The 43rd annual Meaford CBC was held on Saturday December 28. The day was mild (-1 to +4) with light winds. Snow was deep. The Georgian Bay shoreline had a bit of an ice edge.
The results below include previous years info in brackets. Total species – 52 (43 year average = 45) Total individuals – 4175 (close to average) New species - 0 (cumulative total remains at 117) New highs: Mallard – 220 (140 in 2011) Red-breasted Merganser – 18 (16 in 2007) Bald Eagle – 5 (4 in 2010) Red-bellied Woodpecker – 7 (6 in 2010 & 2012) Common Raven – 37 (24 in 2011) American Crow – 253 (225 in 2003) American Goldfinch – 664 (483 in 1996) New lows & misses: Common Merganser – 1 (usually in the teens) Ring-billed Gull – 0 (usually a few) American Tree Sparrow – 2 (erratic, but usually 20-100+) Other notes: One Northern Pintail and one Green-winged Teal were second time only occurrences. One Greater Scaup was a third time only. Lynne Richardson Compiler _______________________________________________ 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
