(Counts are in chronological order.  Those held on the same date are in alphabetical order.)
 

GRAND ISLAND CBC:  December 18, 2004

Thanks to all who participated in the 2004 Grand Island Christmas Bird Count.  Your expertise, willingness to help and respect for birdlife is always appreciated.  We identified 64 species and counted about 41,898 birds in the final tally!  This year we had 15 people helping on the count and an additional 3 people counting at their feeders.  Four people counted owls in the evening.  Record numbers were set or tied for 13 species including American Pelican (1), Great Blue Herons (5), Ross' Geese (2),  Northern Shovelers (4), Golden Eagle (1), Wild Turkey (484), Killdeer (3), Eurasian Collared-Doves (42), Long-eared Owls (2), European Starlings (33,207), Chipping Sparrows (10), Song Sparrows (27), and Brewer's Blackbirds (3). Noteable sightings by area included: 2 Prairie Falcons and 2 long-eared Owls at Cornhusker WMA, an Osprey, 3 Great Blue Heron, 4 White-fronted Geese, and 2 Ross' Geese at Amick Acres.  3 Killdeer, a Prairie Falcon, 2 Great Blue Heron, a Golden Eagle, 24 Rusty Blackbirds and 3 Brewer's Blackbirds at Morman Island.  A Wilson's Snipe at the GI sewage lagoon. An American Pelican and a Townsend's Solitaire at the Crane Trust.  4 Northern Shovelers on a lake east of the Stuhr.  A Coot, a Herring Gull, 4 Northern Shrike, 42 Eurasian Collared-doves, 3 Common Grackles, 3 Purple Finch, 10 Chipping Sparrows and 25 Song Sparrows along county roads. Also, a Townsend's Solitaire at the G.I. Well Fields.  European Starlings (33,207) were by far the most common species seen followed by Canada Geese (3123) and Mallards (2171).  Native sparrow numbers were way down.  Waterfowl were also way down despite there being so much open water.

Contact: Connie McCartney (308) 384-0129

This was the 42nd Christmas Bird Count conducted in the Grand Island circle. The 64 species recorded was at the high midrange for species seen on past counts.  A total of 121 species have been recorded for this count circle with high species totals in the upper 70's.   The day was warm with sun in the morning giving way to clouds and gusty winds in the afternoon.  Four counters went owling before the count and a total of 15 people in 7 parties helped count birds during the day.  Additionally, 3 people counted birds at their feeders and submitted their totals.  Record numbers were set or tied for 13 species and no new species were added.

American White Pelican  1
Great Blue Heron  5
Greater White-fronted Goose  4
Snow Goose  1
Ross' Goose  2
Canada Goose  3123
Green-winged Teal  2
Mallard  2171
Northern Shoveler  4
Common Goldeneye  25
Osprey  1
Bald Eagle  27
Northern Harrier  10
Sharp-shinned Hawk  4
Red-tailed Hawk  35
Rough-legged Hawk  6
Golden Eagle 1
American Kestrel  34
Prairie Falcon  3
Ring-necked Pheasant  34
Wild Turkey  484
Northern Bobwhite  4
American Coot  1
Killdeer 3
Wilson's Snipe 1
Franklin's Gull  1
Rock Pigeon  454
Eurasian Collared Dove  42
Eastern Screech-Owl  11
Great Horned Owl  4
Long-eared Owl  2
Belted Kingfisher  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Downy Woodpecker  17
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  37
Horned Lark  23
Blue Jay  12
Black-billed Magpie  10
American Crow  53
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  11
Brown Creeper  4
Eastern Bluebird  1
American Robin  251
Cedar Waxwing  82
Northern Shrike  4
European Starling  33,207
Northern Cardinal  27
American Tree Sparrow 58
Chipping Sparrow  10
Song Sparrow  27
White-crowned Sparrow  2
Harris' Sparrow  8
Dark-eyed Junco  168
Red-winged Blackbird  357
Western Meadowlark  55
Rusty Blackbird  24
Brewer's Blackbird  3
Common Grackle  3
Purple Finch  3
House Finch  110
American Goldfinch  198
House Sparrow  820
 

TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIES - 64
TOTAL BIRDS - 41,898

