1999 Logan Christmas Bird Count Report
by Bryan Dixon (bdixon@xmission.com) and Keith Archibald


Here are the results from the Logan CBC, held December 18, 1999.

66 Observers
93 Total Species
22,897 Individual Birds

Unusual species included:
Wilson's Phalarope
Greater Scaup

Especially high counts:
Pied-billed Grebe, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Barrow's Goldeneye, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Prairie Falcon, Virginia, Rail, Wilson's Phalarope, Common Barn Owl, Gray Partridge, Ring-necked Pheasant, American Crow

Especially low counts:
Common Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers, any of the gulls (especially given the warm weather), Western Screech Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Spotted Twohees

The detailed counts:
Pied-billed Grebe7
Eared Grebe4
Great Blue Heron22
Canada Goose695
Wood Duck11
Green-winged Teal15
Mallard976
Northern Pintail16
Northern Shoveler1111
Gadwall2911
American Wigeon128
Canvasback15
Redhead11
Ring-necked Duck217
Greater Scaup1
Lesser Scaup180
Common Goldeneye55
Barrow's Goldeneye108
Bufflehead19
Hooded Merganser3
Ruddy Duck5
Osprey1
Bald Eagle9
Northern Harrier260
Sharp-shinned Hawk12
Cooper's Hawk3
Northern Goshawk1
Red-tailed Hawk228
Rough-legged Hawk41
Golden Eagle21
American Kestrel77
Merlin2
Prairie Falcon12
Gray Partridge17
Chukar1
Ring-necked Pheasant271
Sharp-tailed Grouse2
Virginia Rail10
American Coot22
Killdeer10
Common Snipe30
Wilson's Phalarope1
Rock Dove588
Mourning Dove10
Common Barn Owl16
Western Screech-Owl1
Great Horned Owl10
Northern Pygmy-Owl1
Short-eared Owl9
Belted Kingfisher10
Downy Woodpecker17
Hairy Woodpecker2
Northern Flicker82
Horned Lark120
Steller's Jay2
Clark's Nutcracker3
Black-billed Magpie445
American Crow910
Common Raven11
Black-capped Chickadee196
Mountain Chickadee11
Red-breasted Nuthatch2
White-breasted Nuthatch3
Brown Creeper3
Canyon Wren3
Marsh Wren2
American Dipper11
Golden-crowned Kinglet13
Ruby-crowned Kinglet9
Townsend's Solitaire64
American Robin286
Varied Thrush1
American Pipit4
Bohemian Waxwing2
Cedar Waxwing88
Northern Shrike6
Loggerhead Shrike1
European Starling7056
Yellow-rumped Warbler7
Spotted Towhee11
American Tree Sparrow12
Song Sparrow67
White-crowned Sparrow96
Dark-eyed Junco483
Red-winged Blackbird1424
Western Meadowlark31
Yellow-headed Blackbird5
Brewer's Blackbird325
House Finch163
White-winged Crossbill2
Pine Siskin421
American Goldfinch229
House Sparrow2082

Data is available in electronic form for those interested.


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