HAPPY NEW YEAR

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> From: Hughbirder <Hughbirder at aol.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: ELWAS CBC Results
> Date: Wednesday, December 31, 1997 9:26 PM
>
> Now that I have had a chance to compare this years results against past
years.
> I have listed species with significant changes. The weather difference
from
> last year, after the big snowstorm, to the nice weather of this year.
>
> Bushtit 28 in 1997 (157-1996, 148-1996)
> Bufflehead 164 (314, 235)
> C-b Chickadee 17 (43,45)
> B-h Cowbird 30 (0, 2)
> Rock Dove 1279 (455,319)
> L-b Dowitcher 2 (1st sighting in 14 years of CBC's)
> R-n Duck 46 (92,128)
> Peregrine Falcon 1 (1st sighting)
> House Finch 78 (243, 197)
> G-w Gull 96 (438, 458)
> S-s Hawk 7 (4, 2)
> D-e Junco 175 (392, 250)
> Mallard 884 (2879, 1533)
> No. Pintail 5 (146, 0)
> No. Shoveler 90 (19, 5)
> Pine Siskin 12 (180, 852)
> Common Snipe 16 (11, 2)
> G-w Teal 73 (23, 45)
> Am. Wigeon 1354 (6552, 969)
>
> Total species 82 (85, 87) -- Average no. of species over last 12 years -
78
> Total no. of birds 17,487 (29,253, 17,900) -- Average over last 13 years
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> 14,871
>
> Hugh Jennings
> Bellevue, WA