Number of Observers: 15
Party Hours: 49.5
Party Miles: 516

Owling
Parties  2    Party Hours:   7      Party Miles:   88

Regular Count
Observers: 15   Parties   7

Total Party Hours:  49.5        Party Hours by Foot:   18     Party Hours by Auto:   31.5
Total Party Miles:   517        Party Miles by Foot:  14.5    Party Miles by Auto:   502.5

Feeder Watchers
               Observers: 3   Hours Watching Feeders:   3

Upcoming Counts

Eagle Count - tentatively scheduled for January 22, 2005
Hall County Spring Bird Count - May 14, 2005
Grand Island Butterfly Count - July 16, 2005
Grand Island Christmas Bird Count - December 17, 2005

LINCOLN CBC Results - Linda R. Brown, Compiler

December 18, 2004

Twenty-six persons walked the fields and lakeshores of Lincoln's 15 mile
diameter circle, counting every bird they saw for the 105th Audubon
Christmas Bird Count on December 18, 2004.  10,273 individual birds
representing 55 species were counted. Larry Einemann documented two
species, new to the Lincoln list: Marsh Wren and Hermit Thrush.

Thanks to participants: Kevin Poague (organizer), George and Irene
Alexander, Andrea Bair, Moni Usasz, Barbara DiBernard, Kevin Degarmo,
Larry Einemann, Josef Kren, Linda Brown, Gertrude Wood, Michelle
Johnson, Thomas Labedz, Rick and Jamie Eades, Kathy Putensen, Anita
Breckbill, Tim Knott, Paul Johnsgard, Ken Reitan, Lyle and Joyce
Vannier, Jackie Canterbury, George Maly, Audie Wise, Dick and Ramona
Rhodes, Carolyn and Bernie Rieke.
 
 

SPECIES	NO.  SEEN	MAX. ON A COUNT AND YEAR OBSERVED	NO. OF PREVIOUS COUNTS FOUND
Snow Goose	1	1101 in 91	15
Canada Goose	3431	6794 in 02	28
Mallard	1222	2611 in 00	51
Green-winged Teal	2	37 in 99	5
Common Goldeneye	10	85 in 94	19
Common Merganser	10	1369 in 91	17
Ring-necked Pheasant	9	179 in 84	52
Great Blue Heron	5	8 in 97	21
Northern Harrier	2	19 in 81	40
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1	10 in 04	43
Cooper's Hawk	1	4 in 01	26
accipiter sp.	2	4 in 03	8
Red-tailed Hawk	30	101 in 95	57
Rough-legged Hawk	1	89 in 78	41
buteo sp.	1	13 in 00	13
American Kestrel	9	43 in 96	43
American Coot	5	15 in 02	10
Ring-billed Gull	614	1199 in 02	19
Herring Gull	12	35 in 88	14
gull sp.	3	35 in 88	4
Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove)	229	1st year new name	-
Mourning Dove	51	495 in 97	50
Great Horned Owl	2	30 in 91	46
Barred Owl	1	8 in 89	23
Belted Kingfisher	7	11 in 89	41
Red-bellied Woodpecker	15	49 in 00	60
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	5	3 in 04	31
Downy Woodpecker	45	161 in 00	63
Hairy Woodpecker	9	22 in 97	64
Northern Flicker	5	39 in 99	29
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker	5	45 in 78	59
Northern Shrike	4	5 in 92	59
Blue Jay	39	560 in 90	62
American Crow	134	1544 in 95	58
Horned Lark	6	3238 in 79	44
Black-capped Chickadee	27	604 in 89	59
Red-breasted Nuthatch	13	51 in 96	54
White-breasted Nuthatch	30	128 in 92	61
Brown Creeper	22	53 in 52	64
Carolina Wren	2	4 in 99	64
Marsh Wren	1	New to list	1
Golden-crowned Kinglet	8	163 in 89	57
Hermit Thrush	1	New to list	1
American Robin	9	1749 in 04	52
European Starling	3126	101384 in 76	45
Cedar Waxwing	63	386 in 03	46
Spotted Towhee	2	15 in 97	15
American Tree Sparrow	116	5554 in 78	54
White-throated Sparrow	1	42 in 90	35
Harris's Sparrow	6	681 in 78	35
Dark-eyed Junco	342	1156 in 91	21
Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco	1	37 in 90	42
Dard-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco	44	714 in 77	60
Northern Cardinal	57	274 in 98	45
Red-winged Blackbird	8	2515 in 85	45
Western Meadowlark	1	19 in 73	30
meadowlark sp.	24	589 in 73	40
Great-tailed Grackle	1	12 in 99	5
House Finch	45	244 in 01	16
Pine Siskin	7	467 in 61	50
American Goldfinch	89	851 in 81	58
House Sparrow	299	4638 in 75	55
Total of Individuals:	10273	-	-
SPECIES TOTAL :  55	-	-	-

