Cheyenne Christmas Bird Count, Dec. 17, 2005

Snowy and mostly only 10 degrees above. 33 species, 3 species count week, 3874 individuals. About 12 field observers and a few feeder watchers. Most water bodies frozen. Official compiler: Greg Johnson, gjohnson@west-inc.com.

Canada Goose 1682
Mallard 660
Green-winged Teal 3
Common Goldeneye 4
Northern Harrier cw
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rough-legged Hawk 1
American Kestrel cw
Prairie Falcon cw
Virginia Rail 1
Wilson’s Snipe 2
Rock Pigeon 184
Eurasian Collared-Dove 20
Great Horned Owl 1
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 9
Northern Shrike 1
Steller’s Jay 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-billed Magpie 15
American Crow 84
Horned Lark 155
Mountain Chickadee 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 6
Townsend’s Solitaire 12
American Robin 39
European Starling 258
American Tree Sparrow 11
Song Sparrow 3       
Dark-eyed Junco 71
Red-winged Blackbird 28
House Finch 190
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 414

Guernsey – Fort Laramie Christmas Bird Count, Dec. 29, 2005

Cloudy, with rain and snow. About 12 field observers. Almost all the ice gone on Grey Rocks Reservoir.

43 species, 8 count week species, 7252 individuals. Official compiler: Jane Dorn, linglebird@yahoo.com.

Great Blue Heron cw

Canada Goose 3870

Gadwall 4

Mallard 356

Green-winged Teal cw

Redhead 21

Common Goldeneye 85

Hooded Merganser cw

Common Merganser 95

Bald Eagle, adult 20

Bald Eagle, immature 3

Northern Harrier 9

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1

Red-tailed Hawk 3

Rough-legged Hawk cw

Golden Eagle, adult 2

American Kestrel 2

Prairie Falcon 2

Wild Turkey 3

Ring-billed Gull 1

Rock Pigeon 1221

Eurasian Collared-Dove 33

Eastern Screech Owl 1

Great Horned Owl 2

Belted Kingfisher 6

Downy Woodpecker cw

Hairy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker, red-shafted 14

Northern Shrike 2

Steller’s Jay 3

Blue Jay 10

Black-billed Magpie 13

American Crow 80

Horned Lark 32

Black-capped Chickadee 13

Red-breasted Nuthatch 5

White-breasted Nuthatch 6

Townsend’s Solitaire 82

American Robin 241

European Starling 276

Cedar Waxwing cw

American Tree Sparrow 174

Song Sparrow 5

White-crowned Sparrow cw

Dark-eyed Junco, race unidentified 99

Dark-eyed Junco, slate-colored 36

Dark-eyed Junco, white-winged 4

Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon 6

Dark-eyed Junco, pink-sided 29

Red-winged Blackbird 94

Western Meadowlark cw

House Finch 28

Red Crossbill 3

Pine Siskin 121

American Goldfinch 90

House Sparrow 45