Following are an archive of Christmas Bird Counts posted here as this website is being redesigned a bit.  Thanks

Cranbrook #117 28-Dec-2016
Fifteen field observers in four teams and 10 feeder watchers participated on the Cranbrook Count on the 28th of December, 2016.  Temperatures were chilly that day, starting at -8 C, and snow depth was up to a couple of feet; but the roads were clear.  After a warm autumn and the late arrival of snow, the chill set in quickly the beginning of December.  Many birds were caught off guard then, as was I on Count Day when I was awoken by my cell phone ringing in my ear rather than my alarm clock – I had slept in!
 
A first time on any count for us was Northern Shovelor – four hung around the sewage lagoons from late autumn to be counted!  Now (January), even the top component is frozen over, so I hope the big-bills have found somewhere else to go.
 
Bufflehead and Common Goldeneye numbers were low, but this year gave us the highest number of Mallards ever!  We’ve averaged 176 over 33 years but this year got a whopping 434 – this even after the city banned feeding them at the Mall last summer. 
 
Bald Eagle numbers were up a bit – 9 compared to a 4.2 average. 2 Red-taileds and a Cooper’s showed but we dipped on Rough-legged.  Single requisite Pygmy-Owl and Merlin complied.
 
Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers showed good numbers, both a bit above average which is about a dozen each.  Flickers-18 and Pileated-8 likewise.
 
Our three jays, Gray, Steller’s, and Blue, were more or less average in number – usually a half dozen of each.  We got 7 Blue Jay this year compared to an all-time high of 25 in 2014 – they can be surprisingly quiet when they want to.
 
Clark’s Nutcrackers were down to 3 from the average of 18. Raven and Crow (American) numbers did a total flip!  We usually get twice as many Ravens as Crows but this year we got 293 Crows and only 188 Ravens!  Very unusual and contrary to our recently updated checklist.  What’s going on there?
 
Mountain and Black-capped Chickadee are pretty much equal in number here, with this year’s ratio favoring the latter slightly:  BCCH 94 and MOCH 113. No Chestnut-backed compared to 6 two years ago.  Even though they breed just up the Saint Mary’s River a bit, they are usually only a rare winter feeder visitor in the valley – maybe they all head to the West Kootenay side of Purcells in winter.
 
Red-breasted Nuthatch were up a bit to 51 individuals – still not as high as the maximum of 84 on the 101st count.  One White-breasted was ticked as was a surprise Pygmy Nuthatch at a feeder in count week.  They usually hang around Wycliffe or Fort Steele, not Cranbrook.
 
Thrushes (TOSO, AMRO) were down or did not show (VATH).  Take away a zero from our high of almost 5000 Bohemian Waxwings in December of 2005 and you will get how many we recorded this year.  So variable! But we average about 900.
 
House Finch numbers were up a bit (266/214 avg.) but it was an ‘off’ year for the rest of the ‘winter finches’ – Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Common Redpoll, and Pine Siskin; Evening Grosbeak were missed completely and zero is quite disappointing compared to the 105 Pine Grosbeaks from last year.

So the Northern Shovelor gives us a total of 101 species ever seen on the Cranbrook Christmas Bird Count.  Our species count this year, not including the 3 in count week, was spot on average at 42 species, of which we are very proud.    Thank you to Bob and Gretchen for hosting the count up.  D. Cooper reporting.

Species and numbers list: Green = good, Dark Red = very good, Gold = normal, Pink = low,
Mallard 434
Northern Shovelor 4
Common Goldeneye 3
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruffed Grouse 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 9
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 98
Northern Pygmy-Owl 1
Downy Woodpecker 19
Hairy Woodpecker 14
Northern Flicker 18
Pileated Woodpecker 8
Merlin 1
Northern Shrike 3
Gray Jay 3
Steller's Jay 4
Blue Jay 7
Black-billed Magpie 1
Clark's Nutcracker 3
American Crow 293
Common Raven 188
Black-capped Chickadee 94
Mountain chickadee 113
Red-breasted Nuthatch 51
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Pygmy Nuthatch cw, 1
Brown Creeper 2
American Dipper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Townsend's Solitaire 3
American Robin 4
European Starling cw
Bohemian Waxwing 507
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Song Sparrow 12
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 266
Cassin's Finch 1
Red Crossbill 9
Common Redpoll cw, 1
Pine Siskin 2
House Sparrow 2

42 species reported
2230 Individuals

Missed:
Bufflehead
Great-Blue Heron
Mourning Dove
Pine Grosbeak
White-winged Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak

Kimberley #117 4-Jan-2017  Full Report
Fifteen field observers in 5 teams braved the clear bitter morning temperature of -32 C to go count birds from Wycliffe to Wasa, Kootenay Reserve to Kimberley.  A couple of us even cross-country skied the Rails to Trails.  Six feeder counters helped us out, too.  The warmest it got was -18 C.
 