NORFOLK CBC:  December 18, 2004

SPECIES	NO. SEEN	MAX. ON A COUNT AND YEAR OBSERVED	NO. OF PREVIOUS COUNTS FOUND
Snow Goose	601	680 in 1998	2
Cackling Goose	1	1st year as separate species	0
Canada Goose	739	previous high 287 in 1997	14
Trumpeter Swan	1	1st year on count	0
Mallard	2085	previous high 450 in 1990	22
Northern Pintail	1	4 in 1999	1
Ring-necked Pheasant	38	510 in 1994	25
Wild Turkey	12	25 in 1988	15
Northern Bobwhite	1	387 in 1989	25
Amer. White Pelican	1	1st year on count	0
Great Blue Heron	3	5 in 2002	10
Turkey Vulture	1	8 in 2002	3
Bald Eagle	16	38 in 2002	21
adult	14
immature	2
Northern Harrier	2	10 in 1994	16
Sharp-shinned Hawk	2	28 in 1983	22
Cooper's Hawk	3	4 in 2001	21
Red-tailed Hawk	45	61 in 2001	24
Rough-legged Hawk	6	17 in 1996	24
American Kestrel	11	79 in 1993	25
Wilson's Snipe	1	5 in 2002	2
Rock Pigeon	264	1st year renamed
Mourning Dove	2	46 in 1980	20
Eastern Screech-Owl	3	6 in 1999	17
Great Horned Owl	6	31 in 1986	25
Barred Owl	1	4 in 2000	10
Long-eared Owl	1	9 in 1998	20
Belted Kingfisher	3	5 in 2003	22
Red-bellied Woodpecker	24	44 in 1997	25
Downy Woodpecker	24	109 in 1997	25
Northern Flicker	26	46 in 1982	11
Northern Shrike	2	13 in 1990	23
Blue Jay	30	130 in 1986	25
Black-billed Magpie	5	58 in 1980	25
American Crow	382	870 in 1999	25
Horned Lark	33	1138 in 1999	25
Black-capped Chickadee	36	445 in 1989	25
Red-breasted Nuthatch	2	27 in 1995	20
White-breasted Nuthatch	20	101 in 1990	25
Brown Creeper	1	20 in 1983	23
Golden-crowned Kinglet	3	25 in 1992	19
American Robin	25	522 in 1989	25
European Starling	8687	11628 in 2001	25
Cedar Waxwing	12	454 in 1988	24
Amer. Tree Sparrow	177	2316 in 1985	25
Song Sparrow	3	18 in 1981	19
Harris's Sparrow	1	551 in 1984	25
Dark-eyed Junco
species	288	1184 in 1999	12
Oregon	2	9 in 1994	7
Northern Cardinal	29	86 in 2002	25
Red-winged Blackbird	73	2006 in 1997	23
meadowlark species	cw	124 in 2000	5
Common Grackle	1	29 in 1980	20
Brown-headed Cowbird	1	60 in 2002	18
House Finch	7	358 in 1999	14
Pine Siskin	1	209 in 1989	15
American Goldfinch	265	340 in 1993	25
House Sparrow	975	4901 in 1985	25
TOTAL OBSERVED	15001
56 SPECIES  + 1 COUNT WEEK (cw)

 

OMAHA CBC: December 18, 2004

The Omaha CBC, which centers on the Base Lake in Bellevue and extends into
Lake Manawa and down towards Plattsmouth and Glenwood, was held Saturday, December
18th in fairly pleasant conditions.  High was 47 degrees with a breeze and
cloudy.  Most still water was frozen with only small pockets open.

Thirty-five counters tallied 62 species (with 2 more in count week) and
17,661 individual birds.
Most notable were a Trumpeter Swan at Lake Manawas and a No. Mockingbird seen
in that same quadrant.  A Black Duck was also spotted at the MidAmerican
power station in Manawa.  Guess the rest of us were just slacking off.

Highs were recorded for Canada Goose with several Cackling Geese identified
within the flock.  Red-breasted Nuthatches were also in abundance this year.

