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The 121st CBC was held from December 14th 2020 thru January 5th 2021. Information and results of that count are shown below.

Due to Covid restrictions, several normal traditions were not done this year. Those included morning assembly for territory assignments and instructions (handled previous to count by email and text this year), no noon gathering for lunch to discuss how count was going (birders brought lunches for eating in the field), no social gathering for data compilation and refreshments at end of day (birders received instructions from compiler on how to submit lists and numbers to the compiler), teams were not assigned for purposes of mixing experience levels or social mixing (rather teams consisted of household members, others with low risk and wearing masks or those traveling in separate vehicles). But the participants were grateful that this annual event was able to be held and that they were able to bird much as usual, though they missed the camaraderie.

Sioux City CBC= Saturday, December 19, 2020. Contact Jerry Probst at: probsthoney@aol.com or 712-490-8256 for information.

The Sioux City CBC was held as scheduled on 12-19-2020. Temperatures ranged from 9 degrees to 35 degrees under clear skies. 21 birders found 58 species and counted 22,291 total birds. One amazing highlight is the fact that Sioux City birder Bob Nickolson has been working this count since 1947 or 74 counts! A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Westfield CBC=Wednesday, December 16, 2020.

The Westfield CBC will be Wednesday December 16th, sunrise to sunset! Contact Dotty Zales at 712-540-0952 or zales66@hotmail.com for more information.

The Westfield CBC was held as scheduled on 12-16-2020. 11 teams of 22 birders recorded 57 species and counted 5806 birds. Highlights included Trumpeter Swan, Long-tailed Duck, Northern Goshawk, Belted Kingfisher, Carolina Wren, Townsend’s Solitaire, Brewer’s Blackbird, Gray Partridge, and Northern Shrike. A huge round of applause for all you birders that survived the cold, boring harvested corn & soybean fields, gravel roads, and still had FUN!!!!! Obviously COVID did not affect the birds!! Your patience & persistence paid off!! THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH! A listing of the species seen and counted can be found below.

Ponca State Park CBC=Friday, December 18, 2020. Ponca State Park will be hosting its annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Friday, December 18, 2020. However, Game & Parks has dictated that the CBC be conducted under a limited contact protocol. This protocol is also in alignment with National Audubon Society's guidelines. We are all grateful that this annual event will be held and that we will be able to participate much as usual. For more information, contact Bill Huser at 712-574-3107 or billfhuser@gmail.com.

The Park hosted its 17th official CBC on Friday, 18 December 2020. Eighteen participants in 10 teams were able to locate and identify 70 species and 16,485 individual birds. These 70 species smashed the record of 59 species found in 2013!!! The highlights included Greater Prairie-Chicken, Golden Eagle, all 5 forms of Red-tailed Hawk, Long-eared Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-shafted Flicker, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, Townsend’s Solitaire and Brewer’s Blackbird. A listing of the species seen and counted can be found below.

Ida County CBC=Saturday, January 2, 2021. Our Christmas Bird Count is set for Saturday, January 2, 2021. Owl walk at 7 A.M. CBC starts at Ed Center in Moorhead Park at 8 A.M. Best-ever Chili at Noon to 1 P.M. Total up count at 3 P.M. with pie and ice-cream.

We will be more than thankful for any help with the count. Contact Don Poggensee at donpoggensee@gmail.com or 712-369-3454 for more information.

The Ida County CBC was held as scheduled on 1-02-2021. Beginning temperatures were in the low teens with foggy conditions but the fog lifted later in the day. 14 birders found 48 species and counted 2,908 total birds. Some of the better finds were Ross’s Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Green-winged Teal, Purple Finch, Bald Eagle, Eastern Screech-Owl, Great Horned Owl, Long-eared Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Cooper’s Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Winter Wren, Northern Shrike, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Lapland Longspur and Pine Siskin. A couple of misses were Northern Saw-whet Owl which was seen 2 days prior to count day and our resident Barred Owl. The counters enjoyed a lunch of chili and other goodies around noon plus pie and ice cream later in the day at the compile! A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Yankton CBC= Sunday, December 20, 2020. Contact

 Roger Dietrich at 605-660-6247 for information.

The Yankton CBC was held as scheduled on Sunday, December 20, 2020. Thirty-one people, from teenagers to seniors, from Yankton, Vermillion, Armour, & Sioux Falls, South Dakota, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Sioux City, Iowa enjoyed a beautiful day to be out counting birds. A total of 13,282 birds of 82 different species of birds were counted which is better than the 75 species recorded last year and ties the highest species total of 82 ever which was tallied in 2012.

Highlights of the day: Lesser Black-backed Gull and Tundra Swan observed for the first time, Peregrine Falcon observed for just the second time on the count, the other time being in 1993; Townsend’s Solitaire also observed for the second time, previously in 2012.

Record high counts: Greater Scaup-60, Lesser Scaup-500, Common Goldeneye-3500, Ruddy Duck-17, Red-breasted Nuthatch-18, Spotted Towhee-2.

Species missed this year include: Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser, Great Blue Heron, Killdeer, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Harrier, Lapland Longspur, and Snow Bunting. A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Sioux City CBC 12-19-2020

