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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!
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This year's count date is:
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May 17, 2025
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What is the Glen Bernhardt Century Count?
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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!
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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.
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registration is NOT required. Simply get in touch and join us where we are.
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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.
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Other suggested birding locations: Huron Pier, Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area, Medusa Marsh, Osborn MetroPark, Wyandot MetroPark.
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A downloadable bird list can be found here.
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2024 Results
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A group of up to 11 participants birded throughout the day, with independent birders contributing elsewhere. The main group counted 105 species, with an additional 8 species observed elsewhere. Altogether, an incredible 113 species were recorded 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. Pied-billed Grebe
7. Double-crested Cormorant
8. American White Pelican
9. Great Blue Heron
10. Great Egret
11. Green Heron
12. Black-crowned Night-heron
13. Black Vulture
14. Turkey Vulture
15. Cooper's Hawk
16. Bald Eagle
17. Red-tailed Hawk
18. Chimney Swift
19. Belted Kingfisher
20. American Coot
21. Bonaparte's Gull
22. Ring-billed Gull
23. Herring Gull
24. Caspian Tern
25. Feral Pigeon (Rock Pigeon)
26. Mourning Dove
27. Black-bellied Plover
28. Semipalmated Plover
29. Killdeer
30. Dunlin
31. Stilt Sandpiper
32. Spotted Sandpiper
33. Solitary Sandpiper
34. Red-headed Woodpecker
35. Red-bellied Woodpecker
36. Downy Woodpecker
37. Hairy Woodpecker
38. Northern Flicker
39. Eastern Wood-pewee
40. Willow Flycatcher
41. Eastern Phoebe
42. Great Crested Flycatcher
43. Eastern Kingbird
44. Blue Jay
45. American Crow
46. Horned Lark
47. Cedar Waxwing
48. Philadelphia Vireo
49. Warbling Vireo
50. Red-eyed Vireo
51. Tree Swallow
52. Bank Swallow
53. Barn Swallow
54. Cliff Swallow
55. Black-capped Chickadee
56. Tufted Titmouse
57. White-breasted Nuthatch
58. House Wren
59. Sedge Wren
60. Marsh Wren
61. Carolina Wren
62. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
63. Gray Catbird
64. Brown Thrasher
65. European Starling
66. Eastern Bluebird
67. Swainson's Thrush
68. Wood Thrush
69. American Robin
70. Ovenbird
71. Northern Waterthrush
72. Prothonotary Warbler
73. Tennessee Warbler
74. Common Yellowthroat
75. American Redstart
76. Northern Parula
77. Magnolia Warbler
78. Bay-breasted Warbler
79. Blackburnian Warbler
80. Yellow Warbler
81. Chestnut-sided Warbler
82. Blackpoll Warbler
83. Palm Warbler
84. Yellow-rumped Warbler
85. Black-throated Green Warbler
86. Canada Warbler
87. Northern Cardinal
88. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
89. Blue Grosbeak
90. Indigo Bunting
91. Chipping Sparrow
92. Field Sparrow
93. Vesper Sparrow
94. Song Sparrow
95. Eastern Towhee
96. Bobolink
97. Eastern Meadowlark
98. Orchard Oriole
99. Baltimore Oriole
100. Red-winged Blackbird
101. Brown-headed Cowbird
102. Common Grackle
103. House Finch
104. American Goldfinch
105. House Sparrow
Additional Species:
106. Osprey
107. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
108. Sora
109. Common Nighthawk
110. Olive-sided Flycatcher
111. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
112. Veery
113. Swamp Sparrow