Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
The next RCCBC is scheduled for Saturday, December 27, 2008. Mark your calendars for next year!
CBC FORMS: Download the Checklist (
PDF,
DOC
) of bird species, the Party Hours/Miles Form (
PDF,
DOC
), and the the official CBC Rare Bird Form
to print for use during the bird count or to make an on-line report.
In order to find out what birds are typically seen during the count,
please also consult the Species List for
the Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count.
Visit the National Audubon Society
CBC web site
for comprehensive information about the Christmas Bird Count, including
history, objectives, and results. You can also
find Christmas Bird Counts in Arizona,
find a CBC Count Circle in Arizona
or get involved
in other counts outside Arizona.
The Count Circle
Shown below is a clickable Google Map of the count circle covering portions of Sierra Vista (upper left), Huachuca Mountains (lower left), San Pedro River (right), and Palominas (lower right).
2007 Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count Results
Once again we had another very successful RCCBC.
We recorded 160 species which ties our all time high recorded in 2000
and 82 participants which is a new record for participants. Overall
bird numbers, however, were lower (12,664). This is largely the
result of very low numbers of grassland sparrows and icterids. The
numbers of ravens recorded in our winter counts also appears to be
steadily declining. Duck numbers, however, continue a slow but steady
rise and we did record a number of unusual species including Elegant
Trogon, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Greater Pewee, Zone-tailed Hawk and
Swainson's Thrush, to list the rarest.
For all of the details of the RCCBC, please visit the CBC website at
http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/.
The next RCCBC is scheduled for Saturday, December 27, 2008.
Mark your calendars for next year!
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Last updated: 5 February 2008 by REW.
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Credits: Carr Peak, Mike Guest. Elegant Trogon by Ted Mouras.
Map, extract from original Southeastern Arizona Birding Trail Map, Copyright © 2000 Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory.
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