Compiler Jerry Probst

Cackling Goose- 110

Canada Goose- 5,219

American Wigeon-  2

Mallard- 14,408

Northern Shoveler- 1

Northern Pintail- 8

Green-winged Teal- 2

Redhead- 1

Lesser Scaup- 2

Common Goldeneye- 16

Common Merganser- 1

Ruddy Duck- 3

Ring-necked Pheasant- 4

Wild Turkey- 162

Osprey- 1

Bald Eagle- 7

Red-tailed Hawk- 32

Rough-legged Hawk- 3

Broad-winged Hawk- 1

Rock Pigeon- 274

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 7

Mourning Dove- 5

Eastern Screech Owl- 1

Great Horned Owl- 2

Barred Owl- 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 56

Downy Woodpecker- 55

Hairy Woodpecker- 11

Northern Flicker- 3

American Kestrel- 2

Merlin- 1

Blue Jay- 32

American Crow- 78

Horned Lark- 5

Black-capped Chickadee- 168

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 16

White-breasted Nuthatch- 63

Brown Creeper- 5

Winter Wren- 1

Carolina Wren- 1

Hermit Thrush- 3

American Robin- 39

European Starling- 128

Lapland Longspur- 18

Cedar Waxwing- 91

American Tree Sparrow- 158

Dark-eyed Junco- 408

Harris’s Sparrow- 3

White-throated Sparrow- 8

Song Sparrow- 6

Spotted Towhee- 2

Northern Cardinal- 63

Red-winged Blackbird- 18

House Finch- 52

Purple Finch- 9

Pine Siskin- 55

American Goldfinch- 31

House Sparrow- 428

Total Birds Counted- 22,291

Total Species Counted- 58

Westfield CBC 12-16-2020

Compilers Bill and Dotty Zales

Greater White-fronted Goose- 1

Snow Goose- 1

Cackling Goose- 52

Canada Goose- 3,085

Trumpeter Swan- 5

Mallard- 827

Northern Pintail- 3

Green-winged Teal- 6

Ring-necked Duck- 2

Lesser Scaup- 13

Long-tailed Duck- 2

Common Goldeneye- 20

Hooded Merganser- 6

Common Merganser- 18

Gray Partridge- 10

Ring-necked Pheasant- 37

Wild Turkey- 117

Great Blue Heron- 2

Bald Eagle- 34

Northern Harrier- 3

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 2

Cooper’s Hawk- 4

Northern Goshawk- 1

Red-tailed Hawk- 38

Rough-legged Hawk- 18

American Kestrel- 5

Rock Pigeon- 79

Eurasian Collared-dove- 75

Mourning Dove- 2

Eastern Screech Owl- 3

Great Horned Owl- 2

Barred Owl- 5

Belted Kingfisher- 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 27

Downy Woodpecker- 42

Hairy Woodpecker- 7

Northern Flicker- 9

Northern Shrike- 1

Blue Jay- 34

American Crow- 154

Black-capped Chickadee- 26

White-breasted Nuthatch- 29

Carolina Wren- 1

Eastern Bluebird- 13

Townsend’s Solitaire- 1

American Robin- 57

European Starling- 467

Cedar Waxwing- 141

American Tree Sparrow- 85

Dark-eyed Junco- 68

Northern Cardinal- 13

Red-winged Blackbird- 2

Western Meadowlark- 2

Brewer’s Blackbird- 2

House Finch- 22

American Goldfinch- 38

House Sparrow- 85

Total Species Counted- 57

Total Birds Counted- 5,806

Ponca State Park CBC 12-18-2020

Compiler Katie Leware

Ross’s Goose- 2

Snow Goose- 3,468

Cackling Goose- 39

Canada Goose- 3,830

Gadwall- 9

Mallard- 5018

Common Goldeneye- 7

Common Merganser- 17

White-fronted Goose- 1

Ring-necked Pheasant- 30

Greater Prairie-Chicken- 2

Wild Turkey- 334

Rock Pigeon- 304

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 27

Mourning Dove- 16

American Coot- 1

Ring-billed Gull- 5

Bald Eagle- 32

Northern Harrier- 2

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 2

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Red-tailed Hawk- 51

Rough-legged Hawk- 15

Eastern Screech-Owl- 3

Great Horned Owl- 7

Barred Owl- 3

Long-eared Owl- 1

Belted Kingfisher- 4

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 37

Downy Woodpecker- 42

Hairy Woodpecker- 27

Northern Flicker- 26 (1 Red-shafted)

American Kestrel- 2

Northern Shrike- 1

Blue Jay- 66

American Crow- 227

Black-capped Chickadee- 94

White-breasted Nuthatch- 77

Brown Creeper- 4

Winter Wren- 1

Carolina Wren- 2

European Starling- 278

Eastern Bluebird- 34

American Robin- 93

Cedar Waxwing- 305

House Sparrow- 511

House Finch- 48

Purple Finch- 15

Pine Siskin- 3

American Goldfinch- 265

Lapland Longspur- 90

American Tree Sparrow- 336

Fox Sparrow- 1

Dark-eyed Junco- 236

White-crowned Sparrow- 5

Harris’s Sparrow- 7

Song Sparrow- 39

Spotted Towhee- 8

Western Meadowlark- 126

Red-winged Blackbird- 134

Northern Cardinal- 74

Golden Eagle- 2

Golden-crowned Kinglet- 27

Townsend’s Solitaire- 1

Common Grackle- 2

Brown-headed Cowbird- 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1

Hermit Thrush- 1

Rusty Blackbird- 1

Brewer’s Blackbird- 4 

Total Birds Counted     16,485

Total Species Counted     70

Ida County CBC 1-02-2021

Compiler Don Poggensee

Greater White-fronted Goose- 1

Ross’s Goose- 1

Canada Goose- 480

Mallard- 90

Green-winged Teal- 1

Ring-necked Pheasant- 205

Wild Turkey- 14

Bald Eagle- 17

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Red-tailed Hawk- 8

Rough-legged Hawk- 3

Rock Pigeon- 70

Eurasian Collared-dove- 8

Mourning Dove- 2

Eastern Screech-Owl- 3

Great Horned Owl- 5

Long-eared Owl- 4

Belted Kingfisher- 3

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 2

Downy Woodpecker- 10

Hairy Woodpecker- 4

Northern Flicker- 2

American Kestrel- 1

Northern Shrike- 1

Blue Jay- 107

American Crow- 206

Horned Lark- 231

Black-capped Chickadee- 7

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 6

White-breasted Nuthatch- 11

Winter Wren- 2

European Starling- 351

Lapland Longspur- 82

American Tree Sparrow- 297

Chipping Sparrow- 1

Song Sparrow- 2

White-crowned Sparrow- 1

Harris’s Sparrow- 44

Dark-eyed Junco- 180

Northern Cardinal- 41

Eastern Meadowlark- 8

Western Meadowlark- 42

House Finch- 202

Purple Finch- 1

Pine Siskin- 4

American Goldfinch- 22

House Sparrow- 123

Total Species Counted   48

Total Birds Counted   2,908

Yankton CBC 12-20-2020

Compiler Roger Dietrich

The 120th CBC was held from December 14th 2019 thru January 5th 2020. Information and results of that count are shown below.

Sioux City CBC= Saturday, December 14, 2019. Contact Jerry Probst at: probsthoney@aol.com or 712-490-8256 for information. Plan to eat lunch and assess progress at noon at Culver’s on Singing Hills. At 5:00pm we meet at Jerry's house to eat the mandatory chili and other goodies and compile the results. Jerry’s address is: 3817 Park Place in South Sioux City, NE.

