The 43rd South Peel CBC (officially known as the Peel-Halton Counties
CBC (ONPH) was held on Saturday December 16. No rain, no wind in the
morning and temperatures up to plus 6C made pleasant conditions. Overall
numbers were down but there was a enough variety to make things
interesting. 78 species on the count. Add 1 unidentified swallow and two
additional species from count week gave the count its second highest total.
Highlights
New count highs
Greater Scaup - 6358 (previous 3856 1971)
Red-breasted Merganser - 438
Great Blue Heron - 7
Merlin - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 7
American Robin - 2086 (with huge roost 1700 behind Sheridan College,
Oakville)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 10
White-throated Sparrow - 48
Low Count
Canada Goose - 2449
Rarities
Northern Gannet - count week - off Bronte Harbour
Turkey Vulture - count week - QEW at Bronte Road
Swallow sp - not identified to species, not relocated Bronte Creek PP
Orange-crowned Warbler - Oakville relocated Monday directions see Cheryl
Edgecombe, Ontbirds
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Clarkson relocated Sunday directions see Cheryl
Edgecombe, Ontbirds
Full results will printed in the South Peel Naturalists' Club Bulletin
and posted on the Audubon CBC website.
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Mark Cranford
Mississauga, Ont.
mark.cranford at rogers dot com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Woodstock CBC - December 16th
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Hello Ontbirders,
The Woodstock, ON CBC was held on Saturday December
16th in balmy conditions (a high of 8 degrees, light
west wind, sunny periods throughout the day).
Conditions helped us find some neat birds, but not
nearly the diversity that we would have expected given
that all water was open.
16 field observers and 10 feeder watchers observed
24,121 birds of 58 species (2 below average).
Highlights included:
Tundra Swan - 6 at Pittock Lake seen by James and
Bruce Holdsworth, Richard and Jeff Skevington
Bald Eagle - 1 adult seen over Lochart Pond by JS
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 seen near Beachville by JH and
BH (it has settled into the same wintering spot for
the 6th consecutive year)
Merlin - 1 seen by JH, BH and RS
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 at Pittock Lake seen by JS
Eastern Bluebird - 6 near Hogsback seen by JS
Hermit Thrush - 1 at Pittock Lake seen by JS
New high counts included:
Canada Goose - 3724
Cackling Goose - 4
American Herring Gull - 571
Swamp Sparrow - 24
Low counts included:
American Kestral - 1 (ties last year's low)
Mourning Dove - 190
For the crow watchers, American Crows numbered 11,736,
down considerably from the highest years. They are
clearly more widely distributed than usual with the
nice weather.
Jeff
Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Peterborough CBC results
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The 55th Peterborough CBC was held on Sunday, December 17. The 62 species
found were an all-time high, beating the previous high of 59 species.
New species:
Bonaparte's Gull - 1 (on Chemong Lake, a regular stopover place during
migration).
New count highs:
Northern Harrier - 6
Wild Turkey - 67
Ring-billed Gull - 284
American Crow - 465
Common Raven - 3
Black-capped Chickadee - 1759
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 24
Common Starling - 2553
American Goldfinch - 941
Records equaled:
Cooper's Hawk - 4
Merlin - 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Hermit Thrush - 1
Low Count:
Only Snow Buntings were well below average at 51 (10 year average 402)
A Black-backed Woodpecker was found on Davis Rd (not shown in the MapArt
atlas). To reach this location take Hwy 7 north from Hwy 115 to Stewart Line
(west)/ North Monaghan Parkway (east). Turn west onto Stewart and then
immediately north onto Davis Rd. The bird was near the OSSTF building on the right.
Tony Bigg
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Subject: [Ontbirds]KFN Amherst Reserve. Not Owl Woods
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This is just to clairify that the Kingston Field
Naturalists do not own the Owl Woods on Amherst
Island. You do not have to be a member to visit the
Owl Woods. The KFN has a nature reserve on the east
tip of Amherst. Membership or member accompaniment is
required for this property.
Thanks very much
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Lapland Longspur,Snowy Owl and Snow Geese east of Ottawa
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This morning as I was photographing the area's second adult male SNOWY OWL,
four LAPLAND LONGSPURS flew overhead on Concession 19 Rd. near Ste-Rose. In
the same general area thousands upon thousands of GREATER SNOW GEESE were
flying from one field to another.
Photo of distant owl (whiter than 1st male) can be found here:
http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.com
DIRECTIONS: From Hwy 417 east of Casselman take exit 58 and proceed north
on
Cty Rd 8 for about 1 km until you come to Concession 20 in the middle of
the
long curve. Turn right (east) on Concession 20. Concession 19 is just
north of Conc. 20. The Snowy Owl was in the ploughed field near house 2493
between Ste-Rose and Desnoyers Rds.
Jacques Bouvier
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St-Isidore, ON K0C 2B0
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