[Ontbirds] Guelph CBC results - preliminary

2016-12-21 Thread Cadman, Mike (EC)
Guelph's 50th Christmas Bird Count took place on Sunday, December 18th, 2016. A total of about 60 participants, working in 13 groups found a total of 13942 birds of 67 species. The 67 species is the third highest total ever, the highest being 70 species in 2008, and the recent average being

Re: [Ontbirds] Smith's Longspur at Long Point

2016-12-21 Thread rex bartlett
Good morning. It is currently 8AM here in sunny Norfolk and the Smith's Longspur is continuing and showing well. Concession A is the first road North of Lakeshore road off of Highway 59. Good Birding Rex Bartlett Get Outlook for Android On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 10:34

[Ontbirds] Port Hope Cobopurg CBC December 17

2016-12-21 Thread Margaret Bain
Posting on behalf of Roger Frost. Margaret Bain On December 17, 2016, the Port Hope-Cobourg Christmas Bird Count was held under somewhat challenging conditions. Heavy snow during the night and into the morning made driving and birding difficult. A break in the precipitation in the late

[Ontbirds] Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Count - Preliminary Results

2016-12-21 Thread Bernie Ladouceur
The count was held Sunday, December 18. Over 100 observers found 67 species, one of the lower totals over the last two decades. Weather played a role as there was a cold snap a couple of days before the count; and on the day itself there was a mix of snow, freezing rain,and sleet throughout

[Ontbirds] 2nd Sandbanks Christmas bird count tuesday Dec 20th 96 species + 4 count week birds

2016-12-21 Thread Tyler Hoar
The 2nd Sandbanks Christmas Bird Count was held Tuesday December 20. Weather -3 to +2 Celsius  with an onshore SW wind (31-68km/h)Snow 15 -60+cm on the ground 23 Observers smashed last year count of 79 species with preliminary total of   96 species (26,864 birds) + 4 count week species. What was

[Ontbirds] Woodhouse CBC results

2016-12-21 Thread David Okines
These are the results of the 30th Woodhouse CBC held on Sunday December 18th 2016. The Woodhouse CBC is centred 7 km east of Simcoe, at the crossroads of Highway 3 and Cockshut Road at Renton in Norfolk County and roughly covers from Port Dover to Waterford and just west of Simcoe to east of