Missed were Winter Wrens and the Pileated Woodpeckers.

Betty Grenon
Bellevue - Compiler
(402)731-2383, grenon925(at)aol.c o m
 

Trumpeter Swan	1
Snow Goose	2600
Ross's Goose	1
Canada Goose	3487
Cackling Goose	5
Gadwall	1
American Black Duck	1
Mallard	186
Green-winged Teal	10
Redhead	cw
Common Goldeneye	244
Hooded Merganser	cw
Common Merganser	46
Bald Eagle	44
Sharp-shinned Hawk	5
Cooper's Hawk	1
Red-tailed Hawk	71
Rough-legged Hawk	1
American Kestrel	7
Merlin	1
Wild Turkey	105
Ring-billed Gull	5
Rock (Dove) Pigeon	381
Mourning Dove	17
Eastern Screech-Owl	1
Barred Owl	2
Belted Kingfisher	6
Red-headed Woodpecker	28
Red-bellied Woodpecker	98
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	1
Downy Woodpecker	81
Hairy Woodpecker	12
Yellow-shafted Flicker	59
Horned Lark	6
Blue Jay	46
American Crow	181
Black-capped Chickadee	275
Tufted Titmouse	52
Red-breasted Nuthatch	6
White-breasted Nuthatch	125
Brown Creeper	11
Carolina Wren	5
Golden-crowned Kinglet	8
Eastern Bluebird	64
American Robin	172
Northern Mockingbird	1
Cedar Waxwing	50
Northern Shrike	1
European Starling	7397
Northern Cardinal	173
American Tree Sparrow	76
Song Sparrow	3
White-throated Sparrow	4
Harris's Sparrow	11
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate)	437
Red-winged Blackbird	3
Meadowlark species	20
Common Grackle	1
Brown-headed Cowbird	8
Purple Finch	21
House Finch	108
Pine Siskin	1
American Goldfinch	274
House Sparrow	613
TOTAL INDIVIDUALS	17661
TOTAL SPECIES	62

SCOTTSBLUFF CBC: December 18, 2004

We had a new high of 77 species for the Scottsbluff CBC on December 18. There were two additional species seen during Count Week.  We had the best coverage of the circle that we have ever had with 22 birders.  There were 5 species seen for the 1st time (including the new species, Cackling Goose), and 15 species seen in high numbers.  The total individuals seen were 22748 which is down from the last several years.  This total does not include 3 hybrid ducks and a kinglet sp.

Pied-billed Grebe    1    (1st)
Great Blue Heron    12    (hi)
Snow Goose           1
Canada Goose      3840
Cackling Goose       4    (new species, so 1st)
Gadwall             70    (hi)
Am. Wigeon         684    (hi)
Mallard          11882 
N. Shoveler          8
N. Pintail          68    (hi)
Green-winged Teal   30
Redhead              5
Ring-necked Duck    65    (hi)
Greater Scaup        4    (hi)
Lesser Scaup        53    (hi)
Bufflehead           5    (hi)
Common Goldeneye   339
Barrow's Goldeneye   3    (1st)
Hooded Merganser     1    (1st)
Common Merganser     3
Bald Eagle          13 adults, 5 immature
Northern Harrier     4
Sharp-shinned Hawk   1
Cooper's Hawk        2
N. Goshawk           1    (1st)
Red-tailed Hawk     28    (hi)
Rough-legged Hawk    1
Golden Eagle         1 adult
A. Kestrel          25
Merlin               2
Prairie Falcon       1
Ring-necked Pheasant      13
Wild Turkey         50    (lowest since 1994)
Am. Coot            80    (hi)
Wilson's Snipe       1
Ring-billed Gull    23
Herring Gull         1
Rock Pigeon        242
Eurasian Collared-Dove    4
Mourning Dove       82    (hi)
E. Screech-Owl       1
Great Horned Owl     3
Belted Kingfisher    4
Red-bellied Woodpecker    1
Downy Woodpecker    15
Hairy Woodpecker     3
N. Flicker          54  (hi)  (25 Red, 6 Yellow, 4 Orange, 19?)
N. Shrike            2
Blue Jay            80
Black-billed Magpie 34
Am. Crow            25
Horned Lark        356
Black-capped Chickadee    41
Mountain Chickadee   1
Red-breasted Nuthatch    24    (hi)
White-breasted Nuthatch   3
Pygmy Nuthatch       5
Brown Creeper        1
Marsh Wren           1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    Count Week
Townsend's Solitaire    67    (hi)
A. Robin            62
E. Starling       2126
Bohemian Waxwing   100
Cedar Waxwing       30
Spotted Towhee       1
Am. Tree Sparrow   172
Song Sparrow        13
White-crowned Sparrow    53
Dark-eyed Juncon   287  (57 Oregon, 43 Pink-sided, 90 slate-colored, 5 white-winged, 92?)
Lapland Longspur    67  (hi)
Northern Cardinal    5
Red-winged Blackbird    503
meadowlark sp.      43
Purple Finch        Count Week
House Finch        189
Pine Siskin        148
Am. Goldfinch       78
House Sparrow      532

