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Full Sightings Log from winter
of 2007-08 *
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| WINTER |
FEEDERS PUT UP |
FIRST BIRD | LAST FLOCKS | FLOCK
SIZE |
REMARKS,
STRAGGLERS |
| 1999-2000 |
NONE | DECEMBER 5 |
MARCH 13 |
20+ |
-- |
| 2000-2001 |
NONE | NOVEMBER 21 |
MARCH 05 |
170 |
4 more seen on MARCH 30, one on
MARCH 31 |
| 2001-2002 |
FEBRUARY 2 | DECEMBER 3 |
MARCH 29 |
12 |
5 seen on APRIL 6 |
| 2002-2003 |
OCTOBER 30 | NOVEMBER 19 |
APRIL 08 |
24 |
1 seen APRIL 14 |
| 2003-2004 |
OCTOBER 19 | NOVEMBER 15 |
MARCH 16 |
40-50 |
1 seen MARCH 17 |
| 2004-2005 |
NOVEMBER 6 | NOVEMBER
7 |
APRIL 13 |
20-25 |
"a
few" reported APRIL 18 (not entered in log) |
| 2005-2006 |
OCTOBER 26 | NOVEMBER
12 |
APRIL
13 |
8-9 |
1 Black Rosy-Finch seen on April 19 & 20 |
| 2006-2007 |
OCTOBER 30 | NOVEMBER
2 |
MARCH 25 |
~30 |
1 seen in flight on March 31 |
| 2007-2008 | OCTOBER 31 | OCTOBER 31 | APRIL 4 | ~20 | 1-2 seen until April 8 (flocks departed Taos Ski Valley April 21) |
| DATE of Observation 1999-2004 |
TOTAL Number of Individual R-f |
NUMBER of Gray- Crowned R-f |
NUMBER of Black R-f |
NUMBER of Brown- capped R-f |
NUMBER of Unkn/Un- determined R-f species |
Remarks (e.g., time, where seen, behavior, flock
sizes, names of observers) |
| 5 DEC
1999 |
11+ |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8+ |
Chris
Rustay and Doug Emkalns; first report of 99-00 winter |
| 7 DEC
1999 |
30+ |
5 |
5+ |
2 |
18+ |
First
life sightings for K&MLS; we began spreading seed on
pavement of upper lot the next week |
| 13 MAR
2000 |
20+ |
Not
specified |
Not
specified |
Not
specified |
Not
specified |
Last
sighting winter of 99-00; K&MLS |
| 21 NOV
2000 |
10 |
Not
specified |
Not
specified |
Not
specified |
Not
specified |
All
three species; first reported in winter 00-01; K&MLS; we again
spread seed on the parking lot. |
| 22 JAN
2001 |
65 |
15+ ( 1
Hepburn race) |
about 40 |
1 or 2 |
Hepburn's
race noted by several observers this week; K&MLS |
|
| 5 MAR 2001 |
170 |
10 ( 1 Hepburn race) |
135 |
30 |
0 |
In upper parking lot; largest number documented to
date; Troy Corman of Phoenix, AZ |
| 31 MAR
2001 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Four
birds seen previous day by unknown observer; last of winter of 00-01;
K& MLS with Neil Money of UK; |
| 3 DEC
2001 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
First
report winter 01-02; on 12/17/01 all 3 spp present; K & MLS; we
put out seed on the upper parking lot. |
| 13 JAN
2002 |
100 |
15 (Incl
3-4 Hepburn race) |
70 |
10 |
? |
Highest
count this winter; Jerry Oldenettel of New Mexico |
| 4 FEB 02 |
22 |
Not
specified |
Not
specified |
Not
Specified |
Not
specified |
First
feeder was erected, at south end of lower parking lot |
| 19 MAR 02 |
13 |
Present
(incl 4 Hepburn's race) |
Present |
Present |
? |
So far
there has not been a
day that the Rosy-Finches have not been reported, since feeder was put
up. K&MLS |
| 29 MAR 02 |
12 |
Present |
0 |
Present |
? |
This was
first report this winter that Black R-f's were not seen at Crest.
