Uncommon species and intensely excessive numbers are excluded from this abstract if particulars had been insufficient or missing; see our ultimate paragraph for species deleted from Florida CBCs this season. Daring-faced totals denote excessive counts for the reason that 102nd CBC season, when BP turned Florida CBC Editor. We typically embrace the state’s three highest counts per species.
In the course of the a hundred and twenty fifth season, 80 Christmas Chook Counts had been carried out in Florida, two greater than through the previous season. We obtained no reviews from Cedar Key and Lakeland (once more), which enormously impacts statewide counts of some species, particularly shorebirds and larids at Cedar Key. No new rely was begun this season. Florida’s 80 CBCs accounted for 9,539 accepted observations of 346 taxonomic kinds and 1,905,603 people. The taxonomic kinds comprised 278 native species or pure vagrants, the reintroduced Whooping Crane (lowered to just some outdated people—this species is now not “countable” on Florida CBCs), all 15 “countable” exotics, 15 “non-countable” exotics, two hybrids (Mallard × Muscovy Duck and Mallard × Mottled Duck), one intergrade (“Wurdemann’s Heron”), one shade morph (“Nice White Heron”), and 23 kinds not recognized to species (e.g., Larger Scaup/Lesser Scaup, hummingbird species). Six extra species had been discovered completely throughout count-week: Pink-footed Booby at Jacksonville (!); Buff-bellied Hummingbird at Apalachicola Bay–St. Vincent N.W.R.; Yellow-headed Caracara at Dade County (extra about this hen later); Yellow-headed Parrot at West Marion; Orchard Oriole at Kissimmee Valley; and Pine Siskin at Gainesville.
Accepted, “countable” species totals ranged from 27 at Dry Tortugas to 175 at Gainesville (inland!). Six different CBCs exceeded 149 “countable” species: Sarasota (168), West Pasco (156), South Brevard County (153), Bradenton and North Pinellas (152 every), and West Palm Seashore (150). The entire variety of people various from 391 at Dry Tortugas to 541,038 at Cocoa (with 525,000 of those Lesser Scaup). Solely two different CBCs tallied greater than 50,000 people: Gainesville (108,773) and Kissimmee Valley (75,204).
Six species had been discovered on all 80 counts: Nice Blue Heron, Nice Egret, Belted Kingfisher, American Kestrel, Grey Catbird, and Palm Warbler. In distinction, 20 native species or pure vagrants had been every documented on count-day by a single particular person: Larger White-fronted Goose at Pensacola; Ross’s Goose at Brooksville; Cinnamon Teal at Gainesville; White-winged Scoter and Pink Phalarope at Sarasota; Lengthy-billed Curlew at Alafia Banks; Sabine’s Gull at Cocoa; Easy-billed Ani and Cassin’s Kingbird at Homestead; Groove-billed Ani at Venice–Englewood; Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at West Palm Seashore; Philadelphia Vireo at Kendall Space; Financial institution Swallow and Blue Grosbeak at Lengthy Pine Key; Prothonotary Warbler at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P.; Tennessee Warbler at Zellwood–Mount Dora; Black-throated Grey Warbler at Aripeka–Bayport; Darkish-eyed Junco and Scott’s Oriole at Tallahassee; and Nice-tailed Grackle at St. Petersburg. 4 species exceeded 50,000 people statewide: Lesser Scaup (542,801, with 525,000 at Cocoa); American Robin (176,794), American Coot (80,993); Tree Swallow (80,463); Laughing Gull (78,090); White Ibis (65,797); and Fish Crow (50,223).
There have been 14,782 Black-bellied Whistling-Geese on 44 CBCs, with 4,200 at Gainesville, 885 at Bradenton, and 700 at STA5–Clewiston. Fulvous Whistling-Geese numbered 411 people on three CBCs: 350 at STA5–Clewiston; 80 at Zellwood–Mount Dora; and one at Gainesville. Pensacola reported the one Larger White-fronted Goose. Snow Geese totaled 32 on six CBCs, with 21 at St. Marks, 5 at Gainesville, three at West Pasco, and singles at East Pasco, Kissimmee Valley, and south to Sanibel–Captiva. An grownup Ross’s Goose enlivened Brooksville. Canada Geese, largely or solely feral, totaled 1,386 on 17 counts, together with 500 at Jacksonville, 350 at Tallahassee, and 175 at Emeralda–Sunnyhill. Egyptian Geese numbered 681 people on 11 counts, with 150 at West Palm Seashore, 147 at Kendall Space, 105 at Fort Lauderdale, and 103 at Stuart. Inhabitants growth is recommended by 4 at Cocoa, 15 at Kissimmee Valley, and two at Lake Placid. Muscovy Geese totaled 4,370 people on 52 counts, amongst these 870 at Kendall Space, 355 at Tampa, and 325 at West Palm Seashore. Two American Black Geese had been at St. Marks, the place anticipated, with one other at Lake Metropolis.
