January and February 2002 were fairly mild winter months with little precipitation. A lot of water
remained open. Many unseasonal birds appeared to be wintering: Eastern Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird,
American Pipit, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Common Grackle and Great-tailed Grackle. White-winged Crossbill
and Trumpeter Swan were seen for the first time since 2000. Bushtit, White-throated Sparrow, Harris’
Sparrow and Common Redpoll were good winter sightings. Many people commented on an influx of crossbills
at lower elevations than normal. The observation of mountain birds was helped by the Indian Peaks Winter
Bird Count (IP). Altogether 98 bird species were seen in January, and 89 in February. This was a fairly
high total for January, and a very average total for February. TOP
|
SPECIES
|
January Date(s)
|
Area(s)
|
NO.
|
February Date(s)
|
Area(s)
|
NO.
|
Observer
|
|
Pied-billed Grebe
|
6,16
|
24
|
4
|
7,21
|
24
|
2
|
BK(2)
|
|
Horned Grebe
|
16
|
24
|
1
|
5
|
24
|
2
|
BK(1),MBo(2)
|
|
Eared Grebe
|
16
|
24
|
1
|
23
|
19
|
1
|
BK(1),WS(2)
|
|
Western Grebe
|
6,16
|
24
|
6
|
5,7,21
|
24
|
5
|
...
|
|
Double-crested Cormorant
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
7,21
|
24
|
5
|
BK
|
|
Great Blue Heron
|
6,16
|
23,24
|
16
|
a.m.
|
19,23,24
|
14
|
...
|
|
Black-crowned Night-Heron
|
6
|
24
|
2
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
AB
|
|
Trumpeter Swan
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
15*
|
25
|
5
|
DS
|
|
Canada Goose
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Gadwall
|
6,16
|
13,23
|
28
|
a.m.
|
13,19,23
|
45
|
...
|
|
American Wigeon
|
6,16
|
13,23,24
|
15
|
a.m.
|
pl.
|
92
|
...
|
|
Mallard
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Northern Shoveler
|
6
|
6,13,24
|
58
|
7,12,21,27
|
8,12,13
|
10
|
AB(1),BK(2)
|
|
Northern Pintail
|
16,26
|
23
|
2
|
a.m.
|
8,12,13,23
|
13
|
...
|
|
Green-winged Teal
|
16,26
|
23
|
14
|
2,11,22
|
23
|
12
|
...
|
|
Canvasback
|
6
|
24
|
6
|
7,11,17,21,27
|
8,12,13,23,24
|
17
|
...
|
|
Redhead
|
6,16
|
6,13
|
250
|
7,11,21,23
|
12,13,17,19,23
|
102
|
...
|
|
Ring-necked Duck
|
1,6,16,20
|
13,31
|
23
|
11,21-23,27
|
8,12,17,23,31
|
67
|
...
|
|
Lesser Scaup
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
21,27
|
8,23
|
20
|
BK
|
|
Bufflehead
|
1,6,16,20
|
6,13,31
|
15
|
23
|
31
|
5
|
AB(2)
|
|
Common Goldeneye
|
1,6,16,20
|
6,13,24,25,31
|
21
|
a.m.
|
pl.
|
37
|
...
|
|
Hooded Merganser
|
1,6,16
|
6,13,23,31
|
11
|
7,8,11,21,23
|
13,23,31
|
17
|
...
|
|
Common Merganser
|
6,16
|
13,24
|
60
|
a.m.
|
113,17,20,24,25
|
114
|
...
|
|
Red-breasted Merganser
|
6
|
24
|
1
|
5,21
|
24
|
12
|
AB(1)
|
|
Bald Eagle
|
a.m.
|
pl.,mt.
|
16
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.
|
23
|
...
|
|
Northern Harrier
|
6,16,19,20,26
|
pl.,42
|
8
|
14,23
|
20,22,31
|
7
|
...
|
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
8,14
|
31
|
1
|
1-5
|
30
|
1
|
RT(2)
|
|
Red-tailed Hawk
|
a.m.
|
pl.,mt.
|
18
|
a.m.
|
pl.,42
|
22
|
...
|
|
Ferruginous Hawk
|
3,6
|
6,18
|
3
|
8,14,23
|
18,28,30
|
3
|
...
|
|
Rough-legged Hawk
|
1,3,12,26,31
|
20,26,37,IP
|
7
|
11,14,23
|
8,17,18,20,27
|
6
|
...
|
|
Golden Eagle
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
7
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
15
|
...
|
|
American Kestrel
|
3,6,12,13,16
|
pl.,mt.
|
11
|
a.m.
|
pl.
|
17
|
...
