Salt Lake City Christmas Bird Count

Salt Lake City Christmas Bird Count 2005
reported by Steve Carr

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT, Salt Lake City – 2005, page 1
Name of Bird	1	2	3	4	5*	6	7	8	9	10#	11+	12	13	14#	15	16	17	Total
Pied-billed Grebe								1			4	5	18	3				31
Great Blue Heron								1				3	7	1	5			17
Bl-cr Night Heron								1					9					10
Tundra Swan															40			40
Canada Goose								472		80	713	438	23	420	28			2174
Cackling Goose																		1
Wood Duck										1			1	2				4
Green-wing Teal											14	7	15	145	3			184
Mallard		2				53		353		333	491	23	93	568	162		30	2109
No. Pintail													21	16	482			519
Cinnamon Teal											2		2					4
No. Shoveler											103	9	26	2228	71			2437
Gadwall											27	8	23	91	8			157
Am. Wigeon													5		66			71
Redhead												1		2				3
Ring-neck Duck												2	25	155				182
Lesser Scaup											22		166	7				195
Blue-wing Teal														1				1
Com. Goldeneye											19	6	18	11	44			98
Bar. Goldeneye													1					1
Bufflehead											1		1					2
C. Merganser											2		26					28
H. Merganser											1		5					6
Ruddy Duck											1		6	8				15
Bald Eagle	1										1	1	3	1	18			25
No. Harrier						1					1		12	8	12			33
Sharp-sh Hawk		1	2	2				2	1					1	2	1		12
Cooper’s Hawk	1		2				1						1		1			6
No. Goshawk								1										1
Red-tailed Hawk			2	2		1					1	5	18	20	23	2		74
Rough-leg Hawk													5		2			7
Am. Kestrel	5	1	4	3				3		2	1	17	15	10	28	9		82
Merlin						1						1						1
Peregrine Falcon																	1	1
Prairie Falcon													1		5			6
Chukar																15		15
Ring-n Pheasant													6		8			14
Calif. Quail			7	62		52	12	15	8	12	7			6	18	21		160
Virginia Rail													5					5
Amer. Coot											7	9	30	183	8			237
Killdeer													1				1	2
Gr. Yellowlegs											1		1					2
Wilson’s Snipe											1	1			2			4
Ring-bill Gull	3							10		11	71	116	36	117	82		100	546
Calif. Gull	7		1	1				220		4	183		9	6	13	3	4	451
Herring Gull											2		1					3
Rock Pigeon		1	40	10		49		243		341	26	55	2	966	127	2		1862
Mourning Dove			3	12		20		1		89	1	7	19	82	27		2	263
Eur. Coll-Dove														14				14
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT, Salt Lake City – 2005, page 2
Name of Bird	1	2	3	4	5*	6	7	8	9	10#	11+	12	13	14#	15	16	17	Total
W. Screech-Owl				2														2
Great Horned Owl				1														1
Belt. Kingfisher								1										1
Downy W’pecker			2			1	6			2						1		12
No. Flicker	6	10	17	14		5	2	9	9	10	5	8	8	15	37	11		166
Horned Lark													25					25
Steller’s Jay		1																1
West. Scrub-Jay	18	30	12	28		18	6	7	7	13				8	1	8		156
Bl-billed Magpie		5	100	43		35	4	31	5	53	23	48	32	74	155	26		634
Common Raven								3			4	6	10	1	2	5		31
Amer. Crow						1												1
Bl-cap Chickadeew	11	39	17	52		25	24		5	9	2			5	5	2	9	205
Mntn. Chickadee		2	4	1			1		1					2				11
Brown Creeper	3	2		3			2			1								11
Winter Wren															1			1
Marsh Wren													13					13
Amer. Dipper								1										1
Gold-cr. Kinglet	5			3			2											10
Ruby-cr. Kinglet		5		1		1	2		1	1				1				12
Towns. Solitaire	1		5							1						1		8
Hermit Thrush		2						1		1								4
Amer. Robin	68	15	81	72		28		39	71	86	40	2	2	11	2	24		541
Amer. Pipit													30					30
Boh. Waxwing	15																	15
Cedar Waxwing	55		24	17						104	1							201
Northern Shrike													1					1
Logger. Shrike													1					1
Eur. Starling	375	70	409	500		198		324	120	652	1200	420	225	1830	450	485	40	7298
Yel-rump. Warbler								5		1				1				7
Spotted Towhee		3		27		2	3	6		1			1			4		47
Amer. Tree Sparr.													30		34			64
Song Sparrow		5					5	3		3	1		47	11	23	1		99
Wh-crwn. Sparrow				1		1				11	1		52	47	46	20		149
Wh-thro. Sparrow				1														1
Harris’s Sparrow																1		1
D-eyed Junco	12	25	23	87		13	20	9	4	9	2	2	52	311	34	16	3	212
R-wing. Blackbird										40			25		1			67
Brewer Blackbird															84			84
W. Meadowlark													2	6	53			61
Br-head Cowbird															12			12
Cassin’s Finch				3														3
House Finch	79	5	216	171		147	36	78	24	65	16	53	81	244	68	490	21	1632
Pine Siskin				30		1	8		25							28		92
Lesser Goldfinch			5			1										31		37
Amer. Goldfinch	6		2	1		12	4				21	5	16		39	75		181
Ev. Grosbeak														24				24
House Sparrow	1		53	66		92		8	15	131		140	32	410	274	10	6	1238
Total Sp. / Area	20	19	23	30	--	24	17	28	13	29	39	28	57	45	44	26	11	26,426
Total Species identified on December 17, 2005, Salt Lake City CBC – 97 species
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Total

Here are the Area Locations to put with the Area numbers above:

1- Southeast Bountiful, including Mueller Park and Bountiful Golf Course.

2- City Creek Canyon, including Memory Grove.

3- Avenues area including City Cemetery and Lindsay Gardens.

4- University of Utah, foothills and canyon mouths.

5- Red Butte Canyon and Forest Service land.

6- East Bench, including Pioneer State Park and the Zoo.

7- Emigration Canyon

8- Parley's Gulch and several golf courses

9- Upper Millcreek, a mile or so up the canyon and along the foothills.

10- Southeast Circle – southwest Holladay including Cottonwood Creekside and Murray parks.

11- Southwest Circle –several miles of Jordan River and Meadowbrook Golf Course

12- West Circle includes easternmost of Lee Kay ponds.

13- Airport with golf course and numerous wetlands west and north.

14- Lower Jordan River, close to mouth of river and many nearby ponds and sinks.

15- Northwest Circle – more wetlands in the Jordan River Delta.

16- Capitol Hill, Ensign Peak and Beck Street gravel pits.

17- City Center – mainly Liberty Park

*For 2005, the counts for Areas 4 and 5 were combined.

+In addition to the counts by the 2-man team, a third individual also counted in the Area and saw a few birds that were not registered by the original team.

#In addition, there were two individuals who contributed their feeder counts from within the official circle, which would not have been covered by official counters, and which will be included in the final tally submitted to National.