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44th Annual Calgary May Species Count - May 28-29, 2022
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COUNT RESULTSTotal10-yr Avg
New Record Counts
Unusual Species (seen only 1 or 2 of last 10 yrs)
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Total Count - Individual Birds60,73774,231
American Three-Toed Woodpecker (13 vs avg 9)
Eurasian Wigeon (6 reports since 1979)
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Total Count - Species206210
Common Grackle (345 vs avg 214)
Black-backed Woodpecker (5 reports since 1979)
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Additional Count Week species1
Hammond's Flycatcher (5 reports since 1979)
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New species this year-
Tied with Prior Record Count
Baird's Sparrow (15 reports since 1979)
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Cumulative # of species since 1979
295
Hammond's Flycatcher (1)
Black-and-white Warbler (9 reports since 1979)
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Pacific-slope Flycatcher (6)
Nashville Warbler (9 reports since 1979)
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EFFORT SUMMARYTotal10-yr Avg
Song Sparrow (260)
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Number of Participants9793
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Total Hours Spent430424
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Total Distance Travelled (km)3,9774,404
Top Five Highest Counts
Missing Regulars (seen 8-10 of last 10 yrs)
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On foot313
Franklin's Gull (8,514)
White-winged Scoter (8 of last 10 yrs)
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Driving / Other3,665
Canada Goose (4,834)
Upland Sandpiper (8 of last 10 yrs)
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Total eBird checklists submitted
230
Red-winged Blackbird (4,252)
Baird's Sandpiper (8 of last 10 yrs)
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Total manual templates submitted
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California Gull (3,689)
Brown Thrasher (10 of last 10 yrs)
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Tree Swallow (3,235)
Veery (9 of last 10 yrs)
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CONDITIONS
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Saturday: mix of sun & cloud, moderate wind, 11-18 C
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Sunday: overcast & light rain, gusty north winds, 5-13 C
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Sloughs very low to dry in many areas; some lakes & ponds low
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SPECIES COUNTS2022
Count		10-yr Average2022 vs.
10-yr Avg		% of Years Reported in Last 10% of Years Reported LifetimeRecord High CountMost Recent Record HighCount
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Canada Goose4,8344,536Near avg100%100%6,3152016-
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Trumpeter Swan1613Near avg90%52%272019-
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Wood Duck4324Well above avg100%70%682021-
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Blue-winged Teal9951,396Near avg100%100%2,3462016-
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Cinnamon Teal229200Near avg100%100%3942016-
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Northern Shoveler7851,286Near avg100%100%3,0162010-
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Gadwall8501,032Near avg100%100%1,6042000-
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Eurasian Wigeon2Well above avg10%14%62011-
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American Wigeon381404Near avg100%100%6162012-
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Mallard2,7572,722Near avg100%100%3,7232015-
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Northern Pintail24139Well below avg100%100%1,3181979-
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Green-winged Teal79177Well below avg100%100%3792015-
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Canvasback105308Well below avg100%100%1,0791987-
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Redhead250522Well below avg100%100%8602008-
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Ring-necked Duck147219Near avg100%100%3012016-
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Greater Scaup79Near avg100%57%342008-
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Lesser Scaup6251,315Well below avg100%100%1,8602015-
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Harlequin Duck45Near avg100%77%192003-
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Surf Scoter1Well above avg30%27%72006-
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Bufflehead177316Near avg100%100%7772009-
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Common Goldeneye185300Near avg100%100%4112012-
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Barrow's Goldeneye5642Near avg100%93%752011-
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Hooded Merganser1730Near avg100%84%682017-
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Common Merganser233171Near avg100%100%2562013-
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Ruddy Duck211794Well below avg100%100%1,3902014-
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Ruffed Grouse2227Near avg100%100%422007-
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Sharp-tailed Grouse5Well above avg30%39%241985-
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Gray Partridge3128Near avg100%100%832007-
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Ring-necked Pheasant2349Well below avg100%100%732015-
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Pied-billed Grebe1225Well below avg100%100%542009-
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Horned Grebe4672Near avg100%100%1652014-
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Red-necked Grebe7981Near avg100%100%1292006-
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Eared Grebe3201,690Well below avg100%100%4,2002012-
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Western Grebe1926Near avg100%95%1151993-
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Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)509636Near avg100%100%9462005-
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Eurasian Collared-Dove2637Near avg100%36%552016-
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Mourning Dove156147Near avg100%100%2082016-
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird13Well below avg100%75%72016-
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Calliope Hummingbird14Well below avg90%75%102004-
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Rufous Hummingbird712Near avg100%91%192013-
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Sora28102Well below avg100%100%2822008-
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American Coot4751,754Well below avg100%100%6,1322009-
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Sandhill Crane108Near avg90%52%172017-
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Black-necked Stilt281166Well above avg100%61%3812021-
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American Avocet431322Near avg100%98%6112021-
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Black-bellied Plover89263Well below avg90%98%1,9742002-
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American Golden-Plover142Well above avg30%30%6072002-
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Killdeer171258Near avg100%100%4962016-
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Long-billed Curlew58Near avg80%84%292010-
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Marbled Godwit13368Well above avg100%100%2051979-
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Stilt Sandpiper2129Near avg40%55%1742002-
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Least Sandpiper15Well below avg60%68%882002-
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Semipalmated Sandpiper37137Well below avg90%93%1,4972002-
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Short-billed Dowitcher75Well above avg30%27%302019-
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Long-billed Dowitcher2115Near avg80%70%2412002-
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Wilson's Snipe155250Near avg100%100%3292015-
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Wilson's Phalarope208630Well below avg100%100%2,9232008-
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Red-necked Phalarope123138Near avg90%93%1,0271985-
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Spotted Sandpiper280345Near avg100%100%4552015-
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Solitary Sandpiper1211Near avg90%86%322019-
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Greater Yellowlegs69Near avg100%68%212015-
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Willet11183Near avg100%100%1862001-
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Lesser Yellowlegs37Well below avg90%82%372002-
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Sabine's Gull110Well below avg50%18%522013-
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Bonaparte's Gull1621Near avg90%89%2231991-
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Franklin's Gull8,51410,734Near avg100%100%103,5242011-
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Ring-billed Gull76166Well below avg100%100%4,6961990-
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California Gull3,6892,014Well above avg100%100%5,3622011-
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Herring Gull13Well below avg70%64%532000-
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Black Tern212650Well below avg100%100%1,4892012-
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Common Tern2037Near avg100%100%922002-
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Arctic Tern11Near avg60%18%22014-
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Forster's Tern4582Near avg100%91%1282014-
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Common Loon1922Near avg100%100%322013-
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Double-crested Cormorant434406Near avg100%100%9572019-
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American White Pelican156208Near avg100%86%5382021-