January 2023 Species Count- 43

Not the worst start to a year, but certainly not the best. I suspect the cold weather has a lot to do with it- both from the standpoint of my not going out and about as much, and the birds visibility and behavior. Regardless of the reason, here’s the list.

• 1 American Crow
• 2 Magpie
• 3 House Finch
• 4 Eurasian Collared Dove
• 5 Rock Pigeon
• 6 Common Merganser
• 7 Mallard
• 8 Canada Goose
• 9 Wood Duck
• 10 Ring-necked Duck
• 11 Common Goldeneye
• 12 Common Raven
• 13 Northern Flicker
• 14 Pinyon Jay
• 15 Bald Eagle
• 16 Red-tailed Hawk
• 17 Rough-legged Hawk
• 18 English Sparrow
• 19 Black-capped Chickadee
• 20 American Robin
• 21 Townsend’s Solitaire
• 22 Hairy Woodpecker
• 23 Dark-eyed Junco
• 24 Bufflehead
• 25 Prairie Falcon
• 26 American Coot
• 27 American Kestrel
• 28 Red-breasted Nuthatch
• 29 Peregrine Falcon
• 30 Cedar Waxwing
• 31 Bohemian Waxwing
• 32 Cackling Goose
• 33 European Starling
• 34 Merlin
• 35 Northern Shrike
• 36 Clark’s Nutcracker
• 37 Mountain Chickadee
• 38 Trumpeter Swan
• 39 Golden Eagle
• 40 Great Blue Heron
• 41 Northern Goshawk
• 42 Horned Lark
• 43 Pygmy Nuthatch