International Migratory Bird Day


International Migratory Bird Day has been run since 1992. Further information can be found at the FAQs. The count day is normally scheduled for the second Saturday in May. The South Mountain Audubon Society and friends participate in the count centered on a count at Spangler’s Spring in Gettysburg National Military Park. Participants also count at other places in Adams County.

Participants

2013: Mike O’Brien (leader), Carole Simon, Nancy Locher, Linette Mansberger, Peter Morgan, Andy Frank, Mike Bertram
2014: Mike O’Brien (leader), Carole Simon, Nancy Locher, Linette Mansberger, Judy and Bart Hogan, Deb and Ralph Siefken
2015: Mike O’Brien (leader), Peter Morgan, Linette Mansberger, Mike and Kathy Gelner, Kathy King and Mike Bertram
2016: Mike O’Brien (leader), Peter Morgan, Bonnie Portzline, Deb Siefken, Nancy Locher, Cy Dietz, and Mike Bertram

Spangler’s Spring 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Canada Goose 4   4 2 6 2 x
Wood Duck 1 5 2 2 3    
Mallard 1       2 1  
Double-crested Cormorant 1     4      
Great Blue Heron 2 1   1   3 x
Wild Turkey      1 1   x
Black Vulture 7 4   4   2 x
Turkey Vulture 11 16 2 3 1 13 x
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 2   1   1  
Red-tailed Hawk   2 2 1   2 x
Osprey   1      2  
Killdeer     1        
Spotted Sandpiper 1           
Mourning Dove 5 7 6 2 2 4 x
Rock Pigeon       1      
Yellow-billed Cuckoo         1 4 x
Black-billed Cuckoo     1        
Barred Owl         1    
Chimney Swift 1 2 1   2 14 x
Belted Kingfisher   1     1 1  
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 1     1 2  
Red-headed Woodpecker 2 2 2 2 2 3 x
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9 8 5 1 4 14  
Downy Woodpecker   1   1 1 2 x
Hairy Woodpecker 1 1   1   2  
Northern Flicker 7 4 2 1 1 2 x
Pileated Woodpecker 1     1 1   x
Eastern Kingbird 1 1 2   1 3  
Acadian Flycatcher       1 1    
Willow Flycatcher           1  
Great-crested Flycatcher 6 6 3 2   3  
Eastern Phoebe 1 1          
Eastern Wood Peewee 2 1   2 2 3  
Philadelphia Vireo             x
White-eyed Vireo 1 1   1   1 x
Yellow-throated Vireo 1 1 2 1   2  
Red-eyed Vireo 8   5 4 5 6 x
Blue-headed Vireo             x
Tree Swallow 2     2   3  
Rough-winged Swallow   1          
Barn Swallow 8 3 3   2 1  
Purple Martin 2   1       x
Blue Jay 24 24 9 4 1 21 x
American Crow 6 1 3   2 2 x
Fish Crow 1            
Chickadee species 3 2 2 2 1 2 x
Tufted Titmouse 16 6 5 4 1 8 x
White-breasted Nuthatch   2 3 2 1 1 x
Carolina Wren 7 5 4 3 1 1 x
House Wren       2 1 1  
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 5 3 4 2 8 x
Eastern Bluebird 7 7 3 3 1 1 x
Veery             x
Wood Thrush 6 6 4   2 4 x
American Robin   18 10 3 6 16 x
Northern Mockingbird 1 2     2 3 x
Gray Catbird 4 4 2 2 1 5 x
Brown Thrasher   3   2     x
European Starling 31 2 11 5 1 5 x
Cedar Waxwing 5 7       49 x
Yellow-rumped Warbler   4   4 1 1  
Northern Parula   1 1 2 1 3 x
Nashville Warbler         1    
Blackpoll Warbler 1 1         x
Louisiana Waterthrush   1   1      
Ovenbird   1          
Yellow Warbler   1          
Black and White Warbler       1     x
Chestnut-sided Warbler   1 1     1 x
Magnolia Warbler   1       1 x
Common Yellowthroat   1 2 1 1 7 x
Black-throated Green Warbler     1        
Cape May Warbler     1 3     x
Black-throated Blue Warbler   1 1        
Palm Warbler     2        
American Redstart 1 2 1 2     x
Hooded Warbler       1      
Eastern Towhee 3 2 3 1   2 x
Field Sparrow 2 2 4 2 5 7 x
Grasshopper Sparrow         1    
Chipping Sparrow 2 2 8 3 3 2 x
Song Sparrow 2 2 2 2 1 1 x
White-throated Sparrow     8 1     x
White-crowned Sparrow   1          
Scarlet Tanager 6   2 3 2 4 x
Northern Cardinal 8 8 6 4 1 7 x
Indigo Bunting 2 3 4 2 3 3 x
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     2       x
Orchard Oriole     2   1   x
Baltimore Oriole 3 3 2   1 3 x
Red-winged Blackbird 1 30 15 1 7 2 x
Eastern Meadowlark 2 2 1   1 3  
Brown-headed Cowbird 24   3 3 2 4 x
Common Grackle 15 4 10 5 3 2 x
House Finch   2   1      
American Goldfinch 20 1 11 4 4 6 x
House Sparrow             x
              
Total Species Reported 56 63 53 59 53 60 58
Total Individuals Counted 295 253 203 223 103 281