The 37th Annual Kleinburg Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday December 17th in cold but calm conditions. The only open water was limited to creeks and rivers as well as small patches on the larger lakes which reduced the variety of waterfowl recorded. The circle includes parts of Vaughn, King, Caledon and Brampton. Thirty-three observers found 49 species of birds and 11168 individuals. Both are below the count averages of 55 species and 12000 individuals. There has been one Count Week Bird so far - Hermit Thrush. Good birds included a Redhead (second for the count) and 2 Barred Owls (9th count). Notable misses included Northern Flicker (27 previous counts), Winter Wren (25 previous), Cedar Waxwing (35 previous), Song Sparrow (34 previous) and Purple Finch (28 previous counts). We had a new high number of Pileated Woodpeckers (9, previous high 8) and above average numbers for Northern Cardinals were observed (126, previous high - 152). Below average species included Ring-billed Gull (120) and Black-capped Chickadee (368). Bob NobleBrampton _______________________________________________ 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
