Subject: [Tweeters] Yard Birding in Battle Ground - nothing rare
Date: Dec 19 16:11:05 2009
From: Jim Danzenbaker - jdanzenbaker at gmail.com


Hi Tweeters,

Nothing rare to report but a thoroughly enjoyable day of birding
through the windows of my house in Battle Ground, Clark County. Kinda
wish I was in a CBC count circle! Highlight was a flock of 5 CEDAR
WAXWINGs which seems real late. Loads of birds at the feeders all day
long.

Cackling Goose 1000 (not at feeders)
Canada Goose 20 (not at feeders)
Mallard 8 (not at feeders)
Hooded Merganser 2 (not at feeders)
Glaucous-winged Gull 1 (not at feeders)
Common Crow 2 (not at feeders)
Anna's Hummingbird 2
Mourning Dove 1
Red-shafted Flicker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Common Bushtit 18
CEDAR WAXWING 5 (in nearby fruit tree)
American Robin 35 (in nearby fruit tree)
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Starling 25
Spotted Towhee 4
Song Sparrow 4
House Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 12
American Goldfinch 8
Pine Siskin 30

Within the last week:

Evening Grosbeak
White-throated Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Lesser Goldfinch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Good birding and CBCing to everyone!

Jim
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Jim Danzenbaker
Battle Ground, WA
360-723-0345
jdanzenbaker at gmail.com