About Breeding Bird CountThe purpose of this count is to determine what species may be nesting in Shawnee County. Similar to the Christmas Bird Count, this activity will help evaluate local avian population trends. Wandering counts were conducted throughout the entire county. Below are the results of the Breeding Bird Surveys.
Summary
Count Summary |
Species |
2010 Totals |
2009 Totals |
American Robin |
191 |
266 |
Canada Goose |
251 |
262 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
259 |
244 |
Common Grackle |
47 |
210 |
European Starling |
462 |
199 |
Mourning Dove |
219 |
171 |
Cliff Swallow |
281 |
161 |
Rock Pigeon |
102 |
110 |
Northern Cardinal |
57 |
109 |
House Sparrow |
226 |
97 |
Dickcissel |
171 |
96 |
Barn Swallow |
82 |
91 |
Eastern Meadowlark |
94 |
76 |
Mallard |
48 |
72 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
69 |
66 |
Purple Martin |
85 |
55 |
American Goldfinch |
40 |
54 |
Eastern Bluebird |
42 |
51 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
30 |
46 |
Western Kingbird |
52 |
45 |
Eastern Kingbird |
57 |
41 |
Turkey Vulture |
37 |
41 |
Indigo Bunting |
63 |
40 |
Chimney Swift |
28 |
38 |
House Finch |
51 |
37 |
Brown Thrasher |
23 |
33 |
Chipping Sparrow |
31 |
33 |
Grasshopper Sparrow |
36 |
33 |
Blue Jay |
56 |
32 |
House Wren |
34 |
32 |
Northern Bobwhite |
7 |
29 |
Killdeer |
90 |
27 |
Carolina Wren |
9 |
26 |
Field Sparrow |
15 |
25 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
17 |
22 |
Tufted Titmouse |
12 |
22 |
Eurasian Collared-Dove |
20 |
20 |
American Crow |
41 |
19 |
Baltimore Oriole |
22 |
19 |
Cedar Waxwing |
11 |
19 |
Red-eyed Vireo |
7 |
18 |
Downy Woodpecker |
17 |
17 |
Great Blue Heron |
19 |
17 |
Great Crested Flycatcher |
8 |
16 |
Lark Sparrow |
15 |
16 |
Northern Mockingbird |
24 |
16 |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
30 |
16 |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
13 |
16 |
Eastern Phoebe |
2 |
15 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
12 |
15 |
Warbling Vireo |
5 |
15 |
Eastern Wood-Pewee |
11 |
13 |
Common Yellowthroat |
11 |
11 |
Summer Tanager |
5 |
10 |
Wood Duck |
28 |
10 |
Northern Flicker |
5 |
9 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
9 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
5 |
7 |
Green Heron |
5 |
7 |
Northern Parula |
1 |
7 |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
1 |
7 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
6 |
Wild Turkey |
9 |
6 |
Horned Lark |
1 |
5 |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
1 |
5 |
Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
7 |
5 |
Great-tailed Grackle |
3 |
4 |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
60 |
4 |
American Kestrel |
10 |
3 |
Bank Swallow |
- |
3 |
Common Nighthawk |
5 |
3 |
Cooper’s Hawk |
2 |
3 |
Great Horned Owl |
- |
3 |
Barred Owl |
1 |
2 |
Bell’s Vireo |
3 |
2 |
Loggerhead Shrike |
- |
2 |
Prothonatory Warbler |
- |
2 |
Red-headed Woodpecker |
2 |
2 |
Bald Eagle |
1 |
1 |
Blue Grosbeak |
- |
1 |
Bobolink |
- |
1 |
Eastern Towhee |
2 |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
8 |
1 |
Great Egret |
4 |
1 |
Louisiana Waterthrush |
- |
1 |
Painted Bunting |
3 |
1 |
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
1 |
Upland Sandpiper |
- |
1 |
Yellow-throated Vireo |
- |
1 |
Belted Kingfisher |
2 |
1 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
- |
Solitary Sandpiper |
12 |
- |
Spotted Sandpiper |
2 |
- |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
10 |
- |
Black Tern |
2 |
- |
Forester’s Tern |
1 |
- |
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
- |
Vesper Sparrow |
1 |
- |
Savannah Sparrow |
1 |
- |
Orchard Oriole |
2 |
- |
Western Meadowlark |
1 |
- |
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