ONTbirds subscribers, After 9 days we are up to 166 species for the 2012-2013 Ontario winter bird list. Lots of lingering birds have been reported and there are bound to be quite a few more out there! Last year, we had an astonishing number for the winter list, a total that should be very difficult to beat, yet so far we have kept up the pace this winter. I have sent the list to Blake Maybank and he will post the results on his website soon. A link to the webpage: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/onwinter.htm
Some of the highlights so far, with the first known date for this winter listed: Eurasian Wigeon (December 1)Blue-winged Teal (December 7)Eared Grebe (December 1)Black Vulture (December 1)Sanderling and White-rumped Sandpiper (December 2)Black-headed Gull (December 2)Franklin's Gull (December 1)Cave Swallow (December 5)Swainson's Thrush (December 7)Varied Thrush (December 1)Cape May Warbler (December 9)Chestnut-sided Warbler (December 7)American Restart (December 1)Rose-breasted Grosbeak (December 2) There are many "regular" species that I haven't seen reports of so far. Some of the easier ones include:BrantGray PartridgeRing-necked PheasantSpruce and Sharp-tailed GrousesWilson's SnipeCalifornia GullBoreal OwlRed-headed and American Three-toed WoodpeckersYellow-bellied SapsuckerGray Jay (!!!)Blue-headed VireoHouse WrenGray CatbirdPine and Yellow WarblersSavannah and Vesper SparrowsEastern MeadowlarkBrewer's Blackbird If anyone has details of sightings of any of the missing species, just shoot me an email. Good birding,Josh----------------------------------------------- Josh Vandermeulen Guelph, Ontario [email protected] 519-222-5420 (cell) joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com (blog) _______________________________________________ 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/
