About the North American Migration Count
The North American Migration Count is held every May. Teams comb Shawnee County recording every bird they see. This is a great count to see migratory birds such as as warblers. Many migratory birds pass through Shawnee County on the way to their breeding grounds in the north. The results of the count help us know the abundance and distribution of migratory birds. Contact Jim Malcom at iambirding@prodigy.net if you would like to participate. See the calendar for the exact date. 2011 Count Highlights
The count took place on May 14, 2011. There were a total of 22 participants in 9 parties. A total of 158 species were seen for the count.
Highlights of the counter were 6 Heron Species (including Little Blue Heron), 7 Goose and Duck species (we had a total of 125 Wood Ducks), 2 Bald Eagles, 1 Sora rail, 16 Shorebird species, 4 Owl species (including our first Barn Owl), 6 Swallow Species (we had incredible 598 barn swallows) and 21 species of warbler (including 1 Blue-winged Warbler and 1 Bay-breasted Warbler).
2011 Count Results
Cormorants
- 11 Double-crested Cormorant
Herons
- 50 Great Blue Heron
- 1 Great Egret
- 1 Snowy Egret
- 1 Little Blue Heron
- 6 Green Heron
- 3 Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Vultures
Geese & Ducks
- 242 Canada Goose
- 125 Wood Duck
- 91 Mallard
- 33 Blue-winged Teal
- 4 Northern Shoveler
- 4 Gadwall
- 3 Lesser Scaup
Hawks, Kites, Eagles
- 2 Bald Eagle
- 6 Cooper's Hawk
- 2 Red-shouldered Hawk
- 36 Red-tailed Hawk
Falcons
- 2 American Kestres
- 3 Peregrine Falcon
Gamebirds
- 36 Wild Turkey
- 9 Northern Bobwhite Quail
Rails
Shorebirds
- 4 American Golden Plover
- 30 Killdeer
- 1 Greater Yellowleg
- 7 Lesser Yellowleg
- 1 Solitary Sandpiper
- 1 Willet
- 23 Spotted Sandpiper
- 10 Upland Sandpiper
- 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper
- 10 Least Sandpiper
- 26 White-rumped Sandpiper
- 10 Baird's Sandpiper
- 10 Pectoral Sandpiper
- 1 Short-billed Dowitcher
- 1 Common Snipe
- 10 Wilson's Phalarope
Gulls & Terns
- 15 Franklin Gull
- 2 Ring-billed Gull
- 37 Black Tern
Doves
- 394 Rock Dove
- 42 Eurasian Collared Dove
- 159 Mourning Dove
Owls
- 1 Barn Owl
- 3 Screech Owl
- 3 Great Horned Owl
- 2 Barred Owl
Nightjars
- 1 Common Nighthawk
- 2 Chuck-Will's-Widow
Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers
- 137 Chimney Swift
- 14 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- 1 Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- 5 Red-headed Woodpecker
- 50 Red-beillied Woodpecker
- 23 Downey Woodpecker
- 4 Hairy Woodpecker
- 11 Northern Flickers
- 1 Pileated Woodpecker
Flycatchers
- 13 Eastern Wood-Pewee
- 1 Alder Flycatcher
- 42 Least Flycatcher
- 31 Eastern Phoebe
- 52 Great-Crested Flycatcher
- 31 Western Kingbird
- 136 Eastern Kingbird
- 15 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Larks
Swallows
- 39 Purple Martin
- 42 Tree Swallow
- 405 Northern Rough Winged Swallow
- 4 Bank Swallow
- 455 Cliff Swallow
- 599 Barn Swallow
Jays & Crows
- 85 Blue Jay
- 124 American Crow
Chickadees & Titmice
- 44 Black-capped Chickadee
- 25 Tufted Titmouse
Nuthatches & Creepers
- 12 White-breasted Nuthatch
- 1 Brown Creeper
Wrens
- 36 House Wren
- 8 Carolina Wren
Kinglets & Gnatcatchers
- , 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- , 19 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Thrushes
- 107 Eastern Bluebird
- 1 Gray-cheeked Thrush
- 47 Swainson's Thrush
- 5 Wood Thrush
- 1 Hermit Thrush
- 839 Robin
Thrashers
- 16 Catbird
- 13 Northern Mockingbird
- 36 Brown Thrasher
Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, Starlings
- 1 American Pipit
- 21 Cedar Waxwing
- 1 Loggerhead Shrike
- 992 Starling
Vireos
- 7 Bell's Vireo
- 2 Blue-headed Vireo
- 1 Yellow-throated Vireo
- 32 Warbling Vireo
- 2 Philadelphia Vireo
- 35 Red-eyed Vireo
Warblers
- 1 Blue-winged Warbler
- 58 Tennessee Warbler
- 12 Orange-crowned Warbler
- 8 Nashville Warbler
- 30 Northern Parula
- 148 Yellow Warbler
- 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
- 4 Magnolia Warblers
- 16 Yellow-rumped Warbler
- 1 Bay-breasted Warbler
- 19 Blackpoll Warbler
- 3 Black & White Warbler
- 21 American Redstart
- 2 Prothontary Warbler
- 3 Ovenbirds
- 1 Northern Waterthrush
- 10 Louisiana Waterthrush
- 10 Kentucky Warbler
- 2 Mourning Warbler
- 16 Common Yellowthroat
- 10 Wilson Warbler
Tanagers
- 22 Summer Tanager
- 1 Scarlet Tanager
Grosbeaks
- 160 Cardinal
- 8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- 1 Blue Grosbeak
- 91 Indigo Bunting
- 2 Painted Bunting
- 81 Dickissel
Sparrows
- 1 Eastern Towhee
- 183 Chipping Sparrow
- 53 Clay-colored Sparrow
- 6 Field Sparrow
- 122 Lark Sparrow
- 5 Savannah Sparrow
- 13 Grasshopper Sparrow
- 2 Song Sparrow
- 7 Lincoln Sparrow
- 4 White-throated Sparrow
Blackbirds & Orioles
- 23 Bobolink
- 353 Red-winged Blackbird
- 128 Eastern Meadowlark
- 2 Western Meadowlark
- 6 Yellow-headed Blackbird
- 16 Great-tailed Grackle
- 542 Common Grackle
- 105 Brown-headed Cowbird
- 21 Orchard Oriole
- 115 Baltimore Oriole
Northern Finches
- 44 House Finch
- 109 Goldfinch
Old World Sparrows
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