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Glen Bernhardt Century Count
When does the count happen?
The Glen Bernhardt Century Count occurs every year on the third Saturday of May!
This year's count date is:
May 20, 2023
What is the Glen Bernhardt Century Count
The Century Count is our long-running tradition to count as many species as we can within Erie County. As the name suggests, the goal is to surpass 100 species!
We aim to visit various locations around Erie County, including Sheldon Marsh, Edison Woods MetroPark, Erie Sand Barrens State Nature Preserve, and Pipe Creek Wildlife Area.
People can join us at any time/location. We will begin at Sheldon Marsh at 6AM, and expect to arrive at Pipe Creek around 4PM (visiting various other locations throughout the day). However, our schedule may change depending on the birds that are being seen in the area, so we cannot follow an exact schedule.
registration is NOT required. Simply get in touch and join us where we are.
If you’re unable to join the group, you can still participate. please email us by the end of Sunday to let us know what birds you have seen.
Other suggested birding locations: Huron Pier, Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area, Medusa Marsh, Osborn MetroPark, Wyandot MetroPark.
A downloadable bird list can be found here.
2023 Results
A group of up to 9 participants birded throughout the day, and tallied an incredible 113 species in Erie County. A full list of the species observed can be found below. A permanent link to this list can be found here.
1. Canada Goose
2. Trumpeter Swan
3. Wood Duck
4. Mallard
5. Blue-winged Teal
6. Hooded Merganser
7. Double-crested Cormorant
8. American White Pelican
9. Least Bittern
10. Great Blue Heron
11. Great Egret
12. Green Heron
13. Black-crowned Night-heron
14. Black Vulture
15. Turkey Vulture
16. Sharp-shinned Hawk
17. Bald Eagle
18. Red-shouldered Hawk
19. Red-tailed Hawk
20. Chimney Swift
21. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
22. Belted Kingfisher
23. American Coot
24. Purple Gallinule
25. Bonaparte's Gull
26. Ring-billed Gull
27. Herring Gull
28. Caspian Tern
29. Feral Pigeon (Rock Pigeon)
30. Mourning Dove
31. Black-billed Cuckoo
32. Semipalmated Plover
33. Killdeer
34. Dunlin
35. Least Sandpiper
36. Short-billed Dowitcher
37. Spotted Sandpiper
38. Lesser Yellowlegs
39. Common Nighthawk
40. Red-headed Woodpecker
41. Red-bellied Woodpecker
42. Downy Woodpecker
43. Northern Flicker
44. Pileated Woodpecker
45. Eastern Wood-pewee
46. Willow Flycatcher
47. Least Flycatcher
48. Great Crested Flycatcher
49. Eastern Kingbird
50. Blue Jay
51. American Crow
52. Horned Lark
53. Cedar Waxwing
54. Philadelphia Vireo
55. Warbling Vireo
56. Red-eyed Vireo
57. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
58. Tree Swallow
59. Bank Swallow
60. Barn Swallow
61. Cliff Swallow
62. Black-capped Chickadee
63. Tufted Titmouse
64. White-breasted Nuthatch
65. House Wren
66. Marsh Wren
67. Carolina Wren
68. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
69. Gray Catbird
70. Brown Thrasher
71. European Starling
72. Veery
73. Swainson's Thrush
74. Wood Thrush
75. American Robin
76. Ovenbird
77. Northern Waterthrush
78. Black-and-white Warbler
79. Prothonotary Warbler
80. Tennessee Warbler
81. Common Yellowthroat
82. American Redstart
83. Cape May Warbler
84. Northern Parula
85. Magnolia Warbler
86. Bay-breasted Warbler
87. Blackburnian Warbler
88. Yellow Warbler
89. Chestnut-sided Warbler
90. Blackpoll Warbler
91. Palm Warbler
92. Yellow-rumped Warbler
93. Canada Warbler
94. Wilson's Warbler
95. Scarlet Tanager
96. Northern Cardinal
97. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
98. Indigo Bunting
99. Chipping Sparrow
100. Clay-colored Sparrow
101. Field Sparrow
102. Song Sparrow
103. Swamp Sparrow
104. Eastern Towhee
105. Orchard Oriole
106. Baltimore Oriole
107. Red-winged Blackbird
108. Brown-headed Cowbird
109. Common Grackle
110. House Finch
111. Pine Siskin
112. American Goldfinch
113. House Sparrow