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Reminder an Unusual Species, High Count, Or Low Count Christmas Bird Count Editorial Codes and Database Flags Two-letter codes are often used by regional editors to better explain or question a given record. Database flags can be set by compilers and regional editors to indicate Reminder an unusual species, high count, or low count. This list will aid you in deciphering The Christmas Bird Count is the keys when reading accounts in the summaries and on the web site. always held December 14 Code Comment Code Comment through January 5. AB albino NF not Forster’s To find out the date of a specific AD adult NH call not heard count, go to the CBC home page AF at feeder NU not unusual? www.christmasbirdcount.org AM adult male OU origin unknown and click “Get Involved,” or AP alternate plumage PD poor details contact your local Audubon AQ adequate details PH photo chapter or center. BD banded PS present for some time DD details desired QN questionable number DM dark morph QR questionable record DW dark winged (historical data) ED excellent details QU ? EO experienced observer RA radio collared ES estimated number RC record count EX exotic RE refuge estimate FC first CBC record (historical data) FE feral RI recent introduction Calling FP female-plumaged RL recently released All Counters!y FS first state record RN remarkable number We’re always looking for images to FW first winter RP reintroduced population use in American Birds, such as GD good details RR remarkable record photographs of birds seen during the HE high elevation RT responded to tape Christmas Bird Count or participants in HH hand held RW regular in winter the field. If you would like your pictures HO heard only SK sketch considered for publication, please go to HY hypothetical SP specimen the CBC page on the Audubon website, IJ injured SW second winter www.christmasbirdcount.org, and click IM immature UD unconvincing details on the link for online photo submittal. IV ID by voice UE uncountable exotic LO low UR under review MD marginal details VP viable population? ML migrant lingering VT videotaped MO many observers WM white morph NC new to count WR winter state record ND no details YM immature male Database flags US = Unusual species HC = Unusually high count LC = Low count THE 110TH CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT AMERICAN BIRDS 95 Count Circles, Codes, and Compilers in the 110th Count Our sincere thanks go to each and every Christmas Bird Count compiler, whose field and organizational skills make the CBC happen each season. To contact your local compiler, or the compiler of a count in an area you will be visiting during the holiday season, please go to the CBC home page at www.christmasbirdcount.org and click on the “Get Involved” link. CANADA BCHR Harrison River Denis Knopp MBCR Cypress River-Spruce Woods Ken DeSmet BCHS Lower Howe Sound Loys Maingon MBDA Dauphin William Walley ALBERTA (AB) BCKA Kamloops Rick Howie MBDM Delta Marsh Robert Jones ABAT Athabasca Harvey Scott BCKB Kimberley Greg Ross MBGI Gimli Bonnie Chartier Wayne Brehaut BCKE Kelowna Chris Charlesworth MBGS Glenboro-Spruce Woods Lorelie Mitchell ABBC Banff-Canmore Mike McIvor BCKF Kingfisher Janice Lacko MBLY Lyleton A.J. Greenley ABBE Bergthal Bryan Isaac BCKI Kitimat April Macleod MBMI Minnedosa Ian Thorleifson ABBR Brule Beth MacCallum BCKO Kaslo Dirk Rinehart Pidcock MBOH Oak Hammock Marsh Paula Grieef ABBV Beaverlodge