Tuesday 15 January 2019

[cobirds] Denver Urban CBC - Denver, Adams, Arapahoe

At last, the totals for the Denver Urban Christmas Bird Count. We tallied 83 species, 54,310 individual birds -- averages for the 31 counts: 83 and 38,809.
New to the count: Lark Sparrow, seen at Rocky Mtn. Arsenal NWR.
Numbers above average:
    Canada & Cackling Geese 40,656 cf. 22,985
    N. Shoveler 3184 vs. 2122 ave.
    Hooded Meranser 197 cf. 111
    Blue Jay - 65 vs. 50
    Horned Lark - 214 vs. 155
    Bushtit - 82 vs 29
    White-breasted Nuthatch - 39 vs. 14: we had 0-4 on the first 11 counts
    Townsend's Solitaire - 23 vs 15
   
Numbers below average
    All ducks except Shoveler
    Am.Coot - 57 vs/ 112
    Ring-billed Gull - 1059 - 1832
    Downy WP - 636 / 54
    N. Flicker    - 130 / 255  
    Magpie - 324 / 755
    Crow - 306 / 805
    Starling - 573 - 5378 (!)
    Dark-eyed Junco - 252 / 494
    House Finch - 421 /1459
    House Sparrow - 216 / 1730

We missed 3 species for the first time: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Pheasant, & Herring Gull.
    

Hugh Kingery


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