Christmas Bird Count 2025

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The 126th Christmas Bird Count has now completed. The St. Cloud-Collegeville CBC was held on December 20, 2025 with 17 participants in 10 observing parties plus three feeder watchers. A total of 44 species and 3700 birds were tallied on count day, with an additional two species observed during count week. The composite species list for all Christmas Bird Counts by the St. Cloud-Collegeville Circle is now at 91 species. Afterward, most counters met at Kay’s Kitchen to share results and have some warm food! Here are the results by species:

Canada Goose755Trumpeter Swan197
Wood Duck1Mallard855
Common Goldeneye96Common Merganser3
Wild Turkey120Ring-Necked Pheasant16
Rock Pigeon165Mourning Dove37
Bald Eagle22Sharp-shinned Hawk2
Red-tailed Hawk7Eastern Screech Owl1
Great Horned Owl2Barred Owl1
Red-bellied Woodpecker30Yellow-bellied Sapsucker1
Downy Woodpecker39Hairy Woodpecker10
Northern Flicker6Pileated Woodpecker10
Peregrine Falcon2Northern Shrike1
Blue Jay110American Crow117
Black-capped Chickadee107Cedar Waxwing24
Red-breasted Nuthatch19White-breasted Nuthatch43
Golden-crowned Kinglet2European Starling190
Eastern Bluebird5American Robin28
House Sparrow122House Finch110
Purple Finch2Redpoll1
Pine Siskin2American Goldfinch143
Snow Bunting22American Tree Sparrow32
Dark-eyed Junco222Northern Cardinal20
Eurasian Collared DoveBrown Creeper

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