The 66th Annual Peterborough CBC was held on Sunday, December 17 and the 71
field participants 10 feeder watchers/. A total of 60 species were observed
representing 12,166 individuals. The number of species is the second
highest.
New Count Species
Sandhill Crane and Fox Sparrow
New Couint High
Cooper's Hawk - 12 (previous was 10), Bald Eagle - 13 (previous was 5)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 16 (previous was 8)
Pileated Woodpecker 28 (12), Dark-eyed June - 739 (previous was 543).
Northern Cardinal - 144 (previous was 120 - only on 2 counts in the 1960's)
Almost High Counts
Merlin - 3 and Peregrine Falcon - 1 (both tie previous high). The 466 Blue
Jays was 3 short of previous high of 469
Absent Species
American Kestrel -- none were recorded. The last miss was in 2006. Been on
92% of the previous count
also lack of winter finches -- no Common and Hoary Redpolls, and Evening
Grosbeaks
Low Number
Waterfowl and gulls were in lower numbers compared to recent years due to
the freezine conditona prior to count
count day. House Sparrow numbers continue to be low when compared to
numbers in the past.
Species Count
The 60 species reported on Count Day is the 2nd highest, with the high being
62 on the 2014. The ten year average
is 52 species on Count Day.
Special thanks to the 71 field observers and the 10 people who contributed
observations for their feeders and neighbourhood
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