Washington Count Participants: (18 participants in 5 parties) George Ball, Laura Bloomfield, Kelly Cassidy, Peggy Chevalier, Doug Flansburg, John Kramer, Joan Folwell, Alex Hammond, Christopher Lupke, Doyle McClure, Grant Norton, David Rupp, Joe Vaughan, Rebecca Vaughan, Tom Weber, Claire Wiser, Sharon Wiser and Len Zeoli.

The 8th Lewiston-Clarkston Christmas bird count was held on last day of 2005 and overall it was a very good count. Despite the early December cold weather, we had an above average count with a nice species total (87) and several rarities. The weather was cooperative for most of the day. Thanks to all participants (list below) who have worked hard to make this count successful and demonstrate the importance of the Lewiston-Clarkston valley to a variety wintering bird species. Thanks especially to the area leaders who have contributed greatly with their local knowledge.

Waterfowl were in generally good numbers represented by 17 species. Raptors were average but with an impressive 3 each of Prairie and Peregrine Falcons.

Cormorants seem to increase almost annually in the valley. The 3 highlights for the count were also new for the cumulative list: Anna's Hummingbird, present in a Clarkston yard for several weeks; Western Scrub-jay, present in Lapwai for some weeks and the first record for northern Idaho; and an American Pipit, detected as a fly-over at Mann Lake.

Past years data available at: www.audubon.org/bird/cbc and www.palouseaudubon.org.

Participants: Keith Carlson, Jerry Cebula, Thad Davis, Margaret Ely, Kas Dumroese, Michelle Feeley, Doris Ferguson, Dwight Ferguson, Terry Gray, Christine Gray, Gary Gudgell, Heide Gudgell, Winnie Hepburn, Dave Holick, Brenda Johnson, Dwight Kilgore, Theresa Mathis, Cindy McCormack, Barbara Morgan, Larry Pulley, Ned Schroeder, Angela Sondenaa, Deb Stenkamp, Charles Swift, Carole Vande Voorde, Jennifer Wik, Paul Wik. Thanks also to Palouse Audubon, Canyon Birders, and Idaho Fish and Game.