Summary of the 2012 North Shore Round-up

Once again Nick Escott and the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists coordinated the autumn bird round-up. Six parties spent at least part of Saturday (Nov 3) or Sunday (Nov 4) counting birds between Thunder Bay and Manitouwadge. Martha and I covered the Lake Superior coast between Rossport and Marathon.

A total of 77 species were tallied. Waterfowl viewing conditions were particularly good. While no real rarities were turned up, an ongoing Eastern Towhee was a good sighting in Nipigon. Many thanks to all who participated.

Here's the tally, posted per Nick's request.

Snow Goose	5		Downy Woodpecker	18
Canada Goose	347		Hairy Woodpecker	13
Wood Duck	3		Am.3-toed Woodpecker	1
Gadwall	2		Blk-backed Woodpecker	1
American Wigeon	7		Pileated Woodpecker	2
American Black Duck	35		Northern Shrike	4
Mallard	480		Gray Jay	14
Blue-winged Teal	1		Blue Jay	45
Green-winged Teal	1		American Crow	206
Redhead	6		Common Raven	250
Ring-necked Duck	20		Horned Lark	3
Greater Scaup	23		Black-capped Chickadee	425
Lesser Scaup	95		Boreal Chickadee	11
White-winged Scoter	2		Red-breasted Nuthatch	30
Black Scoter	1		White-breasted Nuthatch	2
Long-tailed Duck	17		American Robin	25
Bufflehead	114		European Starling	128
Common Goldeneye	159		Eastern Towhee	1
Hooded Merganser	162		American Tree Sparrow	13
Common Merganser	44		Vesper Sparrow	1
Red-breasted Merganser	18		Savannah Sparrow	1
Ruffed Grouse	32		Swamp Sparrow	1
Common Loon	4		White-throated Sparrow	1
Red-necked Grebe	2		White-crowned Sparrow	1
Horned Grebe	1		Dark-eyed Junco	19
Pied-billed Grebe	1		Bohemian Waxwing	10
Bald Eagle	54		Lapland Longspur	2
Northern Goshawk	1		Snow Bunting	279
Rough-legged Hawk	2		Red-winged Blackbird	1
Merlin	2		Rusty Blackbird	2
American Coot	13		Pine Grosbeak	103
Wilson's Snipe	4		House Finch	12
Bonaparte's Gull	35		White-winged Crossbill	10
Ring-billed Gull	240		Common Redpoll	364
Herring Gull	562		Pine Siskin	2
Thayer's Gull	1		American Goldfinch	6
Iceland Gull	1		Evening Grosbeak	30
Rock Pigeon	413		House Sparrow	30
Mourning Dove	8