The Black Forest CBC counted 1948 birds of 39 species; average 1748 birds, 38
species. Our 25 observers went out in 13 partis.
Two new top counts: 75 Red-breasted nuthatches - way above prior high of
35; 217 Red Crossbills - more than double previous high of 130.Besides that,
some minor
So interesting! We have a scrubby area of cotoneaster, mountain mahogany,
and some kind of volunteer small juniper that's full of sparrows and
towhees, and there are some wood pieces of an old chicken coop leaning on a
shed where there are juncos all the time. Yesterday, I saw a couple emerge
f