The Sioux City CBC was held as scheduled on 12-14-2019. Temperatures ranged from the teens to the low 20’s under partly cloudy skies with a light breeze. 24 birders in the field and 4 feeder watchers found 59 species and counted 7,161 total birds. A Red-breasted Nuthatch was also recorded as a Count Week bird. Some of the highlights included Belted Kingfisher, Winter Wren, Carolina Wren, Spotted Towhee, Red Crossbill, Common Redpoll, Eastern Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Northern Pintail, and Green-winged Teal. Another amazing highlight is the fact that Sioux City birder Bob Nickolson has been working this count since 1947 or 73 counts! The compilation at Jerry’s house was preceded with chili and soup and other delicious goodies. A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Westfield CBC=Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Plan to arrive at Zales mailbox at 15384 North Ridge Road at 8:00 am and we will divide into groups and “bird” until 1:00 pm when we will serve a hearty and hot lunch at our home and tabulate our group counts. Those wanting to bird afterwards may do so. Contact Dotty Zales at 712-540-0952 or zales66@hotmail.com for more information.

The Westfield CBC was held as scheduled on 12-17-2019. 25 birders recorded 45 species and counted 3257 birds. Highlights included 6 species of waterfowl, Eastern Screech Owl, Barred Owl, and Carolina Wren. A delicious lunch of Chili and Soup and numerous other treats, desserts, and beverages were enjoyed at the Zale’s home before we compiled the morning results. Some of the birders searched for additional birds after lunch to add to the count before calling it a day. A listing of the species seen and counted can be found below.

Ponca State Park CBC=Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Those interested in participating should meet at the Park’s Resource Center at 7:30 that morning or call Bill Huser at 712-574-3107 for more information.

Ponca State Park had a successful Christmas Bird Count held as scheduled on December 18, 2019. Fourteen people participated and were divided into six groups. One party spent the early morning owling. We found 52 species and counted 6,732 total birds. Highlights included Snow Bunting, Rusty Blackbird, Long-eared Owl, Golden Crowned Kinglet, Harris's Sparrow, Merlin, Rough-legged Hawk, and a number of Northern Shrikes. We added our first Hooded Merganser to our cumulative Christmas Bird Count list and had a record number of 114 Blue Jays. The most numerous bird counted was the 3000 Snow Geese. In the future, we hope to continue tracking bird species during the Christmas Bird Count at Ponca State Park. A listing of the species seen and counted can be found below.

Ida County CBC=Saturday, January 4, 2020. Our Christmas Bird Count is set for Saturday, January 4, 2020, starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Education Center in Moorehead Park to assemble, get maps, and head out. Dinner at 12 p.m. until 1:30 featuring Don’s ‘Best Ever’ chili! Wrap-up and adding up the numbers from 3:00 to 3:30 or so. We will be more than thankful for any help with the count! If you want to do an early owl search, I will be out by 7:00 A.M. (Don P.). Hope to see all of you and our thanks in advance. Please spread the word! Contact Don Poggensee at donpoggensee@gmail.com or 712-369-3454 for more information.

The Ida County CBC was held as scheduled on 1-04-2020 under sunny skies and cool temperatures. 7 parties of 14 birders came from Ida, Woodbury and Carroll Counties to help and found 39 total species and counted 5,028 total birds. Many thanks for all who helped. Highlights included 6 Long-eared Owls, Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, 9 free-flying Trumpeter Swans, 1 male Wood Duck hanging out with a small flock of Mallards, 2 Eastern Bluebirds, 20 Bald Eagles, and 3,681 Canada Geese. 3 species not found on count day but seen during count week included Barred Owl, Short-eared Owl, and a pair of Northern Pintails. One Sioux City birder got to see a Northern Saw-whet Owl as a life bird. The counters enjoyed a lunch of chili and other goodies around noon plus pie and ice cream later in the day at the compile! A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Yankton CBC= Sunday, December 15, 2019. Contact Roger Dietrich at 605-660-6247 for information.

The Yankton CBC was held as scheduled.  Twenty-seven people participated in the 2019 Christmas Bird Count in Yankton on an overcast day, Sunday, December 15, 2019. The day started at 13 degrees and there were snow flurries most of the day. Twenty-three people worked as field observers while four counted birds at their feeders. People who worked the count came from Vermillion, Sioux Falls, and Yankton, South Dakota; Sioux City, Iowa; and South Sioux City and Wayne, Nebraska. The group found a total of 75 species of birds. The highest species count was 82 in 2012 followed by 80 in 2013 and 79 last year.

Highlights of the day were Ruby-crowned Kinglet recorded for the fourth time ever, Northern Saw-whet Owl recorded for the third time, Ross’s Goose for the fourth time, Greater Scaup for the sixth time, Pied-billed Grebe for the eighth time, Lapland Longspur for the fourteenth time, and Northern Goshawk for the seventeenth time. Highest count ever for Horned Larks of 719, previous high was 679 in 2010. The most Ring-necked Pheasants we have seen at sixty compared to the previous three years of six, three, & five. Last time we had near this year’s number was 58 in 2013. Surprisingly, the numbers of the invasive Eurasian-collared Dove are trending downward from 381 in 2015 to 141 this year. A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Sioux City CBC 12-14-2019

