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Monthly BirdCount Report

Showing results for: May 2026

Welcome to the Nature Squamish Monthly Bird Count Report! This report provides a summary of birds counted in the Estuary this month. Various analyses are provided to help you explore the data and discover any trends when compared to the previous month (or in some cases the year to date).

Species Observed

69

Birds Observed

969
Birds Per Zone
Number of Each Species

Birds Per Group

North
252
42 species
East
222
44 species
South
215
39 species
West
280
47 species
Outer
0
0 species

Species with only 1 Observation

The following 8 species were observed only once during this count:

1 observation
Location: Zone 2
1 observation
Location: Zone 6
1 observation
Location: Zone 5
1 observation
Location: Zone 3
1 observation
Location: Zone 5
1 observation
Location: Zone 6
1 observation
Location: Zone 5
1 observation
Location: Zone 6

New and Returning Species

The following species are new this year or returning after absence last month:

New
6 observations
Location: Zone 1, Zone 3, Zone 6
New
16 observations
Location: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
New
6 observations
Location: Zone 5
New
1 observation
Location: Zone 6
New
17 observations
Location: Zone 1, Zone 3
New
2 observations
Location: Zone 3
New
32 observations
Location: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 5, Zone 6
New
1 observation
Location: Zone 5
New
24 observations
Location: Zone 2
New
3 observations
Location: Zone 6
New
8 observations
Location: Zone 1, Zone 3, Zone 8
New
2 observations
Location: Zone 1, Zone 3
New
3 observations
Location: Zone 3, Zone 8
New
8 observations
Location: Zone 3, Zone 5, Zone 6
New
7 observations
Location: Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 8
Returning
12 observations
Location: Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 5, Zone 6
Returning
4 observations
Location: Zone 3
Returning
1 observation
Location: Zone 5
Returning: Species that were observed earlier this year, not seen last month, but observed again this month.
New: First observation of this species in 2026 (not seen in any previous month this year).

Top 10 Most Counted Species

The most frequently observed species during this count:

79
Previous month: 101 (â–¼-22%)
69
Previous month: 70 (â–¼-1%)
61
Previous month: 30 (â–²103%)
49
Previous month: 91 (â–¼-46%)
46
Previous month: 71 (â–¼-35%)
37
Previous month: 37 (0%)
32
Previous month: 0
32
Previous month: 77 (â–¼-58%)
28
Previous month: 6 (â–²367%)
26
Previous month: 41 (â–¼-37%)

Biggest Changes from Previous Month

Species with the most significant changes in count compared to last month:

14 (from 1)
â–² 1300% change
8 (from 1)
â–² 700% change
6 (from 1)
â–² 500% change
1 (from 58)
â–¼ -98% change
1 (from 37)
â–¼ -97% change
2 (from 35)
â–¼ -94% change

Complete Species Count for

All species observed this month, ordered by count (highest to lowest):

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