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The 106th Christmas Bird Count

The 106th CBC again had record-high number of counts included and participants involved, catalyzed by a good flight of wandering arctic Snowy Owls. Read the summaries in American Birds, peruse the Pictorial Highlights, and find feature articles recounting past feats and accomplishments on CBCs over the years, increasing numbers of Hooded Mergansers, and new ways of getting involved with the conservation of coastal bird species.
 
 

The Contents of American Birds, Summary of the 106th Christmas Bird Count.
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The 106th Christmas Bird Count by Geoffrey S. LeBaron (also includes the table of contents)

The 106th Christmas Bird Count in Canada by Richard J. Cannings

 

A Lifetime of CBC Adventures by Chandler S. Robbins

Haida Gwaii: A CBC Challenge by Margo Hearne and Peter Hamel

One Birder’s Philosophy: Start with a Healthy Breakfast by John S. Shackford

Cocoa From Birth to Bytes: The CBC Comes to Life Online by David B. Freeland

The Hooded Merganser: A Preliminary Look at Growth in Numbers in the United States as Demonstrated in the Christmas Bird Count Database by Steve David and Peter Capobianco

Using the CBC to Enhance Protection of Wintering Shorebirds on the Gulf Coast by Scott Hecker

Regional Summaries of the 106th Christmas Bird Count:

 
Regional Summaries pages 43-50 (736k) (Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie Provinces & N. Canada)
Regional Summaries pages 51-60 (747k) (Prairie Provinces & N. Canada, British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Alaska, New England, New York)
Regional Summaries pages 61-66 (624k) (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, N. Carolina)
Regional Summaries pages 67-74 (743k) (N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee)
Regional Summaries pages 75-82 (751k) (Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota)
Regional Summaries pages 83-86 (689k) (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana)
Regional Summaries pages 87-92 (614k) (Louisiana, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah)
Regional Summaries pages 93-98 (713k) (Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon)
Regional Summaries pages 99-106 (761k) (Oregon, California, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Mexico, Belize, Central and South America, West Indies, Bermuda)

Pages 107-128 contain these items (333k):

Christmas Bird Count Editorial Codes and Database Flags

Count Circles, Codes, and Compilers on the 106th Count  

Summary of Highest Counts of Individuals for Canada, by Richard J. Cannings
Summary of Highest Counts of Individuals for the United States, by Brent Ortego