We stress the necessity to study Mallards and Mottled Geese rigorously to find out what number of people could also be hybrids/backcrosses (Mallard × Mottled Duck) or can’t be recognized to species (Mallard/Mottled Duck, aka “Muddled Duck”). The identifications of those geese are so confused that for this abstract, we mix all Mallards, Mottled Geese, hybrids/backcrosses, and unknowns right into a single whole, which this season equaled 6,634 people. Florida CBCs that report dozens or a whole bunch of Mottled Geese and few or no backcrosses or unknowns are doubtless offering misguided information. The lone Cinnamon Teal was at Gainesville. There have been 3,325 Redheads on 25 counts, and 26 Canvasbacks on eight. Lesser Scaup numbered 542,801 people on 54 counts, with 525,000 at Cocoa. There have been 86 Larger Scaup on 13 counts, with two south to Peace River and one inland at Tallahassee. All three scoters had been reported: one White-winged at Sarasota with one other count-week at Bay County; 10 Surf Scoters at St. Augustine, with two others at Matanzas and singles at Daytona Seashore and Panacea; and 545 Black Scoters on 15 counts, together with 142 at Panacea, 90 at Cocoa, and 72 at Jacksonville. Three Lengthy-tailed Geese inland at Zellwood–Mount Dora had been the one CBC report. Buffleheads totaled 1,871 people on 30 counts statewide, with 382 at St. Marks, 325 at Panacea, 280 at Bay County, and 260 at Apalachicola Bay–St. Vincent N.W.R. Eight Widespread Goldeneyes had been discovered on 5 counts, with three at St. Marks, two at Apalachicola Bay–St. Vincent N.W.R., and singles at Gainesville, Ichetucknee–Santa Fe–O’Leno, and Tampa. Hooded Mergansers numbered 3,940 people on 51 counts, together with 650 at St. Marks, 250 at The Villages–Lake Panasoffkee, and 220 at Gainesville. Pink-breasted Mergansers totaled 2,785 on 42 counts, with 600 at Sarasota, 530 at Fort De Soto, and 300 at Bay County. There have been 2.603 Ruddy Geese on 19 CBCs, together with 1,100 at Melrose, 550 at Zellwood–Mount Dora, and 275 at Emeralda–Sunnyhill.
Wild Turkeys numbered 1,508 people on 48 counts, amongst these 125 at Gainesville and 100 at Melrose. Northern Bobwhites totaled 198 people on 21 counts, with 29 at Lake Placid, and 24 every at Gainesville and Zellwood–Mount Dora. Unique landfowl totals had been eight Helmeted Guineafowl at Jacksonville, 281 Indian Peafowl on 16 counts (amongst these 81 at St. Petersburg, 40 at Cocoa, and 34 at Kendall Space); and 62 Pink Junglefowl/home chickens on six counts. Of the state’s 522 Clapper Rails, 181 on 15 counts had been alongside the Gulf coast, whereas 341 on eight counts had been alongside the Atlantic coast. Purple Gallinules numbered 406 on 32 counts, with 63 at Emeralda–Sunnyhill, 52 at West Palm Seashore, 50 at STA5–Clewiston, and 45 at Christmas. Excessive counts of the state’s 225 Grey-headed Swamphens on 11 counts had been 60 every at STA5–Clewiston and West Palm Seashore, 41 at Zellwood–Mount Dora, and 22 at Sarasota. Duos of Black Rails had been at STA5–Clewiston and West Pasco, with one other at Lengthy Pine Key. Florida’s 9,161 Sandhill Cranes had been discovered on 54 counts, amongst these 1,900 at Gainesville, 1,200 at Lake Placid, and 750 at Clermont. A single Whooping Crane—a long-surviving member of a sadly unsuccessful reintroduction program that led to 2008—was discovered at Kissimmee Valley. Limpkin totals stay suppressed for unknown causes, with 1,087 people on 46 counts, together with 168 at Gainesville, 112 at Sarasota, and 90 at West Palm Seashore. Two Eared Grebes had been at Peace River. Fifty-four (!) American Flamingoes had been at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., with singles at Sanibel–Captiva and St. Marks. The feral flock on the Hialeah Race Observe on the Dade County rely was unreported.
