OPINION: Town of Concord bird count January 2021
Peter Alden
Our annual winter bird life census, begun in 1960, was held Jan. 3. Eleven field parties and dozens of feeder watchers involving about 80 citizens were involved. A total of around 10,700 individuals of 69 species were seen or heard.
Twenty-four species had a hundred or more sighted. In descending sequence these are our commonest birds this winter. How many can you recognize?
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Canada goose 1,111; dark-eyed junco 826, European starling 799; black-capped chickadee 799; house sparrow 775; blue jay 604; American robin 491; mourning dove 482; American goldfinch 462; tufted titmouse 415; rock pigeon 392; white-breasted nuthatch 364; house finch 314; downy woodpecker 297; northern cardinal 248; song sparrow 238; American tree sparrow 204; American crow 170; red-bellied woodpecker 169; eastern bluebird 166; mallard 142; red-breasted nuthatch 113; pine siskin 103;