They were reported on 23 and 28 MAR. K&MLS (We also saw about
6-7 flying over on 4 APR) |
| 6 APR
2002 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Upper
parking lot; last documented sighting winter of 01-02; and latest ever
departure; John Clark of UK; feeders taken down April 9, 2002 |
| DATE
of Observation |
TOTAL
Number of Individual R-f |
NUMBER
of Gray- crowned R-f |
NUMBER
of Black R-f |
NUMBER
of Brown- capped R-f |
NUMBER
of Unkn/Un- determined R-f species |
Remarks
(e.g., time, where seen, behavior, flock sizes, names of observers) |
| 30 OCT
2002 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Installed
two additional feeders for total of three |
| 19 NOV 2002 |
50 |
6 (incl 1 Hepburn race) |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
All 3 spp seen at parking lot & 10K Trail head;
earliest since 1999; Joyce Silagy of Leesport, PA; possible NOV 13
sighting by visiting birder was not documented. |
| 30 NOV 2002 |
40 |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
Not specified |
All 3 spp present at feeders. Cathy Pasterczyk
of Albuquerque documented first use of hanging feeder (go to photo
link, above). |
| 7 DEC
2002 |
Not
specified |
Present (Incl Hepburn race) |
Present |
Present |
Not
specified |
Between
11 AM and 3 PM; also saw Northern Pygmy-owl on wire opposite ski area;
Robert Kyse of Rio Rancho, NM |
| 13 DEC
2002 |
70+ |
25 (Incl
1 Hepburn race) |
About 35 |
4 |
About 10 |
10:30
AM; largest number of Rosy-Finches this season to date; also Cassin's
Finches and R-b Nuthatch; K&MLS |
| 9 JAN
2003 |
58 &
30 |
2 of 30 |
13 of 30 |
5 of 30 |
10 in
flock of 30 |
2
Hepburn's were seen on DEC 29 in Christmas Bird Count; 18 Cassin's
Finch; N. Pygmy-owl appeared off deck at 3:30 PM on January 5; KS |
| 25 JAN
2003 |
100 |
6 (incl
1 Hepburn's race) |
30 |
About 55 |
?9 |
First winter birds appear easier to identify as to species. Many still have mottled appearance but species' colors show better; John Eriksson (1/29), Thursday Birders |
| 15 FEB
2003 (New High for Season) |
125 |
Present
(Incl 3 Hepburn's race) |
Present |
Present |
? |
Dave
DeReamus and group, of Easton, PA. Flocks visited more frequently
during next few days, perhaps due to better snow cover. |
| 6 MAR
2003 |
50 |
2 adult
males (incl one Hepburn's) |
15 |
20 |
12? |
Several
observers, including Dr. George West and KS |
| 10 MAR
2003 |
100 |
2 (incl
1 Hepburn's) |
40-45 |
55-60 |
? |
Gordon
Ewing, Las Cruces, NM. Also 1 possible female Purple Finch. |
| 31 MAR 2003 |
35 |
2 (both
Interior) |
10 |
20+ |
0 |
No
Hepburn's race present today but one was reported yesterday.
White-throated Swifts overhead. Ken and Mary Lou |
| 8 APR
2003 (Last flock report) |
24 |
2 (Both
Interior race) |
10 |
12 |
Ken and
Mary Lou; Tom Duncan. |
|
| 14 APR 2003 (Last sighting of season) |
1 |
1 (Interior race) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Don Peterson, Virginia.
Don also saw 2 Gray-crowned (Interior) on April 12). Feeders
were taken down on April 16, 2003. |
| DATE of Observation 1999-2004 |
TOTAL
Number of Individual R-f |
NUMBER of Gray- Crowned R-f |
NUMBER of Black R-f |
NUMBER of Brown- capped R-f |
NUMBER of Unkn/Un- determined R-f species |
Remarks
(e.g., time, where seen, behavior, flock sizes, names of observers) |
| DATE of Observation 1999-2004 | TOTAL
Number of Individual R-f |
NUMBER of Gray- Crowned R-f |
NUMBER of Black R-f |
NUMBER of Brown- capped R-f |
NUMBER of Unkn/Un- determined R-f species |
Remarks (e.g., time, where seen, behavior, flock sizes, names of observers) |
| 9
OCT 2003 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Feeders were put up and filled on October
19, 2003 |
| 15 NOV 2003 (First sighting) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Gary
Parker of Albuquerque noted this sighting in the book at Crest House
Visitors Center. |
|
| 16 NOV 2003 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Randy
Floyd of Oregon; Bob Schutsky of Peach Bottom, PA, at 1:00 PM.
Other visitors and Crest House staff also saw
the birds. |
|
| 23 NOV 2003 |
15+ |
0 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
Bob
Schutsky had flocks visit several times between 7:30 and 10:00 AM.
