Durham County   2002--2009

TOTALS FOR ALL ROUTES

For each year, the right-hand numbers are the numbers of routes on which each species was recorded
(total number of routes = 8 except only 7 in 2009).

This list includes some species probably nesting in Durham County but not yet recorded on any route.

All-time highs in 2009:   Fish Crow

All-time lows in 2009* (bold face indicates all-time low for the second year in a row):   Canada Goose, Northern Bobwhite,
Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Wood Thrush, Prairie Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Summer Tanager,
Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch

* All-time lows take into account the smaller number of routes completed this year.

Last updated:   20 September 2009

ABBREV SPECIES 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
DCCO Double-crested Cormorant 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1
GBHE Great Blue Heron 4 2 1 1 6 3 13 5 5 4 7 1 9 3 6 3
GREG Great Egret - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - -
GRHE Green Heron 2 1 3 2 4 1 2 1 - - 3 1 4 2 - -
BLVU Black Vulture - - - - - - 6 1 - - 1 1 - - - -
TUVU Turkey Vulture - - 4 3 - - 2 1 - - 3 2 - - 4 2
CAGO Canada Goose 8 1 32 3 34 2 39 4 57 4 20 4 63 4 2 1
WODU Wood Duck 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 - - - - 2 1 - -
MALL Mallard 3 1 5 2 1 1 15 2 2 1 - - 1 1 - -
OSPR Osprey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SSHA Sharp-shinned Hawk - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - -
COHA Cooper's Hawk - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 2 1 - -
- Accipiter species 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
RSHA Red-shouldered Hawk 6 5 4 2 2 2 - - 6 4 3 2 3 3 5 2
BWHA Broad-winged Hawk - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - -
RTHA Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 - -
WITU Wild Turkey 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
NOBO Northern Bobwhite 3 1 5 3 6 2 7 4 7 3 5 1 4 2 1 1
KILL Killdeer 3 2 4 1 5 3 3 2 9 4 1 1 7 2 4 3
ROPI Rock Pigeon - - - - - - 9 1 3 2 5 1 - - 5 3
MODO Mourning Dove 113 8 82 8 92 8 90 8 76 8 69 8 113 8 80 7
YBCU Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 1 2 2 5 5 11 4 5 3 8 5 5 3 2 2
EASO Eastern Screech-Owl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
GHOW Great Horned Owl - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - 1 1
BAOW Barred Owl 2 2 - - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - -
CONI Common Nighthawk 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CWWI Chuck-will's-widow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WPWI Whip-poor-will - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 - -
CHSW Chimney Swift 81 7 45 6 48 8 51 8 18 6 26 5 28 4 22 4
RTHU Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 2 2 2 6 4 6 4 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
BEKI Belted Kingfisher - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - - - -
RHWO Red-headed Woodpecker 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 - - 2 1 - - 2 1
RBWO Red-bellied Woodpecker 48 8 41 8 34 8 31 8 28 7 40 7 54 8 35 7
DOWO Downy Woodpecker 15 6 7 4 17 6 11 5 13 5 14 5 12 4 7 4
HAWO Hairy Woodpecker 1 1 - - 2 2 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - -
NOFL Northern Flicker 6 4 1 1 3 3 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 2
PIWO Pileated Woodpecker - - 1 1 - - 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
EAWP Eastern Wood-Pewee 14 5 6 3 10 5 9 4 3 3 17 5 19 4 6 2
ACFL Acadian Flycatcher 6 5 5 4 5 3 6 4 2 2 7 4 11 4 3 3
WIFL Willow Flycatcher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
EAPH Eastern Phoebe 14 6 5 4 7 4 7 5 11 5 8 5 16 6 8 5
GCFL Great Crested Flycatcher 12 6 2 2 13 5 8 6 9 5 3 2 17 7 8 4
EAKI Eastern Kingbird - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1
