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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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