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Results of the 2009 Pierre, South
Dakota Christmas Bird Count
The 40th Pierre Christmas Bird Count was
held on
December 19, 2009. We recorded 77 species of birds
and five Count Week species.
Canada Goose |
20,650 |
Cackling Goose |
2,200 |
Mallard |
1,350 |
Double-crested
Cormorant |
1 |
American White
Pelican |
1 |
Northern
Pintail |
2 |
Wood Duck |
3 |
American Wigeon |
1 |
Canvasback |
1 |
Northern
Shoveler |
1 |
Lesser Scaup |
3 |
Greater Scaup |
12 |
Redhead |
35 |
Ring-necked
Duck |
1 |
Common
Goldeneye |
132 |
Hooded
Merganser |
7 |
Common
Merganser |
61 |
Ruddy Duck |
1 |
Sharp-shinned
Hawk |
4 |
Cooper's Hawk |
2 |
Northern
Goshawk |
2 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
16 |
Ferruginous
Hawk |
3 |
Rough-legged
Hawk |
3 |
Golden Eagle |
6 |
Bald Eagle |
61 |
Prairie Falcon |
4 |
Merlin |
1 |
American
Kestrel |
5 |
Greater Prairie
Chicken |
26 |
Sharp-tailed
Grouse |
15 |
Ring-necked
Pheasant |
357 |
Wild Turkey |
77 |
American Coot |
2 |
Thayer's Gull |
2 |
Glaucous Gull |
1 |
Herring Gull |
26 |
Ring-billed
Gull |
58 |
Bonaparte's
Gull |
1 |
Black-legged
Kittiwake |
1 |
California
Gull |
1 |
Rock Pigeon |
894 |
Eurasian
Collared Dove |
350 |
Great Horned
Owl |
10 |
Northern
Saw-whet Owl |
1 |
Eastern
Screech-Owl |
2 |
Belted
Kingfisher |
1 |
Northern
Flicker |
27 |
Red-bellied
Woodpecker |
5 |
Hairy
Woodpecker |
11 |
Downy
Woodpecker |
25 |
Horned Lark |
386 |
Blue Jay |
13 |
Black-capped
Chickadee |
51 |
White-breasted
Nuthatch |
17 |
Red-breasted
Nuthatch |
1 |
Townsend's
Solitaire |
1 |
American Robin |
572 |
Eastern
Bluebird |
3 |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
Cedar Waxwing |
537 |
Northern Shrike |
2 |
Yellow-rumped
Warbler |
1 |
European
Starling |
860 |
House Sparrow |
702 |
Western
Meadowlark |
3 |
Northern
Cardinal |
4 |
Purple Finch |
10 |
House Finch |
135 |
American
Goldfinch |
61 |
Pine Siskin |
1 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
162 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
American Tree
Sparrow |
185 |
Spotted Towhee |
1 |
Lapland
Longspur |
239 |
Snow Bunting |
1 |
Total |
30,483 |
Count
Week Species
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Rusty Blackbird
Gadwall
Northern Harrier
Mourning Dove
Hours
foot 18
vehicle 43
Miles
foot 21
vehicle 615
feeders 4.5 hours
owling 5.5 hours
Weather Hi 35 f
Low 21 f
Wind WNW 5-15 mph
Fog in morning, cloudy and light fog most of the day, brief periods of sunshine
in afternoon.
2-4 inches of snow cover.
Still water frozen, Lake Oahe and moving water open.
Participants: Doug
Backlund, Charles and Myrtle Backlund, Bill Bossman, Carol Hanten, Dave Krueger,
Richard McEntaffer, Kenny Miller, Dave Ode, Peder Ode, Ricky Olson, Rex Riis, Charles Sisk,
Scott Stolz.
Special Thanks to Dave
and Joanne Johnson for inviting us to their house for food and hot drinks at the
end of the day!
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