55Th ANNUAL SASKATCHEWAN CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT - 1996
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55th ANNUAL SASKATCHEWAN CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT - 1996 Compiled by WAYNE C. HARRIS, Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management, 350 Cheadle Street West, Swift Current, Saskatchewan. S9H 4G3 Harsher conditions, than we have become Population trends of some common accustomed to, prevailed during the 1996 species are provided in Table 7. Substantial Dount period (December 20 - January 5). increases were for both Sharp-tailed Grouse Snow cover was greater than normal and Gray Partridge. Red Crossbills were especially in the south and temperatures more common than normal. House Finch were below normal. If not for the warming populations continue to increase both in trend during the last few days of the count, numbers and distribution. this would have been the coldest count period in recent times. The 92 counts Raptor populations declined. The only completed this year, were six more than last exception to this was Northern Goshawks /ear but well below the maximum number that were up following increasing hare and 39 in 1991. The number of people grouse numbers. Although the decline in participating decreased from 729 in 1995 to Bald Eagles is not surprising with the return 366 this year. of colder temperatures that of Golden Eagles is. Following the Golden Eagle’s downward Weather and Coverage pattern are Merlin, Prairie Falcon, Table 1 summarizes the weather Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl and even conditions reported on the counts. As Great Horned Owl. ndicated the temperatures were colder than ast year but still above the normal with the New Species average overnight low being -22°C and the Two new species were reported bringing daytime highs averaged -17°C. Endeavour the all-time list to 164 species. The first was lad the coldest night at -44 while White Bear a Barrow’s Goldeneye found at Squaw eached a high of + 3. The average snow Rapids. A single Lark Bunting was at Moose depth for the entire province was almost 30 Jaw. Although this species is common cm. during the summer months this is the first time one has attempted to over winter. |rhe birds Ninety-five species were recorded on Rare Species count day with an additional five species Table 4 lists the least frequent species on luring the count period giving an overall the counts and the rarest species are all in otal of 100 species, equaling the all-time this table. A Lincoln’s Sparrow at Gardiner ligh set in 1988. The results are compiled in Dam was the second time in two years the Tables 3, 4 and 5. The total number of birds species was seen on count day with only two teen totaled 66,874 individuals down more records both being count period records. han 30% from last years 97,585. The most Other rarities include a White Pelican at ibundant species were Snow Bunting Gardiner Dam, Brown-headed Cowbird at 15,565 individuals followed bV-vHouse Whitewood and Mountain Chickadee at Sparrow with 13,909. Cypress Hills Provincial Park. >5(1). March 1997 1 House Finches were reported from five 12. CANDLE LAKE. Burke Korol, John*} counts; the previous high count of 44 at Korol, Helen Korol, Penny Pearse. (4) ! I I Moose Jaw almost doubled to 78 at Regina. The cold extremes of our winters are 13. CHITEK LAKE. Marcel Cornect. (1) obviously not going to stop the spread of this 14. CIGAR LAKE. Cameron Jackson. (1) species that has expanded rapidly westward from eastern North America in the past ten 15. CLARK’S CROSSING. Nancy Allan,! 