The 124th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count has been recorded and reviewed. The mostly mild weather made it a pleasure to participate in and a count for the record books in sharp contrast with last year's often miserable weather. The participants came out in good numbers (2251), up almost 6% from last year and found over 375,000 birds, 30% more than last year's count. Waterfowl was everywhere and when the final analysis comes in, many records were probably broken. The variety was also higher with 142 (132 last year) species, the second highest ever. There were 24 (10 last year) first county winter records with 186 (166 last year) mostly rare bird reports that needed to be documented. Thanks again to all the participants and compilers for a very well done Christmas Bird Count. We look forward to seeing you next year for the 125th annual count. If you missed this year's count, join us next year. Every set of eyes and ears are welcome.
Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swesto...@gmail.com Minnesota State CBC Coordinator ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
