2022 Wharton Peach Creek Christmas Bird Count at Harrison-Burr
2022 marked the 3rd year for the Wharton Peach Creek CBC. Harrison-Burr has fielded a team since the inaugural count in 2020. This year an ambitious team consisting of 5 local area birders took on the task to cover just under 3.5 miles of various habitats including 3 lakes, several wetland units, open pasture, and woods. During their 5 hour hike, 1477 total observations were recorded. These observations resulted in 80 individual species being observed with 8 new species added to the Harrison-Burr Wharton Peach Creek checklists. New species are species that have not been previously documented on a particular count. The 8 new species included: American Woodcock (1), Barn Owl (1), Eurasian-collared Dove (1), Golden-crowned Kinglet (5), Hooded Merganser (1), Palm Warbler (1), Sora (1) , and Wood Stork (1). The Wood Stork also was an unusual occurrence at that time of the year.
For the full checklist visit: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124312621
The 2023 Wharton Peach Creek CBC is tentatively slated for December 21st.
