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York/Rock Hill CBC Final Tally



Here are the results for the Ninth Annual York/Rock Hill Christmas 
Bird Count, conducted 12/18/99. There were 66 species seen, the third 
highest number to date (72 species is the record).

However, the 1999 count had only 2,890 individuals--by far the 
all-time lowest number of individuals (7,673 is average). This low 
tally seems to bear out earlier, more anecdotal reports that there 
may be fewer birds in the Carolina Piedmont this fall.

By far the most unusual bird was a Snow Bunting seen and photographed 
at Ebenezer Landing by a three-person team. Also of interest were 
three other "first-timers": Lesser Scaup, Blue-headed Vireo, Common 
Yellowthroat. Noticeably absent were Common Grackle and other 
blackbirds.

The last bird of the day was a Barred Owl perched at 5 pm on a 
utility line at the very busy intersection of SC 5 and Heckle By-pass 
in Rock Hill.

(All birds listed below have either been seen on the York/Rock Hill 
count or might be reasonably expected for it.)

Blackbird, Brewer's
Blackbird, Red-winged	1
Blackbird, Rusty
Blackbird sp.
Bluebird, Eastern		102
Bobwhite, Northern
Bufflehead
Bunting, Snow		1	first record for count
Buteo sp.
Canvasback
Cardinal, Northern		66
Catbird, Gray		1	first record for count
Chickadee, Carolina		48
Coot, American		26
Cormorant, Double-crested	97	new high
Cowbird, Brown-headed
Creeper, Brown		1	ties record high
Crow, American		104
Crow, Fish
Dove, Mourning		182
Dove, Rock			49
Duck, American Black		CW	seen during count week
Duck, Ring-necked		2
Duck, Ruddy
Duck, Wood		4	ties record high
Eagle, S. Bald
Egret, Great
Falcon, Peregrine
Finch, House		65
Finch, Purple
Flicker, Northern		14
Gadwall
Gnatcatcher, Blue Gray
Goldeneye, Common
Goldfinch, American		29
Goose, Canada		296	new high
Goose, Snow
Grackle, Common
Grebe, Horned
Grebe, Pied-billed		24	new high
Grosbeak, Evening
Gull, Bonaparte's		40
Gull, Herring
Gull, Laughing
Gull, Ring-billed		230
Harrier, Northern		2
Hawk, Cooper's
Hawk, Red-shouldered		10	new high
Hawk, Red-tailed		13
Hawk, Sharp-shinned		1
Heron, Great Blue		39	new high
Heron, Green
Hummingbird, Rufous
Jay, Blue			85
Junco, Dark-eyed		99
Kestrel, American		10	new high
Killdeer			37
Kingfisher, Belted		14	new high
Kinglet, Golden-crowned	12	new high
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned	48	new high
Lark, Prairie Horned
Loon, Common		5	new high
Mallard
Meadowlark, Eastern		40
Merganser, Common
Merganser, Hooded		2
Merganser, Red-breasted
Merlin
Mockingbird, Northern	46
Nuthatch, Brown-headed	2
Nuthatch, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, White-breasted
Oriole, Northern
Osprey
Owl, Barred		3	new high
Owl, E. Screech
Owl, Great Horned
Owl, Northern Saw-whet	CW	seen during count week
Phoebe, Eastern		6
Pintail, Northern
Pipit, Water
Redhead
Robin, American		201
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied	3
Scaup, Greater
Scaup, Lesser		1	first record for count
Shoveler, Northern
Shrike, Loggerhead
Siskin, Pine
Snipe, Common
Sparrow sp,		15
Sparrow, Chipping		2
Sparrow, Field		2
Sparrow, Fox
Sparrow, House		6
Sparrow, Lincoln's
Sparrow, Savannah
Sparrow, Song		22
Sparrow, Swamp		1
Sparrow, Vesper
Sparrow, White-crowned
Sparrow, White-throated	14
Starling, European		374
Teal, Green-winged
Teal, Blue-winged
Thrasher, Brown		3
Thrush, Hermit		3	ties record high
Titmouse, Tufted		40
Towhee, Eastern		13
Turkey, Wild
Vulture, Black		26
Vulture, Turkey		103
Vireo, Blue-headed		1	first record for count
Warbler, Palm (Yellow)
Warbler, Pine		1
Warbler, Yellow-rumped	108
Waxwing, Cedar		54
Wigeon, American
Woodcock, American		1
Woodpecker, Downy		6
Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Pileated
Woodpecker, Red-bellied	15
Woodpecker, Red-headed
Wren, Carolina		16
Wren, Winter		2	new high
Yellowthroat, Common		1	first record for count


8 Participants:

Bill Hilton Jr., compiler
Susan Holland
Faye Metzl
Bob Olson
Frank Porter
Rick Porter
Jewell Reavis
Roy Turner


Please call if you have questions.


BILL

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BILL HILTON JR.
"The Piedmont Naturalist"
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road
York, South Carolina 29745
USA

e-mail: <hilton@rubythroat.org>

Voice & Fax: (803) 684-5852

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watch the sunset."

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