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2007 “Feathered Frenzy" Results

Our 10th annual local winter count of birds was held on the weekend of Feb 23-25. Five teams sped around the county searching for as many kinds of birds as they could find in any 24-hr period. They were very successful, sighting a total of 63 species (second only to the 2002 event which found 64 kinds).

The team of John Haas and Lance Verderame took the top prize with 51 species, including the only Bufflehead and Fox Sparrow. Their prize, the coveted “Feathered Frenzy” trophy, is in the mail. The winners had formed a second team with Arlene Borko, and on Saturday found 49 species including the only Cooper’s Hawk and Grackle of the weekend.

Renee Davis and Marge Gorton found the only Screech-owl, Sharp-shin and Golden-crowned Kinglet, ending up with 46 species. The Ruth team (Shursky and McKeon) sighted the only Cowbird and Purple Finches of the weekend, and Freer, Jones, Baldinger, and Collier (sounds like a law firm) added a Turkey Vulture and Ruffed Grouse to the list. A Tundra Swan in a small patch of open water at the Bashakill was seen by all. No winter finches were found. Our thanks to Ruth Shursky for hosting the  count-down on Sunday evening.

Valerie Freer
Warblings, Mid-March through Early May 2007



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