Aziza
Cooper of Albuquerque, at 10:50 AM. |
| 24 NOV 2003 (Negative report) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
M&M
Walsh of Vermont observed from 9:15 AM to 4:15 PM and saw no
rosy-finches. This was the first of 5 "Negative Report Days" this
winter, when birders actively looked for but failed to see any
rosy-finches. The other days were January 6,13 and 18, 2003, and February 10,
2004. |
| 25 NOV 2003 |
24 |
? |
4+ |
? |
? |
Ken
S. and Dan Benton at 9:30 AM. Flock did not land to permit better
ID |
| 07 DEC 2003 (First Gray- crowned) |
11 |
1
(Hepburn's) |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Jonathan and Linda
Batkin of Santa Fe
and Tim Beeke of Michigan; CHUKAR AND
10 PINE GROSBEAKS ALSO PRESENT |
| 13 DEC 2003 |
30 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
3:30
PM K&ML. This flock plus 1 G-c and 2 B-c reported by other
observers past 3 days. Good snow cover. |
| 23 DEC 2003 |
40+ |
"few" |
"mostly" |
0 |
? |
Carl
Lundblad, NM |
| 30 DEC 2003 |
30+ |
1 (Hepburn's) |
30 |
0 |
0 |
11:05
AM John Parmeter, Bill Wittman, K&MLS |
| 4 JAN 2004 |
50+ |
1-2 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Rio
Grande Bird Research banders |
| 9 JAN 2004 |
~50 |
1 (Hepburn's) |
~50 |
0 |
0 |
11:18
AM by Paul Gardner of Columbus, OH |
| 15 JAN 2004 |
35,
15, 21 |
1, 0,
1 |
34,
15, 20 |
0 |
0 |
Three
flocks appeared between 9:53 AM and 10:40 PM. Chukar still
present. Clark's Nutcracker
reported previous day not seen. |
| 16 JAN 2004 |
40-60 |
3 |
40-50 |
0 |
0 |
Several
observers, including Tyler Bell and Jane Kostenko of California, MD,
who also saw N. Pygmy-owl at
3.6 mi mark on NM-14 at dusk. |
| 20 JAN 2004 |
20-40 |
3
(incl. one Hepburn's) |
20-40 |
0 |
0 |
Several
flocks between 9:30 and 10:30 AM. K & ML. |
| 30
JAN- 02 FEB 2004 |
50+
or - |
0 to
1 or 2 (1 Hepburn's) |
40-50 |
(Possibly)
1on 01 FEB |
0 |
Multiple
observers, daily. Rio Grande Bird Research banded 17 Black and 1
Gray-crowned (Hepburn's) on 01 FEB. George & Marty Kamp of
Tulsa OK also saw 4 Pine Grosbeak
along Crest Road on 30 JAN |
| 03 FEB 2004 |
50-60 |
2 (1 Hepburn's) |
50-60 |
0 |
0 |
K
& ML. Birds appeared at deck feeder 4x between 10:00 and
11:00 AM. Chukar present. |
| 08 FEB 2004 |
40+ |
1+ |
30+ |
? |
? |
Group
from OKC and Tulsa, OK saw this flock "hit and run" between 10:15 to
10:45 AM. T Duncan reported a flock of 35-45 between 2 and 4 PM.
Chukae present. |
| 11 FEB 2004 (Largest flock) |
~80 |
?
(present) |
~50 |
0 |
? |
Tami
Bulow of Lakewood, Co and Dave Weaver of Sandia Park, NM recorded
several flocks between 9:45 Am and 3:45 PM |
| 13-15
FEB 2004 |
25,
50+ |
? |
25 |
0 |
? |
"Mixed
flock reported by Margie Hlava, and 25 Blacks by Susan Grubelich (Both
birders from Albuquerque) |
| 17 FEB 2004 |
40+ |
2
(incl one Hepburn's) |
40+ |
0 |
0 |
At
11:20 AM by Ken and Mary Lou Schneider. Hepburn's did not have a
band. |
| 21 FEB 2004 |
40-50
|
15+
(including 1-2 Hepburn's |
40+ |
1
Probable |
? |
At
1:00 PM and 2:00 PM by Matt Rockmore of PA |
| 23 FEB 2004 |
50,
50-75 |
0,
"mostly" (?) |
~50, ? |
0,0 |
? |
Two
flocks, 12 Noon and 1:10 PM, with separate species mix. Birder from
Kinglsey, Iowa, who was uncertain as to G-c ID. |
| 1 MAR 2004 |
30-40 |
1 |
30+ |
0 |
? |
Flock
visited 9:15 - 10:45 AM. Art Braun of Bloomington, MN.
Hepburn's subspecies seen next day by a local birder. |
| 9 MAR 2004 |
30-35 |
1
(Interior) |
15-20 |
0 |
10-20 |
Watched
from 9:30 AM and only had one flock visit, at 11:05. K&MLS. |
| 16 MAR 2004 |
40-50 |
1
(Interior) |
20-30 |
0 |
? |
Many
indeterminate Blk vs. Gr-cr immature birds. Same problem MAR 17 with
the one bird that appeared. Mult. obs. |
| 17 MAR 2004 (Last sighting ) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Several
observers saw a lone presumed Black Rosy-Finch. No subsequent
sightings were reported. Feeders
were taken down on March 30th. |
Sandia Crest House Rosy-Finch
Banding Results Summary, 2004 - 2008
Link to Spreadsheet with detailed banding records by session
(Requires Excel Program or Free Viewer)
Numbers (and %) of Newly Banded Rosy-Finches |
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Species |
Winter
2004 |
Winter
2004 - 2005 |
Winter
2005 - 2006 |
Winter
2006 - 2007 |
Winter 2007-2008 |
Totals, all seasons |
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