European Starling - 2 On Friday, January 3, 2020 at 9:39:44 AM UTC-7, The "Nunn Guy" wrote: > > Townsend's Solitaire - 3 > > On Friday, January 3, 2020 at 8:51:03 AM UTC-7, The "Nunn Guy" wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> Great weather for us out in Stoneham for this CBC. We had gracious and >> appreciative hosts at the Pawnee Station Cafe in New Raymer. We promoted >> the concept of Christmas Bird Counts to the locals and energy sector >> workers, too. We also got to meet some of the local ranchers/farmers while >> out in the field and some providing access to quality bird habitat which >> most certainly increased our count efforts. The Horned Lark (and Lapland >> Longspur) population are far greater in the east section of PNG versus the >> west, tally for both here dominated what was seen on Nunn CBC. It was >> mentioned by all whether on the count or en route to the count the lack of >> overall raptor #s and species in area--there were plenty of food (birds and >> prairie dogs) around and perching opportunity--but we got our fair share. >> All teams had Lapland Longspur. Apparently, we drove right by a perched >> Long-eared Owl that another team had just picked up when we crossed paths >> :-( Overall, fun CBC had by all. About a half-day event for interested >> participants next year. The crow was surprising (for me). >> >> First annual Pawnee National Grassland-East CBC birds: >> >> - Northern Harrier - 4 >> - Rough-legged Hawk - 2 >> - Ferruginous Hawk - 2 >> - UNID buteo - 1 >> - Long-eared Owl - 2 >> - Prairie Falcon - 4 >> - American Crow - 1 >> - Horned Lark - 3,092 >> - Townsend's Solitaire - 1 >> - American Robin - 1 >> - House Sparrow - 12 >> - House Finch - 4 >> - Lapland Longspur - 68 >> - American Tree Sparrow - 1 >> - Dark-eyed Junco - 16 >> - Song Sparrow - 1 >> - Golden Eagle - 1 >> - Rock Pigeon - 9 >> - Great Horned Owl - 1 >> - Northern Shrike - 1 >> >> Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn >> http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ >> >>
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