Hi, These are the results for this year's Fargo/Moorhead Christmas Bird Count.
Bob O'Connor Moorhead, MN 70th Fargo-Moorhead Christmas Bird Count--December 16, 2006 Snow Conditions--Scattered thin patches; mostly bare ground Temperature--30 to 38 degrees fahrenheit Sky--Overcast to sunny Winds--Calm to N @ 15 MPH Participants--19 in 9 parties (MN--8 in 3 parties) (ND--10 in 6 parties) Total Species--48 (MN--41 [plus 2 cw]) (ND--32 [plus 2 cw]) Total Individuals--14,358 (MN--6166) (ND--8192) Species--Total Individuals--MN Total--ND Total Canada Goose--4285--3733--552 [highest total] Mallard--1579--1000--579 [highest total] Common Goldeneye--2--2--0 [8th time for the count] American Black Duck--1--1--0 [1st time for the count] Northern Pintail--1--1--0 [4th time for the count] American Coot--4--4--0 [ist time for the count] Bald Eagle--5--1 (immature)--4 (adults) [2 at a ND nest] Coopers Hawk--3--3--0 [3rd time for count; highest total] Red-tailed Hawk--1--1--0 Rough-legged Hawk--1--0--1 American Kestrel--4--2--2 Merlin--cw--cw--0 Gray Partridge--13--0--13 Wild Turkey--36--36--0 [highest total] Rock Dove--831--191--640 Mourning Dove--cw--0--cw Eurasian Collared Dove--6--6--0 [1st time for the count] Great Horned Owl--3--1--2 Red-headed Woodpecker--1--1--0 [3rd time for the count] Red-bellied Woodpecker--4--3--1 Downy Woodpecker--61--28--33 Hairy Woodpecker--39--14--25 Northern Flicker--6--1--5 Pileated Woodpecker--5--3--2 Gray Jay--1--1--0 [3rd time for the count] Blue Jay--43--21--22 American Crow--485--97--388 Black-capped Chickadee--208--95--113 Red-breasted Nuthatch--1--1--0 White-breasted Nuthatch--108--49--59 Brown Creeper--13--5--8 American Robin--39--14--25 Brown Thrasher--1--0--1 [5th time for the count] Bohemian Waxwing--cw--cw--0 Cedar Waxwing--20--13--7 Northern Shrike--3--3--0 European Starling--4470--132--4338 [highest total] Northern Cardinal--2--1--1 American Tree Sparrow--1--1--0 White-throated Sparrow--cw--0--cw Harriss Sparrow--1--1--0 Dark-eyed Junco--163--65--98 Lapland Longspur--12--0--12 Snow Bunting--296--246--50 Red-winged Blackbird--16--0--16 Common Grackle--3--3--0 Purple Finch--1--0--1 House Finch--84--42--42 Common Redpoll--62--50--12 American Goldfinch--25--15--10 House Sparrow--1409--276--1133
