2023 AMV Christmas Bird Count Results

2023 Audubon Miami Valley Christmas Bird Count Results
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2023 Bird Count Summary

  • 33 participants

  • 73 species were counted

  • 8,992 individual birds were counted in total

  • First ever record of Eurasian Collared Doves during our Christmas bird count (and there were 7 of them!)

  • Notable species seen this year include:

    • 1 Short-eared owl

    • 1 Eastern Screech Owl

    • 1 Merlin

    • 2 Eastern Phoebes

    • 1 Rusty Blackbird

    • 3 Bald Eagles

A huge thank you to this year’s participants and to Larry Gersbach and David Russell for coordinating the event. We look forward to seeing everyone in December for our 2024 Christmas bird count!

Bird species observed during AMV’s 2023 Christmas Bird Count

Note regarding chart data:
8 observed species have been omitted from the chart above to improve legibility:

European Starling (3,170 counted)

American Robin (2,379 counted)

Black Vulture (329 counted)

American Crow (236 counted)

House Sparrow (240 counted)

Canada Goose (209 counted)

White-throated Sparrow (184 counted)

Carolina Chickadee Sparrow (176 counted)