Results: Annual Summaries
The Contents of American Birds, Summary of the 109th Christmas Bird Count,
Inclement weather once again played a major factor during the official count period, shaping the overall results of the 109th CBC season. Despite those challenges, and in part due to a continuing CBC presence in Latin America, another record high number of counts was included—2124. And for the first time, a CBC was conducted in Antarctica, adding birds of a new continent to the cumulative database. In addition to overall and regional CBC summaries, feature articles in this season’s American Birds include: the documentation of range-shifting of birds across North America and likely effects of climate change; the amazing 400-count (and climbing!) record of an incredibly dedicated compiler and participant (Paul W. Sykes, Jr.); the history of the CBC in New York City’s Central Park; a feature on the first count in Antarctica; and 100 years of Christmas Bird Counts in London, Ontario.
Noah Strycker
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The Contents of American Birds, Summary of the 109th Christmas Bird Count.
Note: all articles below require a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.
The 109th Christmas Bird Count by Geoffrey S. LeBaron (also includes the table of contents)
The 109th Christmas Bird Count in Canada by Richard J. Cannings
Christmas Bird Counts and Climate Change: Northward Shifts in Early Winter Abundance by Daniel K. Niven, Gregory S. Butcher, and G. Thomas Bancroft
Four Hundred and Counting: Reflections on a Long Association with the Christmas Bird Count by Paul W. Sykes Jr.
Not Just a Walk in the Park: New York’s Central Park Christmas Bird Count by Sarah McCarn Elliott
On the Ice: The First Christmas Bird Count in Antarctica by Noah Strycker
The Birds of Christmas in London, Ontario: One Hundred Years and Growing Strong by Peter Read
Pictorial Highlights
Regional Summaries of the 109th Christmas Bird Count:
Alphabetical Index to Regional Summaries
Regional Summaries pages 43-50 (1,035k) (Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie Provinces & N. Canada)
Regional Summaries pages 51-57 (927k) (Prairie Provinces & N. Canada, British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Alaska, New England, New York)
Regional Summaries pages 58-63 (814k) (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, N. Carolina)
Regional Summaries pages 64-73 (1,191k) (N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama)
Regional Summaries pages 74-80 (955k) (Mississippi, Alabama, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota)
Regional Summaries pages 81-86(997k) (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
Regional Summaries pages 87-92 (647k) (Texas, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah)
Regional Summaries pages 93-97 (908k) (Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon)
Regional Summaries pages 98-106 (1,125k) (Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Mexico, Belize, Central and South America, West Indies, Bermuda)
Pages 107-128 contain these items (319k):
Christmas Bird Count Editorial Codes and Database Flags
Count Circles, Codes, and Compilers on the 109th Count
Summary of Highest Counts of Individuals for Canada, by Richard J. Cannings
Summary of Highest Counts of Individuals for the United States, by Brent Ortego
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