TOLEDO (Dec. 17th, 2000): 72 species (2 shy of average), snow, high winds, very cold

NEW RECORD - Varied Thrush

Pied-billed Grebe 8; Double-crested Cormorant 5; Great Blue Heron 51; Black-crowned night Heron 30; Snow Goose 2; Canada Goose 1838; Am. black Duck 95; Mallard 723; Canvasback 164; Redhead 2; Greater Scaup 3; Lesser Scaup 2006; Scaup sp. 603; C. Goldeneye 99; Bufflehead 2; Hooded Merganser 3; C. Merganser 333; Red-br Merganser 3; Ruddy Duck 16; N. Harrier 4; Sharp-sh. Hawk 2; Cooper's Hawk 1; Red-tailed Hawk 19; Am. Kestrel 4; Peregrin Falcon 1; Am Coot 26; Dunlin 5; Bonaparte's gull 895; Ring-b. Gull 5683; Herring Gull 430; Great black-b. Gull 4; BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE 1; Rock Dove 397; Mourning Dove 447; E. Screech-owl 25; Great horned Owl 6; Belted Kingfisher 1; Red-bellied Woodpecker 22; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2; Downy Woodpecker 61; Hairy Woodpecker 5; N. Flicker 15; Horned Lark 20; Blue Jay 86; Am Crow 132; Black-c. Chickadee 105; Tufted Titmouse 52; Red-breasted Nuthatch 2; White-breasted Nuthatch 32; Brown Creeper 5; Carolina Wren 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet 5; Eastern Bluebird 5; Am. Robin 22; VARIED THRUSH 1; Cedar Waxwing 162; Starling 5636; Yellow-rumped Warbler 16; N. Cardinal 256; Am. Tree Sparrow 441; Song Sparrow 60; Swamp Sparrow 2; White-throated Sparrow 38; White crowned Sparrow; Dark eyed Junco 261; Snow Bunting 6; Red-winged Blackbird 59; Rusty Blackbird 1; C. Grackle 19; Brown-headed Cowbird 256; House Finch 156; Am Goldfinch 150; House Sparrow 1379

GRAND RAPIDS-WATERVILLE (Dec. 30th, 2000): 70 species (1 shy of record)

MOST NOTABLE SIGHTING - Harlequin Duck,

Pied-billed Grebe (count week); Great Blue Heron 26; Tundra Swan 4; Mute Swan 6; Canada Goose 790; Am. black Duck 27; Mallard 168; Canvasback 1; GREATER SCAUP 1; Lesser Scaup 2; HARLEQUIN DUCK 1; C. Goldeneye 34; C. Merganser 127; Red-Br Merganser 1; Bald Eagle 12; N. Harrier 1; Sharp-sh. Hawk 7; Cooper's Hawk 12; Red-shouldered Hawk 5; Red-tailed Hawk 35; Rough-legged Hawk 4; Am. Kestrel 8; Ring necked Pheasant 1; Am Coot 1; Bonaparte's gull (count week); Ring-b. Gull 127; Herring Gull 26; Great black-b. Gull (count week); Rock Dove 98; Mourning Dove 577; E. Screech-owl 12; Great horned Owl 9; Barred Owl 1; Long-eared Owl 1, Belted Kingfisher 11; Red-headed Woodpecker 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker 54; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1; Downy Woodpecker 100; Hairy Woodpecker 29; N. Flicker 32; Horned Lark 88; Blue Jay 295; Am Crow 1549; Black-c. Chickadee 180; Tufted Titmouse 85; Red-breasted Nuthatch 9; White-breasted Nuthatch 88; Brown Creeper 35; Carolina Wren 18; Golden-crowned Kinglet 83; Eastern Bluebird 54; Hermit Thrush 3; Am. Robin 52; Northern Mockingbird 2; Cedar Waxwing 564; Starling 640; Yellow-rumped Warbler 25; N. Cardinal 192; Eastern Towhee 2; Am. Tree Sparrow 174; Field Sparrow 9; Song Sparrow 35; Fox Sparrow (count week); White-throated Sparrow 16; Dark eyed Junco 416; Lapland Longspur (count week), Snow Bunting 49; E. Meadowlark 1; C. Grackle 1; House Finch 234; Pine Siskin 1; Am Goldfinch 99; House Sparrow 474