42nd Annual Pierre Christmas Bird Count

85 species recorded (a new record high species count, previous record was 80 species) and 2 Count Week species recorded
Highlights: Six species of owls, one Gyrfalcon, 2 Winter Wrens(only 2nd record on our CBC),
first Black-billed Magpies since 2003 CBC and first Gray Partridge since the 2000 CBC.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Count for 2011 CBC	Max. # from past Pierre CBC	Number of past Pierre CBC recorded from
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	2	9	11
Snow Goose	Chen caerulescens	7	83	18
Ross's Goose	Chen rossii	1	2	9
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	30200	30,200	8
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	20415	85,900	42
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	10	10	19
Gadwall	Anas strepera	4	13	26
American Wigeon	Anas americana	4	8	26
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	1	2	7
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	1815	15,250	44
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	1	1	5
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	1	7	20
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	2	7	11
Redhead	Aythya americana	27	39	23
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	1	5	24
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	22	22	18
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	30	42	38
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	34	203	41
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	17	51	24
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	178	1,039	42
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	1	7	14
Gray Partridge	Perdix perdix	10	60	13
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	176	573	44
Sharp-tailed Grouse	Tympanuchus phasianellus	18	852	43
Greater Prairie-Chicken	Tympanuchus cupido	41	282	28
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	164	164	35
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	56	61	41
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus	23	34	30
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	3	4	32
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	2	2	12
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	2	2	11
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	30	32	41
Ferruginous Hawk	Buteo regalis	13	13	25
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus	50	69	43
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	8	11	39
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	3	9	39
Merlin	Falco columbarius	2	3	31
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	1	3	6
Prairie Falcon	Falco mexicanus	2	4	28
American Coot	Fulica americana	13	170	26
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	117	579	39
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	28	155	38
Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri	2	4	10
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	1	2	6
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	385	894	9
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	288	350	12
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	10	10	11
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio	2	7	17
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	23	31	41
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	1	3	6
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	5	19	17
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	10	14	17
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	1	3	12
Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon	3	3	36
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	6	9	27
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	22	50	44
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	19	35	44
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	11	41	20
Northern Shrike	Lanius excubitor	3	13	42
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	11	15	36
Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	4	51	34
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	23	36	16
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	5	3,387	43
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	67	246	43
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	16	31	43
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	4	9	40
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	2	2	1
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	13	13	25
Townsend's Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	9	26	31
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	208	1,002	43
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	480	2,040	41
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	20	1,250	40
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	116	390	43
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	2	180	29
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	2	4	3
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	107	245	17
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	133	1,836	26
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	6	17	22
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	39	1,587	40
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	27	54	31
Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	17	184	35
House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	185	377	19
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	33	350	31
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	168	267	38
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	504	3,859	43

Field Observers: Richard and Sharon McEntaffer, Ricky Olson, Scott Stoltz, Bill Bossman, Dave Krueger, Chuck and Myrtle Backlund, Nathan Baker, Kenny Miller, Glen Moravek, Carrol Hanten, Marvene and Rex Riis, Ruben Mares, Kris Dozark, Dave Ode, Wally Larsen, Charles Sisk, Silka Kempema, Casey Mehls, and Doug Backlund (Count Coordinator).

Feeder Watchers: Helen and Harry Harryman, Bob and Bev Huckins, Fee Jacobsen, Dale and Marlys Nellermoe, Carla Sahr, Sandy Jacobson, Deanne Hillmoe, Lonnie Schumacher, Leonard Spomer, Dennis Unkenholz