Birds as of December 31

Thats it for 2012 - 262 beats all previous records for the yearlist - lets try to at least match it in 2013!!

Dec 16 262 White-breasted Nuthatch

Birds as of November 30

Nov 22  261 Pine Grosbeak
Nov 14  260 BLACK SCOTER (first county record)
Nov 11  259 Rusty Blackbird,  258 Short-billed Dowitcher (8-26)

Birds as of October 31

Oct 30  257 Purple Finch
Oct 18  256 Barred Owl
Oct 13  255 Surf Scoter
Oct 12  254 Pectoral Sandpiper (from Sept 8)
Oct 10  253 GREEN HERON
Oct 1  252 Swamp Sparrow

Birds as of Sept 30

Sept 26  251 White-throated Sparrow
Sept 23  250 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (2nd record for the county and the state)
Sept 4  249 American Pipit
Sept 3 248 Black-throated Gray Warbler (oops forgot to add on May 29 when we found one at Bennington Lake)

Birds as of August 30

Aug 29 247 Semipalmated Plover, 246 Stilt Sandpiper
Aug 28 245 Black-backed Woodpecker
Aug 27 244 *BROAD-WINGED HAWK*
Aug 25 243***WILSON'S PLOVER*** (FIRST STATE and county RECORD!), 242 Clay-colored Sparrow
Aug 25 241 Prothonotary Warbler (3rd county record)
Aug 12 240 Baird's Sandpiper
Aug 4 239 *BLUE-WINGED WARBLER* (first county record!)

Birds as of July 29

July 29 238 Solitary Sandpiper
July 14 237 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 236 Red-necked Phalarope
July 4 235 Flammulated Owl (belated report from June), 234 Western Sandpiper, 233 Williamson's Sapsucker

Birds as of June 25

June 25 232 Red-eyed Vireo, 231 Clark's Nutcracker
June 24 230 Gray Jay
June 16 229 Red-naped Sapsucker
June 14 228 White-winged Scoter
June 7 227 Great Gray Owl
June 3 226 Grasshopper Sparrow, 225 Willow Flycatcher, 224 Green-tailed Towhee, 223 Dusky Flycatcher, 222 Nashville Warbler