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TXMC -- Mckinney CBC Species List TXMC -- McKinney CBC Species List Track your count hours/miles and enter on last page Historical Count Data Species 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Greater White-fronted Goose [Anser albifrons] 20 Snow Goose [Chen caerulescens] 26 17 2 23 Cackling Goose [Branta hutchinsii] 4 48 1 Canada Goose [Branta canadensis] 190 114 51 167 133 109 174 135 70 82 Wood Duck [Aix sponsa] 15 8 26 1 30 3 3 2 16 Gadwall [Anas strepera] 143 109 97 202 250 382 199 170 229 140 American Wigeon [Anas americana] 49 80 70 12 57 204 57 65 121 125 Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos] 404 650 724 311 294 517 445 175 304 275 Blue-winged Teal [Anas discors] 14 7 Northern Shoveler [Anas clypeata] 104 37 60 66 119 97 146 33 61 32 Northern Pintail [Anas acuta] 15 13 5 2 Green-winged Teal [Anas crecca] 152 247 6 21 12 Green-winged Teal (American) [Anas crecca carolinensis] 254 21 Canvasback [Aythya valisineria] 41 59 21 13 28 35 50 42 29 24 Redhead [Aythya americana] 2 1 25 5 5 9 Ring-necked Duck [Aythya collaris] 55 98 44 52 79 259 285 88 327 151 Lesser Scaup [Aythya affinis] 70 54 28 48 131 84 90 95 37 116 Surf Scoter [Melanitta perspicillata] 1 Bufflehead [Bucephala albeola] 26 34 10 8 8 6 6 14 14 3 Hooded Merganser [Lophodytes cucullatus] 6 10 12 6 4 9 18 2 3 6 Ruddy Duck [Oxyura jamaicensis] 17 24 16 86 102 76 102 37 30 38 duck sp. [Anatinae sp.] 1 15 12 37 8 6 20 Pied-billed Grebe [Podilymbus podiceps] 66 22 26 33 22 34 52 25 42 28 TXMC -- McKinney CBC Species List Historical Count Data Species 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Eared Grebe [Podiceps nigricollis] 1 Double-crested Cormorant [Phalacrocorax auritus] 2364 485 869 4603 86 151 159 340 2307 786 American White Pelican [Pelecanus erythrorhynchos] 46 23 1 Great Blue Heron (Blue form) [Ardea herodias [herodias Group]] 31 21 18 23 18 22 33 24 45 27 Great Egret [Ardea alba] 26 9 6 10 9 8 2 6 4 Black Vulture [Coragyps atratus] 53 109 57 40 25 66 109 34 41 143 Turkey Vulture [Cathartes aura] 88 146 50 93 26 87 170 76 103 54 Osprey [Pandion haliaetus] 1 1 1 2 cw 1 Northern Harrier [Circus cyaneus] 2 1 3 4 2 11 3 3 1 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk [Accipiter striatus] 5 3 1 2 3 1 4 Cooper's Hawk [Accipiter cooperii] 8 5 4 13 6 5 7 6 3 4 Accipiter sp. [Accipiter sp.] 1 1 1 1 3 Bald Eagle [Haliaeetus leucocephalus] 1 Red-shouldered Hawk [Buteo lineatus] 16 10 6 10 7 15 7 9 14 8 Red-tailed Hawk [Buteo jamaicensis] 56 25 31 62 32 33 51 60 38 48 Red-tailed Hawk (Harlan's) [Buteo jamaicensis harlani] 1 Buteo sp. [Buteo sp.] 1 1 2 2 hawk sp. [Accipitridae sp.] 1 1 1 Sora [Porzana carolina] 1 1 American Coot [Fulica americana] 83 86 67 157 150 481 147 204 138 172 Killdeer [Charadrius vociferus] 32 105 22 43 57 21 111 123 70 92 Spotted Sandpiper [Actitis macularius] 3 4 Greater Yellowlegs [Tringa melanoleuca] 27 3224111 TXMC -- McKinney CBC Species List Historical Count Data Species 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Least Sandpiper [Calidris minutilla] cw 20 50 47 7 4 Long-billed Dowitcher [Limnodromus scolopaceus] 5 Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher [Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus] 5 Wilson's Snipe [Gallinago delicata] 5 1 9 13 1 26 10 1 American Woodcock [Scolopax minor] 1 Bonaparte's Gull [Chroicocephalus philadelphia] 5 20 36 60 40 61 5 49 Little Gull [Hydrocoloeus minutus] 1 Franklin's Gull [Leucophaeus pipixcan] 11 Ring-billed Gull [Larus delawarensis] 419 276 716 433 79 836 638 798 659 427 Herring Gull [Larus argentatus] 1 4 3 1 gull sp. [Larinae sp.] 6 12 1 31 15 123 Forster's Tern [Sterna forsteri] 3 6 9 2 3 5 3 21 15 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) [Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)] 500 355 332 561 234 318 263 128 433 1064 Eurasian Collared-Dove [Streptopelia decaocto] 11 91 74 11 5 15 8 12 41 25 Inca Dove [Columbina inca] 1 1 White-winged Dove [Zenaida asiatica] 125 205 118 168 95 94 134 98 181 33 Mourning Dove [Zenaida macroura] 289 299 609 181 184 333 187 243 355 592 pigeon/dove sp. [Columbidae sp.] 6 Greater Roadrunner [Geococcyx californianus] 3412 1 4 1 Eastern Screech-Owl [Megascops asio] 1 3 2 Great Horned Owl [Bubo virginianus] 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 Barred Owl [Strix varia] 2 2 3 5 1 owl sp. [Strigiformes sp.] 1 TXMC -- McKinney CBC Species List Historical Count Data Species 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird [Selasphorus rufus/sasin] 1 Belted Kingfisher [Megaceryle alcyon] 8 2 4 7 1 7 7 9 9 6 Red-headed Woodpecker [Melanerpes erythrocephalus] 4 63 Red-bellied Woodpecker [Melanerpes carolinus] 82 71 89 81 56 60 85 69 65 60 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker [Sphyrapicus varius] 27 28 39 16 29 29 39 33 24 23 Downy Woodpecker [Picoides pubescens] 42 41 71 35 22 37 64 43 48 30 Hairy Woodpecker [Picoides villosus] 4 1 1 2 1 5 5 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) [Colaptes auratus auratus/luteus] 36 38 49 45 23 76 51 63 26 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) [Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]] 1 4 1 363 Pileated Woodpecker [Dryocopus pileatus] 4 American Kestrel [Falco sparverius] 42 48 36 35 38 49 44 41 44 32 Eastern Phoebe [Sayornis phoebe] 30 29 17 32 20 26 58 30 17 15 Loggerhead Shrike [Lanius ludovicianus] 4 2 6 3 2 2114 4 2 Blue-headed Vireo [Vireo solitarius] 1 1 Blue Jay [Cyanocitta cristata] 109 136 204 128 101 153 175 87 86 73 American Crow [Corvus brachyrhynchos] 395 459 425 548 246 490 591 386 641 320 Horned Lark [Eremophila alpestris] 53 4 125 50 Carolina Chickadee [Poecile carolinensis] 102 110 222 170 57 141 208 134 126 108 Tufted Titmouse [Baeolophus bicolor] 51 49 79 82 33 100 93 62 32 58 Red-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta canadensis] 1 4 25 White-breasted Nuthatch [Sitta carolinensis] 467232132 Brown Creeper [Certhia americana] 23 7 15 6 10 28 33 6 11 6 House Wren [Troglodytes aedon] 1 1 1 3 3 2 TXMC -- McKinney CBC Species List Historical Count Data Species 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Winter Wren [Troglodytes hiemalis] 2 7 3 2 7 14 Pacific/Winter Wren [Troglodytes pacificus/hiemalis] 4 8 1 Sedge Wren [Cistothorus platensis] 1 1 Marsh Wren [Cistothorus palustris] 3 2 5 Carolina Wren [Thryothorus ludovicianus] 72 64 79 12 30 57 59 50 70 41 Bewick's Wren [Thryomanes bewickii] 2 cw 5 2 1 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet [Regulus satrapa] 20 9 1 15 3 5 31 15 9 Ruby-crowned Kinglet [Regulus calendula] 60 61 76 47 21 30 103 84 60 61 Eastern Bluebird [Sialia sialis] 220 180 225 157 47 321 141 202 197 166 Hermit Thrush [Catharus guttatus] 9 7 3 10 11 21 23 7 7 4 American Robin [Turdus migratorius] 200 1992 847 134 47 3999 647 462 1540 711 Gray Catbird [Dumetella carolinensis] 1 1 Brown Thrasher [Toxostoma rufum] 17 1 11 6 12 15 29 14 7 5 Northern Mockingbird [Mimus polyglottos] 125 116 177 163 100 128 159 161 170 110 European Starling [Sturnus vulgaris] 481 1496 1332 1235 400 2855 1253 820 2665 1826 American Pipit [Anthus rubescens] 5 93 70 131 26 38 171 180 19 25 Cedar Waxwing [Bombycilla cedrorum] 714 2212 521 895 56 800 376 1304 1154 1221 Lapland Longspur [Calcarius lapponicus] 12 34 93 348 Orange-crowned Warbler [Oreothlypis celata] 11 11 2 2 1 2 13 8 5 6 Common Yellowthroat [Geothlypis trichas] 31 2 Pine Warbler [Setophaga pinus] 5 6 1 2 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler [Setophaga coronata] 284 196 202 159 103 268 642 318 247 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) [Setophaga coronata coronata] 381 TXMC -- McKinney CBC Species List Historical Count Data Species 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Le Conte's Sparrow [Ammodramus leconteii] 21 71 Ammodramus sp. [Ammodramus sp.] 6 Chipping Sparrow [Spizella passerina] 36 35 10 5 32 114 41 37 42 Clay-colored Sparrow [Spizella pallida] 6 Field Sparrow [Spizella pusilla] 24 13 7 21 22 49 65 51 25 108 Lark Sparrow [Chondestes grammacus] 1 4 6 10 Fox Sparrow [Passerella iliaca] 12 18 9 21 21 36 53 39 33 15 Dark-eyed Junco [Junco hyemalis] 176 304 513 636 293 432 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) [Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis] 517 291 394 285 White-crowned Sparrow [Zonotrichia leucophrys] 58 17 87 42 56 59 77 132 119 167 Harris's Sparrow [Zonotrichia querula] 102 165 364 264 119 304 148 240 211 132 White-throated Sparrow [Zonotrichia albicollis] 133 222 121 108 153 147 243 135 92 119 Vesper Sparrow [Pooecetes gramineus] cw 2 6 2 10 1 4 Savannah Sparrow [Passerculus sandwichensis] 33 24 31 32 72 87 79 48 33 Song Sparrow [Melospiza melodia] 67 47 40 61 43 82 133 102 51 33 Lincoln's Sparrow [Melospiza lincolnii] 7 3 5 1 10 2 8 8 5 2 Swamp Sparrow [Melospiza georgiana] 7 6 5 7 4 7 11 3 2 2 Spotted Towhee [Pipilo maculatus] 1 5 5 6 1 7 2 2 4 Eastern Towhee [Pipilo erythrophthalmus] 122 10475 sparrow sp.
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