The Chewelah CBC was on Saturday January 4.
Now that the count week is past I have completed the data entry and have attached the summary report. Some highlights you might notice
New high counts for
Canada Goose
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
American Kestrel
Pygmy Nuthatch
Brewer's Blackbird
House Sparrow
We had the following for the first time
Cackling Goose
Northern Pintail
We had or tied the low count (low count does not include years with zero) for:
Redhead
Pileated Woodpecker
Prairie Falcon
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Marsh Wren
We did not get Ruffed Grouse for the for only the 2nd time in 17 years.
Theses species have been recorded in every count sine 1978:
Greta Blue Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco
Song Sparrow
House Finch
House Sparrow
Quite a few more have been recorded on all but 1 or 2 of the counts.
The count has been done 17 times. It was done from 1978 to 1982 and 1984 to 1987 and then from 2012 to 2019. No idea what happened in 1983
Thanks again for everyone coming out. You see the total counts below.
Mike
Cackling Goose 1
Canada Goose 1024
Mallard 449
Northern Pintail 1
Redhead 2
Ring-necked Duck 60
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 2
California Quail 159
Ring-necked Pheasant 3
Wild Turkey 267
Great Blue Heron 2
Northern Harrier 3
Cooper's Hawk 4
Bald Eagle 12
Red-tailed Hawk 47
Rough-legged Hawk 3
Rock Pigeon 20
Eurasian Collared-Dove 98
Mourning Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 42
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 5
Merlin 1
Prairie Falcon 1
Northern Shrike 2
Black-billed Magpie 101
American Crow 25
Common Raven 104
Black-capped Chickadee 129
Mountain Chickadee 16
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 19
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Pygmy Nuthatch 35
Pacific Wren 2
Marsh Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 22
European Starling 479
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate colored) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 65
Song Sparrow 8
Brewer's Blackbird 13
House Finch 49
Cassin's Finch 18
Pine Siskin 16
American Goldfinch 64
House Sparrow 349
Total Individuals 3746
Total Species Reported 52
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