John Tschopp reported the results from Pemberton’s Christmas Bird Count earlier this month. Here’s a little montage to our feathered friends who were spotted out on and about on one cloudy, clear day by 16 local ornithologists.
55 species
Trumpeter Swan X
Mallard 12
Northern Shoveler 2
Green-winged Teal 5
Bufflehead 60
Common Goldeneye 30
Barrow’s Goldeneye 2
Hooded Merganser 10
Ruffed Grouse 3
Great Blue Heron 8
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Northern Goshawk 1
Bald Eagle 25
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 6
Rock Pigeon 6
Eurasian Collared-Dove 20
Barred Owl X
Anna’s Hummingbird X
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-breasted Sapsucker X
Downy Woodpecker 9
Hairy Woodpecker 9
Northern Flicker 37
Pileated Woodpecker 16
American Kestrel 1
Northern Shrike 4
Steller’s Jay 85
Northwestern Crow 252 + 115 American Crows
Common Raven 78
Black-capped Chickadee 131
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Pacific Wren 3
American Dipper 15
Golden-crowned Kinglet 22
Mountain Bluebird X
American Robin 57
Varied Thrush 1
European Starling 203
Spotted Towhee 24
Song Sparrow 22
White-crowned Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 262
Red-winged Blackbird 156
Brewer’s Blackbird 150
House Finch 12
Purple Finch 15
Red Crossbill 2
Common Redpoll 2
Pine Siskin 183
Evening Grosbeak 24
House Sparrow 30
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16090942
If you have photos of birds you’ve spotted in the region, send them along to TheWellnessAlmanac@gmail.com, and we’ll include them on the blog, to help rookie bird-watchers, aspiring ornithologists and the rest of us get to know our feathered friends.
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