Friday 30 December 2016

2016 ECBC Final Results

Final Results for the 2016 Edmonton Christmas Bird Count:

# of Bushbeaters: 170
# of Feederwatchers:  286
Total Participants: 456

Total # of Birds:  40,878
Total Species: 47 (+ 1 in CW)

A List  - Expected Species: Counted 39 out of 45

Bohemian Waxwings by Adriana Faciu
Mallard 418
Common Goldeneye 72
Gray Partridge 66
Ruffed Grouse 1
Bald Eagle 4  
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper's Hawk 2
Northern Goshawk 3
Merlin 23
Rock Pigeon 3013
Great Horned Owl 6
N. Saw-whet Owl 2
Downy Woodpecker 396
Hairy Woodpecker 54
Northern Flicker 47
Pileated Woodpecker 57
Northern Shrike 4
Blue Jay 472
Black-billed Magpie 2752
American Crow 59
Common Raven 599
Black-capped Chickadee 4119
Boreal Chickadee 36
Red-breasted Nuthatch 585
White-breasted Nuthatch 280
Brown Creeper 7
Townsend's Solitaire 1
American Robin 17
European Starling 191
Bohemian Waxwing 19448
Cedar Waxwing 34
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco 138
Pine Grosbeak 5
House Finch 1371
White-winged Crossbill 6
Common Redpoll 402
Pine Siskin 548
House Sparrow 5606
Bald Eagle by Don Delaney

39/45 Species on A List - missing: Boreal Owl, Three-toed Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Snow Bunting, Purple Finch & Hoary Redpoll

 B List  - Difficult to Find:  Counted 4 species on B List

Rough-legged Hawk 1
Gyrfalcon 1
Barred Owl 1
Black-backed Woodpecker  3

Juvenile Gyrfalcon by Adriana Faciu
C List – Rare: Found 4 species!

American Wigeon          1
Prairie Falcon                1
Northern Hawk Owl       1
Chukar                          1 

+ Eurasian Collared Dove 1 - in Zone 13S  CW (count week)

Total species 39 (A) + 4 (B) + 4 (C) for a total of 47 Species

Northern Hawk Owl by Steve Knight
Edmonton Records

House Finch 1371 (previously 1159 in 2015)
House Finch by Ann Carter

Also seen:
Coyote by Lu Carbyn