      House Sparrow                                                                      Dave & Sally Isacco
                                                                                                             Dick Kennelly
                                                                     
Total Species       43                                    Total individuals   1159
]]><![CDATA[2022 Christmas Bird Count Results]]>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:30:57 GMThttp://burroughsnatureclub.com/nature-sightings-blog/2022-christmas-bird-count-results​680       Canada Geese                                             2022 Christmas Count for Willoughby/Wickliffe area
    8        Black Duck
  98        Mallard
    6        Hooded Merganser
    5        Ring-billed Gull
    3        Coopers Hawk
    3        Bald Eagle
    1        Red-shoulder Hawk
    4        Red-tailed Hawk
183       Rock Pigeon                                                              Park areas surveyed:
  28        Mourning Dove                                                                     Chagrin River Park (NE-Willoughby)
    1        Merlin                                                                                    Daniels Park (Willoughby)
    3        Red-headed Woodpecker                                                     Todd Field (Willoughby)
  31        Red-bellied Woodpecker                                                      Gully Brook Park (Willoughby)
  21        Downy Woodpecker                                                             Pete’s Pond Preserve (Wickliffe)
    4        Hairy Woodpecker                                                                Coulby Park (Wickliffe)
    4        Pileated Woodpecker                                                           Chapin Park (Western side-Kirtland)
148       Blue Jay                                                                                  Sherwin Preserve (Waite Hill)
  24        American Crow                                                                     Hach-Otis Nature Preserve
 44        Black-capped Chickadee                                                                     Pineridge Golf Course                              
 43        Tufted Titmouse
 35        White-breasted Nuthatch                                                    plus 3 feeder counts
   2         Red-breasted Nuthatch                                                       
    4        Carolina Wren                                                          Count Leader:  Mary Huey
    4        Eastern Bluebird                                                                    maryhueyquilts47@gmail.com
  23        American Robin                                                        Participants:      16
 280      European Starling                                                                 Rich & Judy Spisak
     1       Field Sparrow                                                                        Dave & Sally Isacco
39         American Tree Sparrow                                                        Paul & Sue Belanger
11         Song Sparrow                                                                        Erin Avram & Ophelia
   1         Swamp Sparrow                                                                    Dan & Becky Donaldson
18         White-throated Sparrow                                                      Lisa Schlag
    1        Eastern Towhee                                                                                   Megan Hart  
112       Dark-eyed Junco                                                                   Alison Huey
20         Northern Cardinal                                                                 Ann Bugeda                                               
 77        House Finch                                                                           Laurie White
 40        American Goldfinch                                                              Mary Ann Wagner                                                  
57         House Sparrow
 
Total Species      38                                     Total individuals   2071
 
Miles Driven      26.5                                  Miles walked     13 7/8 miles      Total     40 1/8 miles
Hours Driven     3 hours 50 mins              Hours walked     9 ¾ hours           Total     13 hours 35 min
]]><![CDATA[October 18th, 2022]]>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 02:23:57 GMThttp://burroughsnatureclub.com/nature-sightings-blog/from-the-writings-of-john-burroughsbut-summer-wanes-and-autumn-approaches-the-songsters-of-the-seed-time-are-silent-at-the-reaping-of-the-harvest-other-minstrels-take-up-the-strain-it-is-the-heyday-of-insect-life-the-day-is-canopied-with-musical<![CDATA[Christmas Bird Count 2021]]>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:47:43 GMThttp://burroughsnatureclub.com/nature-sightings-blog/christmas-bird-count-2021
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Here is the Christmas Bird Count crew getting ready to enjoy a warm fire and hot lunch - it was a decent day in spite of the weather.

Thanks again for participating this year and making it a successful effort!  I've attached the summary sheet for you.  When I added in the feeder counts (Fishwicks came through with a Great Horned Owl), we had an impressive 42 species (up 5 from last year and 4 from 2019) and 1357 individuals (up about 600 individuals from last year).  That catbird at Chagrin River is likely going to be written up as a "rare" species.  
381         Canada Geese                                                   2021 Christmas Count for Willoughby/Wickliffe area
    6         Black Duck
  79         Mallard
    3         Ring-billed Gull
    1         Herring Gull
    2         Coopers Hawk
    3         Bald Eagle
    4         Red-shoulder Hawk
    4         Red-tailed Hawk
  44         Rock Pigeon                                                                       Park areas surveyed:
  18         Mourning Dove                                                                            Chagrin River Park (NE-Willoughby)
  1. Great Horned Owl                                                                            Daniels Park (Willoughby)
    1         Kingfisher                                                                                    Todd Field (Willoughby)
  26         Red-bellied Woodpecker                                                             Gully Brook Park (Willoughby)
  25         Downy Woodpecker                                                                     Pete’s Pond Preserve (Wickliffe)
    5         Hairy Woodpecker                                                                       Coulby Park (Wickliffe)
    3         Northern Flicker                                                                           Chapin Park (Western side-Kirtland)
    3         Pileated Woodpecker                                                                   Sherwin Preserve (Waite Hill)
  71         Blue Jay
  29         American Crow
 22          Black-capped Chickadee
 29          Tufted Titmouse
 23          White-breasted Nuthatch
   1          Red-breasted Nuthatch
   2          Brown Creeper
   8          Carolina Wren                                                                   Count Leader:  Mary Huey
  16         Eastern Bluebird                                                                               maryhueyquilts47@gmail.com
  45         American Robin                                                                Participants:       16
    2         Mockingbird                                                                               Rich & Judy Spisak
    1         Catbird                                                                                       Dave & Sally Isacco
193         European Starling                                                                      Paul & Sue Belanger
  50         American Tree Sparrow                                                             Andy & Erin Avram & Ophelia
 14          Song Sparrow                                                                             Dan & Becky Donaldson
   1          Swamp Sparrow                                                                          Sarah Preston
 22          White-throated Sparrow                                                              Alison Huey
 71          Dark-eyed Junco                                                                         Ann Bugeda
 36          Northern Cardinal                                                                        Trevor Wearstler
   5          Red-winged Blackbird                                                                  Dick Kennelly
   2          Brown-headed Cowbird
 20          House Finch
 36          American Goldfinch
42           House Sparrow
 
 
Total Species     42                                           Total individuals               1357      
 
Miles Driven      28                                            Miles walked                    16.8
Hours Driven      2.5                                          Hours walked                   10.5
]]><![CDATA[October 2020 Meeting Summery]]>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMThttp://burroughsnatureclub.com/nature-sightings-blog/october-2020-meeting-summeryIn case you were not able to attend the October meeting, here is a summary of the event. Alison Huey and Ann Bugeda provided a fascinating presentation, “Social Songbirds - The Purple Martin.”
​Besides outlining an interesting history of the Purple Martin, they shared facts regarding the life cycle of Purple Martins as well as their personal experiences monitoring nests at Chagrin River Park and Mentor Lagoons.
Detailed photographs enhanced their presentation as well as the demonstration of how the nesting gourds are accessible for monitoring and how the birds are banded before they fledge — to date, they have banded 299!
The experience of the video showing hundreds of Purple Martins – hearing them singing and watching them fly – gave one a sense of being there among them in person.

Thank you to Alison and Ann for providing such a wealth of information for all of us to ponder!]]><![CDATA[August 09th, 2015]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 01:56:58 GMThttp://burroughsnatureclub.com/nature-sightings-blog/august-09th-2015Give us your nature Sightings and thoughts! ]]>