1 male hybrid Mallard X Pintail
1 male hybrid C. Goldeneye X Hooded Merg.
1 probable Mallard X Shoveler
 

Alice Kenitz
Gering
(308)436-2959, akenitz(at)prairieweb.c o m

DeSOTO/BOYER CHUTE CBC: December 19, 2004

The 2004 DeSoto/Boyer Chute CBC was held Sunday, December 19th. The count is located in the Missouri River valley between Omaha Ne and Missouri Valley Ia. We had excellent coverage this year with 23 participants in 10 groups. The lake at DeSoto Refuge was largely frozen, keeping down the waterfowl tally. Frigid temperatures with below zero windchills in the morning kept it interesting.

Snow Goose  365
Canada Goose  2079
Trumpeter Swan  6
Mallard  2504
Common Goldeneye  68
Common Merganser  2
Duck Species  96
Bald Eagle  49 adult  31 immature
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Redtailed Hawk  62
Rough-legged Hawk  2
Golden Eagle  1
American Kestrel  13
Merlin  1
Ring-necked Pheasant 25
Wild Turkey  444
Rock Pigeon  288
Mourning Dove  1
Screech Owl  8
Great-horned Owl  6
Barred Owl  6
Short-eared Owl    cw
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-headed Woodpecker    cw
Red-bellied Woodpecker  88
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   1
Downy Woodpecker   112
Hairy Woodpecker    14
Northern Flicker, yellow-shafted  138
Northern Flicker, red-shafted  1
Northern Shrike  1
Blue Jay  88
American Crow  171
Horned Lark  411
Black-capped Chickadee 187
Tufted titmice  14
White-breasted Nuthatch  77
Brown Creeper  5
Winter Wren    cw
Golden-crowned Kinglet  33
Townsend Solitare  1*
Eastern Bluebird  53
American Robin  3847
Hermit Thrush  1
European Starling  4511
Cedar Waxwing  35
American Tree Sparrow  795
Song Sparrow  13
Harris Sparrow  6
Sparrow Species  11
Dark-eyed Junco  796
Oregon subspecies of Dark-eyed Junco  2
Lapland Longspur  3
Northern Cardinal  173
Red-winged Blackbird  125
Purple Finch  9
House Finch  33
American Goldfinch  231
House Sparrow  394

Species 54/individuals 18,462
* first time for this count, species found in Pottawattomie county IA
cw = seen during the count week

Jerry Toll
jertol(at)radiks.n e t
Omaha NE
Compiler, Bob Barry, biologist, DeSoto NWR
bob_barry(at)fws.g o v
 

 The Lake McConaughy CBC was held December 19 with generally good weather
(especially in the afternoon) and great participation leading to a respectable
tally of 100 species.  However, our total of ~16,000 individuals was the
second lowest ever.  Highlights included:

23 species of waterfowl (best were 1 Trumpeter Swan, 3 White-winged Scoters,
and 1 Barrow's Goldeneye)
1 Common Loon
7 species of gulls (best were single Iceland, Glaucous, and Great Black-backed gulls)
1 Short-eared Owl
6 Northern Shrikes
27 Red-breasted Nuthatches (count record)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
140 Townsend's Solitaires (count record)
237 Bohemian Waxwings
2 Cassin's Finch

Steve
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Stephen J. Dinsmore
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Mississippi State University
Box 9690/257 Thompson Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-8141 (office)
662-325-8726 (fax)
sdinsmore(at)cfr.msstate.e d u (email)
http://www2.msstate.edu/~sd122 (web)

Address for overnight courier mail:
Mississippi State University
Room 110 Thompson Hall
100 Stone Boulevard
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9690

