Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio
2017-18 Christmas Bird Count Results (47th year)
December 31, 2017
Tom Bartlett, Compiler
6 Snow Goose 13 American Kestrel
796 Canada Goose 1 Peregrine Falcon
5 Mute Swan 1 Northern Shrike
7 Trumpeter Swan 98 Blue Jay
177 Tundra Swan CW American Crow
6 American Black Duck 269 Horned Lark
264 Mallard 29 Black-capped Chickadee
23 Common Goldeneye 15 Tufted Titmouse
1 Hooded Merganser 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
144 Common Merganser 26 White-breasted Nuthatch
6 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Brown Creeper
94 Rock Pigeon 2 Carolina Wren
228 Mourning Dove 1 Wren species?
1 Sandhill Crane 13 Golden-crowned Kinglet
199 Ring-billed Gull 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
141 Herring Gull 13 American Robin
1 Iceland Gull (New for count) 1 Northern Mockingbird
32 Great Blue Heron 1050 European Starling
48 Bald Eagle 996 House Sparrow
6 Northern Harrier 116 House Finch
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk CW Common Redpoll
2 Cooper’s Hawk 7 Pine Siskin
41 Red-tailed Hawk 165 American Goldfinch
7 Rough-legged Hawk 718 American Tree Sparrow
9 Eastern Screech-Owl 33 Song Sparrow
7 Great Horned Owl 9 Swamp Sparrow
3 Short-eared Owl 7 White-throated Sparrow
1 Belted Kingfisher 2 White-crowned Sparrow
7 Red-headed Woodpecker 274 Dark-eyed Junco
43 Red-bellied Woodpecker 156 Northern Cardinal
80 Downy Woodpecker 47 Red-winged Blackbird
12 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Rusty Blackbird
12 Northern Flicker 14 Common Grackle
1 Woodpecker species? 185 Brown-headed Cowbird
64 Species (Average 67) 6646 Individuals (Average 50928)
16 Participants Parties (Max 9, min 5)
40 hours (12.5 foot, 27.5 car) 279.5 miles (14 foot, 265.5 car)
Owling (2 parties; 1.5 hours, 28 miles) 2 feeder count
no new high count, one new species
2017-18 Christmas Bird Count Results (47th year)
December 31, 2017
Tom Bartlett, Compiler
6 Snow Goose 13 American Kestrel
796 Canada Goose 1 Peregrine Falcon
5 Mute Swan 1 Northern Shrike
7 Trumpeter Swan 98 Blue Jay
177 Tundra Swan CW American Crow
6 American Black Duck 269 Horned Lark
264 Mallard 29 Black-capped Chickadee
23 Common Goldeneye 15 Tufted Titmouse
1 Hooded Merganser 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
144 Common Merganser 26 White-breasted Nuthatch
6 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Brown Creeper
94 Rock Pigeon 2 Carolina Wren
228 Mourning Dove 1 Wren species?
1 Sandhill Crane 13 Golden-crowned Kinglet
199 Ring-billed Gull 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
141 Herring Gull 13 American Robin
1 Iceland Gull (New for count) 1 Northern Mockingbird
32 Great Blue Heron 1050 European Starling
48 Bald Eagle 996 House Sparrow
6 Northern Harrier 116 House Finch
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk CW Common Redpoll
2 Cooper’s Hawk 7 Pine Siskin
41 Red-tailed Hawk 165 American Goldfinch
7 Rough-legged Hawk 718 American Tree Sparrow
9 Eastern Screech-Owl 33 Song Sparrow
7 Great Horned Owl 9 Swamp Sparrow
3 Short-eared Owl 7 White-throated Sparrow
1 Belted Kingfisher 2 White-crowned Sparrow
7 Red-headed Woodpecker 274 Dark-eyed Junco
43 Red-bellied Woodpecker 156 Northern Cardinal
80 Downy Woodpecker 47 Red-winged Blackbird
12 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Rusty Blackbird
12 Northern Flicker 14 Common Grackle
1 Woodpecker species? 185 Brown-headed Cowbird
64 Species (Average 67) 6646 Individuals (Average 50928)
16 Participants Parties (Max 9, min 5)
40 hours (12.5 foot, 27.5 car) 279.5 miles (14 foot, 265.5 car)
Owling (2 parties; 1.5 hours, 28 miles) 2 feeder count
no new high count, one new species