Antigo Christmas Bird Count FINAL Results

The Antigo Christmas Bird Count was held on 19 December 2024. Most noteworthy were the two new additions to the Count: a male Pine Warbler (near Ackley Rd. and Rte 64) and 3 Short-eared Owls (seen at dusk near the airport; one of which was photographed on
eBird). We had 8 people in the field and 14 feeder watchers. We recorded 41 total species. New high counts were established for:

Trumpeter Swan (4), Mallard (25), Wild Turkey (229), Red-bellied Woodpecker (26), Downy Woodpecker (37), Pileated Woodpecker (9), Short-eared Owl (3), White-breasted Nuthatch (37), Dark-eyed Junco (201), and Purple Finch (122). Also interesting were the Sharp-shinned Hawk, two Rough-legged Hawks, two Barred Owls, a Northern Flicker, 15 White-winged Crossbills, a solitary Golden crowned Kinglet, a Northern Shrike, two American Robins, and 19 Cedar Waxwings. Count week birds included Northern Harrier (male), American Kestrel (2), and Lapland Longspur (11). 41 species and 2050 individual birds were tallied on a very snowy Count Day.

Photos: White-winged Crossbills, male and female taken the day of the count near West Bear Lake Road on Tobias Rd. David B. Johnson