Nanaimo Christmas Bird Count-December 29, 2013

Here are the preliminary results from the post-count social gathering: 

Areas reporting – 8 (I think) 

Checklist species – 101 

Additional write-in species – 5 (Lincoln’s Sparrow, Cackling Goose, Townsend’s Warbler, Rufous Hummingbird, Golden Eagle) 

Preliminary total (pending confirmation) – 106

 

Additional count week species – 4 (Surfbird, Dunlin, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-heron) 

Checklist gaps hopefully to be filled in the remaining three days of count week:

Western Grebe
Greater White-fronted Goose
Greater Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ruffed or Sooty Grouse
American Coot
Greater or Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted  or Rock Sandpiper
Wilson’s Snipe
Ring-billed or Western Gull
Any owl other than Great-horned, Short-eared or Barred
Hutton’s Vireo

Thanks and Cheers,
Graham, Mike and Wendy