Howdy IBLE
Well over 40 people helped out on a very nice winter day today.  Currently sitting at 96 species for count day …
No mega-surprises but a few highlights I heard of:
– 5 owl species!
– multiple Harris’s Sparrows and a returning, now adult-plumaged Golden-crowned Sparrow
– 2+ Double-crested Cormorant (perhaps becoming more regular now?)
– 3+ Anna’s Hummingbirds
– 2 Say’s Phoebe
– 4+ Bewick’s Wrens (among 5 wren species)
A few notable misses:
– Peregrine Falcon (despite a lot of looking downtown)

– Killdeer
– Western Meadowlark (though we have less habitat than historically)
– a few waterfowl including Ruddy Duck, Eurasian Wigeon, & Northern Pintail

Thanks to everyone who helped – especially RL (now retired as compiler to specialize in Zonotrichia sparrow finding 🙂 for passing on key info and Rob Magill for putting it to use in helping compile!
Happy holidays,
Jay