The cold made for fewer numbers of individual birds (not counters, fortunately); we got three-quarters of what we usually get.  This made the day seem long, and the warm pub promised for the end of the day more inviting, but our species count was actually a bit above average at 43 full species compared to the average of 39 over 25 years.
 
Waterfowl are always few without warm sewage lagoons like Cranbrook – Wasa Lake is usually frozen – but 19 Common Goldeneye and a Common Merganser were picked up on the St. Mary’s River.  Three teams got Wild Turkey including a flock of 27 in an alley in Chapman Camp.  Then there’s the three that have been hanging out at the Mark Creek Bridge in Marysville for the past few weeks; someone has even put up a “Turkey Crossing” sign because it is such a sharp and blind corner.
 
Like Cranbrook’s count a week earlier, Bald Eagle numbers were above average with 14 seen in the circle.  Other raptors and such seen were one Golden Eagle, one Northern Goshawk, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, and one Northern Pygmy-Owl.  We’ve dipped on Merlin the last three years in a row! What?
 
Eurasian Collared-Doves are increasing slowly but steadily from 3 being recorded first on the December 2011 count to 18 this year.  Kimberley usually gets a few more Downy, Hairy, and Flickers than Cranbrook and this year did not disappoint with 24, 18, and 33 respectively.  Flicker were particularly higher than the average of 21. Their maximum of 39 was recorded on Count #113 and #115. 
 
We dipped on Gray Jay but got usual numbers of Steller’s (8) and Blue’s (5).  Our Crows and Ravens did not show the same flip in numbers as Cranbrook Count but our American Crow count was over twice the average (65 seen/26 avg.), perhaps because the CBC coincided with the first day of school; our kids go out at recess even at -18; a guaranteed snack bar is inviting.
 
Black-capped Chickadee numbers were up, recording 200 individuals, and Mountains were average at 96.  Both nuthatches were low in number (28 and 4) but Kimberley got 3 more White-breasted than Cranbrook.  There are usually a few American Robins around, surprising to non- and new birders, and this year there were 5.  A feeder watcher in Wasa managed to turn up a Varied Thrush, and Townsend’s Solitaire numbers were up a bit to 9.  The Mountain Bluebird reported throughout December living at the airport was not picked up.  Hopefully, it was somewhere cozy and warm.
 
Bohemian Waxing numbers were low with only 253 seen out of the usual average of at least a thousand.  Junco numbers were high at two instead of one dozen.  House Finch numbers were also over double the average with almost 200 recorded.  The other winter finches were significantly lower at about a fifth of what is usually seen, except for American Goldfinch which was double the average at 26 recorded.  Thank you to Marysville Pub for accommodating our count up.  D. Cooper reporting.

Species and numbers list: Green = good, Gold = normal, Pink = low, Black = cool to get
Common Goldeneye 19
Common Merganser 1
Ruffed Grouse 4
Wild Turkey 66
Golden Eagle 1
Northern Goshawk 1
Bald Eagle 14
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 28
Eurasian Collared-Dove 18
Northern Pygmy-Owl 1
Down Woodpecker 24
Hairy Woodpecker 18
Northern Flicker 33
Pileated Woodpecker 14
Northern Shrike 1
Steller's Jay 8
Blue Jay 5
Black-billed Magpie 18
Clark's Nutcracker 33
American Crow 65
Common Raven 76
Black-capped Chickadee 200
Mountain Chickadee 96
Red-breasted Nuthatch 28
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
American Dipper 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Townsend's Solitaire 9
American Robin 5
Varied Thrush cw, 1
Bohemian Waxwing 253
Snow Bunting 5
American Tree Sparrow 7
Dark-eyed Junco 24
Song Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 8
House Finch 195
Red Crossbill 10
Common Redpoll 10
Pine Siskin 12
American Goldfinch 26
Evening Grosbeak 15

