I do this every year. I have my annual Christmas Bird Card count (CBCC) on
Christmas. This year I had
5 Dunlin
5 Northern Cardinal
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Dark-eyed Junco
3 Emperor Penguin

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA



On Sat, 27 Dec 1997, Hughbirder wrote:

> I thought it would be interesting to keep a list of birds seen on the
> Christmas cards we received. Was anyone else crazy enough to do this? My
> list is:
>
> 10 Northern Cardinal
> 2 Black-capped Chickadee
> 2 Blue Jay
> 2 Scarlet Tanager
> 1 Blue Jay
> 3 White Doves
> then I hit the jackpot when we got a card that had a fir tree decorated with
> 24 different Birds of the World. Brazilian Cardinal, European Goldfinch,
> Leadbetter's Cockatoo, Guianan Cock of the Rock, White-winged Crossbill, River
> Kingfisher, Bohemian Waxwing, Barn Swallow, Barn Owl, Collared Trogon,
> Peregrine Falcon, Apapane, Keel-billed Toucan, Blue-crowned Motmot, Western
> Tanager, Hoopoe, Blue Tit, King of Saxony Bird of Paradise, Emperor Penguin,
> Green Jay, Golden Pheasant, Arctic Tern, Tufted Puffin and Horned Lark. I
> wish I had all of those on my life list.
>
> Hugh Jennings
> Bellevue, WA
>