[Tweeters] FW: Chewelah CBC

[strix.nebulosa1987 at gmail.com]

Good morning everyone. We did the Chewelah Christmas Bird Count on Monday. We had 8people come and one feeder watcher.

 

Here are the final totals from Monday’s count.

 

 

Canada Goose                                 25 

Mallard                                             10 

Common Goldeneye                      7 

Common Merganser                      3 

California Quail                               147 

Ring-necked Pheasant                   6 

Ruffed Grouse                                 3 

Wild Turkey                                     448 

Great Blue Heron                            2 

Northern Harrier                            1 

Sharp-shinned Hawk                      1 

Cooper's Hawk                                1 

Bald Eagle                                        15 

Red-tailed Hawk                             17 

Rock Pigeon                                     49 

Eurasian Collared-Dove                 169 

Mourning Dove                               3 

Downy Woodpecker                      2 

Hairy Woodpecker                         2 

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)   50 

American Kestrel                            1 

Merlin                                               1 

Northern Shrike                              1 

Gray Jay                                            1 

Steller's Jay                                      2                              

Black-billed Magpie                        118 

Clark's Nutcracker                          4 

American Crow                               41 

Common Raven                              65 

Black-capped Chickadee               152 

Mountain Chickadee                      32 

Chestnut-backed Chickadee         9 

Red-breasted Nuthatch                 65 

White-breasted Nuthatch             1 

Pygmy Nuthatch                             40 

Pacific Wren                                    1 

American Dipper                             1 

Golden-crowned Kinglet               3 

Western Bluebird                           4 

Townsend's Solitaire                      3 

American Robin                              143 

Varied Thrush                                  9 

European Starling                           767 

Cedar Waxwing                               6 

American Tree Sparrow                5 

Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)            189 

Song Sparrow                                  9

Red-winged Blackbird                    2 

House Finch                                     236 

Cassin's Finch                                  18 

Red Crossbill                                    65 

American Goldfinch                       66 

Evening Grosbeak                           5 

House Sparrow                               135 

 

Total Individuals                             3161

Total Species                                   54

 

 

Some interesting notes. The Western Bluebird is first for this count. 

We had new highs for a few species.

 

Eurasian Collared Dove we had 169. Previous high was 138 in 2017

Black-billed Magpie. We had 118. Previous high of 107 was in 1979

Pygmy Nuthatch We had 40. Previous high was 35 in 2019.

Townsend’s Solitaire we had 3. Previous high was 2 in 2013.

House Finch. We had 236. Previous high was 90 in 2014.

Also Rough-legged Hawk was 0. Only the 2nd time since 1978 it was not recorded.

 

These have been recorded on all 19 counts thus far:

 

Great Blue Heron

Red-tailed Hawk

Black-billed Magpie

Common Raven

Black-capped Chickadee

Mountain Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Golden-crowned Kinglet

European Starling

Oregon Junco

Song Sparrow

House Finch

House Sparrow

 

Another 5 have been found on all but one count:

 

Mallard

California Quail

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Red-shafted Flicker

 

 

This was the 19th count of this circle. The count was run from 1978 to 1986. Then from 2012 to the present one. I hope to see you next winter for the 20th.

 

Mike Munts

Colville, WA

 

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