The 25th Ingersoll CBC was held on December 28 in mild conditions. All
water was open. The species total of 61 was slightly above the 25 year
average of 58. The mild conditions contributed to 7 all time high counts,
several 2nd or 3rd highest counts, 29 counts above average and only 10
below average. Six species found on more than half of all counts went
missing. The biggest miss of all though was the absence of long time
regular John Miles who was present on most of Ingersoll's 25 CBCs.
Species count 61 [highest 69, average 58]
New high counts
Tundra Swan 342 [previous high 36 in 1982]
Cooper's Hawk 13 [10 in 1992, 1998 and 2003]
Herring Gull 2556 [415 in 2003]
Red-bellied Woodpecker 24 [21 in 2004]
N. Flicker 11 [10 in 1988]
Black-capped Chickadee 859 [841 in 2005]
Brown Creeper 26 [20 in 1994]
Seldom recorded species
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 [2nd record - 1st recorded in 1997]
Eastern Bluebird 4 [2nd record - 1st in 2005]
Iceland Gull 1 [3rd record, previously in 1996 and 2004]
Carolina Wren 1 [5th record]
N. Mockingbird 1 [5th record]
Eastern Towhee 1 [6th record]
Misses: [species seen on more than half of all counts]
Wood Duck [16 previous counts but only 4 counts since 1993]
Common Goldeneye [15 counts but only 2 since 1998]
Long-eared Owl [17 counts]
Cedar Waxwing [21 counts]
Field Sparrow [13 counts but only 1 count since 1993]
Purple Finch [16 counts ]
Winter Finches: none
Dave Martin / Ross Snider
Harrietsville / Ingersoll
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