1 years. Allyson Brady, Stephanie Gundlach, Jim i Hay, Elaine Hughes, Roy John, Marlene^ Table 6 summarizes new high counts Kalanack, Minna Korhonen, Kay Krueger, i j- recorded for species during the 1996 count. Gerard Lahey, Cliff Matthews, Mackii Miller, John Nickel, Hilda Noton, Keithr ! Pahl, Martin Stoffel, Jim Wedgwood, t Count Areas and Participants Michael Williams. (18) (Names of compilers are in italics. Number II 16. CORONACH. Wayne Harris. (1) of participants in each count are in i parentheses following the names.) 17. CRAVEN. Margaret Belcher, Betty Binnie, Gerhardt Bruins, Jon Herriot, Kate 1. ARCHERWILL. Joanne Folstad, Pauline Harriot, Trevor Herriot, Bob Kreba, Kevin Hnetka, Elaine Hughes, Annette Kozak, Moore, Ron Myers, Bill Ogilvie, Gabriei Judy Revoy, Doris Slind. (6) Roy-Wright, Orion Roy-Wright, James Sapara, Robert Wright. (14) 2. ARMIT. Anne Harris, Valeri Harris, Wayne Harris, Sheila Lamont. (4) 18. CROOKED LAKE. Bill Livsay, Martha Livsay, Boyd Metzler, John Pollock, J 3. ASSINIBOIA. Ed Bearss, Jack Burgeson, Dorothy Skene, Ed Skene. (6) Cecil Hayward, Nelson Lamb, Dave Landa, Delmar Pettem, Wilf Prentice. (7) 19. CROOKED RIVER. Burnie Lewis, Joyce Lewis, Kristine Mehler, Margaret Mehler, f1 4. BANGOR. Judith Davis, Jean Hilton, Morley Mehler. (5) Minnie Hughes. (3) 20. CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK 5. BETHUNE. Doug and Vera Laing. (2) (Centre Block). Wayne Harris, Larry^ Helmerson, Brad Mason, Sue McAdam,,r. 6. BIGGAR. Roger Assailly, Murray Newton, Melody Nagel-Hisey, Pake Newell. (6) Dave Pickett, Guy Wapple, Megan Wapple, Robert Wapple, Sandra Wapple. 21. DILKE. Brian McArton, Wilfred (7) McArton. (2) 7. BIG RIVER. Aaron Honig, Christopher 22. DUVAL. George Herber.Merv Hey, lain Honig, Colleen Honig, Glenn Honig, Richardson, Uoyd Saul. (4) || Michelle Honig. (5) 23. EASTEND. Henri Lebastard. (1) 8. BIRCH HILLS. Marg Mareschal, Moe Mareschal, Beryl Wait, Don Weidl. (4) 24. EMMA LAKE. Glen Hanson, JeanL| 9. BRIGHTWATER RESERVOIR. Andy Hanson, Deanna Krug, Norman Krug. (4) Didiuk, Hadie Harder, Henry Harder, Doug Peters, Ed Peters, Alan Smith. (6) 25. ENDEAVOUR. Norman Harris. (1) 10. BROADVIEW. Doug Boivin, Dave 26. FENTON. Carman Dodge, Don Weidl. | Chaskavich, Don Weidl, Tony Weidl. (4) 11. BROMHEAD. Martin Bailey, Carol 27. FIFE LAKE. Martin Myers, Robert Bjorklund. (2) Rafuse. (2) 2 Blue Jay II FORT QU’APPELLE. James Armstrong, Escott, David Gehl, Roberta Gehl, Mavis Peter Ashcroft, Phyllis Bordass, Evelyn Gray, Roger Gray, Roy Hearn, Gordon Chuback, Errol Cochrane, Vera Cousins, Howe, John Kort, Linda Kort, Dora Anne Davies, Ronald Hooper, Lois Nichols, Norine Nichols, Laura Poppy, Lamontagne, Vic Lamontagne, George Brian Scott, Lome Scott, Christine Laroocque, Maurice Lindgren, Don Skinner, Fred Skinner, Joyce Skinner, McDougall, Jean McKenna, Allan Linda Skinner, Charles Thompson, Mlazgar, Webb Palmer, Paul Paquin, Eileen Varley, Jack Varley, Gordon Lome Rowell, Lloyd Talbot, William Willerth. (27) ‘ Whiting. (20) 41. KAMSACK. John Barisoff, Gordon and I. FORT WALSH. Anne Harris, Valeri Hazel Bernard, Agnes Betz, Mable Harris, Wayne Harris, Ron Jensen, Sheila Buceuk, Lindee Dewores, Barb Ellasser, Lament, Wilkes Parsonage, Gary Elsie Ellasser, Anita Klocko, Laura Provanchier, Guy Wapple, Robert Loeppky, W.J.C. May, Helen