I decided to do the Duncan Christmas Bird Count on one hour of sleep and I'm still not sure it was the right call.  It's always nice to get off to a good start for the year, though, so I can't complain.  The day was pretty miserable in terms of weather, but we still managed over fifty species.  The highlights were:

150+ Ruddy Ducks

1 Canvasback

2 Western Gulls

1 American Herring Gull

1 Ring-billed Gull

I am heading back up to Duncan today because a Black-crowned Night-Heron was found on count day and that's a bird I haven't managed inside the Victoria checklist area.  I haven't got very high hopes as the access for looking for the bird is limited.  I'm hoping for some other good birds too.  There were lots of gulls, so maybe a Glaucous or Iceland Gull will be in the mix and there could be an interesting swan (at least Tundra) amongst all the Trumpeters.  I must finish getting geared up now, so I'm cutting this off.