The 37th Burk's Falls CBC was held on Wednesday, Dec 18 and the 19 participants found 30 species of birds consisting of 2062 individuals.
Notes The cold temperatures before the count day resulted in the lakes and most rivers frozen over resulting in a lack of waterfowl and absence of gull. Bald Eagles - 4 adults and 1 sub-adult is the 2nd highest ever Ruffed Grouse with 5 was well below the long term average of 12 and peak of 30 Wild Turkey - new high with 27 individuals Downy Woodpecker with 27 is the highest since 2007 and second highest (previous was 28) Hairy Woodpecker at 31 was average Pileated Woodpecker with 11 tied the previous high Blue Jay with 485 is a new high - previous was 441 in 2000 American Crow with 23 was second highest - averages 7 birds Black-capped Chickadee with 533 was below average Golden-crowned Kinglet with 55 was above average of 24 European Staring with 84 was below average Purple Finch with 68 was above average of 11 and highest number since 2000 White-winged Crossbill - 1 was found in the Magnetawan area Common Redpoll with 50 House Sparrow with 4 was the lowest since 2002 - only found at one barn Martin Parker, Compiler Peterborough _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
