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Christmas Bird Count 2003 The Moncton Naturalists’ Club held its 42^nd Christmas Bird Counts on 20^th December 2003. The weather was very pleasant for bird watching. There was little wind with sky clear to partly cloudy. Temperature was –4 to –12. The ground was snow covered with a crust and most water areas were frozen over. 30 Field observers in 12 field parties. (4 zones with not counted) and 4 feeder reports. Total party hours: 84 Total party kms: 788 Species of note present were: Common RedPolls American Tree Sparrows Northern Shrike Glaucous Gull Iceland Gull The Black Capped Chickadees were in abundance. Also counted were Evening Grosbeaks and White-Breasted Nuthatch. Missing notable species were: Bohemian Waxwing Common Grackle Spruce Grouse White-Winged Crossbill Brown Creeper TOP OF PAGE		Tally for the MNC Christmas Bird Count Dec. 20^th 2003 Canada Goose 1 America Black Duck 60 Mallard – 1364 Common Merganser –13 Bald Eagle – 14 Sharp Shinned Hawk 1 Red tailed Hawk 4 Rough legged Hawk 3 Ring neck Pheasant 79 Ruffed Grouse 3 Ring billed Gull 3 Herring Gull 1590 Iceland Gull 16 Glaucous Gull 2 Greater Black Backed Gull 2553 Rock Dove 1489 Mourning Dove 386 Downy Woodpecker 26 Hairy Woodpecker 27 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Northern Shrike 2 Gray Jay 5 Blue Jay 165 American Crow 753 Common Raven 72 Black Capped Chickadee 706 Boreal Chickadee 2 Red Breasted Nuthatch 15 White Breasted Nuthatch 11 Golden Crowned Kinglet 12 American Robin 4 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 1487 Cedar Waxwing 11 American Tree Sparrow 26 Song Sparrow 6 White Throated Sparrow 2 Dark Eyed Junco 65 Northern Cardinal 1 Pine Grosbeak 41 Purple Finch 1 House Finch 30 Common Redpoll 918 Pine Siskin 36 American Goldfinch 165 Evening Grosbeak 52 House Sparrow 39 Pregerine Falcon 1 Snow Bunting 67 Total of 12,333 individual birds and 50 species

The Moncton Naturalists’ Club held its 42^nd Christmas Bird Counts on 20^th December 2003. The weather was very pleasant for bird watching. There was little wind with sky clear to partly cloudy. Temperature was –4 to –12. The ground was snow covered with a crust and most water areas were frozen over.

30 Field observers in 12 field parties. (4 zones with not counted) and 4 feeder reports.

Total party hours: 84
Total party kms: 788

Species of note present were:
Common RedPolls
American Tree Sparrows
Northern Shrike
Glaucous Gull
Iceland Gull

The Black Capped Chickadees were in abundance. Also counted were Evening Grosbeaks and White-Breasted Nuthatch.

Missing notable species were:
Bohemian Waxwing
Common Grackle
Spruce Grouse
White-Winged Crossbill
Brown Creeper

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Tally for the MNC Christmas Bird Count Dec. 20^th 2003

Canada Goose 1
America Black Duck 60
Mallard – 1364
Common Merganser –13
Bald Eagle – 14
Sharp Shinned Hawk 1
Red tailed Hawk 4
Rough legged Hawk 3
Ring neck Pheasant 79
Ruffed Grouse 3
Ring billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 1590
Iceland Gull 16
Glaucous Gull 2
Greater Black Backed Gull 2553
Rock Dove 1489
Mourning Dove 386
Downy Woodpecker 26
Hairy Woodpecker 27
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Shrike 2
Gray Jay 5
Blue Jay 165
American Crow 753
Common Raven 72
Black Capped Chickadee 706
Boreal Chickadee 2
Red Breasted Nuthatch 15
White Breasted Nuthatch 11
Golden Crowned Kinglet   12
American Robin 4
Northern Mockingbird   1
European Starling 1487
Cedar Waxwing 11
American Tree Sparrow   26
Song Sparrow 6
White Throated Sparrow 2
Dark Eyed Junco 65
Northern Cardinal 1
Pine Grosbeak   41
Purple Finch   1
House Finch   30
Common Redpoll   918
Pine Siskin 36
American Goldfinch 165
Evening Grosbeak   52
House Sparrow 39
Pregerine Falcon  1
Snow Bunting 67

Total of 12,333 individual birds and 50 species