42 species
1372 individuals

Missed:
Gray Jay
Brown Creeper
Pine Grosbeak
House Sparrow

Cranbrook #116 - December 27, 2015
This year we had 16 birders out in the field split into 4 groups and WOW, 12 feeder counters.  9AM to 4:30PM.
Overcast all day, -10 to -6 with no snow or rain.
There were 1876 birds and 49 different species as listed below
Last Year 2333 birds and 46 different species

Species                               # seen        
Canada Goose                            9            
Mallard                                   171                        
Bufflehead                                  2            
Common Goldeneye                   17  
Barrow's Goldeneye                     2          
Hooded  Merganser                      7
Wild Turkey                               41
Cooper's Hawk                            2                       
Bald Eagle                                 12            
Rough-legged Hawk                    1                   
Merlin                                        5             
Rock Pigeon                            116           
Eurasian Collared-Dove               1                      
Downy Woodpecker                   25             
Hairy Woodpecker                     20            
Northern Flicker                        28             
Pileated Woodpecker                  6             
Northern Shrike                         3             
Gray Jay                                    6             
Steller's Jay                               8             
Blue Jay                                   18            
Clark's Nutcracker                     22             
Black-billed Magpie                      1            
American Crow                        100             
Common Raven                       163           
Black-capped Chickadee           169            
Mountain Chickadee                   84            
Chestnut-backed Chickadee          1            
chickadee sp.                               3           
Red-breasted Nuthatch               61            
White-breasted Nuthatch              2                   
American Dipper                         10           
Golden-crowned Kinglet                1           
Townsend's Solitaire                     5                     
European Starling                       25            
Bohemian Waxwing                   105            
Song Sparrow                             15           
Dark-eyed Junco                           4
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch             35          
Pine Grosbeak                            105             
House Finch                               282
Cassin's Finch                               10            
Red Crossbill                                15
White-winged Crossbill                  10          
Common Redpoll                          90
Hoary Redpoll                                7           
Pine Siskin                                     6          
American Goldfinch                         9         
Evening Grosbeak                         12             
House Sparrow                             24             
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Kimberley CBC 116 – January 2, 2016
It was very cold this year starting at 9 AM it was -16c warming to only -14c.
Likely why we had only 6 people coming out into the field which made only 3 teams exploring the 24 kilometre diameter circle.

Total Individuals 1845      Total Species Reported 48
  Last Year             4064           Total Species Reported 41

Species                               # seen        
Mallard                                       1             
Common Goldeneye                    15                    
Wild Turkey                                 4            
Bald Eagle                                   1
Red-tailed Hawk                           1
Rough-legged Hawk                      1
Wilson's Snipe                              2            
Rock Pigeon                               25             
Eurasian Collared-Dove                 5            
Mourning Dove                             2             
Northern Pygmy-Owl                     1             
Downy Woodpecker                    31             
Hairy Woodpecker                      19             
American Three-toed
Woodpecker                                 1                        
Northern Flicker                          19             
Pileated Woodpecker                     7                         
Steller's Jay                                17             
Blue Jay                                      11             
Clark's Nutcracker                      51             
Black-billed Magpie                     14            
American Crow                          49            
Common Raven                         93             
Black-capped Chickadee             95            
Mountain Chickadee                   80
Chestnut-backed Chickadee          6             
chickadee sp.                            20             
Red-breasted Nuthatch              32             
White-breasted Nuthatch             2
Pacific Wren                                1                       
Brown Creeper                            3            
American Dipper                         2
Golden-crowned Kinglet               4
Townsend's Solitaire                    2           
American Robin                           2
Varied Thrush                              3            
European Starling                        4           
Bohemian Waxwing                   490
Snow Bunting                             65       
American Tree Sparrow                 6  
Dark-eyed Junco                         12          
Song Sparrow                               2                         
Pine Grosbeak                             87                      
House Finch                                32            
Red Crossbill                               68             
Common Redpoll                        311             
Pine Siskin                                     2             
American Goldfinch                       11
Evening Grosbeak                         78            
House Sparrow                             55             

Fernie CBC December 14, 2014
2056 individual birds
42 species
Had 15 participants this year and the weather was great. The birds were spread out given the easy pickin's with food sources, i.e. there is still plenty of berries, and open ground and water within the circle this year.  Some species appear to be low but I think this is due to the factors above. - Kevin Knight

