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Tag Archive: Christmas Bird Count
The Nicola Naturalist Society INC is having its bird count on Saturday the 14th of December in Merritt BC. This will be the 26th annual count by volunteer members. The stats are compiled and sent to the Audubon Society.
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By the By pyro beetle
This pyror beetle showed up after the wildfires of 2023. I believe it was anyway. It was photographed on a wooden edge of an apartment building. These beetles live on burnt wood according to sources.
The Christmas bird count has 120 years of world wide data at the Audubon Society . Good to our feathered friends and be especially mindful of migratory birds as they are protected.
Here are some highlights of the bird count conducted by the Nicola Naturalists Society this winter in the Merritt BC area.
- American Wigeon 74 up from 50 high
- Northern Pintail 17 up from a high of 2
- Greater White fronted Goose 1
- Northern Shoveler 1
- Peregrine Falcon 1
- American Kestrels 6 up from a high of 3
- Brown Creeper 4 up from a high of 2
- Black Capped Chickadees 96 up from a high of 58
- Steller’s Jay 38 up from a high of 37
7 teams of counters were out and had what the club called a pleasant day of counting . A notation that species counts are often effected by food supply an exceptional Douglas Fir cone drop made for a high count in Pine Siskins last year. Siskins were missed this year and joined 2 other species well below average: American Gold finch 9 ( average of 48) and Robins 1 ( average 23).
Source NNA
On this Day: March 3rd 1923
Time Magazine is published.
Counting birds this Sunday…
File photo KDG
Coordinated with the Audubon’s annual count the Nicola Naturalists will be out this coming Sunday.
You don’t have to be an expert birder to participate in Christmas Bird Counts. Participants spend all or part of the day in a group covering a specific section of the 22-km diameter count circle. It is a great way to get to know the local winter birds and contribute to the world’s longest-running citizen science project. For more details on the Merritt CBC keep checking this website or contact nicolanaturalists@gmail.com
Source NNS
On this Day: December 11th 1962
Last criminal execution in Canada.
No it’s not the cookie monster gone of his program its:
The Christmas bird count is coming and the ducks are about. The Nicola Naturalist Society does a bird count every year, with teams of counters out and tallying information that is used globally. The count is on Sunday, December 15th and it covers the Nicola Valley and Douglas lake as well bordering on the Mini Lake Bird sanctuary http://www.nicolanaturalists.ca/2013/10/18/merritt-christmas-bird-count-sunday-15th-december-2013/
Today in History: December 4th 1991
Journalist Terry A Anderson is released from Beirut after 7 years a hostage, becoming the longest held hostage in Lebanon.
Related articles
- Audubon Christmas Bird Count has it all! (theecotoneexchange.com)
- Save the Date: Christmas Bird Count, Dec 17 (thewellnessalmanac.com)
- Christmas Bird Count Is Coming (naturalhistorywanderings.com)
- The original citizen science project (daily.zooniverse.org)
- San Antonio Seniors Love Christmas Bird Count! (sanantonio.myhomecareblog.com)
It’s good that it is friday….
The Nicola naturalists had their presentation last night and DR Kerridge told all about bats. He dispelled some beliefs in particular, bats are not blind but prefer sonar for hunting. He kept bats and said they were expensive to keep as he had to buy expensive meal worms and toss them up toward the ceiling.
Some species of bats have been clocked at 90 km an hour.
About 60 people enjoyed the presentations including the local preamble, of slides and stats. the christmas bird count was related of interest were the 13 Great Blue Herons counted.
Some cormets and humming birds were also of interest.
Today in history: January 18,1778
The Sandwich islands are found and named by European Sea Captain James Cook
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