2011-2012 Christmas Bird Count Results
2011-2012 ChristmasBird Count Results
Results from the 112th Christmas Bird Count held on December 19, 2011 in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral/Pine Island area.116 species were counted and a total of 16968 were seen.
| Anhinga | 114 | Kingfisher, Belted | 17 |
| Avocet, American | 1 | Knot, Red | 27 |
| Blackbird, Red-winged | 47 | Limpkin | 1 |
| Bunting, Indigo | 1 | Loon,Common | 9 |
| Cardinal, Northern | 48 | Merlin | 2 |
| Catbird, Gray | 23 | Mockingbird, Northern | 180 |
| Cormorant, Double-crested | 23 | Moorhen, Common | 111 |
| Coot, American | 178 | Osprey | 128 |
| Cowbird, Brown-headed | 290 | Owl, Burrowing | 135 |
| Crow, American | 1 | Parakeet, Monk | 65 |
| Crow, Fish | 488 | Pelican, American White | 187 |
| Curlew, Long-billed | 1 | Pelican, Brown | 294 |
| Dove, Common Ground | 7 | Phoebe, Eastern | 43 |
| Dove, Eurasian Collared | 127 | Plover, Black-bellied | 26 |
| Dove, Mourning | 739 | Plover, Piping | 6 |
| Dove, Rock | 57 | Plover, Semipalmated | 11 |
| Dowitcher, Short-billed | 33 | Plover, Wilson's | 6 |
| Duck, Blue-winged Teal | 57 | Robin, American | 1 |
| Duck, Lesser Scaup | 27 | Sanderling | 138 |
| Duck, Mallard | 10 | Sandpiper, Least | 195 |
| Duck, Mottled | 248 | Sandpiper, Spotted | 9 |
| Duck, Muscovy | 71 | Sandpiper, Western | 248 |
| Duck, Red-breasted Merganser | 17 | Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied | 3 |
| Duck, Redhead | 1 | Shrike, Loggerhead | 209 |
| Duck, Ring-necked | 23 | Snipe, Wilson's | 1 |
| Dunlin | 667 | Sparrow, Chipping | 1 |
| Eagle, Bald (adult) | 39 | Sparrow, House | 3 |
| Eagle, Bald (Immature) | 22 | Sparrow, Savannah | 2 |
| Egret, Cattle | 55 | Spoonbill, Roseate | 1 |
| Egret, Great | 115 | Starling, European | 3500 |
| Egret, Reddish | 3 | Stork, Wood | 67 |
| Egret, Snowy | 63 | Swallow, Tree | 43 |
| Frigatebird, Magnificent | 1 | Tern, Caspian | 2 |
| Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray | 92 | Tern, Forster's | 1 |
| Godwit, Marbled | 7 | Tern, Royal | 19 |
| Grackle, Boat-tailed | 256 | Tern, Sandwich | 4 |
| Grackle, Common | 668 | Thrasher, Brown | 1 |
| Grebe, Horned | 7 | Towhee, Eastern | 4 |
| Grebe. Pied-billed | 64 | Turnstone, Ruddy | 18 |
| Gull, Herring | 4 | Vireo, Blue-headed | 3 |
| Gull, Laughing | 708 | Vireo, White-eyed | 1 |
| Gull, Ring-billed | 219 | Vulture, Black | 42 |
| Harrier, Northern | 3 | Vulture, Turkey | 803 |
| Hawk, Cooper's | 10 | Warbler, Common Yellowthroat | 12 |
| Hawk, Red-shouldered | 43 | Warbler, Palm | 287 |
| Hawk, Red-tailed | 2 | Warbler, Pine | 15 |
| Hawk, Sharp-shinned | 3 | Warbler, Prairie | 3 |
| Heron, Black-crowned Night | 3 | Warbler, Yellow-rumped | 185 |
| Heron, Great Blue | 50 | Warbler, Yellow-throated | 1 |
| Heron, Green | 5 | Willet | 80 |
| Heron, Little Blue | 44 | Woodpecker, Downy | 7 |
| Heron, Tricolor | 77 | Woodpecker, Pileated | 4 |
| Heron, Yellow-crowned Night | 6 | Woodpecker, Red-bellied | 58 |
| Ibis, Glossy | 18 | Wren, Carolina | 5 |
| Ibis, White | 2916 | Wren, House | 14 |
| Jay, Blue | 53 | Wren, Sedge | 1 |
| Kestrel, American | 53 | Yellowlegs, Greater | 8 |
| Killdeer | 149 | Yellowlegs, Lesser | 9 |
| Unusual Sightings | |||
| Finch, House | 9 | ||
| Sandpiper, Solitary | 1 |