|
|
Merlin
|
29
|
19
|
1
|
a.m.
|
30
|
2
|
WS(1)
|
|
Prairie Falcon
|
12,16,22
|
26,32,IP
|
3
|
2,4
|
23,25,35
|
5
|
...
|
|
White-tailed Ptarmigan
|
12,26
|
47,IP
|
14
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
American Coot
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Killdeer
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
17
|
23
|
1
|
LK
|
|
Common Snipe
|
1
|
31
|
1
|
2,7,21,24
|
23
|
3
|
AB(1)
|
|
Ring-billed Gull
|
5,6,16,20
|
6,24,25,31
|
1537
|
a.m.
|
pl.
|
31
|
...
|
|
California Gull
|
16
|
25
|
1
|
11
|
25
|
1
|
BK
|
|
Herring Gull
|
6,16
|
6,24
|
16
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Thayer's Gull
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
AB
|
|
Rock Dove
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Great Horned Owl
|
16,26
|
20,26
|
2
|
a.m.
|
20,30,31
|
3
|
...
|
|
Northern Pygmy-Owl
|
8,12
|
35,40
|
2
|
5,21
|
40,42
|
2
|
...
|
|
Belted Kingfisher
|
1,16,22
|
23,29,31
|
3
|
7,11,21,22,24
|
14,23
|
3
|
...
|
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
16
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
13
|
...
|
|
Hairy Woodpecker
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
37
|
a.m.
|
36,37,42
|
16
|
...
|
|
N. (Red-shafted) Flicker
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Northern Shrike
|
1,3
|
42,45
|
2
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Gray Jay
|
12,26
|
47,IP
|
3
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Steller’s Jay
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Blue Jay
|
a.m.
|
24,30,31,36
|
13
|
a.m.
|
23,24,31
|
11
|
...
|
|
Western Scrub-Jay
|
a.m.
|
30,31,36,37
|
8
|
a.m.
|
32,33,36
|
6
|
...
|
|
Pinyon Jay
|
a.m.
|
37
|
200
|
2
|
17
|
30
|
RED(1),MBo(2)
|
|
Clark’s Nutcracker
|
a.m.
|
35,42,IP
|
17
|
5,21
|
36,40
|
2
|
...
|
|
Black-billed Magpie
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
American Crow
|
a.m.
|
pl.,mt.
|
203
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
103
|
...
|
|
Common Raven
|
a.m.
|
pl.,mt.
|
53
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
18
|
...
|
|
Horned Lark
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
27
|
8
|
66
|
BK
|
|
Black-capped Chickadee
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Mountain Chickadee
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Bushtit
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
20
|
17
|
5
|
RD
|
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch
|
a.m.
|
30,37,39,42,IP
|
26
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
14
|
...
|
|
White-breasted Nuthatch
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
39
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
27
|
...
|
|
Pygmy Nuthatch
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
52
|
a.m.
|
ft.,mt.
|
32
|
...
|
|
Brown Creeper
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
16
|
a.m.
|
30A,31,36
|
5
|
...
|
|
Canyon Wren
|
14,20
|
40
|
1
|
21,22
|
40
|
2
|
BK
|
|
Winter Wren
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
11,17
|
23
|
1
|
...
|
|
American Dipper
|
12
|
IP
|
1
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet
|
2,12,22
|
40,IP
|
14
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
a.m.
|
36
|
1
|
17,20,24
|
23,31
|
2
|
...
|
|
Eastern Bluebird
|
19,20
|
23
|
7
|
8,17
|
23
|
9
|
...
|
|
Mountain Bluebird
|
22
|
32
|
5
|
16
|
26
|
3
|
HG(1),LAG(2)
|
|
Townsend’s Solitaire
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
38
|
a.m.
|
pl.ft.,mt.
|
15
|
...
|
|
American Robin
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Varied Thrush
|
1
|
31
|
1
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
WS
|
|
European Starling
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
American Pipit
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
17
|
23
|
1
|
LK
|
|
Bohemian Waxwing
|
2,12,24
|
42,IP
|
420
|
2
|
42
|
300
|
BSc(2)
|
|
Cedar Waxwing
|
14,16-19
|
30,30A
|
40
|
12
|
30A
|
30
|
AB(2)
|
|
Spotted Towhee
|
a.m.
|
30,36
|
3
|
a.m.
|
31-33,36
|
4
|
...
|
|
American Tree Sparrow
|
12,16
|
26,27,IP
|
11
|
7,21-23
|
23,24,31,U
|
5
|
...
|
|
Song Sparrow
|
1,20
|
31
|
2
|
7,11,21,24,27
|
8,13,23,24
|
5
|
...
