Great Backyard Bird Count - Results

	The Great Backyard Bird Count was a tremendous success! Did you submit a list? I did. 274,998 birds were reported in Maryland, a total of 153 species. Columbia led the way with 115 checklists submitted. In second place was Ellicott City with 95. Laurel (where I live) had 29, and College Park (where I work) had 15. As for numbers of species, Cambridge is the clear winner with 75, with runners up of Annapolis 68, Ellicott City 66, and Ocean City 65 (Laurel had 49, and College Park 55). The most common bird? No surprises here: grackles, with over 60,000. Second place goes to the Canada goose with over 44,000 reported. (I used to think they all went south for the winter!) Ring-billed gulls, starlings, and mourning doves round out the top five. I see someone reported a Greater White-fronted Goose - gotta wonder if they fell for the same lookalike I did or if they really saw one of these rare visitors? There are a number of single sightings - from common redpoll and snow bunting to Iceland gull and golden eagle. You can explore the Maryland reports here; if you're not from Maryland, or you want a smaller place, you can search by place here. Or, you can go here to search for your favorite bird.