Each year, I compile a list of birds seen on the Christmas cards I
receive.  This is the list for 2011, presented in order of abundance
(rather than taxonomic order).  The list covers both "hard" cards and
their electronic equivalents.  (Best viewed using a fixed-width font.)

Common Name                 Scientific Name               Number

Northern Cardinal           Cardinalis cardinalis            12
Mute Swan                   Cygnus olor                       7
Emperor Penguin             Aptenodytes forsteri              6
Canada Goose                Branta canadensis                 6
(European) Robin            Erithacus rubecula                6
(Common) Blackbird          Turdus merula                     4
Jungle Fowl (domesticated)  Gallus gallus domesticus          3
Black-capped Chickadee      Poecile atricapilla               3
Hen Harrier                 Circus cyaneus                    2
(European) Turtle Dove      Streptopelia turtur               2
(European) Blue Tit         Cyanistes caeruleus               2
Red-legged Partridge        Alectoris rufa                    1
(European) Herring Gull     Larus argentatus                  1
Dove (generic)              Strepopelia nonspecificus         1
(Bohemian) Waxwing          Bombycilla garrulus               1
Redwing                     Turdus iliacus                    1
Crested Tit                 Lophophanes cristatus             1
Blue Jay                    Cyanocitta cristata               1
House Finch                 Carpodacus mexicanus              1
American Goldfinch          Carduelis tristis                 1
(Eurasian) Siskin           Carduelis spinus                  1

John
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John Arnfield : Church Stretton, Shropshire, UK

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