The Ely Christmas Bird Count was conducted on Saturday, December 27. Forty-one
volunteers contributed by snow-shoeing, walking, driving and bird feeder
watching to a total count of 3,739 birds among 35 species. The brown
creeper, red-winged blackbirds, purple finches, dark-eyed junco and
white-throated sparrow would probably not have been located without the counts
at over 50 bird feeders. The count gave indications about birds in the area:
(1) most pine siskins see at bird feeders (2) lots of redpolls feeding on birch
seed and other wild foods (3) red-breasted nuthatches active at bird feeders
and harvesting the abundant balsam fir seeds (4) there are very few goldfinches
and purple finches in the area this winter. Highlights: One person saw their
first white-winged crossbill. A count group ended up with more boreal
chickadees(12) than black-capped chickadees(8) for the day.
Common Goldeneye (28)
Ruffed Grouse(6)
Spruce Grouse(1)
Bald Eagle(2)
Rock Pigeon (15)
Barred Owl(1)
American Three-toed Woodpecker(1)
Downy Woodpecker(26)
Hairy Woodpecker(30
Pileated Woodpecker(13)
Northern Shrike(2)
American Crow(33)
Blue Jay(63)
Common Raven(191)
Gray Jay(37)
Black-capped Chickadee(531)
Boreal Chickadee(12)
Red-breasted Nuthatch(261)
White-breasted Nuthatch(13)
Brown Creeper(1)
American Robin(9)
European Starling(43)
Bohemian Waxwing(60)
White-throated Sparrow(1)
Dark-eyed Junco(1)
Red-winged Blackbird(5)
American Goldfinch(21)
Common Redpoll(411)
Evening Grosbeak(146)
Pine Grosbeak(291)
Pine Siskin(458)
Purple Finch(5)
Red Crossbill(during count week)
White-winged Crossbill(56)
House Sparrow(60)
The next activity sponsored by the Ely Field Naturalists and Continuing
Education at Vermilion Community College will be the Winter Bird Trip to
Sax-Zim on Saturday, December 10. For more information call Bill Tefft at
218-235-2197.
Bill Tefft
Parks and Recreation Instructor
Vermilion Community College
1900 E. Camp Street
Ely, MN 55731
Office Phone: 218-235-2197
Fax: 218-365-7218
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