Zumbro Valley Audubon Society

Rochester Minnesota
Christmas Bird Count Information
 

The Official Count period established by the National Audubon Society
is Dec 14th thru Jan 5th  (the same date window every year)
 

The Rochester, MN count is held the first Saturday of the count period
(Dec 15, 2012; Dec 14, 2013; Dec 20, 2014)
 

The Rochester, MN Count Circle is centered at Hwy 52 & 37th St. NW    (44.0667 -92.5000)
 

Meet at the west Silver Lake parking lot (near the fire station) at 7:15am
Silver Lake is located NE of the Rochester downtown business district

A mid-day tally is held at Quarry Hill Nature Center from noon to 1pm
 and a final tally at 4:45pm at the same location
 
CBC Maps (Rochester count circle & section maps) CBC Count Day Species Summary (xls)   including 2012 results)
CBC Field Tally Sheet (xls) CBC Data (xls)  (All CBC results since 1959 - large table)  including 2012 results)
 Count Compiler:  Clifford Hansen at  clhroch@yahoo.com CBC Registration Form (xls)

Rochester CBC Total Species Results
    Total Species on Count Day  (+ additional during count week)

Year # Species cw
2015    
2014    
2013    
2012 57 +6
2011 56 +6
2010 48  +3
2009 52 +5
2008 59 +1
2007 58 +2
2006 57 +3
2005 51 +3
2004 55 +7
2003 50 +6
2002 53 +3
2001 61 +9
2000 58 +3
1999 53  
1998 54  
1997 58  
Year # Species cw
1996 53  
1995 55  
1994 62  
1993 61 +1
1992 59 +5
1991 56  
1990 55 +1
1989 59 +1
1988 53 +1
1987 63 +1
1986 50 +1
1985 60 +6
1984 60 +1
1983 53 +7
1982 52 +1
1981 43 +1
1980 46 +3
1979 51 +2
1978 41 +5
Year # Species cw
1977 45 +3
1976 39 +6
1975 51 +2
1974 43 +3
1973 42  
1972 34 +8
1971 36
1970 no CBC  
1969 no CBC  
1968 no CBC  
1967 no CBC  
1966 27  
1965 36  
1964 33  
1963 34  
1962 25  
1961 34  
1960 35  
1959 32 +2

Rochester CBC Compilers
  Clifford Hansen 2000 - 2012 13 yrs

clhroch@yahoo.com
  August Krueger 1999 1 yr  
  Dave Squillace 1995 - 1998 4 yrs  
  Jerry Bonkoski 1982 - 1994 13 yrs  
  Vince Herring 1975 - 1981 7 yrs  
  Joan Fowler 1971 - 1974 4 yrs  
  Forrest Strnad 1959 - 1966 8 yrs  
 

Rochester CBC Section Leaders (2012)  - see Map for locations of sections

1 Bill Bruins
2 John McCormick
3 Jerry Pruett / Rod Bolterman
4 August Krueger
5 Jim Peterson
6 Joyce & Terry Grier
7 Paul Pedersen
8 Dave Squillace
9 Ken Nichols

Roving

Bob Ekblad

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