Panchuk, Wapple, Jeff Zimmer. (10) Kelsey and Ryley Rezansoff, Isabel Ritchie, Elsie Severson, John Solmon, l. GARDINER DAM. Anne Harris, Valeri Elenor Sookocheef, Tillie Shatatoski, Harris, Wayne Harris, Jeffrey Jensen, Ron Elona Zeiben. (20) Jensen, Burke Korol, Sheila Lamont, Alan Smith, Guy Wapple, Robert Wapple, Dan 42. KELVINGTON. Pat Finnie, Dianne Zazelenchuk. (11) Sloan, Elaine Sloan, Marguerite Sloan. (4) . GOOD SPIRIT LAKE. Bill Anaka, Joyce Anaka, Julia Wiwchar. (3) 43. KENASTON. Doug Beckie, Lawrence Beckie. (2) !. GOVENLOCK. Anne Harris, Valeri Harris, Wayne Harris, Ron Jensen, 44. KILWINNING. Alan Daku, Ed Driver, Sheila Lamont, Guy Wapple, Robert Marg Driver. (3) Wapple. (7) 45. KINLOCH. Don Forbes, Doreen Forbes, . GRASSLANDS NATIONAL PARK. Cliff Logan, Florence Oleksiewicz, Steve Wayne Harris. (1) Oleksiewicz, Wilf Rodenberg. (6) . GRASSLANDS NATIONAL PARK (NW). 46. KUTAWAGAN LAKE. Valeri Harris, Shelly Duquette-Larson, Pat Fargey, Wayne Harris, Sheila Lamont. (3) Sherry Hohn, Florence Miller, Lise Perrault, Lorie Wiesner. (6) 47. KYLE. Cliff Matthews, Gordon Moreside. (2) . GRAYSON. Charles Helm, Daniel Helm, Karl Zimmer. (3) 48. LARONGE. Jim Paul, Lorie Ann Paul. (2) . HEPBURN. Phyllis Siemens. (1) 49. LAST MOUNTAIN LAKE N.W.A. Anne Harris, Valeri Harris, Wayne Harris, . HOLBIEN. Chlorus Harris, Helen Harris. Sheila Lamont. (4) (2) 50. LEADER (North). Daisy Meyers. (1) . HORSESHOE BEND (North of Kinistino). Daveen Berg, Verna Messer. 51. LEADER (South). John Rood, Brenda (2) Flood. (2) . HUMBOLDT. Ed Brockmeyer, Mike 52. LIVELONG. Sarah Pavka. (1) Volk. (2) 53. LOVE - TORCH RIVER. Bert Dalziel, . INDIAN HEAD. Jan Beattie, Denise Nora Dalziel, Samuel Dalziel, Anita Beaulieu, Heather Beaulieu, Pat Deutschmann, Eric Deutschmann, Betty Beaulieu, Rhys Beaulieu, Vic Beaulieu Irv Donovan, Bruce Donovan, Sean (1). March 1997 3 Donovan, Eileen L’Heureux, Mildred Gollop, Darlene Hay, Jim Hay, Judy Long, Lynn Matthews, William Matthews. Hommen, Robert Johanson, Roy John, (11) Logan and Marie Kennedy, Gerard Lahey, Larry Maguire, Joyce Manton, Cliff 54. LUSELAND. Kim Finley, Estelle Finley, Matthews, Menno Nickel, Keith Pahl, and Graeme Finley, Liam Finley, Bill Frey, Pauline Sawyer, Marguerite Schneider, Margeret Frey. (6) Stan Shadick, Bill Sherbrooke, Martin Stoffel, Michael Williams, Jim Wood, Lois 55. MACDOWALL. Myron Barton. (1) Wooding, Dwight and Nancy Young. (46) 56. MARYFIELD. Daryl Johannesen. (1) 67. PRINCE ALBERT. John Burt, Pamela Burt, Brian Christensen, Kim Clark, Tom 57. MEADOW LAKE. Bill Caldwell, Byron Dice, Carman Dodge, Keith Dodge, Patty Golly, Stuart Golly, Tyler Golly, Bob Edmonds, Joe Graumans, Phyllis Wilson. (5) Hayward, Murray Kyle, Tim Loran, Gerald Murphy, Uoyd Olson,Derry Perkins, Jerry 58. MEATH PARK. Joe Graumens, Gerald Perkins, Les Senner, Winona Senner, Murphy. (2) Dave Stepnisky, Kathy Sutton, Jim Town, Franklin Vick, Jeannie Walker, Don Weidl, 59. MELFORT. Dion Curry, Phil Curry, Kim Lois Williams. (25) Eskowich, Kate Johnson, S. Wittig. (4) 68. PRINCE ALBERT NATIONAL PARK. Ed | 60. MELFORT (SE). Irene Deobald, Frieda Brown, Hazel Brown, Kim Clark, Dan j Markland. (2) Frandsen, David Henry, Elizabeth Henry, [ Suzanne Henry, Maude Lefebure, Louis | 61. MELVILLE. Bill Barmby, Marion Letiecy, Bradley Muir, Pam Nelson, \ j MacLean, Jeanette Olson, Ross Adam Pidwerbeski, Dave Stepniski, Wotherspoon. (4) Marg Tarleton, Dave Wieder. (15) I 62. MOOSE JAW. Pam Albert, Doug and 69. QU'APPELLE VALLEY DAM.