From: [email protected]: [email protected]: Port Burwell/Vienna CBC (Otter Valley Naturalists)Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:19:30 -0500 Dear Birders: The THIRD PORT BURWELL-VIENNA CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT (ONPV) Sponsored by: The OTTER VALLEY NATURALISTS took place on Sunday, December 14, 2008. It was windy from the southwest, +3 C. with rain and some fog. The absence of snow made finding birds more difficult. With most sectors reporting, our preliminary results totaled 71 species. Highlights include: All three winter mimids, Northern Mockingbird (1), Brown Thrasher (1) and Gray Catbird (1), Blue morph Snow Goose (1), Blue morph Ross’s Goose (1), Golden Eagle (1), Bald Eagle (3), Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (1), Merlin (1), Turkey Vulture (1), Eastern Towhee (1), White-winged Crossbills (130), White-crowned Sparrow (3), Field Sparrow (5), Chipping Sparrow (1), Northern Shrike (2), Eastern Bluebird (19), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1), Red-bellied Woodpeckers were low in numbers with only 3. Northern Flickers were high at 6. Notable misses were Tundra Swan, Tufted Titmouse, Brown Creeper and Snow Bunting. A sincere Thank you to all who participated to help make the day a great success. Sincerely, Ron Allensen compiler ONPV [email protected] Directions: Port Burwell/Vienna is on Lake Erie at the southern terminus of Highway 19 (Plank Road) about 30 miles south of the 401 from Exit 218. _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
