A total of 30 species and 1,144 birds were counted during the Rice Lake
National Wildlife Refuge Christmas Bird Count on December 26, 2009. Five
brave observers braved the ice and snow to participate, traveling from the
Twin Cities, Princeton and Aitkin. A special thank you to all the folks in
McGregor and surrounding area residents that greeted us with holiday wishes
and graciously allowed us to watch their bird feeders. Thanks to the 3
feeder counters that called in their counts. With their help, we added
several more species to the count. Highlights included a Hoary Redpoll and
small flocks of Red Crossbills, White-winged Crossbills and Bohemian
Waxwings. The Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Christmas Bird Count was
done in conjunction with The National Audubon Society with support from the
Friends of Rice Lake Refuge. Christmas Bird Counts are done across North
America between the dates of December 14 and January 5. The count is
designed to monitor the status and distribution of bird populations across
the Western Hemisphere.
Rice Lake NWR Christmas Bird Count
12/26/2009
Species Total
Ruffed Grouse 7
Wild Turkey 24
Bald Eagle 1
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 55
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 11
Hairy Woodpecker 18
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Shrike 1
Blue Jay 100
American Crow 43
Common Raven 10
Black-capped Chickadee 319
Red-breasted Nuthatch 37
White-breasted Nuthatch 17
European Starling 117
Bohemian Waxwing 10
Cedar Waxwing 17
American Tree Sparrow 7
Snow Bunting 34
Northern Cardinal 1
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 1
Red Crossbill 11
White-winged Crossbill 8
Common Redpoll 85
Hoary Redpoll 1
American Goldfinch 140
House Sparrow 63
Total 1,144 birds
5 field observers
3 feeder counters
0 new count species
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