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On Three new species to the Evanston Count were encountered; Loggerhead Shrike, Spotted Towhee, and Great-tailed Grackle. Other highlights include a nice flock of Black Rosy-Finch, some Cedar Waxwings and 6 Prairie Falcons. Noticeably absent were teal, kingfisher, juncos, and longspurs. "Snowbird" numbers are down. Sage-Grouse numbers are normal but the birds were tough to locate because they're scattered or have migrated just outside the circle.
Count tally is as follows: Canada Goose (small form) cw Mallard
63 Ring-necked Duck
3 Common Goldeneye
36 Barrow?s Goldeneye
3 Common Merganser
2 Greater Sage-Grouse
183 Bald Eagle
28
(Adult 21, immature
7) Northern Harrier
6 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Cooper?s Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Ferruginous Hawk
1 Rough-legged Hawk
13
Golden Eagle
17
(Adult 12, immature 5)
Prairie Falcon
6 Wilson?s Snipe
1 Rock Pigeon
30 Great Horned Owl
2 Short-eared Owl
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern (Red-shafted)
Flicker 4 Loggerhead Shrike
1 Northern Shrike 5 Black-billed Magpie 240 Common Raven
21 Black-capped Chickadee 37 Mountain Chickadee
6 Townsend?s Solitaire 29 American
European Starling
425 Bohemian Waxwing
35 Cedar Waxwing
130 Spotted Towhee
1 American Tree Sparrow
21
Song Sparrow
2 Red-winged Blackbird
9 Brewer?s Blackbird
2 Great-tailed Grackle
1 Gray-crowned
Rosy-Finch 44 Black Rosy-Finch
34 House Finch 67 House Sparrow
98 46 Total Species
1,703
Individuals |