Compiler Jerry Probst

Greater White-fronted Goose- 25

Snow Goose- 10

Ross’s Goose- 3

Cackling Goose- 46

Canada Goose- 2,488

Mallard- 415

Northern Pintail- 1

Green-winged Teal- 1

Common Goldeneye- 29

Common Merganser- 5

Ring-necked Pheasant- 13

Wild Turkey- 158

Northern Harrier- 4

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Bald Eagle- 20

Red-tailed Hawk- 56

Rough-legged Hawk- 2

Rock Pigeon- 520

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 69

Mourning Dove- 10

Eastern Screech Owl- 2

Great Horned Owl- 4

Barred Owl- 4

Belted Kingfisher- 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 42

Downy Woodpecker- 43

Hairy Woodpecker- 12

Northern Flicker- 23

American Kestrel- 3

Merlin- 3

Northern Shrike- 2

Blue Jay- 63

American Crow- 73

Horned Lark- 10

Black-capped Chickadee- 101

White-breasted Nuthatch- 63

Brown Creeper- 2

Winter Wren- 1

Carolina Wren- 1

Eastern Bluebird- 17

American Robin- 395

European Starling- 1029

Cedar Waxwing- 315

American Tree Sparrow- 75

Dark-eyed Junco- 349

White-crowned Sparrow-1

Harris’s Sparrow- 6

Spotted Towhee- 1

Northern Cardinal- 226

Red-winged Blackbird- 4

Common Grackle- 3

House Finch- 60

Purple Finch- 9

Red Crossbill- 15

Common Redpoll- 10

Pine Siskin- 20

American Goldfinch- 93

House Sparrow- 202

Total Birds Counted- 7,161

Total Species Counted- 59

CW-Red-breasted Nuthatch

Snow Goose- 3

Cackling Goose- 11

Canada Goose- 1,410

Mallard- 30

Common Goldeneye- 4

Ruddy Duck- 6

Ring-necked Pheasant- 47

Wild Turkey- 143

Bald Eagle- 22

Northern Harrier- 3

Cooper’s Hawk- 3

Red-tailed Hawk- 24

Rough-legged Hawk- 12

American Kestrel- 3

Merlin- 2

Rock Pigeon- 39

Eurasian Collared-dove- 31

Mourning Dove- 80

Eastern Screech Owl- 4

Great Horned Owl- 1

Barred Owl- 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 22

Downy Woodpecker- 20

Hairy Woodpecker- 5

Northern Flicker- 8

Northern Shrike- 3

Blue Jay- 69

American Crow- 128

Horned Lark- 18

Black-capped Chickadee- 19

White-breasted Nuthatch- 21

Brown Creeper- 1

Carolina Wren- 1

European Starling- 431

Cedar Waxwing- 15

American Tree Sparrow- 194

Dark-eyed Junco- 275

Lapland Longspur- 1

Northern Cardinal- 10

Western Meadowlark- 16

Common Grackle- 1

Purple Finch- 10

House Finch- 9

American Goldfinch- 9

House Sparrow- 91

Total Species Counted- 45

Total Birds Counted- 3,257

Ponca State Park CBC 12-18-2019

Compilers Maria Korver and Bill Huser

Snow Goose- 3,000

Cackling Goose- 1

Canada Goose- 650

Mallard- 14

Common Goldeneye- 51

Hooded Merganser- 1

Common Merganser- 14

Ring-necked Pheasant- 37

Wild Turkey- 138

Northern Harrier- 1

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Bald Eagle- 8

Red-tailed Hawk- 30

Rough-legged Hawk- 17

Rock Pigeon- 46

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 18

Mourning Dove- 1

Great Horned Owl- 2

Barred Owl- 2

Long-eared Owl- 1

Red-headed Woodpecker- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 23

Downy Woodpecker- 12

Hairy Woodpecker- 1

Northern Flicker- 12 (All Yellow-shafted)

American Kestrel- 2

Merlin- 1

Northern Shrike- 8

Blue Jay- 114

American Crow- 29

Horned Lark- 12

Black-capped Chickadee- 33

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 2

White-breasted Nuthatch- 19

Golden-crowned Kinglet- 2

Eastern Bluebird- 57

American Robin- 201

European Starling- 741

Cedar Waxwing- 59

Snow Bunting- 5

American Tree Sparrow- 258

Dark-eyed Junco- 244 (Includes 1 Oregon)

Harris’s Sparrow- 23

Song Sparrow- 1

Northern Cardinal- 32

Red-winged Blackbird- 358

Western Meadowlark- 7

Rusty Blackbird- 2

Brown-headed Cowbird- 5

House Finch- 16

American Goldfinch- 207

House Sparrow- 212

Total Birds Counted     6,732

Total Species Counted     52

Ida County CBC 1-04-2020

Compiler Don Poggensee

Canada Goose- 3,681

Mallard- 45

Trumpeter Swan- 9

Wood Duck- 1

Ring-necked Pheasant- 398

Bald Eagle- 20

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Red-tailed Hawk-14

Rough-legged Hawk- 1

Rock Pigeon- 16

Eurasian Collared-dove- 71

Mourning Dove- 10

Great Horned Owl-1

Long-eared Owl- 6

Northern Saw-whet Owl- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 5

Downy Woodpecker- 6

Hairy Woodpecker- 1

Northern Flicker- 1

American Kestrel- 2

Blue Jay- 86

American Crow- 58

Horned Lark- 25

Black-capped Chickadee- 3

White-breasted Nuthatch- 9

Eastern Bluebird-2

American Robin- 12

European Starling- 118

Cedar Waxwing- 4

House Sparrow- 214

House Finch- 51

American Goldfinch- 1

American Tree Sparrow- 13

Harris’s Sparrow-2

Dark-eyed Junco- 114

Western Meadowlark- 4

Red-winged Blackbird- 7

Brown-headed Cowbird- 5

Northern Cardinal- 10

Total Species Counted    39

Total Birds Counted   5,028

Yankton CBC 12-15-2019

Compiler Roger Dietrich

Greater White-fronted Goose- 5

Snow Goose- 132

Ross’s Goose- 1

Canada Goose- 1101

Cackling Goose- 5

Wood Duck- 2

Gadwall- 194

American Wigeon- 4

Mallard- 834

Nothern Shoveler- 3

Northern Pintail- 1

Green-winged Teal- 4

Canvasback- 1

Redhead- 6

Ring-necked Duck- 25

Greater Scaup- 3

Lesser Scaup- 313

Bufflehead- 1

Common Goldeneye- 151

Hooded Merganser- 1

Common Merganser- 4

Ruddy Duck- 15

Ring-necked Pheasant- 60

Wild Turkey- 488

Pied-billed Grebe- 1

Rock Pigeon- 272

Mourning Dove- 20

Eurasian-collared Dove- 141

American Coot- 12

Killdeer- 3

Ring-billed Gull- 75

Great Blue Heron- 1

Bald Eagle- 33

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 5

Cooper's Hawk-1

Northern Goshawk- 1

Red-tailed Hawk- 34

Rough-legged Hawk- 4

Eastern Screech-Owl- 10

Great Horned Owl- 9

Northern Saw-whet Owl- 1

Belted Kingfisher- 5

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 31

Downy Woodpecker- 50

Hairy Woodpecker- 19

Northern Flicker- 16

American Kestrel- 3

Merlin- 2

Northern Shrike- 4

Blue Jay- 55

American Crow- 89

Horned Lark- 719

Black-capped Chickadee- 64

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 5

White-breasted Nuthatch- 28

Brown Creeper- 2

Golden-crowned Kinglet- 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 1

Eastern Bluebird- 5

American Robin- 12

European Starling- 752

Cedar Waxwing- 40

House Sparrow- 218

Purple Finch- 12

House Finch-  27

American Goldfinch- 51

Lapland Longspur- 10

American Tree Sparrow- 130

Song Sparrow-1

Dark-Eyed Junco- 409

Northern Cardinal- 64

Western Meadowlark- 12

Red-winged Blackbird- 92

Rusty Blackbird- 11

Common Grackle- 27

Total Species= 75

Total Birds= 6,945

CW- Herring Gull

Sioux City CBC= Saturday, December 15, 2018. Contact Jerry Probst at: probsthoney@aol.com or 712-490-8256 for information. Plan to eat lunch and assess progress at noon at Culver’s on Singing Hills. At 5:00pm we meet at Jerry's house to eat the mandatory chili and other goodies and compile the results. Jerry’s address is: 3817 Park Place in South Sioux City, NE.

