Birders, check out some of these high counts, Lawrence’s Goldfinch in particular! =)

Just for fun,

Larry

From: aznmbirds-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:aznmbirds-request@list.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Lisowsky
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2018 4:56 PM
To: aznmbirds@list.arizona.edu
Subject: [AZNMbirds] Nogales, AZ CBC Results

Pending final reviews, 54 keen and energetic observers found 151 species on the Nogales, AZ Christmas Bird Count this year. As you would expect, there were some exciting finds and easy misses. Wild Turkey and Townsend’s Warbler were new to the count. We couldn’t find either Inca or Common Ground Doves on Count Day, but we did have Common Loon, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue Grosbeak and Ferruginous Hawk among the 11,150 birds we counted. We set new high counts for a number of species, including Black-capped Gnatcatcher (6), Lawrence’s Goldfinches (495), Yellow-headed Blackbird (607) and Lazuli Bunting (11).

Al Schmierer and I were new co-compilers this year and we learned a lot. We heartily thank all the folks who helped with the count this year, and we hope to recruit a few more folks to help us cover the circle even better next year.

Bill Lisowsky

Tubac, AZ