The
date: 12/23/2025
The week number: 52
The
walk number: 1851
The weather: 61 F; overcast
The walkers: Alan Cummings, Robin Savoian, Chip O’Connor, Calvin Kan,
Kevin Kan, Wan-Ying Kan, Kenneth Kan, Martha Kan, Viveca Sapin-Areeda
The birds (28)
No. First Name Last Name Prob
|
1 |
Western |
Bluebird |
0.62 |
|
20 |
|
Bushtit |
1 |
|
6 |
American |
Crow |
1 |
|
14 |
Mourning |
Dove |
0.88 |
|
8 |
House |
Finch |
0.88 |
|
3 |
American |
Goldfinch |
0.50 |
|
3 |
Lesser |
Goldfinch |
1 |
|
1 |
Red-tailed |
Hawk |
0.62 |
|
2 |
Anna’s |
Hummingbird |
0.88 |
|
2 |
Selasphorus |
Hummingbird |
0.62 |
|
10 |
Dark-eyed |
Junco |
1 |
|
3 |
Ruby-crowned |
Kinglet |
1 |
|
1 |
Northern |
Mockingbird |
0.88 |
|
1 |
White-breasted |
Nuthatch |
0 |
|
2 |
Black |
Phoebe |
1 |
|
1 |
Band-tailed |
Pigeon |
1 |
|
1 |
Common |
Raven |
1 |
|
1 |
California |
Scrub-Jay |
0.25 |
|
1 |
House |
Sparrow |
0.75 |
|
2 |
White-crowned |
Sparrow |
0.12 |
|
2 |
California |
Towhee |
0.62 |
|
1 |
Orange-crowned |
Warbler |
0.38 |
|
2 |
Townsend’s |
Warbler |
0.25 |
|
10 |
Yellow-rumped |
Warbler |
1 |
|
40 |
Cedar |
Waxwing |
0.62 |
|
9 |
Acorn |
Woodpecker |
1 |
|
1 |
Nuttall’s |
Woodpecker |
0.25 |
|
1 |
Bewick’s |
Wren |
0.12 |
Walk lasted between 12:00 and 14:00
We had a great walk today. We tied the record for a week 52 with 28 species observed. We also had Robin Savoian make her first walk of the year, after 16 previous walks in the last two years. She said her presence would mean we would not see a Robin, and she was right about that. We had been seeing them often recently but then she put the Robin jinx on it. Nice to have back, though. Kevin’s parents were on the walk for the first time, Kenneth and Martha. They live in Northern California so not expecting them on a routine basis but nice that they could make it. The rain held off for the walk to take place. Heavy rain is expected the next three days. This walk is technically the second walk of week 51, by one day, but because of the rain expected, I moved it to Tuesday instead of the normal Wednesday. I will adjust the software to make it be week 52. Next year, the typical walk day will remain at Wednesday, even though Thursday would mean I wouldn’t have to do a 1-day shift on the definition of week number for 2026. But, Thursday was not good for a lot of people so I’ll do the software adjustment. Not promising Wednesday for 2027 though. I can live with a 1-day shift as after all, 365/7 is not an integer. But a 2-day shift, maybe not. Happy Holidays to all. Next walk will be Friday January 2.
Alan,
12/23/2025