Chilliwack Christmas Bird Count 2009

[Dave]

Greetings from Area 5, 8 and 9.

A nice day to be out birding, although it did appear "slow" at times.

Here is the list:

Location: Chilliwack, BC, CA
Observation date: 19/12/09
Notes: Area 6,8and9 for the Chilliwack Christmas Bird Count Weather: Foggy in the morning, then Overcast the rest of the day.
Number of species: 54

Cackling Goose 600
Canada Goose 304
Trumpeter Swan 93
Tundra Swan 2
Wood Duck 57
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 45
Mallard 483
Northern Pintail 1
Ring-necked Duck 44
Bufflehead 67
Common Goldeneye 14
Hooded Merganser 33
Common Merganser 15
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Great Blue Heron 24
Bald Eagle 27
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 15
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
American Coot 2
Killdeer 2
Herring Gull 3
Glaucous-winged Gull 202
Rock Pigeon 68
Eurasian Collared-Dove 21
Anna's Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 27
Northern Shrike 1
Steller's Jay 30
Northwestern Crow 126
Common Raven 5
Black-capped Chickadee 108
Bushtit 12
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 20
American Robin 49
European Starling 550
Spotted Towhee 24
Fox Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 44
White-crowned Sparrow 32
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 201
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brewer's Blackbird 29
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Finch 22
House Sparrow 30

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

i Stopped at a member of this forum at lunch and she graciously allowed me on her property for looks at the Anna's Hummingbird. While there a Cooper's Hawk and a Merlin made appearances. Dozens and dozens of LBJ's as well.

Not the nicest day for pictures when you just own a point-and-shoot camera, but here are a few shots.


The Anna's Hummingbird


Merlin from the same property


Some of the Eurasian Collared Doves. There were 13 just in this flock near Gibson/Railroad Tracks.

Looking forward to hearing about other surveys

Dave

[Wetlander]

Nice ones on the Hummer and Redpoll.
One of these years, we'll get a traditional mild West Coast Christmas and load up on warblers.

[Gord]

Good lists guys! Watchmen, that area is a good area! Too bad it was a slow year but I bet next year will be different.

Dave, great shot of the Anna's!!! Wow, that's a huge number of doves as well. Amazing how quickly they are spreading.

[butterfly]

Great work! Love the photos and stories.

[Chris]

Great picture of the Hummingbird Dave! It was also nice to meet you as well.

While it was a slow day, both of you managed good lists and a few surprises. I thought the rain the night before and a clear day would make the birds really active.