<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">This
 year 11 counters found 32 species, above our 18 year average of 29 
species, but below the high count of 36 species we achieved in 2004 
& 2006. <br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br>This
 year we had a record high # of Starlings (240), Downy Woodpeckers (23) 
and Wild Turkeys (56). One new species was  added to the list this year -
 white-throated sparrow, found by Rich Peet, Ruth Pfaller and Liz 
Stanley. We are now up to 57 different species seen in the count 
history. <br><br>Birds seen above their average number include:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Hairy Woodpecker<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Am. Crow<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Raven<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">BC Chickadee<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">both Nuthatches<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Cedar Waxwing<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Junco<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Redpoll<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Birds seen in every quadrant this year include:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Bald Eagle<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Downy<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Hairy<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Blue Jay<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Crow<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Raven<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Chickadee<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Both Nuthatches<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Starling<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Pine Grosbeak<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Birds we only found 1 of in the whole count this year:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Red-tailed Hawk<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Mourning Dove<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Red-bellied Woodpecker<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Northern Shrike<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Am. Robin<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Bohemian Waxwing<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">White-throated Sparrow<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">N. Cardinal<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Pine Siskin<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">We maintained our streak of seeing these 12 species every count year:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Rock Pigeon<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Downy<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Hairy<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Blue Jay<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Crow<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Raven<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">BC Chickadee<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Both nuthatches<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Starling<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Goldfinch<br></div>House Sparrow</div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Sincerely,<br><br>Jim Ryan <br>Vadnais Heights<br>----<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.- </span><a href="http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/robert_johnson_quotes.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,238);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Robert Johnson</span></a></font></p><font size="2"><br><a href="http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/robert_johnson_quotes.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,238);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"></span></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Courage can't see around corners, but goes around them anyway.- </span><a href="http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/mignon_mclaughlin_quotes.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,238);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Mignon McLaughlin</span></a></font><br>----<br></div></div></div></div>
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