Results of the 1st Annual
1996-97 LYLE, WASHINGTON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
Centered near Lyle, Washington
Conducted 1/11/97
3 Pied-billed Grebes........................ 2 Killdeer
1 Horned Grebe................................2 Herring Gull
7 Western Grebes........................... 50 Rock Dove
3 Double-Crested Cormorants..........1 Belted Kingfisher
5 Great Blue Herons........................ 6 Northern Flicker
250 Canada Geese............................... 1 Hairy Woodpecker
136 Mallards........................................ 4 Lewis Woodpecker
16 Gadwall..........................................2 Steller's Jays
36 American Wigeon........................19 Scrub Jays
20 Ring-necked Duck........................ 3 American Crows
10 Greater Scaup............................... 2 Ravens
10 Lesser Scaup................................. 4 Black-capped Chickadees
7 Barrow's Goldeneye...................... 1 Mountain Chickadee
9 Common Goldeneye.................... 1 Northern Shrike
9 Bufflehead..................................136 Euopean Starlings
1 Hooded Merganser.......................19 Golden-crowned Sparrows
21 Common Merganser...................... 6 White-crowned Sparrows
4 Bald Eagles...................................21 Dark-eyed Juncos
15 Red-tailed Hawks (1 albinistic)......9 Western Meadowlark
4 American Kestrel............................6 House Finch
1 Merlin.............................................1 Pine Siskin
2 Ring-necked Pheasant....................1 American Goldfinch
3 California Quail..............................1 House Sparrow
124 American Coot
Total species identified 47.................Total birds 998
Weather: Very pleasant, high in 50's, windless
Early morning fog and light clouds, clearing in afternoon
Count Organizer: Bob Hansen, 503.364.6201, bhansen@open.org
Participants: Karen, Louis and Zoe Hans, Jim Minick of Lyle, Washington
Joe and Marge Byrne of The Dalles, Oregon