Post by Jamie on Dec 13, 2018 20:06:45 GMT -8
Whoops, I thought I started this but realized I hadn't
December is typically a quiet month but it still has great bird watching opportunities. In our region the Christmas Bird Counts begin on the 17th. Raptors are abundant, especially in the farmlands such as Sumas Prairie and East Chilliwack. Keep an eye out for a potential Golden Eagle. December is also a great opportunity to observe large gull flocks in fields. The Christmas Bird Counts often help find more species in the month of December too.
Breakdown by year for December
2008 – 107 species recorded
2009 – 107 species recorded
2010 – 124 species recorded
2011 - 112 species recorded
2012 - 128 species recorded
2013 - 110 species recorded
2014 - 114 species recorded
2015 - 108 species recorded
2016 - 111 species recorded
Breakdown by year for December
2008 – 107 species recorded
2009 – 107 species recorded
2010 – 124 species recorded
2011 - 112 species recorded
2012 - 128 species recorded
2013 - 110 species recorded
2014 - 114 species recorded
2015 - 108 species recorded
2016 - 111 species recorded
2017 - 116 species recorded
Average species for December 114
Last updated January 4
Last updated January 4
Species seen to date 103
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Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Ring-necked DUck
Canvasback
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Gyrfalcon
American Coot
Wilson's Snipe
Killdeer
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Northern Pygmy Owl
American Kestrel
Gyrfalcon
American Coot
Wilson's Snipe
Killdeer
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Northern Pygmy Owl
Barred Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Northern Shrike
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Hutton's Vireo
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chckadee
Bushit
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Belted Kingfisher
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Northern Shrike
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Hutton's Vireo
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chckadee
Bushit
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Varied Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Varied Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
House Sparrow