2017 ECBC Final Results

FINAL numbers for the Edmonton Christmas Bird Count Sun. December 17, 2017

450 people participated across the city (178 Bushbeaters and 272 Feeder watchers)

38 Species on the "A" List of Expected Birds  (15785 individuals)

Mallard  232

Common Goldeneye  20

Gray Partridge  51

Bald Eagle  2

Sharp-shinned Hawk  1

Cooper's Hawk  1

Northern Goshawk  6

Rock Dove  3663

Great Horned Owl  2

Downy Woodpecker  320

Hairy Woodpecker  41

Northern Flicker  40

Pileated Woodpecker  44

Merlin  15

Northern Shrike  8

Blue Jay  434

Black-billed Magpie  2425

American Crow  31

Common Raven  527

Black-capped Chickadee  2721

Boreal Chickadee  29

Red-breasted Nuthatch  365

White-breasted Nuthatch  189

Brown Creeper  4

Golden-crowned Kinglet  5

Townsend's Solitaire  4

American Robin  50
European Starling  64

Bohemian Waxwing  237

Cedar Waxwing  13

White-throated Sparrow  5

Dark-eyed Junco  135

Pine Grosbeak  135

House Finch  708

White-winged Crossbill  29

Common Redpoll  207

Pine Siskin  152

House Sparrow  2870

 6 species on the "B" List  Difficult To Find (34 individuals)

Common Merganser  2

Rough-legged Hawk  1

Black-backed Woodpecker  7

Gyrfalcon  1

Purple Finch  13

Red Crossbill  10

3 species on the "C" list Rare (1 on Count Day/2 during Count Week)   (3 individuals)

Prairie Falcon  1

Peregrine Falcon 1 CW

Mourning Dove 1  CW

Kim Blomme

Edmonton Compiler