Exhibiting the results of no Cedar Key CBC this season, American Oystercatchers totaled “solely” 430 people on 21 counts, with 76 at St. Augustine, 61 at Panacea, and 49 at Ten Thousand Islands. There have been 243 Black-necked Stilts on 10 counts, together with 170 at Myakka River S.P. American Avocets numbered 220 on 9 counts, with 82 at Merritt Island N.W.R. and 70 inland at Myakka River S.P. Snowy Plovers numbered 82 on 9 counts alongside the Gulf coast, together with 26 at Bay County, 13 at Apalachicola Bay–St. Vincent N.W.R., and 12 at Fort De Soto. Piping Plovers had been discovered alongside each coasts: 207 people on 16 counts, with 51 at Fort De Soto, 48 at North Pinellas, and 30 at Fort Myers. Single Solitary Sandpipers had been at Estero Bay, Econlockhatchee, and Kendall Space. There have been 69 Hudsonian Whimbrels on seven counts, with 47 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P. and 12 at Matanzas. The only real Lengthy-billed Curlew was at Alafia Banks. Marbled Godwits totaled 425 people on 14 counts, amongst these 300 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P. and 59 at Panacea. Pink Knots numbered 1,758 people on 20 counts, together with 880 at Fort De Soto, 340 at Ponce Inlet, and 212 at Estero Bay. Two Purple Sandpipers at St. Augustine supplied the one report. Eighteen American Woodcocks had been discovered on eight counts, amongst these six at Gainesville and trios at Clermont and South Brevard County. A Pink Phalarope was photographed simply off the seashore at Sarasota.
Black Skimmers totaled 7,720 people on 34 counts, amongst these 1,100 at Fort De Soto, 950 at Matanzas, and 900 at Naples. A Sabine’s Gull enlivened Cocoa. There have been solely 280 Bonaparte’s Gulls on 27 counts, with 88 at Choctawhatchee Bay, 29 at Merritt Island N.W.R., and 27 at Melrose. Single Franklin’s Gulls had been at Cocoa, Emeralda–Sunnyhill (inland!), and St. Petersburg, with two others at Kendall Space. Many Nice Black-backed Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls have been reported within the Florida Keys throughout current CBCs, and these hardly ever elicit compiler feedback—we now require documentation for these species within the Keys if various people are reported (this season, virtually none had been). Lesser Black-backed Gulls numbered 594 on 25 counts, with 185 at Cocoa, 42 at Kendall Space, and 35 at West Palm Seashore. There have been 84 Nice Black-backed Gulls on 10 counts, amongst these 39 at Ponce Inlet, 13 at Cocoa, and 11 at Jacksonville. No Gull-billed Terns had been reported. Widespread Terns are a near-annual identification concern and a species for which documentation is required statewide. This season, duos had been accepted at Apalachicola Bay–St. Vincent N.W.R. and Sarasota, with singles at Bay County, Port St. Joe, Stuart, Venice–Englewood, and West Pasco. There have been 2,571 Forster’s Terns on 53 counts, together with 225 at Jacksonville, 200 at Sarasota, and 125 at Venice–Englewood.
Two Pink-throated Loons had been inland at Gainesville (!), with one other at Daytona Seashore. Widespread Loons numbered 695 on 36 counts, together with 145 at Bay County, 108 at Pensacola, 78 at St. Marks, and 72 inland at Melrose. Wooden Storks totaled 3,370 people on 65 counts, with 225 at West Pasco, 145 at Bradenton, and 142 at Sarasota. There have been 497 Magnificent Frigatebirds on 25 counts, amongst these 94 at Ten Thousand Islands, 60 at Cocoa, and 48 at Dry Tortugas. Two had been photographed low over Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary! Northern Gannets totaled 209 people on 21 counts, together with 30 every at Cocoa and Daytona Seashore and 29 at Sarasota. Forty-eight Masked Boobys had been at Dry Tortugas. Of the 33 Brown Boobys on three counts had been 19 at Biscayne N.P., eight at Fort De Soto, and 6 at Tampa. Extremely, a Pink-footed Booby was photographed in flight over the St. Johns River at Jacksonville! No Nice Cormorants or Neotropic Cormorants had been reported. Double-crested Cormorants had been discovered on 78 of 80 CBC; statewide totals had been 35,344 people, with 5,300 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., 1,500 at Panacea, and 1,400 at West Pasco.
Wading birds (now not together with Wooden Stork) numbered 136,376 people, together with 449 “Nice White Herons” (370 of those at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P.), one “Wurdemann’s Heron” at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., and 116 Reddish Egrets on 24 counts (amongst these 13 every at Merritt Island N.W.R. and North Pinellas and 11 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P.). White Ibises totaled 65,797 people on 77 counts, with 4.300 at Kendall Space, 3,500 at Ponce Inlet, and three,000 at West Palm Seashore. Of the ten,972 Shiny Ibises on 51 counts, 900 had been at Sarasota, 860 at Venice–Englewood, and 800 at Stuart. Six White-faced Ibises had been discovered on three counts: 4 at St. Marks and singles at East Pasco and Venice–Englewood. Seven Plegadis species had been at Panacea. Florida’s 1,604 Roseate Spoonbills had been distributed amongst 45 counts, with 320 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., 240 (inland!) at Myakka River S.P., and 180 at St. Augustine. There have been 14.458 American White Pelicans on 55 counts, together with 4,000 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., 1,150 at Bradenton, and 1,000 at Ten Thousand Islands. Brown Pelicans totaled 14,368 on 51 counts, together with 1,400 at St. Augustine, 1,200 at Merritt Island N.W.R., and 850 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P.