Westfield CBC= Thursday, December 20, 2018. Plan to arrive at Zales mailbox at 15384 North Ridge Road at 8:00 am and we will divide into groups and “bird” until 1:00 pm when we will serve a hearty and hot lunch at our home and tabulate our group counts. Those wanting to bird afterwards may do so. Contact Dotty Zales at 712-540-0952 or zales66@hotmail.com for more information.

The Westfield CBC was held as scheduled. Temperatures were in the lower 30’s with cloudy skies and windy conditions. 10 birders recorded 42 species and counted 6841 birds. Highlights included Belted Kingfisher, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Merlin, Eastern Screech Owl, Eastern Bluebird, and a male Purple Finch which came to the Zale’s feeder to join us for lunch! The delicious lunch of Chili, Chicken Noodle Soup, and numerous other treats, desserts, and beverages really hit the spot after a cold morning in the field! A listing of the species seen and counted can be found below.

Ponca State Park CBC= Friday, December 14, 2018. Those interested in participating should meet at the Park’s Resource Center at 7:30 that morning or call Bill Huser at 712-574-3107 for more information.

The Ponca State Park CBC was held as scheduled on December 14, 2018. Ponca State Park had a very successful Christmas Bird Count this year. We had 12 people divided into 5 teams participate. We added four new species to the cumulative Christmas bird count list for Ponca State Park; Pied-billed Grebe, Trumpeter Swans, Snowy Owl, and Yellow-headed Blackbird. The total bird count for our group was 3268 individuals and 53 species. The most numerous bird was Red-winged Blackbirds at 1500 individuals. Other species that were high in numbers included Canada Goose, Mallards, and America Tree Sparrows. This year there were noticeable fewer Screech Owls(1) and more Great Horned Owls(5). Many of the locations where we had recorded Screech Owls in the past had Great Horned Owls present. In the future we hope to locate more habitat to record Screech Owls and continue to find new species in our circle. The birders enjoyed a delicious lunch of Soup and other goodies at the Park’s Resource Center at noon. A listing of the species seen and counted can be found below.

Ida County CBC=Saturday, January 5, 2019. Our Christmas Bird Count is set for January 5, starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Education Center in Moorehead Park. Dinner at 12 p.m. until 1:30 or so, if you are running late getting back from your areas. Wrap-up and adding up the numbers starts at 3:30 or so. Hope to see all of you and our thanks in advance. Contact Don Poggensee at donpog@netllc.net or 712-369-3454.

The Ida County CBC was held as scheduled on 1-05-2019. We had a great day for our count with a total of 40 species found and 1,872 birds counted. With great weather at 58 degrees, sunny, and calm conditions, the birds seemed to be scattered in the open fields. Highlights included Great Blue Heron, Wilson’s Snipe, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Merlin, Brown Creeper, Purple Finch and Common Redpoll. A special thanks to the 15 counters, Danielle for her great help, & with the food, as well as Synda. My thanks to all of you for a great day. Eleven people got to see our Saw-whet Owl, found after three tries to locate one. Four of the eleven people had never seen a Saw-whet Owl before, and now could add it to their life list. As a note, last year we had a total of 54 species and 7,752 total birds. With great weather, usually the birds are indeed scattered and hard to locate and our results today show that in our totals. The counters enjoyed a lunch of chili, brownies and other goodies around noon. A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Yankton CBC= Sunday, December 16, 2018. Contact Roger Dietrich at 605-660-6247 for information.

The Yankton CBC was held as scheduled. Thirty people participated in the 2018 Christmas Bird Count in Yankton on a beautiful day, Sunday, December 16, 2018. Twenty-one people worked as field observers while nine counted birds at their feeders. People who worked the count came from Vermillion, Armour, Sioux Falls, Pickstown, and Yankton, South Dakota; Sioux City, Iowa; and South Sioux City and Wayne, Nebraska. The group found a total of 79 species of birds. The highest species count was 82 in 2012 followed by 80 in 2013.

Highlights of the day were Barrow’s Goldeneye recorded for the first time since the count started in 1916. Northern Saw-whet Owls recorded for the second time, Long-eared Owls and Ross’s Goose for the third time, Fox Sparrow for the fourth time, Greater Scaup for the fifth time; and Prairie Falcon for the sixth time. Highest count ever of the following species: common Goldeneye, Eastern Screech-Owl, White-throated Sparrow, and Common Grackle. A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Sioux City CBC 12-15-2018

Compiler Jerry Probst

Snow Goose- 2

Ross’s Goose- 4

Greater White-fronted Goose- 34

Cackling Goose- 110

Canada Goose- 8,218

Northern Shoveler- 4

Gadwall- 1

Mallard- 255

Green-winged Teal- 3

Redhead- 4

Ring-necked Duck- 2

Common Goldeneye- 66

Hooded Merganser- 2

Common Merganser- 6

Ring-necked Pheasant- 5

Wild Turkey- 84

Great Blue Heron- 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Bald Eagle- 11