Joan E. Kerr BCLA Ladner Jude Grass MBPL Pinawa-Lac du Bonnet Peter Taylor ABCA Calgary Phillip Cram BCLC Lake Country Trevor Forder MBPP Portage la Prairie Carrie Braden Donna Wieckowski BCLK Logan Lake Bert Parke MBRM Riding Mountain N.P. Thuraya Weedon ABCK Cold Lake Ted Hindmarch Karl Ricker MBSE Selkirk Gerald Machnee ABCM Camrose Glen Hvenegaard BCLL Lillooet Ken Wright MBTH Thompson Dave McDonald ABDC Devon-Calmar Ian Tichkowsky Ian Routley MBTP The Pas Joel Kayer ABDI Dinosaur P.P. Yousif Attia BCLP Little River-Powell River Ferry Guy L. Monty MBWI Winnipeg Rudolf Koes ABED Edmonton Kim Blomme BCLQ Lasqueti Island Sheila Ray ABEI Elk Island N.P. Gwynne Hayward BCLR Lardeau Gail Spitler NEW BRUNSWICK (NB) ABFM Fort McMurray Cathy Mountain BCMA Greater Masset Peter Hamel NBCT Cape Tormentine Allan D. Smith Robert Grey BCMC McBride Elsie Stanley NBED Edmundston Roy LaPointe ABFS Fort Saskatchewan Art Hughes BCME Merritt Wayne Weber NBFR Fredericton Don Gibson ABGP Grande Prairie Joan E. Kerr Alan Burger NBGM Grand Manan Island Brian Dalzell ABHC Horseshoe Canyon Michael Harrison BCMK Mackenzie David Lambie Durlan Ingersoll ABHI Hinton Beth MacCallum BCNB Nanoose Bay Rhys Harrison NBJE Jemseg Jim Goltz ABHR High River Greg Wagner BCNK Nakusp Gary Davidson NBMO Moncton Roger Leblanc ABJA Jasper Gordon Ruddy BCNN Nanaimo Carlo Pavan NBRA Riverside-Albert David Christie ABLB Lac La Biche Jennifer Okrainec BCNS Nelson Elaine Moore NBSL St. Leonard Roy LaPointe ABMH Medicine Hat Bob Frew BCOO Oliver-Osoyoos Doug Brown NBSS St. Stephen Bill Nelson ABNA Nanton Mike Truch BCPA Port Alberni Sandy McRuer NBST Stanley Julie Singleton ABOP Opal Gerald Romanchuk BCPB Pemberton-Mt. Currie Hugh Naylor NBSV Sackville Sean Blaney ABPC Pincher Creek Sam Miller BCPE Penticton Richard Cannings ABRM Rocky Mountain House Chiarastella Feder BCPG Prince George Cathy Antoniazzi NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR (NL) ABSA St. Albert Alan Hingston BCPH Pender Harbour Tony Greenfield NLBB Bonne Bay Darroch Whitaker ABSH Sheep River Doug Collister BCPI Pender Islands Gerald McKeating NLCB Corner Brook Lois Bateman Patricia Crossley ABSL Slave Lake Patti Campsall NLCR Cape Race John Wells BCPL Port Clements Peter Hamel ABSR Strathcona Jim Goodwin NLCS Cape St. Mary’s John Wells Margo Hearne ABST Stettler Wayne Kinsella NLFL Ferryland Bruce Mactavish BCPM Pitt Meadows Michael Buckingham ABTO Tofield Joyce Kelly-Sinclair NLGA Gander J. Kevin Butler Michael Griffin ABTS Snake’s Head Doug Collister NLGB Happy Valley-Goose Bay Tony Chubbs BCPO Powell River Heather Harbord ABVE Vermilion Iris Davies NLSC St. Paul’s-Cow Head Darroch Whitaker BCPQ Parksville-Qualicum Beach Sandra Gray ABWA Wainwright Shane Mascarin NLSJ St. Johns Paul Linegar BCPR Prince Rupert Robin Weber ABWL Wabamun Lake John Folinsbee NLTN Terra Nova N.P. (north) Janet Feltham BCPT Princeton Madelon Schouten ABWR Cochrane Wildlife Reserve Jamey Podlubny NLWL Wabush-Labrador City Gordon Parsons BCRE Revelstoke Michael Morris Suzanne Visser BCRS Rose Spit Peter Hamel NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (NT) Margo Hearne BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) NTFS Fort Simpson Douglas Tate BCRW Rossland-Warfield Linda Szymkowiak BCAC Ashcroft-Cache Creek James Hallisey NTFT Fort Smith John McKinnon Arnold By NTHR Hay River Gary Vizniowski BCAH Apex-Hedley Eva Durance BCSA Salmon Arm Ted Hillary NTNW Norman Wells Richard Popko BCAM