There have been 11,061 Black Vultures on 76 counts, and 48,857 Turkey Vultures on 79 (all however Key West). Chosen diurnal raptors included 4,053 Ospreys on 75 counts, 1,740 Bald Eagles on 71 (with 143 at Gainesville, 104 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., and 72 at Emeralda–Sunnyhill), and three,525 Pink-shouldered Hawks on 75 counts. 13 White-tailed Kites had been discovered: eight at Homestead; three at Lengthy Pine Key; and singles at Kissimmee Prairie–DeLuca and STA5–Clewiston. Accipiter totals had been 240 Cooper’s Hawks on 62 counts, 74 Sharp-shinned Hawks on 36, and two not recognized to species. Snail Kites numbered 199 on 11 counts, amongst these 112 at Gainesville, 38 at Kissimmee Valley, and 23 at STA5–Clewiston. Quick-tailed Hawks totaled 150 people on 30 counts, together with 36 at Kendall Space, 34 at Homestead, 12 at Ten Thousand Islands, 9 at Fakahatchee, eight at Key West, and 7 at Dade County. There have been 25 Swainson’s Hawks on 4 CBCs: 21 at Homestead; two at Kendall Space; and singles at Lengthy Pine Key and South Brevard County. A Easy-billed Ani was discovered at Homestead, whereas a Groove-billed Ani was at Venice–Englewood. There have been 21 American Barn Owls on 13 counts, together with six at Gainesville, 4 at Homestead, and singles elsewhere. Nice Horned Owls numbered 266 on 55 counts, together with 42 at Gainesville, 18 at Tallahassee, and 16 at Lake Placid. Japanese Screech-Owls totaled 235 people on 49 counts, and there have been 433 Barred Owls on 56 (amongst these 81 at Gainesville, 40 at Avon Park A.F. Vary, and 18 at Ichetucknee–Santa Fe –O’Leno). Burrowing Owls numbered 128 people on 10 CBCs, with 75 at Fort Myers and 25 at Fort Lauderdale. Single Quick-eared Owls had been at St. Augustine and St. Petersburg.
Lesser Nighthawk totals had been two at Homestead and singles at Kendall Space and Lengthy Pine Key. Of the 35 Japanese Whip-poor-wills tallied on 14 counts, seven had been at Homestead, six at Gainesville, and 5 at Lengthy Pine Key. Three Chuck-will’s-widows had been at West Palm Seashore, with singles at Fort Lauderdale, Homestead, and Lengthy Pine Key. Three swifts (species?) had been discovered at Emeralda–Sunnyhill. Florida’s 368 hummingbirds had been composed of 349 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (with 116 at Kendall Space and 48 at Homestead), two Black-chinned Hummingbirds (at Lake Metropolis and Tallahassee), 4 Rufous Hummingbirds (at Gainesville, Pensacola, Tallahassee, and West Palm Seashore), one Archilochus, seven Selasphorus, and 5 not recognized additional. A Buff-bellied Hummingbird was discovered count-week at Apalachicola Bay–St. Vincent N.W.R. A Mangrove/Yellow-bellied Cuckoo was discovered at Crocodile Lake N.W.R. Rock Pigeons totaled 8,329 people on 55 counts, with 700 at Bay County, 580 at Dade County, and 500 at Sarasota. There have been 110 White-crowned Pigeons on 10 counts, with 23 at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., 21 at Kendall Space, and 19 at Lengthy Pine Key. Eurasian Collared-Doves numbered 3,074 people on 66 counts, representing their lowest whole since BP turned state editor in 2002. This species continues its substantial, long-term decline in Florida (Determine 1). Belted Kingfishers had been discovered on each CBC, with a statewide whole of two,376 people; the best counts had been 116 at Ten Thousand Islands, 100 at Merritt Island N.W.R., and 85 at St. Augustine.
Pink-headed Woodpeckers numbered 342 people on 40 counts, with 38 at Ichetucknee–Santa Fe–O’Leno, 32 at Gainesville, and 26 Jackson County. Amongst 2,178 Downy Woodpeckers on 71 counts had been 235 at Gainesville, 125 at Sarasota, and 100 at Ichetucknee–Santa Fe–O’Leno. Pink-cockaded Woodpeckers numbered 63 people on 9 counts, together with 20 at Panacea and 10 every at Avon Park A.F. Vary and South Brevard County. Probably Florida’s rarest Dryobates, Bushy Woodpeckers totaled solely 10 on eight counts, with three at Lake Placid and singles elsewhere. There have been 545 Northern Glints on 51 counts, amongst these 67 at Gainesville, 37 at Lake Placid, and 34 at Tallahassee. Pileated Woodpeckers numbered 1,658 on 70 counts, together with 179 at Gainesville, 113 at Ichetucknee–Santa Fe–O’Leno, 80 at Melrose, and 52 at Fakahatchee. There have been 106 Crested Caracaras on 16 counts, with 23 at Kissimmee Prairie–DeLuca, 20 at STA5–Clewiston, and 10 every at Dinner Island Ranch–East Okaloacoochee Slough and Lake Placid. The Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) first discovered at Oleta River State Park in March 2023 and initially very troublesome to relocate, was seen count-week at Dade County. This sighting marks the primary CBC file of Yellow-headed Caracara north of Mexico! Of Florida’s 2,224 American Kestrels on all 80 counts had been 99 at Lake Wales, 87 at Kendall Space, and 80 at STA5–Clewiston. Merlins numbered 90 on 47 counts, amongst these seven at Homestead, six at Kendall Space, and 4 every at Dade County and Zellwood–Mount Dora. Peregrine Falcons totaled 51 on 31 counts, all singles or duos apart from 4 every at Homestead and Kendall Space, and three every at Fakahatchee and Lengthy Pine Key.