Red-tailed Hawk- 93

Rough-legged Hawk- 10

Rock Pigeon- 915

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 37

Mourning Dove- 22

Eastern Screech Owl- 2

Great Horned Owl- 3

Barred Owl- 5

Belted Kingfisher- 1

Red-headed Woodpecker- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 37

Downy Woodpecker- 44

Hairy Woodpecker- 3

Northern Flicker- 14

American Kestrel- 5

Merlin- 3

Northern Shrike- 1

Blue Jay- 50

American Crow- 43

Horned Lark- 9

Black-capped Chickadee- 66

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 4

White-breasted Nuthatch- 57

Brown Creeper- 1

Eastern Bluebird- 16

American Robin- 1

European Starling- 607

Cedar Waxwing- 37

American Tree Sparrow- 166

Dark-eyed Junco- 279

White-crowned Sparrow-2

Harris’s Sparrow- 1

White-throated Sparrow- 1

Song Sparrow- 2

Northern Cardinal- 62

Western Meadowlark- 60

Red-winged Blackbird- 450

Rusty Blackbird- 1

House Finch- 17

Purple Finch- 3

Pine Siskin- 16

American Goldfinch- 22

House Sparrow- 169

Total Birds Counted- 12,152

Total Species Counted- 63

Westfield CBC 12-20-2018

Compilers Bill and Dotty Zales

Snow Goose- 15

Cackling Goose- 2500

Canada Goose- 3,643

Mallard- 30

Common Goldeneye- 1

Common Merganser- 13

Ring-necked Pheasant- 3

Wild Turkey- 42

Bald Eagle- 11

Northern Harrier- 6

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Red-tailed Hawk- 21

Rough-legged Hawk- 7

American kestrel- 4

Merlin- 1

Rock Pigeon- 33

Eurasian Collared-dove- 68

Mourning Dove- 7

Eastern Screech Owl- 1

Great Horned Owl- 1

Barred Owl- 1

Belted Kingfisher- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 16

Downy Woodpecker- 15

Hairy Woodpecker- 4

Northern Flicker- 1

Blue Jay- 21

American Crow- 19

Horned Lark- 1

Black-capped Chickadee- 10

White-breasted Nuthatch- 21

Eastern Bluebird- 4

European Starling- 122

American Tree Sparrow- 21

Dark-eyed Junco- 39

Northern Cardinal- 11

Red-winged Blackbird- 1

Common Grackle- 2

Purple Finch- 1

American Goldfinch- 6

House Sparrow- 115

Total Species Counted- 42

Total Birds Counted- 6,841

Ponca State Park CBC 12-14-2018

Compilers Maria Korver and Bill Huser

Snow Goose- 14

Cackling Goose- 50

Canada Goose- 95

Trumpeter Swan- 4

American Wigeon- 1

Mallard- 301

Common Goldeneye- 47

Common Merganser- 25

Ring-necked Pheasant- 30

Wild Turkey- 34

Pied-billed Grebe- 2

Northern Harrier- 6

Cooper’s Hawk- 2

Bald Eagle- 9

Red-tailed Hawk- 22

Rough-legged Hawk- 19

Rock Pigeon- 64

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 19

Mourning Dove- 3

Eastern Screech-owl- 1

Great Horned Owl- 5

Snowy Owl- 1

Barred Owl- 4

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 19

Downy Woodpecker- 13

Hairy Woodpecker- 4

Northern Flicker- 9 (8 Yellow-shafted-1 Red-shafted)

American Kestrel- 3

Northern Shrike- 1

Blue Jay- 39

American Crow- 17

Horned Lark- 8

Black-capped Chickadee- 37

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 4

White-breasted Nuthatch- 25

Eastern Bluebird- 53

American Robin- 58

European Starling- 245

Cedar Waxwing- 15

American Tree Sparrow- 156

Fox Sparrow- 1

Dark-eyed Junco- 94

White-crowned Sparrow- 11

Harris’s Sparrow- 2

Song Sparrow- 3

Northern Cardinal- 6

Red-winged Blackbird- 1,500

Western Meadowlark- 72

Yellow-headed Blackbird- 1

House Finch- 8

Pine Siskin- 4

American Goldfinch- 16

House Sparrow- 86

Total Birds Counted     3,268

Total Species Counted     53

Ida County CBC 1-05-2019

Compiler Don Poggensee

Canada Goose- 162

Mallard- 27

Ring-necked Pheasant- 88

Wild Turkey- 11

Great Blue Heron- 1

Cooper’s Hawk- 3

Bald Eagle- 7

Red-tailed Hawk- 22

Rough-legged Hawk- 3

Wilson’s Snipe- 1

Rock Pigeon- 219

Eurasian Collared-dove- 22

Mourning Dove- 4

Barred Owl- 1

Long-eared Owl- 1

Short-eared Owl- 1

Northern Saw-whet Owl- 1

Belted Kingfisher- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 7

Downy Woodpecker- 9

Hairy Woodpecker- 1

Northern Flicker- 4

Merlin- 1

Blue Jay- 75

American Crow- 66

Horned Lark- 12

Black-capped Chickadee- 12

White-breasted Nuthatch- 4

Brown Creeper- 1

European Starling- 408

Cedar Waxwing- 25

American Tree Sparrow- 158

Dark-eyed Junco- 124

Northern Cardinal- 24

Red-winged Blackbird- 1

House Finch- 13

Purple Finch- 1

Common Redpoll- 1

American Goldfinch- 21

House Sparrow- 329

Total Species Counted    40

Total Birds Counted   1,872

Yankton CBC 12-16-2018

Compiler Roger Dietrich

Great Blue Heron- 3

Canada Goose- 731

Cackling Goose- 2

Greater White-fronted Goose- 1

Ross’s Goose- 2

Snow Goose- 74

Wood Duck- 8

Mallard-469

Gadwall- 31

Northern Pintail- 8

Redhead- 6

Ring-necked Duck- 11

Greater Scaup- 1

Lesser Scaup- 14

Long-tailed Duck- 1

Common Goldeneye- 1,333

Barrow’s Goldeneye- 1

Bufflehead- 1

Hooded Merganser- 1

Common Merganser- 26

Red-breasted Merganser- 1

Ruddy Duck- 1

Northern Harrier- 2

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 4

Cooper's Hawk-1

Red-tailed Hawk- 54

Rough-legged Hawk- 7

Bald Eagle- 26

Prairie Falcon- 1

Merlin- 1

American Kestrel- 1

Ring-necked Pheasant- 5

Wild Turkey- 40

American Coot- 68

Ring-billed Gull- 5

Herring Gull- 2

Mourning Dove- 38

Eurasian-collared Dove- 189

Rock Pigeon- 362

Long-eared Owl- 2

Great Horned Owl- 5

Eastern Screech-Owl- 13

Northern Saw-whet Owl-2

Belted Kingfisher- 4

Red-headed Woodpecker- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 19

Downy Woodpecker- 37

Hairy Woodpecker- 12

Northern Flicker- 25 (Yellow Shafted)

Northern Shrike- 2

Blue Jay- 62

American Crow- 33

Horned Lark- 14

Black-capped Chickadee- 36

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 9

White-breasted Nuthatch- 43

Brown Creeper- 11

Winter Wren- 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet- 6

Eastern Bluebird- 28

American Robin- 769

European Starling- 2,869

Cedar Waxwing- 133

Yellow-rumped Warbler- 3

Northern Cardinal- 32

American Tree Sparrow- 180

Harris’s Sparrow- 14

White-throated Sparrow- 12

Fox Sparrow-1

Song Sparrow-1

Dark-Eyed Junco (Slate-colored)- 213

Western Meadowlark- 68

Red-winged Blackbird- 1

Common Grackle- 27

Purple Finch- 6

House Finch- 125

Pine Siskin- 10

American Goldfinch- 81

House Sparrow- 235

Total Species= 79

Total Birds= 8,677

CW- American White Pelican

CW- Snow Bunting

Sioux City CBC= Saturday, December 16, 2017. Contact Jerry Probst at: probsthoney@aol.com or 712-490-8256 for information. Plan to eat lunch and assess progress at noon at Culver’s on Singing Hills. At 5:00pm we meet at Jerry's house to eat the mandatory chili and other goodies and compile the results. Jerry’s address is: 3817 Park Place in South Sioux City, NE.

