Subject: [Tweeters] Moscow-Pullman CBC Results
Date: Jan 2 11:17:41 2017
From: Kas Dumroese - kas.birder at gmail.com
The 46th consecutive (and 63rd overall) Moscow-Pullman Christmas Bird Count
was 17 December 2016. It was cold; the high/low temps were 12 F and -11 F,
with 4 to 16 inches of snow cover. All still water was frozen and only
minimal amounts of moving water were open. We had 51 participants (3 shy of
our all-time high; 34 as part of 17 field teams and 17 watching feeders)
who spent almost 37 hours driving 266 miles, 46.5 hours walking 44.5 miles,
and 20.5 hours watching feeders. We tallied 70 species, better than our
10-y average of 67. New records include 11 BALD EAGLES (5; 2011, 2012, 2013
), 1748 HORNED LARKS (695; 2008 ), 8 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (3; 2002), and
124 VARIED THRUSHES (58; 1987). One new species was added to our record
book: RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER photographed on the Washington State
University campus. For the second straight year, an ANNA'S HUMMINBIRD was
seen count day, this time on the Washington side. Despite the lack of
moving water, we tallied a respectable 7 species of waterfowl. We tied our
NORTHERN PINTAIL (1; 2006) and SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (9; 2005, 2010 ) records
and recorded 3 Count Week species: NORTHERN GOSHAWK, PRAIRIE FALCON, and
BARN OWL. Combined, we counted 15816 birds, edging out our previous record
of 15592 (2014). Some other tidbits: (1) The number of EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES, having increased exponentially since their appearance in
2007, dropped precipitously this year, whereas the number of MOURNING DOVES
was the second highest count tallied (336; 389 in 2003); (2) our 6
"Harlan's" RED-TAILED HAWKS bested our former record (4; 2015); (3) 2 odd
NORTHERN FLICKERS were observed (one a pure Yellow-shafted [Count Week] and
one showing traits of Yellow-shafted and Red-shafted); (4) we potentially
tallied 3 "Cassiar" DARK-EYED JUNCOS (and discovered how tricky it is to
differentiate them); and (5) 2 SNOW BUNTINGS on the Moscow side were the
first recorded in Latah County since 1994. Thanks to everyone who
participated!
Aumen, Adrian; Ball, George; Baltierra, RJ; Besser, Tom; Bockino, Alida;
Boersma, Jordan; Bright, Ben; Cassidy, Kelly; Chevalier, Peggy; Clark,
John; Costa, Mike; Dahl, Kristen; Darnell, Lynda; Duke, Chris; Dumroese,
Deb; Dumroese, Kas; Dymkoski, Marie; Eder, Renee; Ellsworth, Patrick;
Flansberg, Doug; Folwell, Joan; Folwell, Ray; Gray, Christine; Gray, Terry;
Hammond, Alex; Hammond, Barbara; Harrity, Eamon; Hilpman, Evan; Holderby,
Wayne; Hudak, Andy; Johnson, Richard; Kramer, John; Lundblad, Carl; Marney,
Heather; Moore, Bill; Moore, Gabe; Pinto, Jeremy; Pinto, Rhoda; Porubek,
Jade; Saxton, Michael; Scott, Mike; Scott, Sharon; Spitzer, Ken; Spitzer,
Nancy; Swift, Charles; Weber, Diane; Wenger, Brent; Wenger, Trish; Werner,
Mike; Wolff, John; Zenier, Susan.
Canada Goose
471
Wood Duck
1
American Wigeon
1
Mallard
751
Northern Pintail
1
Green-winged Teal
3
Bufflehead
1
Duck, species?
5
Gray Partridge
77
Ring-necked Pheasant
73
Wild Turkey
76
California Quail
504
Great Blue Heron
6
Bald Eagle
11
Northern Harrier
4
Sharp-shinned Hawk
10
Cooper's Hawk
10
Northern Goshawk
CW
Accipiter, species?
1
Red-tailed Hawk
117
Red-tailed (Harlan's) Hawk
6
Rough-legged Hawk
6
Buteo, species?
15
American Kestrel
30
Merlin
3
Prairie Falcon
CW
Wilson's Snipe
1
Rock Pigeon
324
Eurasian Collared-Dove
164
Mourning Dove
353
Barn Owl
CW
Great-horned Owl
10
Anna's Hummingbird
1
Belted Kingfisher
3
Red-breasted Sapsucker
1
Downy Woodpecker
15
Hairy Woodpecker
5
Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker
151
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker
CW
Northern (R x Y-shafted) Flicker
1
Pileated Woodpecker
1
Northern Shrike
2
Steller's Jay
2
Black-billed Magpie
466
American Crow
65
Common Raven
155
Horned Lark
1748
Black-capped Chickadee
118
Mountain Chickadee
5
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
6
Chickadee, species?
1
Red-breasted Nuthatch
49
White-breasted Nuthatch
5
Pygmy Nuthatch
18
Brown Creeper
1
Bewick's Wren
6
Golden-crowned Kinglet
47
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
8
Townsend's Solitaire
8
American Robin
946
Varied Thrush
124
European Starling
2549
Bohemian Waxwing
2417
Cedar Waxwing
372
Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler
8
Spotted Towhee
1
American Tree Sparrow
5
Song Sparrow
119
White-crowned Sparrow
101
Dark-eyed Junco, form?
630
Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco
1139
Dark-eyed (Slate) Junco
32
Dark-eyed (Cassiar) Junco
3
Snow Bunting
2
Red-winged Blackbird
35
Western Meadowlark
2
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
110
Cassin's Finch
8
House Finch
462
Pine Siskin
2
Lesser Goldfinch
124
American Goldfinch
187
House Sparrow
515
Total
15816
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