These are the results of the 26th Woodhouse CBC held on December 16th 2012.
The Woodhouse CBC is centered 7 km east of Simcoe, at Renton in Norfolk
County and roughly covers from Port Dover to Waterford and just east of Simcoe
to Jarvis.
Weather
The weather this year was good, it was mostly cloudy with occasional light
showers on and off all day. The temperature ranged from +6 to +12 with a
light southwesterly wind. All water was open but some ice was seen around the
edges of ponds.
Total Species: 91 +2 Count Week
(average for the last 25 years = 78.5, average for the last 10 years = 84)
Total Individuals: 28,623
(average for the last 25 years = 26,816 average for the last 10 years =
24,429)
# of participants: 42
NEW SPECIES TO THE COUNT
Peregrine Falcon 1 (CW)
RECORD HIGH - (previous high)
Trumpeter Swan 9 (5)
Gadwall 81 (29)
Canvasback 250 (86)
Bufflehead 828 (427)
Hooded Merganser 33 (25)
Red-breasted Merganser 3499 (1215)
Bald Eagle 13 (9)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 34 (34)
Common Raven 2 (1) (2nd record)
Common Grackle 101 (25)
Pine Siskin 259 (109)
RECORD LOW: (previous low)
Goldeneye 27 (31) Average 167
Rough-legged Hawk 3 (3) Average 12
Merlin 1 (= lowest)
Yellow-shafted Flicker 1 (3) Average 9
COUNT WEEK SPECIES
Hermit Thrush 3 (seen the next day)
Peregrine Falcon 1 (new for count)
SPECIES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE (25 year average)
Canada Goose 5760 (3170)
Wood Duck 2 (0) 7th Record
Northern Shoveler 14 (0)
Lesser Scaup 505 (230)
Coopers Hawk 9 (4)
Red-tailed Hawk 131 (102)
Wild Turkey 139 (30)
Ring-billed Gull 3674 (1719)
Rock Pigeon 773 (581)
Eastern Screech Owl 46 (14)
Whit-breasted nuthatch 80 (67)
Brown Creeper 12 (5) = 2nd highest total
Carolina Wren 12 (4) = 2nd highest total
Eastern Bluebird 54 (32)
Northern Mockingbird 4 (2)
American Pipit 80 (6) 8th record and 2nd record over 5 birds
Fox Sparrow 2 (0) 6th record
Swamp Sparrow 14 (7)
Slate-coloured Junco 1038 (868)
Northern Cardinal 206 (152)
Red-winged Blackbird 158 (24)
Common Redpoll 122 (59)
SPECIES WELL BELOW AVERAGE (25 year average)
Black Duck 61 (95)
Common Goldeneye 27 (107)
Common Merganser 90 (342)
Northern Harrier 5 (12)
Rough-legged Hawk 3 (12)
American Kestrel 23 (35)
Bonaparte’s Gull 52 (162)
Herring Gull 88 (222)
Great Black-backed Gull 9 (18)
Mourning Dove 342 (613)
Great-horned Owl 2 (7)
Yellow-shafted Flicker 1 (9)
Blue Jay 221 (305)
Horned Lark 12 (128)
European Starling 1095 (2882)
Purple Finch 8 (26)
House Finch 163 (674)
House Sparrow 759 (1377)
NOTABLE ABSENTEES
Ruffed Grouse 4th miss ever and third year running
Winter Wren 4th miss ever
Snow Bunting 2nd miss in last 8 years
ALSO WORTHY OF MENTION
Common Loon 1 (5th record)
Turkey Vulture 1 6th record)
Snow Goose 3 (7th record)
Wilson’s Snipe 1 (6th record) same spot as the last 3
years
Wood Duck 2 (7th record)
Ring-necked Duck 2 (6th record)
Red-tailed Hawk 131 (5th highest total)
Eastern Screech Owl 46 (3rd best year)
Eastern Towhee 1 (8th record)
Chipping Sparrow 1 (7th record)
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