The Sioux City CBC was held as scheduled. It was a beautiful day under partly cloudy to clear skies with temps ranging from the 20’s to the 40’s and little wind. 20 birders found 68 species and counted a total of 14,064 birds. Highlights included Carolina Wren, Killdeer and Common Redpoll. The compilation at Jerry’s house was preceded with chili and soup and other delicious goodies. A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Westfield CBC= Thursday, December 21, 2017, the first day of winter. Plan to arrive at Zales mailbox at 15384 North Ridge Road at 8:00 am and we will divide into groups and “bird” until 1:00 pm when we will serve a hearty and hot lunch at our home and tabulate our group counts. Those wanting to bird afterwards may do so. Contact Dotty Zales at 712-568-1006 or zales66@hotmail.com for more information.

The Westfield CBC was held as scheduled. Temperatures were in the lower 30’s and continued to drop to the lower 20’s during the morning. The skies were cloudy and the breezy conditions added to the wind chill. There was no snow on the ground but the predicted snow did arrive after lunch. Waters were mostly frozen. 8 teams of 19 birders recorded a total of 50 species for the day and 1 Count Week (CW) bird for a total of 51 species and counted 7,211 birds.

Highlights included Ross’s Goose, Northern Pintail, Sharp-shinned Hawk (it came to the Zale’s Feeders at lunch to give us all a good show), Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Shrike, Brown Creeper, Lapland Longspur, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Redpoll, and the CW bird found on the preceding Tuesday was a Pileated Woodpecker which was a first for the count! The delicious lunch of Chili, Venison Sausage, and numerous other treats, desserts, and beverages really hit the spot after a cold morning in the field!

A listing of the species seen and counted can be found below.

Ponca State Park CBC= Thursday, December 14, 2017. Those interested in participating should meet at the Park’s Resource Center at 7:45 that morning or call Bill Huser at 712-574-3107 for more information.

The Ida County CBC was held December 17^th as scheduled under cloudy skies and cool temperatures. There were 14 great counters in the field and they counted 54 species and 7,752 total birds. Duck numbers were mostly Mallards at 388 with 1 Ruddy duck. We had 12 Northern Bobwhite, 52 Wild Turkeys, one late Wilson Snipe, all the owl species except Screech, and Snowy. 1 Merlin, 10 Horned Larks, 84 Robins, 3080 Lapland Longspurs, and one very late Vesper Sparrow as well as good numbers of the more common birds. The counters enjoyed a lunch of chili, brownies and other goodies around noon. A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Yankton CBC= Sunday, December 17, 2017. Contact Jerry Probst at: probsthoney@aol.com or 712-490-8256 for information.

The Yankton CBC was held as scheduled. 19 birders recorded 73 species and counted 24,117 total birds. There were also 4 Count Week (CW) birds. Temperatures ranged from the 20’s to the 40’s under clear skies. A listing of the species counted can be seen below.