SEWARD-BRANCHED OAK LAKE CBC:  December 19, 2004

   The Seward-Branched Oak Lake CBC final tally is complete.  We tallied 76
species (plus 5 count week species).  Best bird was the pine grosbeak (first
occurrence on count and noteworthy sighting anywhere in Nebraska).  Other
notable sightings were 1 common snipe (second occurrence in 12 years), 7
Eurasian collared doves (first occurrence on count), 10 long-eared owls
(high count), 11 black-capped chickadees (dropped from last year's low of
28; 12-year average including the last two years is 144), 5 Townsend's
solitaires (ties high count), 1 brown thrasher seen in Seward (first
occurrence), 7 Harris sparrows (new low count), 91 red crossbills.  Also
worth noting was a snow goose/greater white-fronted goose hybrid seen at
Twin Lakes.  Not sure what Audubon will do with that bird that was counted.
The total individuals of 6862 was the lowest in 12 years (previous low was
9921 and 12-year average is 22093) while 76 species was the 3rd highest
species total.  The low number of individuals probably reflects low number
of party hours, but that analysis hasn't been done yet.  Merry Christmas to
all and a huge thanks to all those who helped on the Seward-Branched Oak
Lake CBC.

Joe Gubanyi
Concordia University
(402)643-7316, jgubanyi(at)seward.cune.e d u

35    Greater White-fronted Goose
102    Snow Goose
2557    Canada Goose
37    Cackling Goose
1    Green-winged Teal
520    Mallard
cw    Northern Pintail
5    Gadwall
5    American Wigeon
1    Redhead
30    Common Goldeneye
2    Bufflehead
10    Hooded Merganser
192    Common Merganser
1    Ruddy Duck
1 adult    Bald Eagle
1    Northern Harrier
3    Sharp-shinned Hawk
1    Accipiter sp.
33    Red-tailed Hawk
3    Rough-legged Hawk
2    Buteo sp.
7    American Kestrel
2    Merlin
cw    Prairie Falcon
14    Ring-necked Pheasant
17    Northern Bobwhite
9    Wild Turkey
cw    Killdeer
1    Common Snipe
66    Ring-billed Gull
77    Herring Gull
171    Rock Dove
15    Mourning Dove
7    Eurasian Collared Dove
1    Eastern Screech Owl
4    Great Horned Owl
1    Barred Owl
10    Long-eared Owl
1    Red-headed Woodpecker
37    Red-bellied Woodpecker
1    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
46    Downy Woodpecker
16    Hairy Woodpecker
29    yellow-shafted flicker
13    Northern Flicker (race?)
4    Northern Shrike
54    Horned Lark
66    Blue Jay
255    American Crow
11    Black-capped Chickadee
15    Red-breasted Nuthatch
39    White-breasted Nuthatch
3    Brown Creeper
cw    Carolina Wren
3    Winter Wren
9    Golden-crowned Kinglet
22    Eastern Bluebird
5    Townsend's Solitaire
1    Hermit Thrush
73    American Robin
1    Brown Thrasher
111    Cedar Waxwing
210    Starling
134    Northern Cardinal
1    Spotted Towhee
434    American Tree Sparrow
7    Song Sparrow
cw    White-throated Sparrow
1    White-crowned Sparrow
7    Harris' Sparrow
24    Sparrow sp.
85    slate-colored junco
14    Oregon junco
275    Dark-eyed Junco (race?)
5    Lapland Longspur
140    Red-winged Blackbird
10    Meadowlark species
1    Common Grackle
2    Brown-headed Cowbird
25    blackbird sp.
17    Purple Finch
15    House Finch
91    red crossbill
1    Pine Grosbeak
6    Pine Siskin
275    American Goldfinch
322    House Sparrow

Total Individuals    6862
Total Species    76
additional count week species    5

CRAWFORD CBC:  December 20, 2004

Seasons Greetings!

The Crawford CBC was held Monday December 20, 2004.  An intrepid, but small (four of us) group optimistically started out on the count a 8 AM with the remnamts of the nice weather from the week-end.  By 9:30, the wind had picked up and we began to have a horizontal snow!!  Fortunately, the snow only lasted about 40 minutes, but the temperature dropped about 10 degrees and the wind continued to blow and was a factor for the rest of the count.