LOSH Loggerhead Shrike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WEVI White-eyed Vireo 3 2 2 2 - - 3 2 1 1 2 1 6 3 1 1
YTVI Yellow-throated Vireo 4 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 1 4 3
BHVI Blue-headed Vireo - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - -
WAVI Warbling Vireo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
REVI Red-eyed Vireo 39 8 48 8 43 7 38 8 39 7 44 8 34 8 22 6
BLJA Blue Jay 43 8 39 8 43 7 32 8 30 7 36 7 32 8 23 7
AMCR American Crow 125 8 124 8 112 7 147 8 142 8 121 8 151 8 99 7
FICR Fish Crow 6 3 3 2 8 4 4 3 8 5 11 5 15 6 16 3
PUMA Purple Martin - - 12 1 2 1 - - 15 2 10 1 12 1 5 1
TRSW Tree Swallow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NRWS Northern Rough-winged Swallow - - 11 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - 4 1
CLSW Cliff Swallow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BARS Barn Swallow 26 5 6 3 18 4 13 5 12 5 10 3 7 4 8 4
CACH Carolina Chickadee 55 8 49 8 30 7 41 8 47 7 43 7 72 8 44 6
TUTI Tufted Titmouse 73 8 91 8 63 7 38 8 59 8 59 7 100 8 61 7
WBNU White-breasted Nuthatch 10 4 7 2 11 5 9 4 13 5 6 3 7 3 6 4
BHNU Brown-headed Nuthatch 17 5 12 4 9 5 18 4 20 4 11 3 5 3 8 3
CARW Carolina Wren 89 8 52 8 85 8 112 8 114 8 113 8 77 8 107 7
HOWR House Wren 6 3 9 3 7 4 5 3 8 4 8 2 6 2 5 3
BGGN Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56 7 53 7 93 8 52 8 52 8 55 8 84 7 65 6
EABL Eastern Bluebird 33 8 21 6 39 7 34 8 64 8 38 8 40 8 36 7
WOTH Wood Thrush 39 7 31 6 49 7 44 8 46 7 39 7 34 6 19 5
AMRO American Robin 82 8 81 8 83 7 72 7 100 7 82 7 87 6 85 7
GRCA Gray Catbird 10 3 7 2 7 4 15 5 5 4 14 4 12 4 10 3
NOMO Northern Mockingbird 86 7 61 7 56 8 64 8 63 8 60 8 58 8 63 7
BRTH Brown Thrasher 10 6 10 5 11 6 9 5 5 3 6 4 10 5 7 4
EUST European Starling 88 8 25 4 28 6 31 6 25 5 55 4 18 4 31 3
CEDW Cedar Waxwing - - - - 6 1 1 1 - - 7 1 - - - -
NOPA Northern Parula 3 2 6 3 4 3 4 3 6 2 4 3 7 3 3 2
YEWA Yellow Warbler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
YTWA Yellow-throated Warbler 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
PIWA Pine Warbler 42 8 27 7 17 6 33 7 37 7 29 6 45 7 31 6
PRAW Prairie Warbler 6 3 7 4 4 2 6 2 7 2 4 3 4 2 2 2
BAWW Black-and-white Warbler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
AMRE American Redstart 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1
PROW Prothonotary Warbler - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -
OVEN Ovenbird 14 5 7 4 7 4 5 4 4 4 8 4 21 5 5 2
LOWA Louisiana Waterthrush - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
KEWA Kentucky Warbler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
COYE Common Yellowthroat 11 5 10 4 16 5 9 5 7 3 10 6 8 5 7 5
HOWA Hooded Warbler 3 3 5 3 - - 2 2 4 3 1 1 - - 2 2
YBCH Yellow-breasted Chat 14 4 10 5 8 4 15 6 8 3 8 3 17 5 4 2
SUTA Summer Tanager 15 5 13 5 13 5 10 5 11 6 15 5 9 6 4 2
SCTA Scarlet Tanager 5 4 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 2
EATO Eastern Towhee 79 8 62 8 77 8 66 8 111 8 95 8 83 8 65 7
CHSP Chipping Sparrow 71 7 75 8 62 8 64 8 65 8 79 8 94 8 59 7
FISP Field Sparrow 8 3 3 2 2 2 7 2 5 2 5 1 3 2 2 2
GRSP Grasshopper Sparrow 1 1 3 1 - - 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 - -
SOSP Song Sparrow 7 5 3 2 3 2 11 3 13 5 9 3 17 3 8 4
NOCA Northern Cardinal 202 8 186 8 218 8 225 8 227 8 221 8 218 8 185 7
BLGR Blue Grosbeak 4 3 14 5 4 2 9 4 16 5 14 4 9 4 10 3
INBU Indigo Bunting 68 8 76 8 48 8 56 7 82 8 56 8 65 8 49 6
RWBL Red-winged Blackbird 1 1 6 3 5 2 4 1 7 1 2 1 7 3 6 2
EAME Eastern Meadowlark 3 1 7 1 8 3 10 3 8 2 7 2 11 2 5 3
COGR Common Grackle 123 7 63 8 65 7 44 7 99 8 45 6 90 8 117 6
BHCO Brown-headed Cowbird 25 6 19 6 19 7 43 6 46 8 17 6 27 8 14 6
OROR Orchard Oriole - - 2 1 3 2 - - 4 3 4 3 4 1 2 2
HOFI House Finch 38 6 33 5 48 5 21 7 51 6 29 7 38 6 35 4
AMGO American Goldfinch 56 8 34 8 31 7 49 7 66 8 42 7 32 8 18 4
HOSP House Sparrow 11 5 10 4 4 3 7 3 2 1 14 4 13 4 4 2