1998 Lyle Christmas Bird Count, Saturday, Dec. 26th                       
                    Compiled by Bob Hansen, version 2.15.99
          
          CC=Catherine Creek, KC=Klickitat Canyon, CH-DP=Columbia
     Hills-Dallesport, TD=The Dalles, R-M=Rowena-Mosier                                                                 
         
                                  
                                  CC   KC  CH-DP    TD  R-M  Total
                    
          1    Pied-bill Grebe      1         1       1          3
          1    Horned Grebe                           4     2    6
               Eared Grebe                                       0
          1    Western Grebe        2                 32        34
          1    Double-cr.Cormorant 36         4       16        56
                                              
          1    Great Blue Heron     3   1     3        4    1   12
               Tundra Swan                                       0
          1    Canada Goose        26   8    459    1100      1593
          cw   Gr.whte Frntd Goose cw                            0
               Wood Duck                                         0
          1    Green-winged Teal             51       46        97
          1    Mallard             18   1    79       95   23  216
          1    Northern Pintail     6                  3         9
          1    Northern Shoveler    1                  5         6
          1    Gadwall                                46   6    52
          cw   Eurasion Wigeon     cw                            0
          1    American Wigeon     35   1    113      23   2   174
          1    Canvasback          18                 5         23
          1    Redhead             6                   3         9
          1    Ring-necked Duck    3                  92   5   100
          1    Greater Scaup                           9         9
          1    Lesser Scaup                   1       380  1   382
               Scaup,species                 46                 46
          1    Common Goldeneye    2    13    1       25    cw  41
          1    Barrow's Goldeneye                      4         4
          1    Bufflehead          6    10   26        8    4   54
          1    Hooded Merganser    3     2            12    3   20
          1    Common Merganser   10    20             3    2   35
               Red-breasted Merganser                            0
               Duck,sp.                     161             5  166
                                   
          1    Bald Eagle                                       10   
                  adults           2     4             2         
                  immatures              2              
          1    Northern Harrier          8     2            1    11
          1    Sharp-shinned Hawk  2           2                  4
          1    Cooper's Hawk             1             1          2
          1    Red-tailed Hawk     13    7    15      11   10    56
          1    Rough-legged Hawk         4     1                  5
               Hawk, sp (buteo)          1     3            3     7
          1    Golden Eagle                    	                  7
               adults                    1                  2
               immatures           1     3
          1    American Kestral    2     1     4     1      3    11
          1    Merlin                    1                        1
          1    Peregrine Falcon    1           1                  2
          1    Prairie Falcon                  1                  1
               Gray Partridge                                     0
               Chucker                                            0
                                                       
          1    Ringed-neck Pheasant1           3                  4
               Ruffed Grouse                                      0
               Wild Turkey                                        0
          1    California Quail          14   30              2  46
                                             
          1    American Coot       24    16   169    110    293  612
          1    Killdeer             9                  5    cw    14
               Least Sandpiper                                     0
          1    Dunlin                           3      7          10
          1    Common Snipe         1           2      1           4
                                             
          1    Ring-billed Gull    17     1            9          27
               California Gull                                     0
               Herring Gull                                        0
          1    Glaucous-winged Gull                     9    3    12
               W.x Glaucous-winged Gull                 3          3
               Gull, species       20          10                 30
          1    Rock Dove           20          17     580    3   620
               Mourning Dove                                       0
                                             
          1    Great Horned Owl                  1                 1
               Northern Pygmy Owl                                  0
               Owl, sp.                                       1    1
          1    hummingbird, sp           1                         1 
          1    Belted Kingfisher   1     5       1            1    8
          1    Lewis Woodpecker    9    16              2    31   58
          1    Acorn Woodpecker    2                               2
               Red-breasted Sapsucker                              0
          1    Downy Woodpecker    1     5              2     2   10
               Hairy Woodpecker                                    0
          1    Northern Flicker    29   16     12       23    11   91
          1    Pileated Woodpecker      1                      2    3
          1    Say's Phoebe                     1                   1
                                             
               Horned Lark                                          0
          1    Stellers Jay        33   14                    10   57
          1    Scrub Jay           11   13      5      43     11   83
          1    Black-billed Magpie       6      6              2   14
          1    American Crow       38    3     25       4          70
          1    Common Raven         8   13      4       4      5   34
                                             
          1    Black-cap'd Chickadee1   17       5     45     21   89
          1    Mountain Chickadee        3                     4    7
          1    Chstnut-bked Chickad12                         1    13
          1    Red-brsted Nuthatch  3    1                     4    8
          1    White-brsted Nuthatch4    5                     4   13
          1    Brown Creeper        1    5                     3    9
          1    Canyon Wren          1             4                 5
          1    Bewick's Wren                             10    1   11
          1    Winter Wren               1                     4    5
          1    Marsh Wren                                 1         1
          1    American Dipper          1                           1
          1    Golden-crowned Kinglet   4                 2    7   13
          1    Ruby-crowned Kinglet                       4    3    7
          1    Western Bluebird     1            23                24
               Townsends Solitaire                                  0
          1    Hermit Thrush                      1            cw   1
          1    American Robin       4    8                4    2   18
          1    Varied Thrush        4    9                6    16  35
          1    American Pipit                             1         1
          1    Northern Shrike      2    4                1    cw   7
          1    European Starling   48   38        75    700       861
               Y-rmped Warbler(Myrtle)                    1    1    2
          1    Y-rmped Warbler(Adbn)1              2     14    1   18
          1    Spotted Towhee       5    5         2     13    3   28
          1    Fox Sparrow                         1      2   cw   3
          1    Song Sparrow         3    9         7     71   10  100
               Lincoln's Sparrow                                    0
          1    White-throated Sparrow                          1    1
          1    Golden-crowned Sparrow    3        23      28   8    62
          1    White-crowned Sparrow     2        18      19   cw   39
               Slate-colored Junco                         1         1
          1    Drk-eyd(Or)  Junco 118  108        66     128  94   514
                                             
          1    Red-winged Blackbird               36     520  cw   556
          1    Western Meadowlark                 10       1        11
          1    Brewer's Blackb     25    2        63       4        94
          1    Purple Finch                                    1     1
          1    House Finch          4             50      30   55  139
               Red Crossbill                                         0
          1    Pine Siskin          1                          9    10
          1    Lesser Goldfinch                                 1    1
          1    American Goldfinch   2    17        12      2   cw   33
               Evening Grosbeak                                      0
          1    House  Sparrow       1              21               22
                   
                    Total                          
          93   Species// Birds     662    459      1682   4341  704 7841
          
               Start time         7:20    7:25     8:15     7:30    7:45
               Stop time          4:30    4:40    04:30     4:30    4:45
                                                                          Total
               Miles driven         60      42       37       47      45   231
               Hours in car          4       2      4.25       4       4    18.25
               Miles on foot         5    1.25       3         4       3.5  16.75
               Hours on foot         5    6.75       4         5       5    25.75
          
               Weather:
               Precipitation        0      0                        drizzle
               Cloud cover,%     0-40     70      clear               0-5
               Temperature      44-48     48      chilly             36-39
               Wind speed      0-20,w     3-20    windy               gusty
          
               Sector Leader  B.Hansen  F.Petersen  D.White  C.Miller  S.Johnston
               Participants:  B.McKenzie  M.Hukari  B.White  B.Wong    C.Barker
                              K.Hans  D.Lichtenwald D.Gadway           J.Barker
                              N.Cheatham  C.Flick  R.Gadway            J.Minick
          
               Owling    S.Johnston     6.3 miles 2.5 hrs   1 sp.,prob. WeSc