Assuming, that the Scottsbluff and MacConaughy counts are the same week-end next year, we are considering having the Crawford count on January 1 (a Sunday) so that perhaps we can enlist more help (the calendar is not friendly for counts for at least one more year).

Anyway, below are our results:

1.  Mallards  14
2.  Bald Eagles, immatures  3
3.  Red-tailed Hawk  2
4.  Prairie Falcon  2
5.  Ring-necked Pheasant  7
6.  Wild Turkey  24
7.  Northern Bobwhite  8
8.  Rock Pigeon  39
9.  Eurasian Collared-Dove  5
10. Downy Woodpecker  1
11. Hairy Woodpecker  1
12. No. Flicker (red-sh.) 1
13. Horned Lark  10
14. Blue Jay  1
15. Black-billed Magpie  10
16. American Crow  9
17. Black-capped chickadee  15
18. Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
19. White-breasted Nuthatch  6
20. Pygmy Nuthatch  2
21. Townsend's Solitare  6
22. Bohemian Waxwing  225
23. Northern Shrike  3
24. European Starling  205
25. American Tree Sparrow  65
26. Oregon Junco  11
      Slate-colored Junco  17
      Pink-sided Junco  3
      White-winged Junco  17
      Dark-eyed Junco Unkown  17
27. House Finch  10
28. Pine Siskin  91
29. American Goldfinch  39
30. House Sparrow  172

Total Species: 30
Total individuals: 1,044

Merry Christmas!

Bruce & Donna Walgren
Casper, WY

PONCA STATE PARK CBC:  December 27, 2004

Two parties, six participants:  Jerry VonEhwegen, Linn Nordsiden, Mike Jones, Jeff Fields,
Jerry Probst, Bill Huser (compiler)

Owling:  one party hour, ten party miles driven
Daytime:  17.5 party hours, 149 party miles driven, 6 party miles walked

TOTAL SPECIES:  43
 
 

Mallard	155
Common Goldeneye	32
Common Merganser	22
Bald Eagle, adult	7
Bald Eagle, imm.	1
Northern Harrier	4
Sharp-shinned Hawk	1
Cooper's Hawk	1
Red-tailed Hawk	22
Rough-legged Hawk	6
Golden Eagle	1
American Kestrel	6
Greater Prairie-Chicken	7
Ring-necked Pheasant	36
Rock Pigeon	12
Mourning Dove	1
Eastern Screech-Owl	2
Great Horned Owl	3
Barred Owl	2
Long-eared Owl	1
Belted Kingfisher	1
Red-bellied Woodpecker	14
Downy Woodpecker	10
Hairy Woodpecker	6
Northern Flicker	22
Horned Lark	1
Blue Jay	20
Black-billed Magpie	1
American Crow	58
Black-capped Chickadee	45
White-breasted Nuthatch	12
Eastern Bluebird	12
American Robin	600
Cedar Waxwing	27
Northern Shrike	3
European Starling	288
Northern Cardinal	36
American Tree Sparrow	154
Dark-eyed Junco	134
Purple Finch	2
House Finch	2
Pine Siskin	6
American Goldfinch	70
House Sparrow	10
TOTAL INDIVIDUALS	1856

CALAMUS CBC:  January 01, 2005
 
 

