It was a great initial CBC with the following statistics

Total count day species 102
Total birds 11,121
Total participants 18

Birds of special interest:

Tundra Swan (not seen on count day, but the day following) 3
Wood Duck 39
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Bald Eagle 15
Rough-legged Hawk 6
Golden Eagles 2
Peregrine Falcon 2
Gray Partridge 4
Northern Pygmy Owl 2
Lewis Woodpecker 79
Acorn Woodpecker 3 (all in Washington)
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Say's Phoebe 1
Horned Lark 4
Black-billed Magpie 35
Canyon Wren 5
Lesser Goldfinch 6 (all in Washington)

The count circle center is about 3 miles east of the Klickitat River, along
the north shore of the Columbia River, at Doug's Beach. The circle includes
range limits for the following:

Acorn Woodpecker, Lesser Goldfinch (northern limit of range)
Black-billed Magpie, Canyon Wren, Gray Partridge (western limit of range)
Red-breasted Sapsucker (eastern limit of range)

Included in the circle is The Dallas, Rowena Plateau, the east side of
Mosier, OR, Rowland Lake, Stacker Butte, The Dalles Dam, and the communities
of Lyle and Dalllesport

Next year's count will be Sunday, December 27th.

Happy birding in '98
Bob Hansen

bhansen at teleport.com