Spirit Lake Christmas Bird Count
Species |
CBC |
Observed |
Highest Number Observed |
January 5, 2016 |
Past 19 Years |
Canada Goose |
2 |
16 |
103('14) |
Tundra Swan |
1 |
2('09) |
|
American Wigeon |
- |
3 |
2('98'99) |
Mallard |
59 |
19 |
250 ('97) |
Redhead |
- |
1 |
1('06) |
Ring-necked Duck |
- |
3 |
2('07'14) |
Greater Scaup |
- |
2 |
2('97) |
Lesser Scaup |
2 |
3 |
1('07',08) |
Long-tailed Duck |
- |
4 |
3('97) |
Bufflehead |
12 |
19 |
48('11) |
Common Goldeneye |
56 |
19 |
56('16) |
Barrow's Goldeneye |
30 |
15 |
30('16) |
| Barrow'sXCommon Hybrid | 1 |
1 |
1('16) |
Hooded Merganser |
- |
2 |
16('01) |
Common Merganser |
52 |
18 |
140('97) |
Red-breasted Merganser |
- |
1 |
1('99) |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
- |
2 |
1('98'02) |
Ruffed Grouse |
- |
16 |
14('97) |
Wild Turkey |
184 |
17 |
244('08) |
California Quail |
10 |
7 |
86('05) |
Common Loon |
9 |
10('04) |
|
Pacific Loon |
1 |
1('13) |
|
Pied-billed Grebe |
1 |
15 |
4('99) |
Horned Grebe |
22 |
18 |
88(‘11) |
Red-necked Grebe |
2 |
12 |
10('04) |
Eared Grebe |
- |
1 |
1('07) |
Western Grebe |
- |
3 |
3('97) |
Double-crested Cormorant |
- |
1 |
1('07) |
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
8 |
3('97'01) |
Bald Eagle adult |
15 |
18 |
53(14) |
|
Immature |
2 |
8 |
7(97) |
unknown |
1 |
1('13) |
|
Northern Harrier |
- |
1 |
1('99) |
Cooper's Hawk |
- |
1 |
1('03) |
Northern Goshawk |
- |
3 |
2('14) |
Red-tailed Hawk |
3 |
16 |
10('12'14) |
Rough-legged Hawk |
- |
7 |
7('99) |
hawk sp (Buteo) |
3 |
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American Kestrel |
- |
1 |
1('02) |
American Coot |
- |
15 |
51('09) |
falcon (small) |
- |
2 |
1('13) |
| Mew Gull | 1 |
1 |
1('16) |
Ring-billed Gull |
9 |
17 |
125('98) |
California Gull |
15 |
15 |
100('00) |
Herring Gull |
- |
8 |
6('98) |
Gull Sp. |
27 |
11 |
41('12) |
Rock Pigeon |
- |
10 |
52(97) |
Eurasian-collared Dove |
- |
1 |
2('13) |
Mourning Dove |
3 |
15/ 1 cw |
36('98) |
Great-horned Owl |
- |
4 |
1('99'03'12'14) |
N. Pygmy Owl |
- |
12 |
5('97) |
Barred Owl |
- |
2 |
1('00'06) |
Belted Kingfisher |
- |
6 |
4('03) |
Downy Woodpec.. |
2 |
10 |
9('97'99'00) |
Hairy Woodpecker |
5 |
19 |
9('01) |
Black-b Woodpecker |
- |
1 |
1('02 |
Northern Flicker |
20 |
19 |
41('01 |
Piliated Woodpecker |
- |
11 |
3('14) |
Northern Shrike |
1 |
15 |
5('99'03) |
Gray Jay |
1 |
15, 2cw |
11 ('97) |
Steller's Jay |
5 |
13, 1cw |
5 ('02) |
Western Scrub-Jay |
1 cw |
1 cw ('11) |
|
Clark's Nutcracker |
- |
4, 1 cw |
17 ('01) |
Black-billed Magpie |
4 |
16 |
12 ('99) |
American Crow |
44 |
17 |
115 ('14) |
Common Raven |
117 |
19 |
187 ('05) |
Horned Lark |
- |
1 |
1 ('99) |
Black-capped Chickadee |
117 |
19 |
319 ('03) |
Mountain Chickadee |
23 |
19 |
86 ('97) |
Chestnt-backed Chickadee |
6 |
18 |
37 ('97) |
Chickadee sp. |
38 |
17 |
60 ('10) |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
25 |
19 |
88 ('05) |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
- |
3 |
1 ('05'08) |
Pygmy Nuthatch |
7 |
10 |
10 ('01) |
Brown Creeper |
4 |
11 |
10 ('06) |
Canyon Wren |
- |
1 |
1 ('12) |
Pacific Wren |
1 |
11 |
5 ('00) |
American Dipper |
1 |
2 |
1 ('06'16 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
10 |
18 |
54 ('01) |
Townsend's Solitaire |
1 |
9 |
2 ('99'01'02'03'09) |
American Robin |
- |
9 |
26 ('10) |
Varied Thrush |
- |
4+1cw |
6 ('03) |
European Starling |
8 |
19 |
140 ('09) |
Bohemian Waxwing |
- |
10 |
134 ('06) |
Cedar Waxwing |
- |
4 |
18 ('13) |
Waxwing sp |
- |
1 |
150 ('12) |
Song Sparrow |
20 |
19 |
20 ('16) |
Dark-eyed Junco |
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...Oregon |
30 |
18 |
83 ('98) |
...Slate-colored |
1 |
5 |
17 ('07) |
Red-winged Blackbird |
- |
2 |
4 ('13) |
Snow Bunting |
- |
1 |
120 ('01) |
Pine Grosbeak |
- |
5 |
63 ('13) |
Cassin's Finch |
- |
1 |
5 ('08) |
House Finch |
135 |
19 |
135 ('16) |
Finch sp |
- |
4 |
13 ('02) |
Red Crossbill |
16 |
13 |
124 ('01) |
Common Redpoll |
20 |
7 |
319 ('02) |
Pine Siskin |
5 |
15, 1 cw |
270 ('00) |
American Goldfinch |
2 |
12, 1 cw |
40 ('08) |
Evening Grosbeak |
16 |
11 |
99 ('11) |
House Sparrow |
- |
9 |
105 ('00) |
| Total Individuals | 1193 |
1555('02) |
|
| Total Species | 46 |
58('13) |
|
| Teams | 4 |
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| Field Observers | 16 |
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| Feeder Observers | |||
| Miles on foot | 6.25 |
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| Miles by car | 302.6 |
||
| Hours on foot | 8 hr |
||
| Hours by car | 30 hr and 20 min |
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| Hours at feeders | |||
| Temperature | 27-37 |
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| Wind | calm |
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| Snow depth | 0-3 inches |
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| Still water | partly frozen |
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| Moving water | mostly open |
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| Rain or snow | none |
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| Cloud cover | am.pm cloudy some fog |