SPECIES	NO. SEEN	MAX. ON A COUNT AND YEAR OBSERVED	NO. OF PREVIOUS COUNTS FOUND
Canada Goose	267	8240 in 1994	16
Cackling Goose	7	1st year as separate sp.	0
Trumpeter Swan	cw	4 in 2002	3
Mallard	2209	10094 in 1997	16
Northern Pintail	cw	40 in 1997	3
Green-winged Teal	4	110 in 2003	9
Common Goldeneye	327	previous high 306 in 2002	16
Common Merganser	1048	previous high 809 in 2002	16
Ring-necked Pheasant	2	26 in 1988	15
Sharp-tailed Grouse	40	129 in 1994	11
Greater Prairie-Chicken	53	322 in 1994	15
Wild Turkey	237	244 in 1996	13
Northern Bobwhite	68	previous high 29 in 1996	12
Great Blue Heron	1	2 in 1988	1
Bald Eagle, adult	44	previous high 34 in 1999	16
immature	25	-	-
Northern Harrier	1	8 in 1994	13
Sharp-shinned Hawk	cw	2 in 2000	7
Cooper's Hawk	1	3 in 2002	9
Red-tailed Hawk	5	25 in 1988	16
Rough-legged Hawk	4	37 in 1996	16
Buteo species	2	-	-
American Kestrel	2	19 in 1991	16
Merlin	1	2 in 1988	6
Wilson's Snipe	3	3 in 2002	2
Ring-billed Gull	1500	previous high 21 in 1988	3
Herring Gull	314	1st time observed on count	0
Great Horned Owl	2	17 in 2002	15
Belted Kingfisher	1	5 in 1995	12
Red-bellied Woodpecker	3	6 in 2002	14
Downy Woodpecker	16	27 in 2002	16
Hairy Woodpecker	3	7 in 1994	15
Northern Flicker	-	-	-
yellow-shafted	8	28 in 1988	13
red x yellow hybrid	1	3 in 1988	2
unidentified race	6	57 in 2001	6
Northern Shrike	3	31 in 1994	14
Blue Jay	4	13 in 1998	12
American Crow	9568	9602 in 2003	16
Horned Lark	200	754 in 1996	12
Black-capped Chickadee	18	96 in 1999	16
Red-breasted Nuthatch	1	5 in 1997	9
White-breasted Nuthatch	7	13 in 1995	15
Townsend's Solitaire	4	9 in 2001	5
American Robin	10216	13136 in 2003	16
European Starling	308	5940 in 2003	16
Cedar Waxwing	1742	previous high 1167 in 2002	16
Amer. Tree Sparrow	360	935 in 1992	16
Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon	3	6 in 1998	3
Slate-colored	160	261 in 1998	3
Lapland Longspur	4	154 in 2001	4
Northern Cardinal	15	28 in 2002	14
Red-winged Blackbird	85	1020 in 2003	10
Rusty Blackbird	1	9 in 1998	1
Purple Finch	5	previous high 2 in 2002	4
House Finch	67	95 in 1995	8
American Goldfinch	753	1064 in 2001	15
House Sparrow	101	637 in 1989	16
TOTAL OBSERVED:  29830
50 SPECIES +  3 COUNT WEEK (cw)

BEAVER VALLEY CBC (near Petersburg in Boone Co.):  January 02, 2005

We did a very chilly CBC in Boone Co.  Just 2 of us and 1 feeder watcher.
The temperature varied from 13-34 degrees.  No wind, no snow, partly sunny.
There wasn't much moving at first (cars, people or birds because of the ice!)
We logged 4 miles on foot and 52 miles by car in 8 hours.

We ended up with 31 species and 402 birds total. The Bald Eagle count was
way down - only 5 - but we saw lots of raptors which included a Merlin,
8 Red-tailed hawks and 1 Harlan's Hawk as well as Rough-legged hawks and
a No. Harrier. Several of the highlights of the day were a Golden-crowned
Kinglet, a Loggerhead Shrike, and a Great Horned owl carrying a rabbit.
 
 

SPECIES	FIELD COUNT	FEEDER COUNT
blackbird sp.	33	-
Blue Jay	-	3
Brewer's Blackbird	1	-
Brown Creeper	2	-
Cardinal, Northern	-	1
Chickadee, Black-capped	11	-
Crow, American	17	-
Bald Eagle, mature	3	-
Bald Eagle, immature	2	-
Flicker, Northern	7	1
Golden-crowned Kinglet	1	-
Great Horned Owl	1	-
House Finch	2	23
House Sparrow	15	40
Loggerhead Shrike	1	-
Mallard	50	-
Merlin	1	-
Northern Harrier	1	-
Nuthatch, Red-breasted	1	3
Nuthatch, White-breasted	5	2
Pheasant, Ring-necked	1	-
Prairie-Chicken, Greater	9	-
Red-tailed Hawk	8	-
Red-tailed Hawk, Harlan's	1	-
Robin, American	44	-
Rock Pigeon	56	-
Rough-legged Hawk	4	-
Sharp-shinned Hawk	-	1
Starling, European	40	-
Tree Sparrow, American	83	-
Woodpecker, Downy	1	2
Woodpecker, Hairy	1	2
Woodpecker, Red-bellied	1	-

The Mallard, Blackbird, Crow and Blue Jay counts were way down than from
previous years.  You may wonder about the Loggerhead Shrike but Don got
within 20 ft. of it and it sat there letting him get a very good look at
it.  The eagle count was low compared to other years also.

Don and Colleen Noecker
Albion in Boone Co.
dcnoecker(at)cablene.c o m