These are the preliminary results of the 27th Woodhouse CBC held on
December 15th 2013.
The Woodhouse CBC is centered 7 km east of Simcoe, at the crossroads of
Highway 3 and Cockshut Road 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 very different from last year. Overnight snow resu
lted in about 20cm accumulation by dawn. Fortunately there was very little
more snow during the day and the sun even tried to come out occasionally.
Most of the standing water was frozen, and there was some ice buildup along
the shore of the lake. Temperatures varied from a low of -9 to a high of –3.
Total Species: 86 +2 Count Week
(average for the last 26 years = 81, average for the last 10 years = 85)
Total Individuals: 26,001
(average for the last 26 years = 27,082, average for the last 10 years =
23,907)
# of participants: 32
NEW SPECIES TO THE COUNT
Peregrine Falcon 1 (1 previous CW bird (2012))
RECORD HIGH - (previous high)
Snow Goose 3 (2)
Common Goldeneye 680 (393)
Bald Eagle 17 (13)
Merlin 3 (2)
Snowy Owl 3 (1)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 44 (34)
Eastern Towhee 3 (2)
RECORD LOW: (previous low)
Ruddy Duck 1 (= lowest) Average 5
Great Black-Backed Gull 2 (= lowest) Average 18
American Pipit 1 (= lowest) Average 9
COUNT WEEK SPECIES
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Brown Creeper 1
SPECIES ABOVE AVERAGE (26 year average)
Great Blue Heron 8 (5)
Mute Swan 5 (1)
Canada Goose 7325 (3170)
Cackling Goose 15 (1)
Mallard 2665 (1462)
American Black Duck 211 (95)
Hooded Merganser 21 (4)
Common Merganser 1080 (342)
Red-breasted Merganser 296 (179)
Northern Harrier 29 (12)
Wild Turkey 148 (30)
Mourning Dove 12 (613)
Belted Kingfisher 9 (4)
Yellow-shafted Flicker 14 (9)
Horned Lark 557 (128)
Eastern Bluebird 76 (32)
American Robin 28 (12)
Myrtle Warbler 7 (3)
Field Sparrow 6 (3)
Song Sparrow 91 (34)
Swamp Sparrow 21 (7)
White-throated Sparrow 23 (16)
Slate-coloured Junco 1586 (868)
Snow Bunting 643 (230)
Northern Cardinal 198 (152)
SPECIES WELL BELOW AVERAGE (26 year average)
Tundra Swan 8 (57)
Greater Scaup 42 (3413)
Lesser Scaup 35 (263)
American Kestrel 15 (36)
Bonaparte’s Gull 52 (181)
Ring-billed Gull 272 (1874)
Herring Gull 47 (222)
Black-capped Chickadee 195 (509)
Red-breasted Nuthatch 8 (21)
White-breasted Nuthatch 35 (72)
European Starling 1325 (2955)
Cedar Waxwing 35 (86)
Brown-headed Cowbird 110 (449)
House Finch 223 (668)
House Sparrow 973 (1419)
NOTABLE ABSENTEES
Canvasback
Ruffed Grouse 4th year in a row
Brown Creeper CW only
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
ALSO WORTHY OF MENTION
Northern Goshawk 1 (7th record)
Wilson’s Snipe 1 (7th record) same spot as the last 4
years
Glaucous Gull 1 (5th record)
Short-eared Owl 1 (last time on count day was back in
2000)
Gray Catbird 3 (6th record)
Fox Sparrow 1 (7th record)
Red Crossbill 1 (2nd record) last in 1988
FULL SPECIES LIST AND TALLY
Double Crested Cormorant CW
Great Blue Heron 8
Mute Swan 5
Tundra Swan 8
Canada Goose 7325
Cackling Goose 15
Snow Goose 3
Mallard 2665
American Black Duck 211
Gadwall 81
Redhead 916
Ring-necked Duck 1
Greater Scaup 42
Lesser Scaup 35
Scaup Spp 1127
Common Goldeneye 680
Bufflehead 211
Hooded Merganser 21
Common Merganser 1080
Red-breasted Merganser 296
Ruddy Duck 1
Bald Eagle 17
Northern Harrier 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper's Hawk 5
Northern Goshawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 82
Rough-legged Hawk 11
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Kestrel 15
Merlin 3
Wild Turkey 148
Wilson’s Snipe 1
Bonaparte’s Gull 40
Ring-billed Gull 272
Herring Gull 47
Glaucous Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 445
Mourning Dove 1004
Eastern Screech-Owl 44
Great-horned Owl 2
Snowy Owl 3
Long-eared Owl 1
Short-eared Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker 44
Downy Woodpecker 65
Hairy Woodpecker 15
Yellow-shafted Flicker 14
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Shrike 5
Blue Jay 348
American Crow 622
Horned Lark 557
Black-capped Chickadee 195
Red-breasted Nuthatch 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 35
Brown Creeper CW
Carolina Wren 6
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 14
Eastern Bluebird 76
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 28
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 1325
American Pipit 1
Cedar Waxwing 35
Myrtle Warbler 7
Eastern Towhee 3
American Tree Sparrow 572
Field Sparrow 6
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 91
Swamp Sparrow 21
White-throated Sparrow 23
White-crowned Sparrow 8
Slate-colored Junco 1586
Northern Cardinal 198
Red-winged Blackbird 17
Rusty Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 110
House Finch 223
Red Crossbill 1
American Goldfinch 294
House Sparrow 973
Total 86 Sp + 2 Count Week
Dave
David Okines
Woodhouse CBC coordinator
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