<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks to those who have reached out with kind words! I truly appreciate the feedback, and am glad I was able to create a report that wasn't a chore to read - that's the ultimate goal! </div><div><br></div><div>Others should feel free to use my report as a template or guide. I'd be remiss not to mention those who came before me that I've cherry picked ideas and knowledge from. Rick Taylor was the previous Edmonds CBC compiler and he wrote very detailed reports. Duane Karna was also a previous Edmonds CBC compiler prior to Rick. Our participation skyrocketed during their tenures as compiler. They laid the foundation for what I'm able to do as a compiler, and my goal is to build upon what they and others have done. </div><div><br></div><div>As for owling, I'd encourage anyone interested to give it a try during the <a href="https://www.birdcount.org/">Great Backyard Bird Count</a> (GBBC), coming up February 14-17 this year. The timing of that community science project lines up better for owling. Not every survey is best suited for all species, which is why we have the CBC, GBBC, breeding bird surveys, etc., as they each try to look at our bird populations in different ways at different times of year.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Brian</div><div>Executive Director</div><div>Pilchuck Audubon Society</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM Dan Reiff <<a href="mailto:dan.owl.reiff@gmail.com" target="_blank">dan.owl.reiff@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Hello Brian,<div>I too want to thank you for your efforts on the very fine, comprehensive report.</div><div>The tables, charts, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">figures </span>and <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">photos</span> brought the information and data to life for me. A real pleasure to view and read.</div><div>I wonder if others, with your permission and credit , could use this or a version of this as a template for their reporting.</div><div>It would be great if your work could be used as a template nationally.</div><div>I hope the national Christmas bird count admi administrators view it. </div><div><br></div><div>I would recommend you do your owl surveys sometime between late January (now) and early March. </div><div>Several species of owl are now calling.</div><div>One night this week I heard Northern Saw-whet, Great Horned, and Barred owls calling.</div><div>Thank again,</div><div>Dan Reiff</div><div><br id="m_7700358285515211153m_-4194592759088455279lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 23, 2025, at 6:44 PM, Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Brian, I’ve just had the pleasure of going through your count report. It is fantastic, not only full of good information but fun to browse. It must have represented a huge amount of effort, and I hope other count compilers have seen it and thought about doing something like it!<div><br></div><div>And I hope you get better weather next year.<br><div><br></div><div>Dennis Paulson</div><div>Seattle<br id="m_7700358285515211153m_-4194592759088455279lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 23, 2025, at 3:42 PM, Brian Zinke via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Tweets,</div><div><br></div><div>For those interested, I've just finished the report for the 2024 Edmonds CBC, which includes Edmonds, Mukilteo, Lynnwood, southern Everett, Mountlake Terrace, Bothell, Mill Creek, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, and Maltby.</div><div><br></div><div>It was a challenging year with the weather on our count day (Dec. 14), but we had another terrific turnout of willing birders. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/s/2024-25-Edmonds-Christmas-Bird-Count-Report.pdf" target="_blank">Read the Edmonds CBC summary report here.</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Brian</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:480px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:10px 0px 12px;width:160px;vertical-align:top"><a href="https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Logo" width="141" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;width:141px;height:auto" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4x3SmI-bJyGH7ud6ucks8BrZjxNkUBK7_3biHtz1y-RGkF8-ThLfPY66AJxT75ZzTtdMZy2TsugQxq8"></a></td><td style="padding:6px 0px;width:320px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(61,60,63)"><span>Brian Zinke</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 0px 11px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,60,63)"><span>Executive Director</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">phone: (425) 232-6811</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">email: </span><span style="color:rgb(23,147,210)"><a href="mailto:director@pilchuckaudubon.org" target="_blank">director@pilchuckaudubon.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">Pilchuck Audubon Society</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:6px 0px 0px"><span style="display:inline-block;height:22px"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pilchuckaudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/fb.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px"></a> </span><span><a href="https://twitter.com/PilchuckAudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/tt.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px"></a> </span><span><a href="https://instagram.com/pilchuckaudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Instagram icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/it.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px"></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:480px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal"><tbody></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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