Riding Mountain Christmas Bird Count Yields Quiet Result
Riding Mountain National Park held its 35th annual Christmas Bird Count on December 21, 2010. With snow and cold, 35 observers logged 8 km, recording 782 birds across 23 species led by Black-capped Chickadees and Evening Grosbeaks, marking a notably low count for the era.
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Riding Mountain National Park
Wildlife count notes owl sightings and seed impacts
A bird count records species totals from multiple feeders and confirms two Great Grey Owls and a White throated Sparrow in the area. Observers discuss Spruce Budworm effects on White Spruce cones, seed-eater declines, and predator shortages while highlighting feeder-friendly sites and ongoing naturalist observations by Ken Kingdon in Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve.
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Val Pankratz
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Birds.audubon.org
Ken Kingdon
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve
Sympathy Extends for Miller Family in Zorra and The Pas
Sympathy is extended to the Becker and Miller families on the passing of Loma Miller who resided in the Zorra area before moving to The Pas. The tribute lists visiting relatives from Medicine Hat The Pas Winnipeg Regina Roblin and Dauphin and notes Ukrainian Christmas Eve attendance. It also records local whist drive winners Judy Becker Ella Becker Gordon Kahut and Peter Werischuk and Pot of Gold winners Nick Antony Elmer Estoda. The notice ends with condolences to the Wincheruk family on Mary Wincheruk’s passing.
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Becker
Jack Miller
Earl
Myrtle Chase
Roblin
Christie Malite
Oliver
Madison
Dauphin
Duncan
Joan Chase
Elsie Baumung
Doug Miller
Ervin
Theresa Baumung
Fred
Irma Baumung
Togo
Harold Fatteicher
Peter
Anna Rams
Mildred Danyko
Nick
Marjory Antony
Jocelyn Louttit
Joel
Regina
Zorra
Judy Becker
Ella Becker
Gordon Kahut
Low
Peter Werischuk
Nick Antony
Elmer Estoda
Wincheruk
Mary Wincheruk
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