2024 Charlottesville Christmas Bird Count Results
The 2024 Charlottesville Christmas Bird Count (CCBC) took place on Sunday, December 15, under less than perfect weather conditions. The skies were cloudy, the temperature stayed between low-and mid-30’s for the whole day and we encountered a wintery mix. 58 participants comprising 19 parties reported 76 species. Last year (2023) we had 56 participants in 19 parties reporting 79 species. We had no record highs or lows for any species. The 4 most numerous were White-throated Sparrow (813), Dark-eyed Junco (750), Robin (541), European Starling (474).
Mark your calendars for next year! For the 2025 CCBC, we will experiment with scheduling the count on Saturday (instead of Sunday, our traditional day), December 20, with the rain date Sunday, December 21.
Rare Bird Reports
American Wigeon (David White))
Common Merganser (Cricket Barlow)
Baltimore Oriole (Penny Reighart)
Rufous Hummingbird (David Shoch)
Ruddy Duck (Susan Kirk)
Species Reported
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer
Wilson’s Snipe
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
Pileated Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco ((Slate-colored)
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
