My First Christmas Bird Count

I signed up to join two experienced birders and one other novice for one of the eight zones in the Galveston Christmas Bird Count.

I've never done a bird count before.

I saw lots of birds I had never seen before...

Findings:

A total of 166 species were reported by the Galveston group. 

 

The Galveston CBC is one of the oldest in the nation.  

The Galveston CBC has mostly water and less land.  

The Galveston city group observed less than last year and this has been an annual trend...possibly attributed to decreasing undeveloped land within the city.  

Certain birds, such as the American Cardinal and the Robin were not reported in any great numbers, less than 5 in each, which they thought was odd.  

For more photos, link up at Wordless Wednesday, Comedy Plus, Messymimi's Meanderings, Keith's Ramblings, Create With Joy, Wild Bird Wednesday, and My Corner of the World.

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