Date: 12/31/25 5:21 am From: Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...> Subject: Prince Gallitzin CBC prelim numbers Dec 28, 2025
Exciting numbers are coming together for the count. Despite the less than optimal weather conditions, we still recorded 64 species the day of the count. Waterfowl numbers were high and raptor numbers were low. A little over 2700 birds total were counted. We learned a lot about the area and found many new birding areas. Next year there will be a few tweaks to the sectors to make them work more efficiently but overall everyone did a great job. Thank you for your effort.
Notable species counted: killdeer by Joe Gyekis's team, redpoll and harrier by Michael Kensinger, winter wren and phoebe by the Holt's Hooligans, ruffed grouse, harrier, and horned lark by Connor Schmitt, purple finch by a couple teams, pine siskins by a few teams, 3 species of owls, kingfisher by Angie and Mike, 6 species of woodpeckers, red shouldered hawk by two teams.
Waterfowl recorded: tundra swans, canada geese, mallards, golden eye, ring necked, common and hooded mergansers, pintails, ring billed gull, gadwall, double crested cormorant, widgeon, common loon, and black duck.
Thanks, Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...>
Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?- E.O Wilson
