As we approach the end of the year, new birds have been added to the winter bird list almost daily, a trend that will certainly slow down as the last few remaining "easy" species are accounted for. Since my last update on December 15, the following species have been added bringing the total to 207 species. These species are Fish Crow, Eastern Meadowlark, Summer Tanager, White-winged Dove, Yellow-headed and Brewer's Blackbirds, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Smith's Longspur, Spotted Sandpiper, Gray Partridge, Virginia Rail, Lincoln's Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, Northern Hawk Owl, Indigo Bunting and Sora.
There are very few remaining expected species. Some of the more likely species to be added to the list over the next two months include Boreal Owl, Varied Thrush, Eared Grebe, California Gull, Eurasian Collared-Dove and Baltimore Oriole. The list can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/myyulvs . I have also provided a link on my blog, located at http://joshvandermeulen.blogspot.ca/p/ontario-winter-bird-list.html . I try to update the spreadsheet every couple of days or whenever I hear of a new addition. Please let me know if you hear of a new addition or any other correction to the spreadsheet. Good (winter) birding, Josh _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
