The 2006 Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count (RCCBC) was held on
Saturday, December 30, 2006. Results are posted below. Please mark your
calendars now for
next year's Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count (RCCBC)
to be held on Saturday, December 29, 2007.
2006 Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count Results
Once again we had another very successful RCCBC. We had 75
participants and counted 154 species of birds including a first ever
Allen’s Hummingbird. We also counted over 16,000 birds, which is
pretty high for us over the last few years.
The day started off pretty chilly for folks who went out owling, with
temperatures below freezing in most places, but after a pleasant
breakfast at the Lone Star Café, temperatures steadily warmed up into
the low to mid 50’s by mid-afternoon.
As usual, our 13 feeder watchers picked up several species no one else
saw. Our 15 field teams covered most of the river, the EOP, all of
the canyons and just about everything in between within our CBC
circle. Here is a breakdown of the unusual species (US) seen and the
high counts (HC) recorded: Wood Duck (US & HC (5)), American Wigeon
(HC (352)), Mexican race of the Mallard Duck (HC (117)), Blue-winged
Teal (US), Cinnamon Teal (HC (12)), Bufflehead (US), Common Merganser
(US), Wild Turkey (HC (45)), White-tailed Kite (US), Sharp-shinned
Hawk (HC (14)), Cooper’s Hawk (HC (23)), Harris Hawk (US), Sora (HC
(6)), Barn Owl (HC (9 – including 3 fledglings)), Broad-tailed
Hummingbird (US), Black-chinned Hummingbird (US & HC (2)), Anna’s
Hummingbird (HC (36)), Allen’s Hummingbird (US), Ladder-backed
Hummingbird (HC (73)), Eastern Phoebe (US), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (HC
(275)), Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler (HC (9)), Louisiana Waterthrush
(US & HC (2)), Wilson’s Warbler (US), Painted Redstart (HC
(4))Clay-colored Sparrow (US & HC (5)), Lawrence’s Goldfinch (US), &
Lesser Goldfinch (HC (557)).
We also had some missing birds or low counts: 0 Montezuma Quail, 45
Scaled Quail, 0 Blue-throated Hummingbird, 1 Brown Creeper, 1 Pygmy
Nuthatch, 1 Steller’s Jay, 1 Olive Warbler, & 0 Pine Siskin.
For all of the details of the RCCBC, please visit the CBC website at
http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/.
NEW FORMS! The
Checklist of bird species and the
Party Hours/Miles Form
can be printed for use during the bird count.
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).
RAMSEY CANYON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
Results from the 2006 count have been posted above and an article will cover
the highlights in the next Trogon News and on this page
of the web site.
Next year, the Ramsey Canyon Christmas Bird Count (RCCBC) will be held
on Saturday, December 29, 2007.
Ted Mouras and Robert Weissler
Last updated: 1 March 2007 by REW.
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