Mallard                     224
Common Goldeneye    62
Common Merganser    cw
Ruffed Grouse              2
Bald Eagle                    5
Red-tailed Hawk            1 
Merlin                           1
Wilson's Snipe               2
Rock Pigeon                cw
Northern Pygmy Owl      1
Belted Kingfisher            1
Downy Woodpecker        6
Hairy Woodpecker          1
Northern Flicker            25
Pileated Woodpecker       1
Northern Shrike              2
Gray Jay                         1
Steller's Jay                    8
Blue Jay                         9
Black-billed Magpie        16
American Crow              26
Common Raven             79
Black-capped Chickadee 192
Mountain Chickadee        22
Red-breasted Nuthatch     6
White-breasted Nuthatch   1
Brown Creeper                  2
American Dipper               7
Golden-crowned Kinglet   11
American Robin               cw
European Starling              4
Bohemian Waxwing        867
Cedar Waxwing                  3
Song Sparrow                    3
Dark-eyed Junco              17
Snow Bunting                  14
Pine Grosbeak                233
House Finch                       5
Red Crossbill                      6
Common Redpoll             140
Pine Siskin                          6
House Sparrow                  45
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Elkford on December 18, 2014
Cloudy all day with highs of 0 and a low of -4c
5 people in 3 parties out in the field and 3 feeder watchers - Ulrike Sliworsky
Total Individuals 454
Total Species 27

Mallard                          12
Spruce Grouse                 1
Coopers Hawk                  1
Rock Pigeon                     2
Downy Woodpecker          5
Hairy Woodpecker            4
Northern Flicker                1
Pileated Woodpecker         1
Grey Jay                         17
Steller’s Jay                     34
Blue Jay                            1
Clark’s Nutcracker            34
Black-billed Magpie          11
American Crow                 7
Common Raven               22
Black-capped Chickadee   24
Mountain Chickadee         1
Red-breasted Nuthatch      11
White-breasted Nuthatch    5
American Dipper                2
Townsend’s Solitaire          2
Bohemian Waxwing         12
Pine Grosbeak                  25
Common Redpoll              60
Hoary Redpoll                    6
Pine Sisken                        6
Evening Grosbeak            138
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Cranbrook - December 20, 2014
There were 13 birders out in the field split into 4 groups and 7 feeder counters.  9AM to 4:30PM.
Overcast all day, -1 to -3 with no snow or rain.
There were 2333 birds and 46 different species as listed below.  - Greg Ross

HC = High Count
cw = seen during count week but not on count day (3 days before and after)

Species                               # seen        HC/CBC#    # prev. counts seen
Canada Goose                            1             160/90               12
Mallard                                   389             389/115             31
Green-winged Teal                      2             6/105                  6
Bufflehead                                37             37/115               14
Common Goldeneye                  17             45/108                31
Hooded  Merganser                     2             5/85                     5
Common Loon                            1             1/115                   2
Bald Eagle                                  4             10/103               27
Northern Goshawk                    cw             2/108                 10
Red-tailed Hawk                         1             3/101                  13
American Kestrel                        1             1/115                    2
Merlin                                        2             3/103                  13
Rock Pigeon                            132            281/108               12
Eurasian Collared-Dove               1             2/113                    2
Mourning Dove                         cw             5/105                  11
Northern Pygmy-Owl                   1             8/104                  23
Belted Kingfisher                         1             3/114                  20
Downy Woodpecker                   15             19/96                  31
Hairy Woodpecker                     10             23/86                  31
Northern Flicker                        26             34/114                 28
Pileated Woodpecker                 10             11/106                 29
Northern Shrike                       cw             5/105                   22
Gray Jay                                  12             12/115                  27
Steller's Jay                               9             15/114                  28
Blue Jay                                   25             25/115                 19
Clark's Nutcracker                     14             90/112                 31
Black-billed Magpie                      1             5/91                    23
American Crow                          89             147/111               28
Common Raven                       180             849/96                 31
Black-capped Chickadee           122             183/103               31
Mountain Chickadee                   86             161/101               31
Chestnut-backed Chickadee          6             6/115                    4
chickadee sp.                               7             47/101                26
Red-breasted Nuthatch               34             84/101                31
White-breasted Nuthatch              1             14/104                28
Brown Creeper                             2             5/109                 20
American Dipper                           3             23/106               31
Golden-crowned Kinglet              cw             13/100               15
Townsend's Solitaire                     8             39/102                26
American Robin                          cw             103/102             18
European Starling                      181             181/115             27
Bohemian Waxwing                    452             4950/106           28
Song Sparrow                               6             40/99                 27
Dark-eyed Junco                           8             40/101               17
Pine Grosbeak                             23             92/95                 16
House Finch                               169             465/102             24
Red Crossbill                                32             241/101             23
Common Redpoll                        110             392/102             22
Pine Siskin                                   40             86/102               19
American Goldfinch                         4             30/96                  8
Evening Grosbeak                         30             296/96               27
House Sparrow                             26             348/105             24
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Kimberley CBC 115 – January 4, 2015

