[birding] Corvallis CBC Results

[Marcia F. Cutler]

The Corvallis CBC was held on Tuesday, December 22d and participants enjoyed a pleasant day, dry and above freezing, as they spread out to count all the birds. 

The following information is preliminary as I do not have details from several of the teams yet.

The species total is 121, which is a bit above average, but below the previous 2 years.  There were no new species or particularly unusual birds.  However, there were no bad misses either.

Notable bird species include:

Greater White-fronted Goose
Canvasback
Greater Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Mountain Quail
White-tailed Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk - new high (7)
Golden Eagle
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Spotted Sandpiper
Dunlin
Eurasian Collared-Dove - 2d year, new high (8)
Spotted Owl - NW Corvallis (please don't ask me for the specific location)
Barred Owl
Saw-whet Owl
Lewis's Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Gray Jay
Townsend's Solitaire
Orange-crowned Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak

Gulls were in short supply with 1 Mew Gull being the only gull species identified.  Shorebird numbers were also low with no Least Sandpipers or Dowitchers reported.

Merry Christmas bird counting,

Marcia F. Cutler