To Spirit Lake CBC 1997- Present
SPIRIT LAKE CHRISTMAS
BIRD COUNT
Compiler: Shirley Sturts
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SPECIES |
January 2,
2012 |
Observed past 16 years |
Highest number observed and year observed |
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Canada Goose |
55 |
13 |
95 ('00) |
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Tundra Swan |
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1 |
2('09) |
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American
Wigeon |
- |
3 |
2('98'99) |
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Mallard |
48 |
16 |
250 ('97) |
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Redhead |
- |
1 |
1('06) |
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Ring-necked
Duck |
- |
2 |
2('07) |
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Greater Scaup |
- |
2 |
2('97) |
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Lesser Scaup |
- |
2 |
1('07',08) |
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Long-tailed
Duck |
- |
4 |
3('97) |
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Bufflehead |
35 |
16 |
48('11) |
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Common
Goldeneye |
27 |
16 |
33('06) |
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Barrow's
Goldeneye |
- |
12 |
14('00'07) |
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Hooded
Merganser |
- |
2 |
16('01) |
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Common
Merganser |
- |
15 |
140('97) |
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Red-breasted
Merganser |
- |
1 |
1('99) |
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Ring-necked
Pheasant |
- |
2 |
1('98'02) |
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Ruffed Grouse |
4 |
14 |
14('97) |
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Wild Turkey |
91 |
14 |
244('08) |
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California
Quail |
- |
5 |
86('05) |
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Common Loon |
- |
9 |
10('04) |
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Pied-billed Grebe |
- |
12 |
4('99) |
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Horned Grebe |
33 |
15 |
88(‘11) |
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Red-necked Grebe |
- |
10 |
10('04) |
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Eared Grebe |
- |
1 |
1('07) |
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Western Grebe |
- |
2 |
3('97) |
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Double-crested Cormorant |
- |
1 |
1('07) |
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Great Blue Heron |
1 |
6 |
3('97'01) |
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Bald Eagle adult Immature |
4 - |
15 5 |
10(99) 7(97) |
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Northern Harrier |
- |
1 |
1('99) |
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Cooper's Hawk |
- |
1 |
1('03) |
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Northern Goshawk |
- |
2 |
1('97'99) |
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Red-tailed Hawk |
10 |
13 |
10('12) |
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Rough-legged Hawk |
- |
6 |
7('99) |
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hawk sp (Buteo) |
1 |
2 |
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American Kestrel |
- |
1 |
1('02) |
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American Coot |
- |
14 |
51('09) |
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Ring-billed Gull |
2 |
14 |
125('98) |
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California Gull |
20 |
13 |
100('00) |
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Herring Gull |
2 |
7 |
6('98) |
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Gull Sp. |
7 |
8 |
40('06) |
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Rock Pigeon |
- |
10 |
52(97) |
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Mourning Dove |
2 |
13/ 1 cw |
36('98) |
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Great-horned Owl |
1 |
3 |
1('99'03) |
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N. Pygmy Owl |
1 |
11 |
5('97) |
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Barred Owl |
- |
2 |
1('00'06) |
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Belted Kingfisher |
- |
4 |
4('03) |
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Downy Woodpec.. |
5 |
16 |
9('97'99'00) |
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Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
16 |
9('01) |
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Black-b Woodpecker |
- |
1 |
1('02) |
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N.Flicker Red-shafted |
10 |
16 |
41('01) |
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Pileated Woodpecker |
2 |
9 |
2('99'01'05’12) |
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Northern Shrike |
4 |
13 |
5('99'03) |
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Gray Jay |
3 |
13 / 1 cw |
11('97) |
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Steller's Jay |
CW |
12/ 1cw |
5('02) |
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Western Scrub-Jay |
- |
1 CW |
1CW(’11) |
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Clark's Nutcracker |
- |
4/1cw |
17('01) |
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Black-backed Magpie |
6 |
14 |
12('99) |
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American Crow |
42 |
15 |
108('07) |
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American Raven |
89 |
16 |
187('05) |
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Horned Lark |
- |
1 |
1('99) |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
69 |
16 |
319('03) |
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Mountain Chickadee |
24 |
16 |
86('97) |
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Chestnut-b Chickadee |
13 |
15 |
37('97) |
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Chickadee sp. |
31 |
14 |
60('10) |
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Red-b Nuthatch |
14 |
16 |
88('05) |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
- |
3 |
1('05'08) |
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Pygmy Nuthatch |
- |
9 |
10('01) |
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Brown Creeper |
1 |
9 |
10('06) |
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Canyon Wren |
1 |
1 |
1(’12) |
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Pacific Wren |
- |
8 |
5('00) |
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American Dipper |
- |
1 |
1('06) |
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Golden-c. Kinglet |
31 |
15 |
54('01) |
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Townsend's Solitaire |
- |
7 |
2('99'01'02'03'09) |
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American Robin |
6 |
8 |
26('10) |
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Varied Thrush |
- |
4 |
6('03) |
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European Starling |
27 |
16 |
140('09) |
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Bohemian Waxwing |
28 |
9 |
134('06) |
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Cedar Waxwing |
5 |
3 |
7('00) |
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Waxwing sp. |
150 |
1 |
150(’12) |
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Song Sparrow |
2 |
16 |
10('07) |
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Dark-eyed Junco
Oregon
Slate-c. |
- - |
15 3 |
83('98) 17('07) |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
2 |
1 |
2(’12) |
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Snow Bunting |
- |
1 |
120('01) |
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Pine Grosbeak |
- |
4 |
10('09) |
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Cassin's Finch |
- |
1 |
5('08) |
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House Finch |
34 |
16 |
91('97) |
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Finch sp. |
- |
4 |
13('02) |
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Red Crossbill |
2 |
11 |
124('01) |
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Common Redpoll |
4 |
5 |
319('02) |
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Pine Siskin |
21 |
13 + 1 cw |
370('00) |
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American Goldfinch |
13 |
10 + 1 cw |
40(8) |
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Evening Grosbeak |
- |
9 |
99('11) |
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House Sparrow |
5 |
9 |
105('00) |
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COUNT STATISTICS
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TOTAL INDIV. |
990 |
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1555('02) |
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TOTAL SPECIES |
45 1 cw |
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57('02) |
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Party numbers (teams) |
6 |
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Observ. numbers |
13 |
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Feeder obsev. |
3 |
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Miles on foot |
8 |
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Miles by snowshoe |
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Miles by car |
365 |
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Total party miles |
373 |
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Hours on foot |
7hr 15 min |
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Hours by snowshoe |
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Hours by car |
37 hr |
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Total party hours |
44hr 15min |
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Hours at feeders |
3 |
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Temperature |
39-45 |
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Wind |
14-23 mpr + gusts to 35 |
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Snow depth |
0 |
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Still water |
Partly frozen |
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Moving water |
Open |
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Rain or snow |
none |
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Cloudy |
Clear a.m. Partly cloudy p.m. |
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CW = SEEN DURING COUNT
WEEK = NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL SPECIES SEEN
