Flagstaff: Mt Elden CBC

The year ended as it had began with the Flagstaff: Mt Elden CBC, always held on the Saturday after Christmas Day. This time the temperatures were 40 degrees Fahrenheit warmer ranging from 27 to 58 degrees.

We saw 34 species with the highlights being a male Eurasian Wigeon and a Snow Goose.  A Bald Eagle was on the snag at Lake Elaine when we arrived in the morning but soon disappeared and we saw no more eagles during the day. A single Cedar Waxwing was the best passerine. My year ended with the birds at the Purina plant – Common Raven, Eurasian Starling and Rock Pigeon! Worse birds than the three I had started the year with!