Hi Tweeter's,
Our CBC is on Jan. 2nd so today Marilynne and I went and scouted out
our Area. We started at 8am and finished at 4pm and we found fifty-four
species-1410 birds. We traveled a total of 72km's by car and walked
2km's the weather was good some highlights, a good look at a peregrine
Falcon. One Merlin wizzed by my head just missing me as he was after
some house finches, close call, we also saw three coopers hawks at a
stop light. Here is a list of all the birds we saw.

Marilynne and I went and did a dry run of the Christmas bird count
today. We started at 8am and finished at 4pm and we found fifty-four
species-1410 birds. We traveled a total of 72km's by car and walked
2km's the weather was good some highlights, a good look at a peregrine
Falcon. One Merlin wizzed by my head just missing me as he was after
some house finches, close call, we also saw three coopers hawks at a
stop light. Here is a list of all the birds we saw.
Pacific Loon...4
Common Loon...3
Pied-billed Grebe...1
Horned Grebe...3
Double Crested Coromant...5
Pelagic Cormorant...2
Great Blue Heron...2
Canada Geese...2
Trumpeter Swans...30
Gadwall...4
Am. wigeon...18
Mallards...110
Harlequin Duck...5
Surf Scoter..1
Bufflehead...26
Common Goldeneye...7
Barrow's Goldeneye...17
Bald Eagles...4
Coopers Hawk...3
Red-tailed Hawk...3
Merlin...1
Peregrine Hawk...1
Mew Gull...1
California Gull...2
Western Gull...2
Glaucous-winged Gull...161
Rock Dove...130
Belted Kingfisher..2
Downy Woodpecker...1
Northern Flicker...2
Northwestern Crow...64
Common Raven...14
Chestnut-backed Chickadee...18
Bushtit...15
Brown Creeper...1
Bewick's Wren...1
Golden-crowned Kinglet...2
Am. Robin...130
Varied Thrush...2
European Starling...239
Dark-eyed Junco...139
Brewer's Blackbird...60
Purple Finch...2
House Finch...66
Red Crossbill...2
Pine Siskin...238
House Sparrow...51
Spotted Towhee...6
Song Sparrow...3
Golden crowned Sparrow...1
Now we are ready for the sunday count.
Best regards Neil & Marilynne

Pacific Loon...4
Common Loon...3
Pied-billed Grebe...1
Horned Grebe...3
Double Crested Coromant...5
Pelagic Cormorant...2
Great Blue Heron...2
Canada Geese...2
Trumpeter Swans...30
Gadwall...4
Am. wigeon...18
Mallards...110
Harlequin Duck...5
Surf Scoter..1
Bufflehead...26
Common Goldeneye...7
Barrow's Goldeneye...17
Bald Eagles...4
Coopers Hawk...3
Red-tailed Hawk...3
Merlin...1
Peregrine Hawk...1
Mew Gull...1
California Gull...2
Western Gull...2
Glaucous-winged Gull...161
Rock Dove...130
Belted Kingfisher..2
Downy Woodpecker...1
Northern Flicker...2
Northwestern Crow...64
Common Raven...14
Chestnut-backed Chickadee...18
Bushtit...15
Brown Creeper...1
Bewick's Wren...1
Golden-crowned Kinglet...2
Am. Robin...130
Varied Thrush...2
European Starling...239
Dark-eyed Junco...139
Brewer's Blackbird...60
Purple Finch...2
House Finch...66
Red Crossbill...2
Pine Siskin...238
House Sparrow...51
Spotted Towhee...6
Song Sparrow...3
Golden crowned Sparrow...1
Now we are ready for the sunday count.
Best regards Neil & Marilynne
Nanaimo,B.C. Canada