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Cold weather did not discourage fifty-one members of the Northern Shenandoah Audubon Society from doing their annual Christmas Bird Census. One hundred and one species of birds were found in a fifteen mile diameter circle centered around Double Tollgate. This is the second highest number of species ever recorded in the area.
The two groups canoeing the Shenandoah River had to break ice with their canoes in order to get to open spots to see ducks. One group had to portage the "canoe 1.5 mtles because the ice was too thick to break. There were, however, over 1,000 Mallard ducks and 186 Black ducks recorded. There were also over 30 Wood ducks found even though normally very few winter here.
The real rarities for the count included a Greater Yellowlegs and a Least Sandpiper. Both of these species which normally winter father south on the coastal plain were new for the count area. Sportsmen will be disappointed to know that the census indicates quail are increasing but still in low numbers. The “killer winter" of two years ago significantly reduced the populations of quail and Carolina Wren.
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