​Results of the 2024 Lawrence CBC
By Galen Pittman, Lawrence CBC Compiler
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Thirty-two (plus eight at feeders) participants, in 14 + 3 parties, found 97 species, plus two more for count week on 14 December 2024 on the occasion of the 125th National Audubon Christmas Bird Count and the 81st Lawrence Christmas Bird Count. Finding nearly 100 species always makes for a great count. The last few years have been an incredible run for the count. This year was a very good effort by all involved.
We recorded 32+ species of waterfowl and other water birds and missed several birds in that category, including Wood Duck, American Black Duck, Redhead, Red-breasted Merganser, and Ruddy Duck We added NO new species but recorded a Surf Scoter, Virgina Rail, and Townsand Solitaire, which are very rare for this count. In general, even though the number of species was fairly high, the number of individuals per species was fairly low with some notable exceptions. We set all-time record high counts for Great White-fronted Goose (500), Ring-billed Gull (19,200), and Northern Flicker (225).
Other unusual species were Long-tailed Duck (4), Common Loon, Savannah Sparrow, Field Sparrow, LeConte’s Sparrow, and Lincoln’s Sparrow. Notable misses this year include Northern Bobwhite, Rough-legged Hawk, Prairie Falcon, Loggerhead Shrike, Pine Siskin, and Lapland Longspur.
Thanks to all of this year's participants. Hope to see you all again next year for the 126th National Audubon Christmas Bird Count.
The complete list that follows has the unusual species and/or unusually high individual numbers bolded.
Species List for the 2024 Lawrence CBC
Snow Goose – 500
Ross’s Goose – 3
Greater White-fronted Goose – 500
Cackling Goose – 12
Canada Goose – 2110
Northern Shoveler – 17
Gadwall – 123
American Wigeon – 2
Mallard – 1195
Northern Pintail – 1
Greenwinged Teal – 50
Canvasback – 9
Ring-necked Duck – 1
Lesser Scaup – 1
Surf Scoter – 1
Long-tailed Duck – 4
Bufflehead – 122
Common Goldeneye – 146
Hooded Merganser – 32
Common Merganser – 7
Wild Turkey – 31
Pied-billed Grebe – 5
Horned Grebe – (count week)
Rock Pigeon – 91
Eurasian Collared-Dove – 33
Mourning Dove – 132
Virginia Rail – 1
American Coot – 32
Killdeer – 1
Bonaparte’s Gull – 20
Ringbilled Gull – 19,200
Herring Gull – 6
Common Loon – 1
Double crested Cormorant – 90
American white Pelican – 27
Great Blue Heron – 16
Northern Harrier – 7
Sharpshinned Hawk – 7
Cooper's Hawk – 3
Bald Eagle – 26
Red-shouldered Hawk – 31
Redtailed Hawk – 51
Eastern Screech-Owl - 1
Great Horned Owl – 5
Barred Owl – 17
Belted Kingfisher –6
Red-headed Woodpecker – 22
Redbellied Woodpecker – 112
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 9
Downy Woodpecker – 81
Hairy Woodpecker – 15
Northern Flicker – 225
Pileated Woodpecker – 11
American Kestrel – 15
Blue Jay – 307
American Crow – 305
Blackcapped Chickadee – 262
Tufted Titmouse – 112
Horned Lark –38
Golden-crowned Kinglet – 20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 4
Cedar Waxwing – 376
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 1
Whitebreasted Nuthatch – 74
Brown Creeper – 14
Winter Wren – 7
Carolina Wren – 82
Northern Mockingbird – 3
European Starling – 11,000
Eastern Bluebird – 165
Townsend’s Solitaire – 1
Hermit Thrush – 3
American Robin – 2216
House Sparrow – 440
American Pipit – (count week)
House Finch – 121
Purple Finch – 38
American Goldfinch – 131
Field Sparrow –1
Fox Sparrow – 15
American Tree Sparrow – 325
Darkeyed Junco – 915
Whitecrowned Sparrow – 55
Harris’s Sparrow – 136
Whitethroated Sparrow – 124
LeConte’s Sparrow – 2
Savannah Sparrow – 20
Song Sparrow – 202
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 5
Swamp Sparrow – 36
Spotted Towhee –7
Eastern Meadowlark – 13
Western Meadowlark – 24
Sturnella, spp. – 303
Redwinged Blackbird – 1220
Brown-headed Cowbird – 15
Rusty Blackbird – 12
Common Grackle – 2
Yellowrumped Warbler – 123
Northern Cardinal – 302