Post by graeme45 on Dec 1, 2019 9:38:54 GMT -8
Here we go!
December isn't often a busy month, averaging just over 100 species to be seen, but it's also a fun month as the Christmas Bird Counts are going on. Also, it's a great time to sit back and enjoy what birds are visiting your yard and feeders. Sardis Pond is nice for a quick walk and there's often plenty of waterfowl to be seen. A visit to Harrison Mills area is good as well for eagles and also plenty of waterfowl and gulls.
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
2018 - 103 species recorded
Average species for December 113
Last updated January 3, 2019
Species seen to date 105
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Canvasback
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Goldeneneye
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
Mourning Dove
Short-eared Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Belted Kingfisher
Northwestern Crow
Steller's Jay
Common Raven
Northern Shrike
Hutton's Vireo
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
American Dipper
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
American Tree Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Pine Grosbeak
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow
December isn't often a busy month, averaging just over 100 species to be seen, but it's also a fun month as the Christmas Bird Counts are going on. Also, it's a great time to sit back and enjoy what birds are visiting your yard and feeders. Sardis Pond is nice for a quick walk and there's often plenty of waterfowl to be seen. A visit to Harrison Mills area is good as well for eagles and also plenty of waterfowl and gulls.
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
2018 - 103 species recorded
Average species for December 113
Last updated January 3, 2019
Species seen to date 105
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Canvasback
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Goldeneneye
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Merlin
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
Mourning Dove
Short-eared Owl
Barred Owl
Barn Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Belted Kingfisher
Northwestern Crow
Steller's Jay
Common Raven
Northern Shrike
Hutton's Vireo
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
American Dipper
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
American Tree Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Pine Grosbeak
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Sparrow