Northern Alberta Birding Hotline

Highlights were: second ever Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, first ever Clay-coloured Sparrow, also recorded were American Kestrel & Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  Total Species was 55.

Canada Geese – 47
Mallard – 479
Common Goldeneye – 8
Bald Eagle – 5 ( needs confirmation – maybe some double counting)
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 2
Cooper's Hawk – 2
Northern Goshawk – 4
Rough-legged Hawk – 1
AMERICAN KESTREL - 1
Merlin – 11
Gyrfalcon – 1
Gray Partridge – 56
Rock Pigeon – 3811
Great Horned Owl – 11
Northern Saw-whet Owl – 3
Boreal Owl – 1
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER – 1
Downy Woodpecker – 286
Hairy Woodpecker – 51
Black-backed Woodpecker – 1
Northern Flciker – 39
Pileated Woodpecker – 45
Bluejay – 473
Black-billed Magpie – 473
American Crow – 52
Common Raven – 434
Black-capped Chickadee – 3661
Boreal Chickadee – 62
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 464
White-breasted Nuthatch – 232
Brown Creeper – 13
Golden-crowned Kinglet – 8
American Robin – 60
Townsend's Solitaire – 17
Bohemian Waxwing – 1809
Cedar Waxwing – 80
Northern Shrike – 3
European Starling – 114
American Tree Sparrow – 1
CLAY-COLOURED SPARROW – 1
White-throated Sparrow – 1
Dark-eyed Junco – 177
Snow Bunting – 136
Evening Grosbeak – 5
Pine Grosbeak – 294
GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH – 1
Purple Finch – 3
House Finch – 879
White-winged Crossbill – 121
Red Crossbill – 30
Common Redpoll – 1477
Hoary Redpoll – 6
Pine Siskin – 152
 House Sparrow – 4012

Other Xmas Counts Dates: Elk Island  Dec.26, St. Albert Dec.27, Camrose Dec. 31,
                                          Wabamun Jan.01, 2012 & Opal Jan.02, 2012.

Contact: Wildbird General Store (780) 439- 7333 for phone numbers of Count Compilers