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| Date: January 1, 2005 |
| Time: 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. |
| Weather: High Temp. 59° F, low temp. 32 ° F, winds W-NW, 0-15
mph, a.m- mostly clear, p.m.-partly cloudy |
| Water: open |
| Observers: 14 observers in 6 parties, one at feeders |
| Total Party Hours: 40 (24.5 on foot, 15.5 by car) |
| Total Party Miles: 156 (20 on foot, 136 by car) |
| Total Species 53 |
| Total Individuals 1,472 |
| Seen in Count Week: Great-tailed Grackle |
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| Species Observed: |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
1 |
|
Common Bushtit |
33 |
| Mallard |
7 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| Cooper's Hawk |
3 |
|
Cactus Wren |
8 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
6 |
|
Rock Wren |
5 |
| American Kestrel |
4 |
|
Bewick's Wren |
6 |
| Gambel's Quail |
66 |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
7 |
| Killdeer |
22 |
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
2 |
| Mourning Dove |
121 |
|
Western Bluebird |
4 |
| Rock Pigeon |
246 |
|
Northern Mockingbird |
60 |
| Greater Roadrunner |
1 |
|
California Thrasher |
1 |
| White-throated Swift |
24 |
|
LeConte's Thrasher |
4 |
| Anna's Hummingbird |
4 |
|
Phainopepla |
17 |
| Costa's Hummingbird |
2 |
|
Loggerhead Shrike |
17 |
| Lewis' Woodpecker |
1 |
|
European Starling |
98 |
| Acorn Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Yellow-rumped (Aud) Warbler |
47 |
| Red-naped Sapsucker |
1 |
|
Spotted Towhee |
34 |
| Red-breasted Sapsucker |
1 |
|
Lark Sparrow |
3 |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker |
7 |
|
Black-throated Sparrow |
36 |
| Red-shafted Flicker |
5 |
|
Sage Sparrow |
14 |
| Black Phoebe |
2 |
|
White-crowned Sparrow |
103 |
| Say's Phoebe |
7 |
|
Dark-eyed (Ore) Junco |
30 |
| Horned Lark |
2 |
|
Brewer's Blackbird |
187 |
| Pinyon Jay |
3 |
|
House Finch |
229 |
| Western Scrub-jay |
73 |
|
Lesser Goldfinch |
13 |
| Common Raven |
56 |
|
Pine Siskin |
6 |
| Oak Titmouse |
2 |
|
House Sparrow |
14 |
| Verdin |
4 |
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| A rare, late November snowstorm brought between 12 and 24 inches of snow
to much of the count circle. On December 28, the area received from one
to four inches of rain. Stock dams were full to overflowing, and water
was present in potholes and many ephemeral streams. The scrub oak acorn
crop was abundant this year, but cold, wet conditions forced many smaller
birds to low elevations. Below normal observer coverage on the northern
part of the count circle led to low totals for some species. Both white-breasted
nuthatch and pine siskin have beeen recorded only once previously on the
Johsua Tree Christmas Bird Count. Bold text indicates high totals for the
Joshua Tree count. |
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