Total Individuals 4064      Total Species Reported 41

Species                               # seen        HC/CBC#    # prev. counts seen
Mallard                                     cw             24/99               16
Common Goldeneye                   cw             42/114             12
Common Merganser                     1             10/103               4
Ruffed Grouse                             2             4/108                17
Wild Turkey                               59             158/101            15
Bald Eagle                                   2             14/98               23
Rock Pigeon                               28             69/114             12
Eurasian Collared-Dove                 3             17/114               4
Mourning Dove                             5             12/113               9
Northern Pygmy-Owl                   cw             5/111               13
Downy Woodpecker                    26             32/104              23
Hairy Woodpecker                      23             27/111              23
American Three-toed
Woodpecker                                 1             3/106                 3
Black-backed
Woodpecker                                 1             1/115                 2
Northern Flicker                          39             39/115             23
Pileated Woodpecker                     7             11/96               23
Gray Jay                                      1             16/96               20
Steller's Jay                                 6             18/107              21
Blue Jay                                      2             14/101              18
Clark's Nutcracker                      48             221/107            23
Black-billed Magpie                      9             33/103              23
American Crow                          17             111/101             22
Common Raven                       122             333/94               23
Black-capped Chickadee           156             313/104             23
Mountain Chickadee                 132             201/104             23
chickadee sp.                              6             194/98               22
Red-breasted Nuthatch              21             87/112               23
White-breasted Nuthatch             1             21/95                 23
Pygmy Nuthatch                         3            4/113                    3
Brown Creeper                            1             4/113                 14
American Dipper                         3             7/112                  20
Townsend's Solitaire                    2             19/104               20
American Robin                           3             30/100               16
European Starling                      18            62/111                16
Bohemian Waxwing                   2932       2975/100               23
American Tree Sparrow               4             27/104                  9
Song Sparrow                             1             18/103                14
Brewer's Blackbird                       1             1/115                   2
Pine Grosbeak                         143             167/113              19
Cassin's Finch                           cw             32/100                  9
House Finch                            104             180/102               21
Red Crossbill                              3             116/96                 18
Common Redpoll                        1             LC 807/102           18
Pine Siskin                               48             231/102                11
American Goldfinch                   37             HC, 37/115             6
House Sparrow                         39             124/103                16
Passer Sp.                                 3

Ruth and Jackie did a great job in organizing our Winter Social this year. Naturalists from Cranbrook and Kimberley met at the Kimberley Nordic Club Trails for x-country skiing and snowshoeing, than afterwards gathered for the social and a fantastic potluck dinner.  

The Rocky Mountain Naturalists held their Annual General Meeting on January 18, 2017.  The new executive now included; Greg Ross, BC Nature Director, Linda Hastings, Treasurer, Helga Knote, Vice President, Virginia Rasch, President, Marianne Nahm, Secretary and George Rogers, Past President.

Cranbrook
Fifteen field observers in four teams and 10 feeder watchers participated on the Cranbrook Count on the 28th of December, 2016.  Temperatures were chilly that day, starting at -8 C, and snow depth was up to a couple of feet; but the roads were clear.  After a warm autumn and the late arrival of snow, the chill set in quickly the beginning of December.

​You can see more details regarding both the Cranbrook and Kimberley Christmas Bird Counts on our Bird & Nature Counts /Reports page. 

