Sunday's mild day was wonderful for driving and walking, but the birds were not abundant between the Rouge R. and Lakeridge Rd. and from the lakefront to concession 10 in Pickering. The 10 sectors were traversed by 25 people who supplied the data to Alan Woods in the late afternoon. TOTALS--16,980 individuals of 60 species. "Good" birds were: RUFFED GROUSE-1, E.BLUEBIRD-1, PINE SISKIN-1, C.REDPOLL-1, Br.-headed Cowbird-1, N>SHRIKE-8, PILEATED WOODPECKER-1, GLAUCOUS GULL-1, 381 Am.Crows, 4 Brown Creepers, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 18 Am.Robins, 4 N.MOCKINGBIRDS, 5 Wh.-throated Sparrows, 260 Juncos, 6 Great Blue Herons, 3 Rough-legged Hawks, 1 Northern Goshawk, 2 R-N Pheasants, 16 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 45 White-breasted N..
On the lakefront-- 858 Scaup spp., 3 Ring-necked Duck, 1672 Mallard, 24 Black D., 13 Trumpeter Swans, 11 Mute Swans, 280 Bufflehead, 123 C.Goldeneye, 1 D-cr. Cormorant, 81 Longtailed Ducks, 19 Red-breasted Mergansers, 78 C.Mergansers, 1 Hooded Merganser, 9 Gadwall. Doug Lockrey for Alan Woods, PN CBC coordinator and collator "Doug Lockrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
