As of December 20, 2010
We had a pretty good day considering the conditions. No new species this year
(except Pacific Wren), probable record numbers of Turkey Vultures and Wood
Ducks. Weather prevented the boats from getting out, and waves prevented a lot
of seabirds from venturing close to shore.
Here is the preliminary species list from the Victoria (BCVI) Christmas Bird
Count (140 species) and a link to the unproofread area summary sheet. Feederwatch numbers still to be added!
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
California Quail
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
American Bittern
Great blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Ring-necked Pheasant
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Black Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Wilson's Snipe
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
Rhinoceros Auklet
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Eurasian Collared-dove
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Hutton's Vireo
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Sky Lark
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow
Still under investigation:
Wilson's Warbler
Glaucous Gull
Misses (pending late submissions)
Black Scoter
American Pipit
Surfbird
Western Screech Owl
Thanks to all of those who participated, despite the inclement weather. Special
thanks to all of the zone leaders, without whom, this count would be impossible!
I will post the numbers on the Victoria Natural History Society as soon as I
have sufficient for a preliminary post.
Ann Nightingale