The day was partly cloudy with a breeze until late morning when the brisk winds returned. 60 species were observed Count Day and 3 during count week. 39 hardy bird watchers walked, drove, counted, tallied and enjoyed the company of their fellow bird enthusiasts. Some folks began counting at 8:00 A.M. and the last time turned in was 5:00 P.M. Not all groups need that length of time, it all depends on the weather, how many birds are seen, how much exploring they undertake. Our “Tally Rally” after-count dinner and summary of unusual birds seen was fun as always! Our Audubon chapter pays for the pizza dinner. Thank you to all the field observers and 2 feeder observers. We could sure use more observers of either kind! We know there are many bird feeders within our 15-mile diameter count circle. Perhaps you will join us next year? (Observe for 15 minutes – even if it only house sparrows)
60 species (Count Day). 3 species (CW)
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| American Coot | 230 |
| American Crow | 15 |
| American Kestrel | 1 |
| American Robin | 18 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 15 |
| American Wigeon | 6 |
| Bald Eagle | 36 |
| Barrow’s Goldeneye | 62 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 3 |
| Black-billed Magpie | 166 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 96 |
| Bohemian Waxwing | 10 |
| Bufflehead | 156 |
| Cackling Goose | 1,232 |
| Canada Goose | 20,032 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 33 |
| Common Goldeneye | 894 |
| Common Merganser | 18 |
| Common Raven | 9 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) | 1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 3 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 8 |
| Eurasian-collared Dove | 325 |
| European Starling | 860 |
| Gadwall | 14 |
| Gray Partridge (Hun) | 5 |
| Great Horned Owl | 2 |
| Harlan’s (Red-tailed) Hawk | 2 |
| Harris’s Sparrow | 1 |
| Horned Grebe | 2 |
| Horned Lark | 224 |
| House Finch | 274 |
| House Sparrow | 725 |
| Lesser Scaup | 17 |
| Mallard | 325 |
| Merlin | 4 |
| Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) | 19 |
| Northern Flicker (Unknown sp.) | 27 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 |
| Northern Shrike | 1 |
| Northern Shoveler | 1 |
| Pied-billed Grebe | 1 |
| Pine Grosbeak | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 1 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 1 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| Redhead | 42 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 4 |
| Ring-necked Duck | 10 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | 40 |
| Rock Pigeon | 1,451 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 7 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | 11 |
| Snow Goose | 1 |
| Townsend’s Solitaire | 6 |
| Trumpeter Swan | 2 |
| Wild Turkey | 744 |
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Canvasback | ? |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | ? |
| Ross’s Goose | ? |