Determine 1. Eurasian Collared-Dove numbers on Florida CBCs, January 2002–January 2025. These are uncooked information solely, not based mostly on birds-per-party-hour (which might present much more of a decline, because the variety of Florida CBCs has elevated from 61 in 2002 to 80 in 2025).
Twelve species of psittacids totaling 3,330 people had been reported, distributed over 23 CBCs.
Two Rose-ringed Parakeets had been tallied at Naples, their solely remaining web site in Florida. There have been 1,009 Monk Parakeets on 19 counts (with 270 at West Palm Seashore, 200 at St. Petersburg, and 93 at Dade County). White-winged Parakeets at the moment are extirpated from Florida, with the final data in spring 2022. Seventy-one Yellow-chevroned Parakeets had been at Kendall Space and 50 others at Dade County. A Yellow-headed Parrot photographed in flight throughout count-week at West Marion was a weird discover. Kendall Space tallied 64 Orange-winged Parrots, with 9 others at Dade County. Nanday Parakeets numbered 1,473 on 11 counts, with 320 at St. Petersburg, 300 every at Bradenton and Sarasota, and 225 at Fort De Soto. Kendall Space reported 20 Blue-and-yellow Macaws and 15 Chestnut-fronted Macaws, whereas 10 different Chestnut-fronteds had been at Dade County. Blue-crowned Parakeets numbered 155 people, with 103 at St. Petersburg, 30 at Dade County, 12 at Fort De Soto, and 10 at Fort Lauderdale. Mitred Parakeets numbered solely 199 people, with 160 at Kendall Space, 39 at Dade County, and count-week at West Palm Seashore. If statewide CBC totals proceed to be within the low a whole bunch for 2 extra years, then we are going to take away Mitred Parakeet as a “countable” unique. Different Psittacara consisted of 93 Pink-masked Parakeets (60 at Kendall Space, 33 at Dade County, and count-week at West Palm Seashore), and 160 White-eyed Parakeets at Dade County, plus count-week at Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Seashore.
A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher photographed and audio-recorded at West Palm Seashore supplied one in every of a handful of winter data in Florida. 13 Least Flycatchers had been tallied on eight counts, all singles apart from 5 at Homestead and two at Emeralda–Sunnyhill. Twenty Vermilion Flycatchers had been tallied on 11 counts, with seven at Gainesville, three at Tallahassee, and two at Choctawhatchee Bay. Two Tropical Kingbirds had been at Homestead, with one other at Gainesville. A Tropical/Sofa’s Kingbird was at Sarasota, whereas a Cassin’s Kingbird was at Homestead. There have been 56 Western Kingbirds on 18 counts, with 17 at Homestead, seven at Port St. Joe, and 6 at St. Augustine. Fourteen Scissor-tailed Flycatchers had been discovered on simply two counts: 13 at Homestead and one at Pensacola. Single Grey Kingbirds had been at Cocoa and Jacksonville. 13 Ash-throated Flycatchers graced eight counts, with 5 at Gainesville, two at Clermont, and singles at Brooksville, Homestead, Jackson County, Kissimmee Prairie–DeLuca, Lake Wales, and Sarasota. Nice Crested Flycatchers totaled 295 people on 31 counts, amongst these 47 at Fakahatchee, 33 at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, 28 at Ten Thousand Islands, and 26 at Lake Placid. Three Brown-crested Flycatchers had been discovered at Homestead, with one other at Lengthy Pine Key.
