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