Sioux City CBC 12-16-2017

Compiler Jerry Probst

Greater White-fronted Goose- CW

Snow Goose- 12

Cackling Goose- 141

Canada Goose- 8,236

Wood Duck- 1

Gadwall- CW

Mallard- 1,136

Northern Shoveler- CW

Green-winged Teal- CW

Redhead- 1

Common Goldeneye- 30

Hooded Merganser- CW

Common Merganser- 20

Red-breasted Merganser- 1

Ruddy Duck- 6

Ring-necked Pheasant- 12

Wild Turkey- 538

Northern Harrier- 5

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1

Cooper’s Hawk- 2

Bald Eagle- 10

Red-tailed Hawk- 78

Rough-legged Hawk- 11

American Coot- 10

Killdeer- 1

Rock Pigeon- 801

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 191

Mourning Dove- 5

Eastern Screech Owl- 1

Great Horned Owl- 4

Barred Owl- 2

Belted Kingfisher- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 33

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 2

Downy Woodpecker- 60

Hairy Woodpecker- 15

Northern Flicker- 31

American Kestrel- 5

Northern Shrike- 1

Blue Jay- 111

American Crow- 65

Black-capped Chickadee- 106

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 5

White-breasted Nuthatch- 60

Brown Creeper- 6

Carolina Wren- 2

Eastern Bluebird- 12

American Robin- 55

European Starling- 987

Cedar Waxwing- 51

Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2

American Tree Sparrow- 455

Dark-eyed Junco- 220

White-crowned Sparrow-7

Harris’s Sparrow- 8

White-throated Sparrow- 7

Song Sparrow- 5

Lincoln’s Sparrow- 1

Swamp Sparrow- 1

Northern Cardinal- 65

Red-winged Blackbird- 49

Western Meadowlark- 8

House Finch- 32

Purple Finch- 15

Common Redpoll- 2

Pine Siskin- 27

American Goldfinch- 82

House Sparrow- 214

Total Birds Counted- 14,064

Total Species Counted- 68

Westfield CBC 12-21-2017

                           Compiler Bill & Dotty Zales

Snow Goose- 181

Ross’s Goose- 1

Greater White-fronted Goose- 4

Cackling Goose- 40

Canada Goose- 4,170

Mallard- 85

Northern Pintail- 1

Lesser Scaup- 2

Common Goldeneye- 1

Hooded Merganser- 1

Common Merganser- 75

Ring-necked Pheasant- 5

Wild Turkey- 38

Northern Harrier- 3

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 1

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Bald Eagle- 25

Red-tailed Hawk- 16

Rough-legged Hawk- 31

Rock Pigeon- 115

Eurasian Collared-dove- 11

Mourning Dove- 5

Eastern Screech Owl- 1

Great Horned Owl- 2

Barred Owl- 1

Belted Kingfisher- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 19

Downy Woodpecker- 27

Hairy Woodpecker- 4

Northern Flicker- 5

Pileated Woodpecker- CW

Northern Shrike- 3

Blue Jay- 17

American Crow- 126

Black-capped Chickadee- 32

White-breasted Nuthatch- 32

Brown Creeper- 2

Eastern Bluebird- 17

American Robin- 13

European Starling- 504

Cedar Waxwing- 49

Lapland Longspur- 275

American Tree Sparrow- 238

Dark-eyed Junco- 160

Northern Cardinal- 18

Red-winged Blackbird- 710

Brown-headed Cowbird- 1

House Finch- 27

Common Redpoll- 45

American Goldfinch- 46

House Sparrow- 23

Total Species Counted- 50 plus 1 CW = 51

Total Birds Counted- 7,210 plus 1 CW=7211

Ponca State Park CBC 12-14-2017

Compilers Maria Korver and Bill Huser

Snow Goose- 2

Canada Goose- 213

Gadwall- 2

Ring-necked Duck- 1

Common Goldeneye- 57

Common Merganser- 6

Ring-necked Pheasant- 47

Wild Turkey- 40

Great Blue Heron- 1

Northern Harrier- 3

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 4

Cooper’s Hawk- 3

Bald Eagle- 18

Red-tailed Hawk- 38

Rough-legged Hawk- 26

Rock Pigeon- 100

Eurasian Collared-Dove- 59

Mourning Dove- 1

Eastern Screech-owl- 3

Great Horned Owl- 3

Barred Owl- 2

Long-eared Owl- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 36

Downy Woodpecker- 23

Hairy Woodpecker- 9

Northern Flicker- 40 (Yellow-shafted)

American Kestrel- 15

Merlin- 2

Prairie Falcon- 1

Northern Shrike- 3

Blue Jay- 86

American Crow- 76

Black-capped Chickadee- 32

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1

White-breasted Nuthatch- 40

Brown Creeper- 1

Eastern Bluebird- 62

Townsend’s Solitaire- 2

American Robin- 632

European Starling- 887

Cedar Waxwing- 101

Lapland Longspur-115

American Tree Sparrow- 414

Fox Sparrow- 4

Dark-eyed Junco- 167

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)- 1

Song Sparrow- 1

Northern Cardinal- 44

Red-winged Blackbird- 245

Western Meadowlark- 14

Rusty Blackbird- 10

Common Grackle- 2

Brown-headed Cowbird- 1

House Finch- 19

Purple Finch- 6

Pine Siskin- 41

American Goldfinch- 115

House Sparrow- 177

Total Birds Counted     4,055

Total Species Counted     57

Ida County CBC 12-17-2017

Compiler Don Poggensee

Snow Goose- 2

Cackling Goose- 120

Canada Goose- 1,685

Mallard- 388

Ruddy Duck- 1

Northern Bobwhite- 12

Ring-necked Pheasant- 107

Wild Turkey- 52

Northern Harrier- 4

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 2

Cooper’s Hawk- 1

Bald Eagle- 4

Red-tailed Hawk- 14

Rough-legged Hawk- 7

Wilson’s Snipe- 1

Rock Pigeon- 32

Eurasian Collared-dove- 43

Mourning Dove- 2

Great Horned Owl- 1

Barred Owl- 1

Long-eared Owl- 4

Short-eared Owl- 1

Northern Saw-whet Owl- 2

Belted Kingfisher- 1

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 11

Downy Woodpecker- 22

Hairy Woodpecker- 5

Northern Flicker- 10

American Kestrel- 9

Merlin- 1

Northern Shrike- 3

Blue Jay- 178

American Crow- 127

Horned Lark- 10

Black-capped Chickadee- 1

White-breasted Nuthatch- 16

American Robin- 84

European Starling- 785

Cedar Waxwing- 31

Lapland Longspur- 3,080

American Tree Sparrow- 332

Dark-eyed Junco- 338

White-throated Sparrow- 3

Vesper Sparrow- 1

Song Sparrow- 45

Northern Cardinal- 28

Meadowlark Species- 8

Red-winged Blackbird- 9

Brown-headed Cowbird- 1

Common Grackle- 1

House Finch- 28

Common Redpoll- 1

American Goldfinch- 26

House Sparrow- 71

Total Species Counted    54

Total Birds Counted   7,752

Yankton CBC 12-17-2017

Compiler Roger Dietrich

Greater White-fronted Goose- 3

Snow Goose- 54

Cackling Goose- 209

Canada Goose- 4,670

Wood Duck- 13

Gadwall- 150

American Wigeon- 1

Mallard-244

Blue-winged Teal- 1

Northern Shoveler- 2

Canvasback- 30

Redhead- 47

Ring-necked Duck- 14

Greater Scaup-CW

Lesser Scaup- 388

Long-tailed Duck- 3

Bufflehead- 4

Common Goldeneye- 18

Hooded Merganser- 2

Common Merganser- 101

Ring-necked Pheasant- 3

Wild Turkey- 66

Double-crested Cormorant- 1

Great Blue Heron- 2

Northern Harrier- 3

Sharp-shinned Hawk- 4

Cooper's Hawk-1

Bald Eagle- 25

Red-tailed Hawk- 42

Rough-legged Hawk- 3

American Coot- 486

Wilson’s Snipe- 1

Ring-billed Gull- 63

Herring Gull- 15

Rock Pigeon- 262

Eurasian-collared Dove- 333

Mourning Dove- 5

Eastern Screech-Owl- 9

Great Horned Owl- 18

Snowy Owl-CW

Long-eared Owl- 1

Northern Saw-whet Owl-2

Belted Kingfisher- 4

Red-headed Woodpecker- 2

Red-bellied Woodpecker- 23

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 3

Downy Woodpecker- 37

Hairy Woodpecker- 11

Northern Flicker- 42 (Yellow Shafted)

Northern Flicker- 1 (Intergrade)

American Kestrel- 4

Northern Shrike- 3

Blue Jay- 63

Black-billed Magpie- 3

American Crow- 31

Black-capped Chickadee- 59

Red-breasted Nuthatch- 14

White-breasted Nuthatch- 48

Brown Creeper- 5

Golden-crowned Kinglet- 2

Eastern Bluebird- 4

American Robin- 347

European Starling- 15,083

Cedar Waxwing- 43

Snow Bunting-CW

Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1

American Tree Sparrow- 319

Dark-Eyed Junco (Slate-colored)- 232

Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon)- 2

Harris’s Sparrow- 1

Song Sparrow-CW

Northern Cardinal- 26

Red-winged Blackbird- 16

Western Meadowlark- 14

House Finch- 102

Purple Finch-4

Pine Siskin- 2

American Goldfinch- 71

House Sparrow- 196

Total Species= 73

Total Birds= 24,117

CW- Greater Scaup

CW- Snowy Owl

CW- Snow Bunting

CW- Song Sparrow