Reminder an Unusual Species, High Count, Or Low Count
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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 NC new to count To find out the date of a specific AD adult ND no details count, go to the CBC home page AF at feeder NF not Forster’s <www.audubon.org/bird/cbc> AM adult male NH call not heard and click “Get Involved,” or contact your local Audubon AP alternate plumage NU not unusual? chapter or center. AQ adequate details OU origin unknown BD banded PD poor details DD details desired PH photo DM dark morph PS present for some time DW dark winged QN questionable number ED excellent details QU ? EO experienced observer RA radio collared ES estimated number RC record count EX exotic RI recent introduction FC first CBC record RN remarkable number Calling FE feral RP reintroduced population All Counters!y FP female-plumaged RR remarkable record We’re always looking for images to FS first state record RT responded to tape use in American Birds, such as FW first winter RW regular in winter photographs of birds seen during the GD good details SK sketch Christmas Bird Count or participants HE high elevation SP specimen in the field. If you would like your pictures considered for publication, HH hand held SW second winter please remember to send them to HO heard only UD unconvincing details your count compiler or regional HY hypothetical UE uncountable exotic editor, asking them to forward the IJ injured UR under review images to us. Include your name and IM immature VP viable population? contact information. Thank you. IV ID by voice VT videotaped LO low WM white morph MD marginal details WR winter state record ML migrant lingering YM immature male MO many observers Database flags US = Unusual species HC = Unusually high count LC = Low count THE 106TH CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT AMERICAN BIRDS 107 Count Circles, Codes, and Compilers in the 106th 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.audubon.org/bird/cbc and click on the “Get Involved” link. CANADA BCCR Campbell River Ed Silkens BCVA Vancouver Danny Tyson BCCT Creston Valley Sharon Laughlin BCVE Vernon Peter Blokker ALBERTA (AB) BCDA D’arcy-Birken R. Dan Cumming BCVF Vanderhoof Karen Krushelnick ABAT Athabasca Avard Mann BCDB Deep Bay Catherine Connell BCVI Victoria Ann Nightingale Harvey Scott BCDC Dawson Creek Mark Phinney BCVL Vaseux Lake Richard Cannings ABBA Barrhead Allan Macaulay BCDU Duncan Derrick Marven BCWH Whistler Karl Ricker ABBC Banff-Canmore Mike McIvor BCFA Fauquier Ruth Bumpus BCWL Williams Lake Phil Ranson ABBE Bergthal Bryan Isaac BCFE Fernie Bob Livsey Anna Roberts ABBO Boyle Fred Korbut BCFS Fort St. James Joanne Vinnedge BCWR White Rock Ian & Emily Robertson ABBR Brule Beth MacCallum BCGO Golden Ellen Zimmerman BCYO Yoho National Park Debbie Bancroft ABBS Bow Summit Mike McIvor BCGS Galiano-North Saltspring Michael Hoebel Margo Hearne ABBV Beaverlodge Joan E. Kerr BCHE Hecate Strait Peter Hamel MANITOBA (MB) ABCA Calgary Phillip Cram Margo Hearne MBBA Balmoral Jim Duncan ABCK Cold Lake Ted Hindmarch BCHR Harrison River Denis Knopp MBBR Brandon Jean Horton ABCL Coyote Lake Doris Hopkins BCHS Lower Howe Sound Loys Maingon MBCR Cypress River-Spruce Woods Ken DeSmet ABCM Camrose Glen Hvenegaard BCKA Kamloops Rick Howie MBDA Dauphin William Walley ABCO Cochrane Frank Hennessey BCKB Kimberley Greg Ross MBDM Delta Marsh Robert Jones ABDC Devon-Calmar Richard Knapton BCKE Kelowna Chris Charlesworth MBGI Gimli Bonnie Chartier ABDI Dinosaur Provincial Park Jody Allair BCKF Kingfisher Sue Everatt MBGS Glenboro-Spruce Woods Lorelie Mitchell ABED Edmonton Dave Ealey Janice Lacko MBKL Kleefield Dennis Fast ABEI Elk Island National Park Gwynne Hayward BCKI Kitimat April Macleod ABFM Fort McMurray Lorie Eddy BCKO Kaslo Dirk Rinehart-Pidcock Harvey Lane ABFS Fort Saskatchewan Alice Easton BCLA Ladner Jude Grass MBLY Lyleton A.J. Greenley ABGC Grande Cache Karen Stroebel BCLC Lake Country Trevor Forder MBMI Minnedosa Cal Cuthbert ABGP Grande Prairie JoanE. Kerr BCLK Logan Lake Bert Parke MBMO Morden Rhonda Smith ABHC Horseshoe Canyon Michael Harrison Karl Ricker MBOH Oak Hammock Marsh Paula Grieef ABHI Hinton Beth MacCallum BCLL Lillooet Ian Routley MBPL Pinawa-Lac du Bonnet Peter Taylor ABHR High River Greg Wagner BCLP Little River-Powell River Ferry Guy L. Monty MBRM Riding Mountain National Park Thuraya Weedon ABJA Jasper Gordon Ruddy BCLQ Lasqueti Island Sheila Ray MBRR Red River-St. Adolphe Robert Parsons ABKM Kimiwan-McLennan Philippa O’Mahony BCLR Lardeau Gail Spitler