Correction: the Ottawa-Gatineau CBC was held Sunday, December 18. Bernie Ladouceur
> On Dec 23, 2022, at 7:59 PM, Bernie Ladouceur <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Ottawa-Gatineau CBC was held Sunday, December 28. Weather conditions were > close to ideal. Preliminary results show 159 field observers and 31 feeder > watchers finding 77 species, which is about five species above average. > > Most of the highlights were water birds including 3 Northern Shovelers, a > Harlequin Duck, 2 Horned Grebes, a Red-necked Grebe, an American Coot, a > Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 14 Iceland Gulls. Winter bird highlights > included 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers, Northern Goshawk, a male and > female Barrow’s Goldeneye, and isolated pockets for Pine and Evening > Grosbeaks. It appears we will tie or exceed record highs for Merlin (7) and > Cooper’s Hawk (perhaps as many as 19). > > Over 60,000 individuals were counted. This includes an ever increasing > American Crow roost of approximately 30,000 individuals. > > Thanks to my co-compiler, Daniel Toussaint, the sector leaders and > participants, the crow counters, and the support of our two sponsoring clubs: > the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club (OFNC) and the Club des orinithologues de > l’Outaouais (COO). > > Bernie Ladouceur -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
