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Spring Censuses

 

The table below summarizes the result of the Beech Forest surveys conducted by Blair Nikula in Provincetown from 1982 - 2007. The totals represent the average number of birds per count each year. A pdf file of this table can be downloaded here.

 
YEAR 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Average
Rock Dove 0 0 0.26 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02
Mourning Dove 0 0.12 0 0.14 0.41 0 0.25 0.32 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.11 0.57 1.19 0.29 0.56 0.31 0.32 0.19 0.52 0.3 0.25 0.19 0.38 0.56 1.45 0.34
Black-billed Cuckoo 0 0 0 0.09 0.12 0 0.04 0 0 0 0 0.04 0 0 0.21 0.04 0.04 0.04 0 0 0.04 0 0.04 0.06 0.07 0 0.03
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0 0.08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0 0.1 0.01
Chimney Swift 0.59 0.52 0.33 0.68 0.41 0.06 1.17 0.14 0.29 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.04 0 0.04 0 0.06 0.22 0.11 0 0.12 0.11 0 0.19
Ruby-thrtd. Hummingbird 0 0.04 0 0.14 0.12 0 0 0 0.05 0 0 0 0.04 0.06 0.08 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.07 0.04 0 0.26 0.1 0.04
Belted Kingfisher 0 0.08 0.04 0 0 0.06 0.17 0 0 0 0.13 0 0.04 0.13 0.04 0.08 0 0.08 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.11 0.12 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.05
Red-headed Woodpecker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.38 0.24 0 0.08 0.42 0 0 0 0.04 0 0.22 0.35 0.07
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0.27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02
Downy Woodpecker 1.45 0.8 1.52 0.68 0.12 1.19 1.92 0.64 1.24 0.52 1.03 0.86 0.96 1.52 1 1.56 0.77 1.4 1.42 1.76 1.67 2.5 2.62 2.97 1.89 2.48 1.4
Hairy Woodpecker 0.91 1.04 1.15 0.77 0.35 0.31 0.42 0.32 0.1 0.14 0.37 0 0.11 0.26 0.08 0 0.23 0 0.35 0.06 0.11 0.29 0.42 0.35 0.26 0.23 0.33
Northern Flicker 1.27 0.52 0.89 1.32 1 2.69 1.75 0.55 0.86 0.38 1.43 1.21 1.07 1.35 1.5 0.56 0.46 0.88 0.94 1.15 0.41 1.04 1.5 0.5 0.19 1.52 1.04
Olive-sided Flycatcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.05 0.07 0 0 0.06 0 0.04 0 0 0.03 0.03 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0.01
E. Wood-Pewee 0.36 0 0.37 0.23 0.29 0.56 0.25 0.05 0.48 0.24 0.1 0.14 0.32 0.61 0.79 0.12 0.77 0.44 0.1 0.21 0.22 0.21 0.35 0.21 0.33 0.52 0.32
Yellow-bell. Flycatcher 0.09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.01
Acadian Flycatcher 0.05 0 0 0 0 0.06 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.03 0.01
Alder Flycatcher 0 0 0 0 0 0.19 0 0 0 0.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0.01
Willow Flycatcher 0 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Least Flycatcher 0.09 0 0.04 0.05 0.24 0.13 0.04 0 0.24 0.05 0.07 0.07 0 0.03 0.08 0.04 0.12 0 0.03 0 0 0 0.08 0 0.11 0.03 0.06
Empidonax species 0.14 0.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.14 0 0.03 0 0.07 0.23 0.17 0.24 0 0.04 0.06 0 0.15 0 0.15 0.09 0 0 0.06
E. Phoebe 0 0.08 0.04 0 0.06 0 0.08 0.14 0.14 0 0.37 0 0.07 1 0 0.36 0 0.44 0.65 0.39 0.19 0.07 0 0.03 0.07 0.58 0.18
Grt.-Crested Flycatcher 0.55 0.64 0.56 0.64 0.59 0.81 0.71 0.73 1 2 1.03 1.86 1.04 0.87 1.25 1.4 1 1.4 1.32 1.61 2.11 1.82 1.96 0.65 2 1.45 1.19
E. Kingbird 1.55 1.72 1.56 1.45 2.06 1.19 1.38 1.14 1.52 1.24 0.97 1.32 0.79 0.58 0.83 0.72 0.65 0.88 0.39 0.15 0.7 0.68 1.12 0.41 0.74 0.84 1.02
Purple Martin 0.05 0.68 0.26 0 0 0 0 0