Brazos Bend Christmas Bird Count at Harrison-Long Point
A team of 15 birders took to the land at Harrison-Long Point on Saturday, December 17th, for the annual Brazos Bend Christmas Bird Count. 2022 marked the 12th year the property has taken place in the count. During the course of the morning, the team covered approximately 10 miles of various habitats documenting 920 total observations. The observations consisted of 87 different species of birds. 4 of these 87 species were “new” species which are species that have not previously been recorded during this particular count and location. The new species for 2022 were Brown Creeper (1), Merlin (1), Northern Pintail (25), and Sprague’s Pipit (1).
For the full checklist visit: https://ebird.org/checklist/S124312621
The 2023 count is tentatively slated for Saturday, December 16th.