MBSE Selkirk Gerald Machnee ABLB Lac La Biche Jennifer Okrainec BCMA Masset Peter Hamel MBSV Seine Valley Dennis Fast ABMA Manyberries Rob Gardner Margo Hearne MBTH Thompson Walfried Jansen ABMH Medicine Hat Sarah McPike BCMC McBride Elsie Stanley MBWI Winnipeg Rudolf Koes ABNA Nanton Laurie Messner BCMK Mackenzie David Lambie ABOP Opal Angela Pfeiffer BCNB Nanoose Bay Rhys Harrison NEW BRUNSWICK (NB) ABPC Pincher Creek Sam Miller BCNK Nakusp Gary Davidson NBCT Cape Tormentine Allan D. Smith ABPR Peace River Robb Stavne BCNN Nanaimo Carlo Pavan NBED Edmundston Roy LaPointe ABRM Rocky Mountain House Jim Allen BCNS Nelson Rita Wege NBFR Fredericton Don Gibson ABSA St. Albert David Nadeau BCOO Oliver-Osoyoos Doug Brown NBGM Grand Manan Island Brian Dalzell ABSH Sheep River Doug Collister BCPA Port Alberni Sandy McRuer NBJE Jemseg Jim Goltz ABSL Slave Lake Jeff Manchak BCPB Pemberton-Mt. Currie Liz Jones NBMO Moncton Roger LeBlanc ABSP St. Paul Paul E. Boisvert Hugh Naylor Janet L. MacMillan ABSR Strathcona Margo Pybus BCPE Penticton Richard Cannings NBRA Riverside-Albert David Christie ABST Stettler Wayne Kinsella BCPG Prince George Cathy Antoniazzi NBSL St. Leonard Roy LaPointe ABTO Tofield Joyce Kelly-Sinclair BCPH Pender Harbour Tony Greenfield NBSM Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska Roy LaPointe ABTS Snake’s Head Doug Collister BCPI Pender Islands Michael Pitt NBSS St. Stephen Ron McGuire ABWA Wainwright Shane Mascarin BCPL Port Clements Peter Hamel NBST Stanley Julie Singleton ABWL Wabamun Lake Pat Marklevitz Margo Hearne NBSV Sackville Sean Blaney ABWR Cochrane Wildlife Reserve Jamey Podlubny BCPM Pitt Meadows Michael Buckingham Michael Griffin NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR (NL) BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) BCPO Powell River Heather Harbord NLBB Bonne Bay Bonnie Knott BCAC Ashcroft-Cache Creek Karl Ricker BCPQ Parksville-Qualicum Beach Sandra Gray NLCB Corner Brook Lois Bateman BCAH Apex-Hedley Eva Durance BCPT Princeton Madelon Schouten NLCL Clarenville Daniel Myers BCAM Abbotsford-Mission Lynn Miller BCRE Revelstoke George Winingder NLCR Cape Race Bruce Mactavish BCBA Bamfield Anne Stewart BCRS Rose Spit Peter Hamel NLCS Cape St. Mary’s John Wells BCBK Bridge Lake Wendy Marshall Margo Hearne NLFL Ferryland Bruce Mactavish BCBL Burns Lake-Francois Lake Judith Kleger BCRW Rossland-Warfield Linda Szymkowiak NLGA Gander J. Kevin Butler BCBR Broughton Strait Peter Curtis BCSA Salmon Arm Frank Kime NLGB Happy Valley-Goose Bay John Thomas Annemarie Koch BCSC Sunshine Coast Tony Greenfield Bob Waldon BCSI Skidegate Inlet Peter Hamel NLSJ St. Johns Paul Linegar BCBV Bridesville Doug Brown BCSL Shuswap Lake P.P. Rick Howie NLTN Terra Nova National Park (north) Janet Feltham BCCA Cawston Doug Brown BCSM Smithers Jane Hoek NLWL Wabush-Labrador City Gordon Parsons BCCB Cranbrook Greg Ross BCSO Sooke Denise Gubersky BCCG Castlegar Peter McIver BCSQ Squamish Grant & Marcia Danielson NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (NT) BCCH Chilliwack Janne Perrin BCSS Sidney-South Saltspring Patricia Perkins NTFS Fort Simpson Douglas Tate BCCI Cortes Island Nancy Kendel BCTE Terrace Diane Weismiller NTNW Norman Wells Richard Popko BCCK Charlie Lake Kirk Safford BCTL Tlell Peter Hamel NTYE Yellowknife Robert Bromley BCCO Comox Catherine Connell BCTR Trail-Beaver Valley Arnold By Vicky Johnston 108 AMERICAN BIRDS NOVA SCOTIA (NS) ONIG Ignace Allan Harris ONWS Woodstock Jeff Skevington NSAM Amherst Andrew Macfarlane Barbara McMullen ONWW Wawa Carol Dersch NSAN Antigonish Randy Lauff ONIN Ingersoll Dave Martin Kerstin Mueller Ross Snider PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND (PE) NSAR Apple River Kathleen Spicer ONKC Kincardine Ralph Knowles PEEP East Point E. Vernon Laux NSBC Broad Cove Sylvia Fullerton ONKE Kenora Leo Heyens PEHI Hillsborough Dan McAskill NSBI Brier Island Eric Mills ONKG Kingston Ron D. Weir PEPE Prince Edward Island N.P. Dan McAskill NSBL Blandford Eric Harding ONKI Killarney Provincial Park Chuck Miller NSBS Bedford-Sackville Richard Peckham ONKL Kleinburg Bob Noble QUEBEC (QC) NSCS Cape Sable Island Murray Newell ONKP Kettle Point Alf Rider QCAH Laval-Ahuntsic Joel Coutu NSGB Glace Bay Catherine Murrant ONKT Kitchener Mike Burrell Benoit Dorion NSHD Halifax-Dartmouth Suzanne Borkowski Michelle Tomins QCBL Brome Lake Tom Moore NSKI Kingston Patrick Giffin ONKW Kawartha Leslie Dyment QCBS Beauce Sud Alain Beauchamp NSLO Louisbourg Bill Bussey ONLH Lanark Highlands Cliff Bennett QCCC Contrecoeur Paul Messier Ken Donovan