Thanks to Rick Cech for compiling the data,with assistance from Paul Keim
And to all the birders young and old in the field participating in this great event.
We also thank the Prospect Park Alliance for generous use of the majestic Boathouse for the count dinner.
Till next year - Dec 14th, enjoy your holidays and good wishes for the New Year
From: rcech <rcech@nyc.rr.com>
To: 'Peter' <prosbird@aol.com>; celaskowski <celaskowski@yahoo.com>; mjyuan <mjyuan@gmail.com>
Sent: Sun, Dec 16, 2018 08:25 PM
Subject: RE: 2018 BKXMas - Further Information
IRR= irregular 4-7x in last ten years
Rare=<4x in last ten years
2018
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# Seen
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Snow Goose
|
9
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Brant
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10782
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Canada Goose
|
1938
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Mute Swan
|
89
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Wood Duck
|
4
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Northern Shoveler
|
342
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Gadwall
|
89
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American Wigeon
|
68
| |
Mallard
|
889
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American Black Duck
|
485
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Northern Pintail
|
9
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Green-winged Teal
|
63
| |
Canvasback
|
1
|
IRR
|
Greater Scaup
|
728
| |
Lesser Scaup
|
82
| |
Common Eider
|
50
|
IRR
|
Surf Scoter
|
98
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White-winged Scoter
|
6
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Black Scoter
|
178
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Scoter (sp.)
|
372
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Long-tailed Duck
|
457
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Bufflehead
|
1135
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Common Goldeneye
|
65
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Hooded Merganser
|
72
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Common Merganser
|
cw
|
IRR
|
Red-breasted Merganser
|
484
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Ruddy Duck
|
302
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Ring-necked Pheasant
|
1
| |
Pied-billed Grebe
|
4
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Horned Grebe
|
85
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Red-necked Grebe
|
3
|
IRR
|
Rock Pigeon
|
814
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Mourning Dove
|
239
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American Coot
|
18
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Black-bellied Plover
|
7
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Killdeer
|
6
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Red Knot
|
1
|
RARE
|
Sanderling
|
942
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Dunlin
|
74
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Purple Sandpiper
|
6
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American Woodcock
|
3
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Greater Yellowlegs
|
3
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Razorbill
|
1
|
RARE
|
Ring-billed Gull
|
3373
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Herring Gull
|
1208
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Iceland Gull
|
1
|
RARE
|
Great Black-backed Gull
|
191
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Red-throated Loon
|
84
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Common Loon
|
183
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Northern Gannet
|
21
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Double-crested Cormorant
|
82
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Great Cormorant
|
49
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Great Blue Heron
|
33
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Green Heron
|
cw
|
RARE
|
Black-crowned Night-Heron
|
1
|
IRR
|
Turkey Vulture
|
cw
|
IRR
|
Northern Harrier
|
18
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
7
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Cooper's Hawk
|
16
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Red-tailed Hawk
|
25
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Barn Owl
|
1
|
RARE
|
Great Horned Owl
|
1
|
IRR
|
Snowy Owl
|
1
|
IRR
|
Northern Saw-whet Owl
|
3
|
IRR
|
Belted Kingfisher
|
7
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
|
61
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
|
2
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Downy Woodpecker
|
50
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Hairy Woodpecker
|
3
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Northern Flicker
|
101
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American Kestrel
|
13
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Merlin
|
8
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Peregrine Falcon
|
9
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Monk Parakeet
|
5
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Eastern Phoebe
|
3
|
RARE
|
Blue Jay
|
289
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American Crow
|
517
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Fish Crow
|
55
|
IRR
|
Common Raven
|
2
|
IRR
|
Horned Lark
|
25
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Tree Swallow
|
174
|
IRR
|
Black-capped Chickadee
|
34
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Tufted Titmouse
|
101
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Red-breasted Nuthatch
|
30
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White-breasted Nuthatch
|
77
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Brown Creeper
|
6
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Winter Wren
|
4
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Marsh Wren
|
2
|
RARE
|
Carolina Wren
|
33
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
|
1
|
IRR
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
8
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Eastern Bluebird
|
2
|
RARE
|
Hermit Thrush
|
9
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American Robin
|
187
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Gray Catbird
|
8
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Northern Mockingbird
|
162
| |
European Starling
|
2549
| |
Cedar Waxwing
|
4
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House Sparrow
|
261
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American Pipit
|
1
| |
Evening Grosbeak
|
1
|
RARE
|
House Finch
|
128
| |
Purple Finch
|
11
|
IRR
|
Common Redpoll
|
3
|
RARE
|
Pine Siskin
|
4
|
IRR
|
American Goldfinch
|
180
| |
Snow Bunting
|
37
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Eastern Towhee
|
2
| |
American Tree Sparrow
|
31
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Field Sparrow
|
7
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Savannah Sparrow
|
39
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Seaside Sparrow
|
1
|
IRR
|
Fox Sparrow
|
46
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Song Sparrow
|
271
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Swamp Sparrow
|
23
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White-throated Sparrow
|
402
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Dark-eyed Junco
|
59
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Red-winged Blackbird
|
31
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Brown-headed Cowbird
|
122
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Rusty Blackbird
|
1
|
IRR
|
Common Grackle
|
1
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Boat-tailed Grackle
|
88
|
IRR
|
Yellow Warbler
|
1
|
RARE
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler
|
126
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Northern Cardinal
|
220
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Total species: 121
Total Count: 32,568