The 27th annual Cedar Creek CBC (central Essex County) was held on December 17 and tallied 88 species and 17,155 individuals.
We recorded a good variety of water birds on the count as there is no ice on Lake Erie or any of the local creeks and ditches. The best bird of the count was a White-eyed Vireo found by Jim Burk at the John R. Park Homestead located on County Road 50 east of Harrow. Other highlights included 2 Cackling Geese, 1 Horned Grebe, 216 Wild Turkeys, 31 Sandhill Cranes, 63 American Crows (a record low) and 38 White-winged Crossbills. Paul Pratt Ojibway Nature Centre Windsor, ON 519-966-5852 [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