Kimberley
Fifteen field observers in 5 teams braved the clear bitter morning temperature of -32 C to go count birds from Wycliffe to Wasa, Kootenay Reserve to Kimberley.  A couple of us even cross-country skied the Rails to Trails.  Six feeder counters helped us out, too.  The warmest it got was -18 C.

Our annual spring club camp in June was well attended in Radium this year. Most stayed at the Dry Gulch Provincial Campground (don't be fooled by the name is was a beautiful spot) and others stayed in nearby hotels.   We enjoyed two evening meals together, early morning birding and various trips. Guided by RMN member Randy Hopkins we visited the Zehnder Ranch which included a walk around and lots of great birding.  We also visited the Wilmer area overlooking the Columbia Valley and a couple of small lakes.  A mixed hiking/biking trip to the Old Coach Trail with many beautiful overlooks again of the Columbia Valley, this time from the east side.

A beautiful, sunny, warm day for everyone.  This year our lowest temperature at 6AM was 3°, creeping up to 22° in the afternoon.
 
We enjoyed our meal and count-up at The Heid Out in Cranbrook as great bird stories fluttered about.
 
Four teams took part, raising $105.00 to be donated to an environmental cause in the Kootenays.
 
The total number of species seen by all of the teams was 144, compared to last year’s 140.
 
The winning team, Cooper’s Hawks, Dianne, Dean, and Joe found 119 species followed by the Craned-necked Out-of-timers with 92 species.  Special note to the Pedal and Paddle team for their environmental endeavor, getting 80 species and The Tea Party for their stories of their actual bush tea party, good china and all, and having 74 species 
Congratulations to everyone!
 
Cooper’s Hawks
Dianne, Dean and Joe
Spotted 119 species
 
Crane-necked Out-of-timers
Greg, Sue, Glenda and Helga
Spotted 92 species
 
Pedal and Paddle
Ruth, Kent, Karen, Tara, Jim and Laura
Spotted 80 species
 
The Tea Party
Cathy, Audrey and Andrea
Spotted 74 species

​   You can see more detail on our Bird & Nature Counts page HERE. 

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Yes, over 500 people attended the "Turtle Day" at Elizabeth Lake on April 25th!  The Rocky Mountain Naturalists and the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program did a GREAT job!  Thanks to the local schools (3) and classes (8) that attended, 220 of you, and the public, for coming out.  There were 4 stations displaying various aspects of the turtles live cycle.  
Here are a few pictures.
(Gerry Warner Pictures)

Tell us your birding goals or results in the comment section. Did you keep track? How many species did you see?

January
Our club is wonderfully varied in interests and skills. For those of us who are more 'avid' birders, or for those wishing to practice their birding, winter is a good time to view our resident species.

On average, 51 species of birds have been recorded on eBird for the East Kootenay over the past six years.

This year, 56 species have been recorded in the regional district.
EBird  EK

​There are higher than usual numbers of Pine Grosbeak and White-winged Crossbill. Numbers of Bohemian Waxing are lower than usual.

Of all the species that have ever been recorded, there are still a couple of dozen we could get in January.  Since our club is not doing a 'Winter Challenge' this year, perhaps you would like to focus on getting  these for the monthly list and adding them to eBird (for eBird beginners, I recommend starting with the 'Incidental' or 'Stationary' types of checklists - correct species, date, time, location, and duration are all you really need).


Here are the possible species we could add to the January list:


TRUS  NOPI  GWTE  RNDU  HOME  RBME  DUGR  PBGR  RNGR  TUVU  GOEA  NOHA  NOGO  AMCO  KILL  MODO  BDOW  NSWO  NHOW  ATTW  AMKE  HOLA  BOCH  PYNU  MOBL  BRTH  CEWA  WCSP  WTSP  BRBL  GCRF  CAFI  HORE  AMGO

For those not familiar with these abbreviations, take a guess! Consider this a quiz! Browse a bird guide or the eBird Web page linked above for clues!

Happy birding!


February
31-Jan-2016

Way to go team of 30 eBirders! You have recorded above average species for January with 68 species - 17 species above the average of 51!

And the muffin prize goes to the contributors to Wardner--Ha  Ha Creek Rd hotspot with DOUBLE the number of species compared to the closest hotspot (number-wise) of Marysville.  To collect your muffin .....  P-)

FEBRUARY eBIRD GOAL:  52. And it's a leap year! Go!

Dianne C.
Kimberley, BC