Western Garrett County State Park Volunteers, Inc.

Bird and Butterfly Counts

Several times a year groups of people spend 24 hours counting every bird or butterfly they can find in that time period.  Each count covers different areas.  The butterfly and Christmas bird counts stay inside a designated count circle that includes the main part of the county.  The Mid-winter and May bird counts cover the entire county.

BIRDS

2008 Christmas Bird Count Results

December 20, 2008

Pied-billed Grebe
Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-tailed Hawk
Ruffed Grouse
Wild Turkey
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Screech-owl
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Ea. Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Am Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
White-winged Crossbill
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

That's 50 species so far.

2007 Christmas Bird Count

Highlights include:

Deep Creek Lake at the 219 Bridge
SURF SCOTER  2
Deep Creek Lake across from the Wisp
CACKLING GOOSE  1
Deep Creek Lake at Glendale Road Bridge
RED-NECKED GREBE  1
Deep Creek Lake at Arrowhead Market
GREATER SCAUP  4 (with a flock of 23 Lesser Scaup)
Gladestown park, North of Oakland
EVENING GROSBEAK  1 female
Town of Oakland
NORTHERN PINTAIL  5 (flyover, 2 male, 3 female)

2006 Christmas Bird Count

December 16, 2006

Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Mallard/Shoveler hybrid

Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Am. Kestrel
Common Snipe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Horned Lark
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Ea. Tufted Titmouse,
White-br Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Am. Robin
N. Mockingbird
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Am. Tree Sparrow
White-thr Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rusty Blackbird
House Finch
Am. Goldfinch
House Sparrow
EASTERN PHOEBE!!!!!

BUTTERFLIES

2008 Western Garrett County NABA Butterfly Count.  July 21, 2008

In six hours we found 37 species. One species was new for the cumulative list and that was Harvester in surprising numbers. We visited Finzel Swamp, Savage River State Forest along Big Run Road, Savage River Road, and Westernport Road, Big Run State Park, Blue Lick Road, and Pea Ridge Road. We were out 10AM to 4PM when an approaching thunderstorm ended the day. There were other parties out and I will have a combined list at a later date.

pipevine swallowtail 2
black swallowtail 2
tiger swallowtail 3
spicebush swallowtail 5
cabbage white 12
clouded sulphur 8
orange sulphur 11
American copper 2
bog copper 8
coral hairstreak 1
banded hairstreak 2
striped hairstreak 7
eastern tailed blue 21
'summer' spring azure 7
great spangled fritillary 96
Aphrodite fritillary 11
Atlantis fritillary 2
silver-bordered fritillary 2
meadow fritillary 3
pearl crescent 12
American lady 1
painted lady 1
red admiral 1
hackberry emperor 1
Appalachian brown 2
common wood-nymph 4
monarch 31
silver-spotted skipper 133
European skipper 2
Peck's skipper 1
Crossline skipper 15
northern broken-dash 3
little glassywing 3
Delaware skipper 4
Black dash 14
dun skipper 39