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<p><font face="Verdana">Count was held on the 14th - our 52nd. One
of our warmest count days ever with temp 48 to 54, sunshine in
the morning then rain after 2:45. We had a Milberts
Tortoiseshell Butterfly up Blue Creek - definitely our first
ever on a CBC.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">Found an average 85 species plus two count
week birds - but 2 FIRST for our count - a TURKEY VULTURE and a
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">HARRIS'S SPARROW, AMERICAN PIPIT, and
AMERICAN GOSHAWK were uncommon finds.<br>
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<p><font face="Verdana">Broke a couple records - 24 Common Goldeneye
beating our previous 13 and 94 Red-breasted Nuthatch beating 56
back in 1994. <br>
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<p><font face="Verdana">CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY - our first were 3 in
2022, only one last year but a total of 6 were found this year -
this species is now regular in Burbank, Touchet, College Place,
Walla Walla and Prescott.<br>
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<p><font face="Verdana">Ruddy Duck and Pied-billed Grebe - only our
3rd ever.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">VERY LOW numbers of Robins and Varied Thrush
- despite abundant apple and berry crop. <br>
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<p><font face="Verdana">Enjoy all those Christmas Bird Counts - Mike
& MerryLynn Denny<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Mike & MerryLynn Denny
Birding the Beautiful Walla Walla Valley
"If you haven't gone birding, you haven't lived"</pre>
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