|
|
White-throated Sparrow
|
16,19
|
30
|
1
|
7
|
31
|
1
|
BK(2)
|
|
White-crowned Sparrow
|
9,10,21
|
23
|
8
|
7,11,17
|
14,32
|
13
|
...
|
|
Harris’ Sparrow
|
9*,10,21
|
23
|
1
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
BE*
|
|
Dark-eyed Junco
|
a.m.
|
26,42,IP
|
78
|
a.m.
|
23,31,32,36,42
|
60
|
...
|
|
White-winged Junco
|
12
|
IP
|
7
|
2,6
|
42
|
1
|
CL(2)
|
|
Slate-colored Junco
|
a.m.
|
31,36,37,42,IP
|
14
|
a.m.
|
37,42
|
3
|
...
|
|
Pink-sided Junco
|
a.m.
|
31,42,IP
|
4
|
24
|
31
|
4
|
AB(2)
|
|
Oregon Junco
|
a.m.
|
31,36,42,IP
|
16
|
a.m.
|
31,42
|
17
|
...
|
|
Gray-headed Junco
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Red-winged Blackbird
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Western Meadowlark
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird
|
14
|
23
|
1
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
EZ
|
|
Brewer’s Blackbird
|
6,16
|
14,23
|
14
|
7,11
|
14
|
8
|
BK(2)
|
|
Great-tailed Grackle
|
21
|
14
|
2
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
BE
|
|
Common Grackle
|
28
|
14
|
1
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
EZ
|
|
Pine Grosbeak
|
12
|
39,IP
|
18
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Cassin’s Finch
|
?
|
37
|
1
|
a.m.
|
22,37
|
11
|
RED(1)
|
|
House Finch
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
White-winged Crossbill
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
3*,5
|
42
|
2
|
LK
|
|
Red Crossbill
|
12,20,22,28
|
36,40,42,IP
|
25
|
a.m.
|
36,42
|
80
|
...
|
|
Common Redpoll
|
26
|
48
|
8
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
NP
|
|
Pine Siskin
|
a.m.
|
pl.,ft.,mt.
|
58
|
a.m.
|
31,36,42
|
43
|
...
|
|
American Goldfinch
|
a.m.
|
23,31,36
|
53
|
a.m.
|
23,31,33,36,37
|
43
|
...
|
|
Evening Grosbeak
|
1,12
|
39,45,IP
|
52
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
House Sparrow
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
TOP
|
SPECIES
|
January Date(s)
|
Area(s)
|
NO.
|
February Date(s)
|
Area(s)
|
NO.
|
Observer
|
|
Striped Skunk
|
?
|
37
|
2
|
a.m.
|
36
|
1
|
RED(1),WS(2)
|
|
Red Fox
|
1,14
|
30,31
|
2
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
AB
|
|
Coyote
|
a.m.
|
36,37
|
6
|
a.m.
|
20,37,42
|
9
|
...
|
|
Bobcat
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
4,24
|
42
|
2
|
CL
|
|
Rock Squirrel
|
a.m.
|
37
|
1
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
RED
|
|
Black-tailed Prairie-Dog
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Least Chipmunk
|
?
|
37
|
1
|
a.m.
|
37
|
4
|
RED
|
|
Chickaree
|
3.
|
37
|
1
|
a.m.
|
36,42
|
3
|
SJ(1)
|
|
Abert’s Squirrel
|
a.m.
|
37
|
2
|
a.m.
|
36,37,42
|
4
|
...
|
|
Fox Squirrel
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
|
Cottontail species
|
a.m.
|
37
|
2
|
a.m.
|
37
|
2
|
RED
|
|
Wapiti/Elk
|
?
|
37
|
24
|
12,23-25
|
42
|
100
|
RED(1),CL(2)
|
|
Mule Deer
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
Present
|
....
|
....
|
...
|
TOP
Linda Andes-Georges, Alan Bell, Joan Bloom, Maggie Boswell, Alex and Gillian Brown, M. Chachere,
Raymond E. Davis, Ruth Dick, Rodrigo Garcia, Bob Evans, Hector Galbraith, Greg Goodrich, Christof
Heinrich, Thomas Heinrich, Steve Jones, Bill Kaempfer, Loch Kilpatrick, Joan Kleypas, Cherie Long,
Ed Long, Vivian Long, Christopher Lotz, Gene and Lynn Monroe, Nathan Pieplow, Ira Sanders, Bill Schmoker,
Wes Sears, Debra Sparn, Jennifer Stewart, Kathy and Lee Teuber, Richard Trinkner, Glenn Walbeck,
David J. Waltman, Eric Zorawowicz. TOP