Twenty-nine Yellow-throated Vireos had been discovered on seven counts, together with 18 at Kendall Space, 5 at Dade County, and two at Homestead. Single Bell’s Vireos had been discovered at Dade County, Gainesville, and Lengthy Pine Key, with one other count-week at Homestead. A Philadelphia Vireo photographed at Kendall Space furnished a really uncommon winter file. Loggerhead Shrikes totaled 1,785 on 68 counts, with 108 at Corkscrew Swamp, 91 at Homestead, and 90 at Venice–Englewood. Florida Scrub-Jays numbered 450 people on 14 counts, with 162 at Lake Placid, 80 at South Brevard County, and 75 at Merritt Island N.W.R. There have been 10,528 American Crows on 63 counts, and 50,223 Fish Crows on 69. Cedar Waxwings totaled 6,089 people on 47 counts, with 2,000 at Gainesville, 420 at Jacksonville, 350 at Melrose, and 300 at West Marion. Parid totals had been 2,728 Carolina Chickadees on 38 counts, and 4,624 Tufted Titmice on 57. Jackson County reported 32 Horned Larks, their solely common web site in Florida. Seven Purple Martins had been at martin homes at Sarasota. Northern Tough-winged Swallows totaled 331 people on 11 counts, together with 220 at STA5–Clewiston, 72 at Jonathan Dickinson S.P., and 20 at West Palm Seashore. A One Financial institution Swallow was detailed at Lengthy Pine Key. Twenty-one Barn Swallows had been discovered: 13 at Homestead; duos at Kissimmee Prairie–DeLuca and Melrose; and singles at Gainesville, Jacksonville, Panacea, and South Brevard County. There have been 230 Cave Swallows at Homestead, with 4 others at Lengthy Pine Key, one at St, Marks, and count-week at Choctawhatchee Bay.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets numbered 3,863 people on 61 counts, together with 725 at Gainesville, 225 at Melrose, and 190 at Tallahassee. Golden-crowned Kinglets numbered 177 people on 17 counts, with 28 at Tallahassee, 24 at Panacea, and 19 at Jackson County. Ten Winter Wrens had been tallied on 4 counts: 4 at Jackson County, three at Ichetucknee–Santa Fe–O’Leno, two at Tallahassee, and one at Gainesville. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers totaled 9,083 people on 79 counts (each rely however Dry Tortugas), together with 550 at Gainesville, 425 at Sarasota, 385 at Kendall Space, and 350 every at Clermont and North Pinellas. Nineteen White-breasted Nuthatches had been discovered, all at Tallahassee. Brown-headed Nuthatches numbered 628 people on 38 counts, amongst these 63 at Apalachicola Bay–St. Vincent N.W.R., 62 at Panacea, 49 at Pensacola, and 45 at Christmas. Pink-breasted Nuthatches had been discovered at Choctawhatchee Bay (4), Pensacola (three) and Panacea (one). Single Brown Creepers had been at Choctawhatchee Bay, Gainesville, Jackson County, and West Marion. European Starlings totaled 26,125 people on 69 counts, with 3,000 at St. Petersburg, 2,700 at West Palm Seashore, and a pair of,100 at Fort Myers. This season, 70 Widespread Mynas had been discovered on 9 counts, with 29 at Homestead and 14 at Kendall Space. Widespread Hill Mynas at the moment are extirpated from Florida, with no reviews since Might 2022. The statewide whole of Japanese Bluebirds was skewed by the certainly misguided report of “2013” on one Panhandle CBC; counts included 370 at Pensacola, 325 at Gainesville, and 215 at Tallahassee. It was an excellent yr for American Robins, with 176,094 on 57 counts, amongst these 45,000 at Gainesville, 26,000 at Melrose, and 11,500 at West Pasco.
Home Sparrows totaled 1,572 people on 56 counts, amongst these 139 at Sarasota, 130 at Homestead, 109 at Kendall Space, and 103 at Pensacola. There have been 128 Scaly-breasted Munias on three counts: 96 at Pensacola, 28 at Kendall Space, and 4 at Tampa. Though the peninsular munia populations are usually not associated to the burgeoning inhabitants discovered from Mississippi to the western Florida Panhandle, Scaly-breasted Munias are “countable” statewide; we suspect that they’ll grow to be broadly established over the subsequent few many years. American Pipits numbered 260 on 14 counts, amongst these 165 at Jackson County, 38 at Jacksonville, and 20 at Econlockhatchee. No Sprague’s Pipits had been discovered. Home Finches numbered 1,158 people on 48 counts, amongst these 183 at Pensacola, 175 at Gainesville, and 85 at Jacksonville. There have been 1,809 American Goldfinches on 53 counts, with 335 at Gainesville, 139 at Ichetucknee–Santa Fe–O’Leno, and 114 at Tallahassee. The one Pine Siskin was count-week at Gainesville.
