We had a cold and breezy day, but were rewarded by quite a few interesting birds. The weather began at 22oF with a light snow and 5-10mph W wind. We had light snow flurries throughout the day. In my area we could avoid the wind most of the day by birding in wooded areas, or
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This year 2021/2022 there has been an outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu (HPAI). The last major outbreak was in 2015. This time the disease has been spreading widely in North America, with a concentration in the upper Midwest. Here is a map posted on the USGS web site: The summary shown here of
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Basics This year was another year with no post-count gathering, because of caution due to the spread of Covid-19. The field parties (12) were very similar to previous years. A total of 40 field observers participated, joined by 3 feeder counters. The weather was consistent, hovering around 35oF, with calm to light N wind for
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On this cold day, the CBC teams counted a total of 60 species and 8,788 individual birds, down considerably from last year.
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On this seasonably cold day, the CBC teams counted a total of 71 species and 14,759 individual birds. Read on to see some of the highlights.
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On this seasonably cold day, the CBC teams counted a total of 71 species and 14,759 individual birds. Read on to see some of the highlights.
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