The 2009 Kent/Auburn Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 27.
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Rainier Audubon's Kent/Auburn CBC was held yesterday (December 27, 2009) in gloriously sunny, cold, calm weather. Waterfowl numbers were somewhat low, likely due to lack of open water in the valley. Wigeon numbers were particularly low. Many birders enjoyed the day and had some good birds to show for it. The tentative species total at the tally dinner was 115.
Highlights:
Greater White-fronted Goose - 1 near Maple Valley. Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 adult, presumably the same bird found in August 2006 and seen sporadically ever since, at Kent Ponds. 2nd count record. Black-bellied Plover - 1 flying over Boeing Ponds. 2nd count record. Sora - 1 heard at Clay Street Marsh. 3rd count record. Eurasian Collared-Dove - count week in Pacific. 1st count record. White-throated Sparrow - 1 along Frager Road 1/3 mile south of Ol' Fishing Hole. Savannah Sparrow - over 50 near Smith Brothers.All-time high count.
Count week species include Pelagic Cormorant, Least Sandpiper, Western Gull, American Pipit (200+), Townsend's Warbler (first time missed on count day since '90), and a reported Rufous Hummingbird. Among the unusual misses were Orange-crowned Warbler, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Black Scoter, and Thayer's & Herring Gulls.
Thanks to everyone who helped!
Charlie Wright Bonney Lake, Washington |
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Greater Wht-fronted Goose |
1 |
Cooper's Hawk |
13 |
Blk-capped Chickadee |
458 |
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Cackling Goose |
450 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
77 |
Chestnut-bk'd Chickadee |
144 |
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Canada Goose |
1006 |
Amer. Kestrel |
3 |
Bushtit |
252 |
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Trumpeter Swan |
78 |
Merlin |
4 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
51 |
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Wood Duck |
8 |
Peregrine Falcon |
2 |
Brown Creeper |
17 |
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Gadwall |
98 |
Virginia Rail |
9 |
Bewick's Wren |
62 |
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Eurasian Wigeon |
29 |
Sora |
1 |
Winter Wren |
38 |
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American Wigeon |
1185 |
American Coot |
464 |
Marsh Wren |
37 |
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Mallard |
2220 |
Black-bellied Plover |
1 |
American Dipper |
1 |
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Green-winged Teal |
122 |
Killdeer |
94 |
Golden-cr. Kinglet |
203 |
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Blue-wing Teal |
6 |
Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
Ruby-cr. Kinglet |
74 |
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Northern Shoveler |
254 |
Dunlin |
41 |
Hermit Thrush |
1 |
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Northern Pintail |
401 |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
3 |
American Robin |
823 |
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Canvasback |
5 |
Wilson's Snipe |
8 |
Varied Thrush |
10 |
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Redhead |
5 |
Mew Gull |
7 |
European Starling |
1199 |
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Ring-necked Duck |
460 |
Ring-billed Gull |
12 |
American Pipit |
<75> |
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Greater Scaup |
38 |
California Gull |
2 |
Cedar Waxwing |
12 |
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Lesser Scaup |
80 |
Glaucous-Winged Gull |
293 |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
2 |
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Harlequin Duck |
4 |
West X Glc-Winged Gull |
[65] |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
79 |
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Surf Scoter |
26 |
Gull sp. |
[22] |
Myrtle |
[11] |
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White-winged Scoter |
11 |
Pigeon Guillemot |
2 |
Townsend's Warbler |
3 |
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Bufflehead |
293 |
Rock Pigeon |
547 |
Spotted Towhee |
174 |
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Common Goldeneye |
41 |
Band-tailed Pigeon |
93 |
Savannah Sparrow |
62 |
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Barrow's Goldeneye |
13 |
Barn Owl |
2 |
Fox Sparrow |
69 |
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Hooded Merganser |
115 |
Western Screech-Owl |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
432 |
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Common Merganser |
157 |
Great Horned Owl |
5 |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
22 |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
13 |
Northern Pygmy-Owl |
1 |
White-throated Sparrow |
2 |
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Ruddy Duck |
151 |
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
1 |
White-crowned Sparrow |
61 |
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Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
Anna's Hummingbird |
53 |
Golden-crowned Sparrow |
159 |
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California Quail |
40 |
Belted Kingfisher |
15 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
625 |
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Common Loon |
2 |
Red-breasted Sapsucker |
7 |
Slate-colored Junco |
[8] |
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Pied-billed Grebe |
42 |
Downy Woodpecker |
34 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
180 |
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Horned Grebe |
57 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
7 |
Western Meadowlark |
37 |
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Red-necked Grebe |
9 |
Northern Flicker |
113 |
Brewer's Blackbird |
195 |
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Western Grebe |
1 |
Y-shafted |
[1] |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
2 |
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Dbl-crested Cormorant |
112 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
10 |
Purple Finch |
13 |
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Great Blue Heron |
48 |
Northern Shrike |
1 |
House Finch |
276 |
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Bald Eagle |
23 |
Hutton's Vireo |
1 |
Red Crossbill |
4 |
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Adult |
[16] |
Steller's Jay |
107 |
Pine Siskin |
266 |
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Immature |
[3] |
Western Scrub Jay |
6 |
American Goldfinch |
248 |
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No. Harrier |
7 |
American Crow |
1193 |
Evening Grosbeak |
19 |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk |
5 |
Common Raven |
2 |
House Sparrow |
176 |
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Red Shouldered Hawk |
1 |
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Eurasion Collared Dove |
<5> |
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<n> means "seen during count week" [n] means "not countable as species" |
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Total Individuals |
9935 |
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Total Species |
119 | ||||
| Feeder Watchers |
In-the-Field Birders |
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Thais Bock Eldon Davis Heather and Marilyn Hobbs-Gibson Reilly Hannigan Ray and Janet Korpi Jean Lotter Elaine and Henry Maros Barbara and Tom Nylund Len and Blythe Peyton Amy Randall-Vraadenburg Meiling Sproger Cathea Stanley Laura Stiles Annette Tabor |
Sharon Aagaard Caren Adams Kathy Andrich Linda Bartlett Merri Berg Tom Bowden Tim Brennan Ken Brunner Mary and Bill Bush Jeff Cohen Lucia Faithful Cindy and Calen Flanagan Jim Flynn Geoff Jackson Steve and Jean Johnson Mary Kun Nancy Martin Guy McWethy Alex and Brien Meilleur Joe Miles Roger Orness |
Barbara Petersen Ted Ripley Carlyn Roedell Penny Rose Amy Schillinger Carol Schulz Bonnie Scott Donna Seegmueller Tom Sernka Bob Stallcop Dan Streiffert Ross Tabor Joe and Ruth Terlouw Terry Thurber Michelle Tirhi Brenda Tom Ron Toonen Mike Weatherby Cheryl White Charlie Wright |
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Kent/Auburn 2008 Christmas Bird Count Results
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