Twenty-two species of sparrows had been accepted, with the rarest being one Darkish-eyed Junco at Tallahassee and one other count-week at Jackson County; single Fox Sparrows at Emeralda–Sunnyhill and Tallahassee, with one other count-week at Jackson County; and three LeConte’s Sparrows at Kissimmee Valley. Thirty-three Bachman’s Sparrows had been discovered throughout 11 counts, with 11 at Kissimmee Prairie–DeLuca and 4 every at Avon Park A.F. Vary and South Brevard County. Eight Henslow’s Sparrows had been tallied: 4 at Gainesville, three at Kissimmee Prairie–DeLuca, and one at Choctawhatchee Bay. Thirty-nine Nelson’s Sparrows had been discovered on eight counts, 19 on six Gulf coast counts (together with seven at Choctawhatchee Bay and 6 at St. Marks) and 20 on two Atlantic coast counts (16 at Jacksonville and 4 at Matanzas). Twenty-four Saltmarsh Sparrows had been discovered on three counts: 12 at Jacksonville, 10 at St. Augustine, and two alongside the Gulf coast at Fort De Soto. Eleven Seaside Sparrows had been tallied on six counts: singles alongside the Gulf coast at Panacea, Crystal River, Aripeka–Bayport, and West Pasco; and alongside the Atlantic coast at Jacksonville (two) and Matanzas (5). Clay-colored Sparrows totaled 9 on eight counts, with two at Clermont and singles elsewhere. Lincoln’s Sparrows totaled 25 on six counts, with 12 at Lengthy Pine Key, seven at Homestead, three at West Pasco, and singles at Gainesville, Matanzas, and St. Augustine. Statewide Swamp Sparrows numbered 2,405 on 63 counts, amongst these 610 at Gainesville, 126 at Emeralda–Sunnyhill, and 120 at North Pinellas.
5 Yellow-breasted Chats had been at Gainesville, with one other at Lengthy Pine Key. Japanese Meadowlarks totaled 1,736 people on 55 counts, together with 210 at STA5–Clewiston, 200 at Kissimmee Prairie–DeLuca, and 140 every at Avon Park A.F. Vary and Jackson County. One Scott’s Oriole at Tallahassee furnished the fourth file for Florida. Of the 138 Baltimore Orioles discovered on 18 counts, 42 had been at Gainesville, 23 at Lake Metropolis, 14 at Kendall Space, 13 at Melrose, and 12 at Tallahassee. Spot-breasted Orioles had been tallied at Kendall Space (4), Fort Lauderdale (three), and Dade County (one). A primary-year male Orchard Oriole was photographed count-week at Kissimmee Valley. Three Shiny Cowbirds had been at Homestead, with one other at Sarasota. Bronzed Cowbirds had been at West Palm Seashore (three), with two every at Peace River and STA5–Clewiston, and count-week at Kendall Space and Kissimmee Valley. There have been 5,450 Brown-headed Cowbirds on 59 counts, together with 625 at Melrose, 400 at Ponce Inlet, and 365 at Bay County. Florida’s 127 Rusty Blackbirds had been divided amongst Gainesville (125), and Bay County and Pensacola (one every). No Brewer’s Blackbirds had been reported. There have been 46,939 Widespread Grackles on 76 counts, and 23,268 Boat-tailed Grackles on 74. St. Petersburg’s Nice-tailed Grackle, current since March 2023, was recorded on its second CBC season.
This season, 24 species of New World warblers had been accepted. One Prothonotary Warbler was detailed at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., whereas a Tennessee Warbler was photographed at Zellwood–Mount Dora. A Black-throated Grey Warbler at Aripeka–Bayport was by no means relocated. Single Louisiana Waterthrushes had been at Dade County and Kendall Space, whereas single Blue-winged Warblers had been at Bay Lake and West Palm Seashore. Nashville Warblers had been at Kendall Space, South Brevard County, and Tallahassee, plus count-week at West Palm Seashore. Wilson’s Warblers had been at Lengthy Pine Key and Tampa, plus count-week at Kissimmee Valley. Duos every of Worm-eating Warblers had been at Kendall Space and Lengthy Pine Key. Of the 135 Northern Waterthrushes discovered on 33 counts, 44 had been at Coot Bay–Everglades N.P., with 12 at Gainesville and 10 at Kendall Space. Different New World warblers discovered at Kendall Space included 46 American Redstarts, 30 Cape Might Warblers, 145 Northern Parulas, 13 Magnolia Warblers, three “Yellow” Warblers, 18 Black-throated Blue Warblers, 58 Yellow-throated Warblers, 77 Prairie Warblers, and 31 Black-throated Inexperienced Warblers! 5 warbler species exceeded 1,000 people statewide: 37,331 Yellow-rumped Warblers on 79 counts (all however Ten Thousand Islands, doubtless an inadvertent omission), 20,980 Palm Warblers on all 80 counts; 5,054 Pine Warblers on 72 counts; 3,322 Widespread Yellowthroats on 75 counts; and 1,277 Black-and-white Warblers on 75.
