[Birdtalk] the first annual Bluff CBC

[Lu Giddings]

The first annual Bluff CBC was held on Saturday December 29th. There 
were 17 participants including three from the Wasatch Front, two from 
Colorado, one from Illinois, one from Monticello, and ten birders from 
Bluff. The weather was a bit cold early on but the skies were mostly 
clear, the afternoon temperature reached the low 40s, and for the most 
part the ground was completely free of that ugly nasty white junk that I 
can't keep off my driveway. The scenery was absolutely stunning and 
unsurpassed, as expected.

I would hope that each group of birders had its own highlights. For me, 
I will never forget the seemingly never-ending stream of American crows 
that flew past us down the San Juan river as the sun dipped low in the 
west. I counted steadily and without stopping for over twenty minutes. 
When the last bird passed us I had counted over 2,100 crows in that 
single, continuous river of corvids. Other count highlights include a 
snow goose, a Ross's goose, wood ducks, hooded mergansers, ferruginous 
hawks, both bald and golden eagles, merlins, a peregrine falcon, a 
northern shrike, American tree sparrows, chipping sparrows, and 
Lincoln's sparrows. A complete list of the 64 species observed may be 
found below.

Many thanks to the following participants. I very much appreciate your 
time and efforts and look forward to seeing you at the 2008 Bluff CBC.

Hal Robbins
Kathy Robbins
Jim Hook
Robbin Bond
Vaughn Hadenfeldt
Marcia Hadenfeldt
Brandt Hart
Anna Hart
Linda Richmond
Duke Hayduk
Sarah Hayduk
Terry Tice
Susan Tice
Joe Pachak
David Schbroen
Justin Shirley


Lu Giddings

Total Count: 64 species 
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Wild Turkey
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Western Screech-Owl
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Shrike
Western Scrub-Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
Bewick's Wren
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Sage Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Great-tailed Grackle
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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