St. George Christmas Bird Count
reported by Josh kreitzer

The St. George Bird Count was very enjoyable. The weather was warm and the sun shined all day. We saw a total of 96 species. Rarities and count firsts include: Eurasian Collared Dove, 2 in Middleton and 10 just south of Washington City west of the square pond there in a tree; 2 Great Egrets, 2 Tundra Swans, 5 Greater White-fronted Geese, 1 Snow Goose, 1 Cinnamon Teal, 1 Sora, 1 Common Moorhen, 13 Ring-billed Gulls, 3 Northern Shrikes, 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 1 Hermit Thrush, and 11 Brown-headed Cowbirds. Also of note, more White-crowned Sparrows were counted than House Sparrows, 1,790 to 1,233.

Good Birding,
Josh Kreitzer
joshkreitzer@yahoo.com

P.S. Thanks to all those who partipated. Special thanks to Marilyn Davis, Ken Hinton, and the Arizona Strip BLM.

P.P.S. We had a great turnout at the count, but could use more birders. If you're in southern Utah at Christmas time, please join us next year for a fun day of birding.