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DECEMBER 26TH, 2011 IS THE DATE FOR 2011 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT IN PAYSON, Thanks to all who participated in the 2011 count! The data is being collated and sent to Audubon. I will provide a link as soon as the data has been added by Audubon. Here are 2 photos taken during the count, provided by Danny & Earl Nelson.
http://cbc.audubon.org/cbccurrent/current_table.html
See the map below (updated on Dec. 20th with the 6 areas outlined). This map is not completely accurate. For instance, ALL of the shoreline of Utah Lake bordering West Mountain is in the circle. The northern edge of the circle touches the Spanish Fork airport and the southern edge of the circle is about 2 miles south of Santaquin. The Audubon Christmas bird count is back in Payson as of 2009! Absent since 1948, this year marks the third annual count here in Payson. The circle map below shows the 6 areas included in the count. We had 16 participants this year! Audubon's Christmas bird count is the oldest scientific database on bird populations in the world. This year's count will be the 110th! The Payson count took place on Monday, the 26th of December. I-15 separates areas 1, 2, and 3 from 4, 5, and 6. Area 1 is bounded on the east by hwy 77 (which runs from the edge of the circle becomes hwy 147 and then 115 to I-15 at Payson) and on the south by hwy 147. Area 2 is the Genola - West mtn. area. Area 3 is the Benjamin area bounded on the north and west by hwy 147 (turns south at flowing well) and on the south by the strawberry canal. Area 6 is bounded by hwy 6 running from Spanish Fork to the northern edge of Payson at the hospital. Area 4 includes Spring Lake, most of Payson and Payson canyon. Area 5 includes Elk Ridge and Woodland Hills.
Prairie Falcon - photo by Gary Austin 2009
Downy Woodpecker, photo by Gary Austin, 2009
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