Great Backyard Bird Count
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count! Amarillo had 26 checklists submitted, and several others from around the Panhandle. Here are some lists/numbers:
Amarillo
Cackling Goose 225
Canada Goose 340
Wood Duck 4
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 41
Mallard 94
Northern Shoveler 3
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 5
Redhead 14
Ring-necked Duck 95
Lesser Scaup 12
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 27
Ruddy Duck 1
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Wild Turkey 30
Scaled Quail 17
Northern Bobwhite 48
Pied-billed Grebe 10
Clark's Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
White-tailed Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 4
American Coot 43
Killdeer 9
Ring-billed Gull 65
Rock Pigeon 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 95
White-winged Dove 14
Mourning Dove 78
Inca Dove 46
Greater Roadrunner 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Golden-fronted Woodpecker 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 14
Blue Jay 20
Cactus Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 33
Northern Mockingbird 9
Brown Thrasher 1
Curve-billed Thrasher 10
European Starling 104
Yellow-rumped Warble r 5
Spotted Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 34
Dark-eyed Junco 244
Northern Cardinal 14
Red-winged Blackbird 110
Western Meadowlark 69
Great-tailed Grackle 88
House Finch 525
Pine Siskin 147
American Goldfinch 161
House Sparrow 636
Total 3,594
A total of 65 species were reported.
Dumas (Moore Co.)
Rock Pigeon 5
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Inca Dove 2
Blue Jay 3
American Robin 7
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 12
House Sparrow 50
Total 86
A total of 9 species were reported.
Canyon (Randall Co.)
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
American Ro bin 14
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Dark-eyed Junco 9
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 2
Pine Siskin 1
Total 34
A total of 7 species were reported.
Sanford (Hutchinson Co.)
Swainson's Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Ladder-backed Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 2
American Robin 1
Curve-billed Thrasher 2
European Starling 4
White-crowned Sparrow 75
Dark-eyed Junco 50
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 280
House Finch 50
Pine Siskin 45
American Goldfinch 220
House Sparrow 60
Total 804
A total of 17 species were reported.
Lefors (Gray Co.)
Mourning Dove 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Robin 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 30
House Finch 16
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 18
Total 78
A total of 10 species were reported