Among the many 30 Summer time Tanagers discovered on 19 counts had been six at Kendall Space and three every at Dade County and Gainesville. Of seven Western Tanagers documented: two had been at Kendall Space, with singles at Gainesville, North Pinellas, Port St. Joe, Tallahassee, and Tampa. Northern Cardinals had been discovered on each CBC besides Key West, with 6,990 counted; excessive totals had been 725 at Gainesville, 325 at Tallahassee, and 300 at Sarasota. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks had been photographed at Homestead and Kendall Space. A Blue Grosbeak was at Lengthy Pine Key, with one other count-week at West Palm Seashore. Indigo Buntings totaled 105 people on 22 counts, together with 27 at Bradenton, 11 at Myakka River S.P., and 9 every at Homestead and Key West. Painted Buntings totaled 453 people on 42 counts, amongst these 69 at Kendall Space, 58 at West Palm Seashore, 34 at Homestead, and 30 at Fort Lauderdale. Single Dickcissels had been at Kendall Space and Tallahassee.
For the seventeenth yr, BHA reviewed many of the documentation kinds obtained from compilers. Following his assessment, BP searched eBird for pictures of uncommon species that had been discovered on CBCs however for which compilers didn’t submit documentation. Legitimate data in eBird allowed greater than 40 uncommon species to stay within the CBC database. Collectively, our efforts resulted in additional than 200 uncommon birds being documented on 49 CBCs. Compilers from 23 different CBCs that contained uncommon species submitted no particulars, thereby failing to carry out probably the most necessary compiler duties: guaranteeing that every one species reported on their CBC had been appropriately recognized and correctly documented.
This season, we deleted 25 reviews of uncommon species not supported by particulars or eBird information from 18 counts, a lot decrease totals than is typical, due largely to our on-line assessment. We should always not must spend hours reviewing the eBird database for rarities discovered on Christmas Chook Counts. This season, one compiler reported greater than 20 rarities on his rely, with not a single uncommon hen type despatched in; we had been in a position to salvage most of those species through eBird. This effort pushed us past our limits. We now not assure sooner or later that we’ll search eBird for rarities discovered on Florida CBCs. We strongly advise compilers to submit particulars for all uncommon birds seen on their counts—at the same time as a easy hyperlink to an eBird guidelines with a number of pictures (or an iNaturalist file). For 12 years, we’ve got beneficial that compiler’s use the “30% guideline,” which states that documentation ought to be supplied for any diurnal species if seen on lower than 30% of your earlier counts. (30% might be overkill, however we’d slightly obtain an excessive amount of documentation slightly than none in any respect). In case you are stunned by the looks of a local, diurnal hen in your CBC—particularly one by no means seen earlier than—please doc it.
We deleted three species every from two CBCs, two species every from three different counts, and one species every from 13 different counts. Deleted reviews had been Mottled Duck (northern peninsula), Pink-breasted Merganser (inland), Purple Gallinule (Decrease Keys), Willet (inland), Least Tern (there is no such thing as a winter file in Florida), Widespread Tern, Widespread Nighthawk, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chaetura species, Least Flycatcher, Japanese Kingbird, Nice Crested Flycatcher, Purple Martin (from two counts), Barn Swallow (from two counts), American Pipit (southern peninsula), Widespread Redstart (no Florida file; the compiler in all probability meant American Redstart), American Yellow Warbler, Subject Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Darkish-eyed Junco (4, northern peninsula), Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Purple Finch. Deleted reviews signify 0.26% of all Florida CBC sightings this season. We appended 28 different sightings with the DD (“Particulars Desired”) code, and 15 sightings—primarily for Mottled Duck totals—with the QN (“Questionable Quantity”) code.
We thank the next compilers for his or her consideration to element and for documenting the rarities discovered on their counts: Sharon Allen (Lake Wales), Laura Berkelman (Melrose), Patrick Blake (Avon Park A.F. Vary), Ed Bowes (Fort Pierce), David Bowman (Tampa), Dana Bryan (St. Marks), Bob Clark (Venice–Englewood), Gigi DelPizzo (Emeralda–Sunnyhill), Charlie Ewell (Fort Myers), Jay Exum (Wekiva River), Ginger Feagle (Ichetucknee–Santa Fe–O’Leno), Charlie Fisher (Alafia Banks), Kristina Fisher (Merritt Island N.W.R.), Luis Gonzales (Kendall Space), Mitchell Harris (Cocoa), Emily Johnson (Key Largo–Plantation Key), Invoice Kaempfert (North Pinellas), Kevin Kalasz (Decrease Keys–Key Deer N.W.R.), Sue Killeen (Matanzas), Eric Plage (St. Petersburg), Andrew Kratter (Gainesville), Belinda Perry (Myakka River S.P.), Brian Rapoza (Coot Bay–Everglades N.P. and Dade County), Michele Reyes (West Marion), Carlos Sanchez (Homestead), Allison Scheflow (Fort Lauderdale), Bradley Smith (Apalachicola Bay–St. Vincent N.W.R.), Elizabeth Stakenborg (The Villages–Lake Panasoffkee), Malcolm Mark Swan (Choctawhatchee Bay), Jon Thomton (Bay Lake), Steven Thyme (Lake Placid), Chuck Weber (West Palm Seashore), Aaron Virgin (Sarasota), Catherine Welch (Kissimmee Prairie–DeLuca), and James Wheat (Jacksonville).
