Bird numbers observed during the Fort Collins Christmas Bird Count were lower
overall (about 30% less than last year!) presumably due to the recent prolonged
freeze. Species total was also lower with 87 species (compared to 95 in 2008),
plus 1 additional during count week (Bushtit). If any additional species not on
the list (below) were observed between December 16 and 22 (yes, today is the
final day to record a species as "count week" for this Count). Highlights
included 2 new species for the count (White-winged Crossbill and a bizzarre
fly-by Black-headed Gull), Unusual species and/or high counts are indicated by
bold font in the list below. Cedar Waxwing was missing on count day (anyone
record these for Count Week)?
Canada Goose 4943
European Starling 2232
Cackling Goose 1451
Red-winged Blackbird 1153
House Sparrow 788
Mallard 710
Rock Pigeon 683
American Crow 551
American Robin 533
Eurasian-collared Dove 522
Dark-eyed Junco 486
House Finch 390
Black-capped Chickadee 268
American Wigeon 246
American Goldfinch 189
Northern Flicker 175
Black-billed Magpie 159
Horned Lark 142
Blue Jay 124
American Tree Sparrow 122
Mourning Dove 110
Mountain Chickadee 104
Common Goldeneye 87
American Kestrel 86
Pine Siskin 69
Red-tailed Hawk 66
Red-breasted Nuthatch 60
Downy Woodpecker 51
Northern Shoveler 50
Steller's Jay 47
Song Sparrow 43
Common Raven 39
American Dipper 34
White-crowned Sparrow 34
Common Merganser 29
Belted Kingfisher 29
Western Meadowlark 26
Great-tailed Grackle 25
Virginia Rail 24
Townsend's Solitaire 23
Bald Eagle 22
Ring-necked Duck 21
Ring-billed Gull 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 17
Gadwall 13
Northern Harrier 13
Brown Creeper 12
Northern Shrike 9
Canyon Wren 9
Great Blue Heron 8
Redhead 8
Golden Eagle 7
American Coot 7
Red Crossbill 7
Wood Duck 6
Green-winged Teal 6
Great Horned Owl 6
Hairy Woodpecker 6
Hooded Merganser 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Cooper's Hawk 4
Wilson's Snipe 4
Pygmy Nuthatch 4
Harris's Sparrow 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Ferruginous Hawk 3
Eastern Screech-Owl 3
American Pipit 3
Raven species 3
Northern Pintail 2
Lesser Scaup 2
Harlan's (Red-tailed) Hawk 2
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Merlin 2
Prairie Falcon 2
Killdeer 2
Northern Pygmy-Owl 2
Spotted Towhee 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
White-winged Crossbill 2
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Northern Goshawk 1
Black-headed Gull 1
Western Scrub-Jay 1
Marsh Wren 1
Vesper Sparrow 1
Lapland Longspur 1
Brewer's Blackbird 1
Cassin's Finch 1
The usual thanks apply to Area Leaders, participants, property owners, City of
Fort Collins, Colorado State University Seed Lab, and our sponsor Fort Collins
Audubon Society, and hospitality volunteers. Let's do it again next year (can't
wait!). Save the date: Saturday, December 18, 2010.
Nick Komar
Fort Collins CBC compiler
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