Abbotsford-Mission Lynn Miller BCSC Sunshine Coast Tony Greenfield NTYE Yellowknife Robert Bromley BCBA Bamfield Anne Stewart BCSH Stewart-Hyder Bob Schonewille BCBK Bridge Lake Wendy Marshall BCSI Skidegate Inlet Peter Hamel BCBV Bridesville Doug Brown Brian Eccles NOVA SCOTIA (NS) BCBW Big White Chris Charlesworth BCSK Soda Creek Phil Ranson NSAM Amherst Becky Stewart BCCA Cawston Doug Brown BCSL Shuswap Lake P.P. Rick Howie NSAN Antigonish Randy Lauff BCCB Cranbrook Greg Ross BCSM Smithers Rosamund Pojar NSAR Apple River Kathleen Spicer BCCG Castlegar Peter McIver BCSO Sooke Daniel Bryant NSBC Broad Cove Sylvia Fullerton BCCH Chilliwack Denis Knopp BCSQ Squamish Grant & Marcia Danielson NSBI Brier Island Eric Mills BCCI Cortes Island Nancy Kendel BCSS Sidney-South Saltspring Jean Brouard NSBS Bedford-Sackville Richard Peckham BCCO Comox Marg Fowler BCTE Terrace Diane Weismiller NSCS Cape Sable Island Murray Newell BCCR Campbell River Luisa Richarson BCTL Tlell Peter Hamel David Currie Ed Silkens Barbara Small NSGB Glace Bay Catherine Murrant BCCT Creston Valley Sharon Laughlin BCTR Trail-Beaver Valley Arnold By NSHD Halifax-Dartmouth Michael King Catherine Prowse Werner Heitmann David Currie BCDA D’arcy-Birken R. Dan Cumming BCVA Vancouver Danny Tyson Fulton Lavender BCDB Deep Bay Marg Fowler BCVE Vernon Peter Blokker NSKI Kingston Wayne Neily BCDC Dawson Creek Mark Phinney BCVI Victoria Ann Nightingale NSLO Louisbourg Ken Donovan BCDU Duncan Derrick Marven BCVL Vaseux Lake Richard Cannings NSLU Lunenburg James Hirtle BCFA Fauquier Ruth Bumpus BCVT Valemount Delores Moore NSPI Pictou Harbour Kenny McKenna BCFE Fernie Bob Livsey BCWH Whistler James Hallisey NSSC Strait of Canso David Johnston BCFS Fort St. James Joanne Vinnedge BCWL Williams Lake Phil Ranson NSSH Sheet Harbour Jim Cameron BCGF Grand Forks Jenny Coleshill BCWR White Rock Ian & Emily Robertson NSSY The Sydneys David McCorquodale BCGO Golden Ellen Zimmerman BCYA Yalakom Valley Toby Mueller NSWH West Hants Patrick Kelly BCGS Galiano-North Saltspring Michael Hoebel NSWO Wolfville Alison Bogan BCHC Hat Creek Ken Wright MANITOBA (MB) NSWP White Point Sam de Ruyter BCHE Hecate Strait Peter Hamel MBBA Balmoral Jim Duncan NSYA Yarmouth Eric Ruff Margo Hearne MBBR Brandon Cal Cuthbert Barbara Ruff 96 AMERICAN BIRDS NUNAVUT (NU) ONPA Pakenham-Arnprior Michael Runtz ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON (FR) NUAB Arctic Bay Clare Kines ONPC Port Colborne Drew Campbell FRIS Ile St.-Pierre Roger Etcheberry NUAR Arviat Lynne Rollin ONPE Prince Edward Point Terry Sprague FRPM Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Islands Roger Etcheberry NURI Rankin Inlet Brian Zawadski ONPG Petroglyphs Tony Bigg ONPH Peel-Halton Counties Mark Cranford SASKATCHEWAN (SK) ONTARIO (ON) ONPI Pickering Glenda Jones SKAV Avonlea Alan Smith ONAI Amherst Island Janet Scott ONPL Pickle Lake Tim McKillop SKBH Birch Hills Moe Mareschal ONAL Algonquin P.P. Ron Tozer ONPM Pembroke Manson Fleguel SKBI Biggar Guy Wapple ONAM Alfred-Montebello Christine Brunet Christian Renault SKBL Besnard Lake Peter Gerrard Jacques Bouvier ONPN Elliot Lake (Penokean Hills) Joan MacGillivray SKCA Cater Orval Beland ONAT Atikokan Dave Elder ONPO Port Hope-Cobourg Roger Frost SKCC Clark’s Crossing Michael Williams ONBA Barrie Alex Mills ONPP Point Pelee Sarah Rupert SKCL Candle Lake Don Weidl ONBE Beaverton John McLean ONPQ Presqu’ile P.P.
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