Full SBC bird reporting will be provided here later this summer, and in the COA Warbler, but meanwhile here is the initial mammal reporting we received this week, for the full count period, from the Woodbury/Roxbury SBC area, compiled by Russ Naylor. Some 24 observers in 14 parties found 126 species of birds, along with 23 MAMMAL SPECIES (noted during the full count period), listed below. Thanks to Russ and his 24 exceptional birders (G.Aarons, D.Babington, P.Brody, B.Cartoceti, J.Coles, B.Devine, A.Dimmitt, K.Elkins, M.Evans, I.Fernandes, L.Fischer, C.Hagadorn, S.Harvey, N.Main, S.Martin, R.Naylor, D.Rose Smith, D.Thurrott, D.Tripp, D.Wallin, L.Wells, C.Wood, T.Zissu, F.Zygmont).
We thought you might find this list interesting, as a preliminary look at our first mammal counts! Maybe going forward, the SMC (summer mammal counts) will become a regular annual part of the SBC (summer bird counts)...
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Northern short-tailed shrew, 8.
Sorex shrew sp, 2.
Red Bat, 3
Bat sp, 4
Eastern Cottontail, 12+
New England Cottontail, 2.
Woodchuck, 5.
Eastern Gray Squirrel, 40+
American Red Squirrel, 3.
Eastern Chipmunk, 50+
North American Beaver, 14.
Muskrat, 15+
Coyote, 10.
Red Fox, 9.
Gray Fox, 1.
Black Bear, 3.
Mink, 3.
Long-tailed Weasel, 3.
Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel), 1. Young of year. Spruce Bog Rd., Southbury Training School Farm.
Bobcat, 4.
Feral (free-living/hunting, non-fed) house cat, 3.
White-tailed Deer, 50+
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List of mammals of Connecticut - Wikipedia <<for your handy reference
Contact Joe Zeranski, Patrick Comins or Tom Robben for more info.
And if you are still hungry for more mammal reporting, you can try the June 16 trip report of FIFTY whales off Cape Cod...
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