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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning everyone. We did the Chewelah Christmas Bird Count on Monday. We had 8people come and one feeder watcher.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here are the final totals from Monday’s count.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Canada Goose 25 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mallard 10 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Common Goldeneye 7 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Common Merganser 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>California Quail 147 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ring-necked Pheasant 6 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ruffed Grouse 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wild Turkey 448 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Great Blue Heron 2 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Northern Harrier 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cooper's Hawk 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bald Eagle 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Red-tailed Hawk 17 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Rock Pigeon 49 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Eurasian Collared-Dove 169 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mourning Dove 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Downy Woodpecker 2 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hairy Woodpecker 2 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 50 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>American Kestrel 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Merlin 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Northern Shrike 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Gray Jay 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Steller's Jay 2 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Black-billed Magpie 118 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Clark's Nutcracker 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>American Crow 41 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Common Raven 65 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Black-capped Chickadee 152 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Mountain Chickadee 32 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chestnut-backed Chickadee 9 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Red-breasted Nuthatch 65 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>White-breasted Nuthatch 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pygmy Nuthatch 40 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pacific Wren 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>American Dipper 1 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Western Bluebird 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Townsend's Solitaire 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>American Robin 143 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Varied Thrush 9 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>European Starling 767 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cedar Waxwing 6 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>American Tree Sparrow 5 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 189 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Song Sparrow 9<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Red-winged Blackbird 2 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>House Finch 236 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cassin's Finch 18 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Red Crossbill 65 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>American Goldfinch 66 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Evening Grosbeak 5 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>House Sparrow 135 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Total Individuals 3161<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Total Species 54<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some interesting notes. The Western Bluebird is first for this count. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We had new highs for a few species.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eurasian Collared Dove we had 169. Previous high was 138 in 2017<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Black-billed Magpie. We had 118. Previous high of 107 was in 1979<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pygmy Nuthatch We had 40. Previous high was 35 in 2019.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Townsend’s Solitaire we had 3. Previous high was 2 in 2013.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>House Finch. We had 236. Previous high was 90 in 2014.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also Rough-legged Hawk was 0. Only the 2<sup>nd</sup> time since 1978 it was not recorded.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These have been recorded on all 19 counts thus far:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Red-tailed Hawk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Black-billed Magpie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Common Raven<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Black-capped Chickadee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mountain Chickadee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>European Starling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oregon Junco<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>House Finch<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>House Sparrow<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Another 5 have been found on all but one count:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mallard<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>California Quail<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hairy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Red-shafted Flicker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This was the 19<sup>th</sup> 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 20<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike Munts<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Colville, WA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></body></html>