Highlights of the Carleton Place CBC which took place December 27. The day was cloudy with no precipitation. Open fields were without snow cover, which is unusual.
No. of species: 39 (average over last 10 years: 41) No. of birds: 6612 (average over last 10 years 6302) Record Highs: Mourning Dove 376 (previous high 334) Northern Flicker 2 (1) Blue Jay 642 (506) American Robin 338 (47) European Starling 1290 (710) Cedar Waxwing 432 (224) Record Low: No Evening Grosbeaks for first time since 1970. Other: Count of American Crows was lower than average but not abnormally low. Mike Jaques 3024 Moonlight Bay, RR2 Carleton Place, ON, K7C 3P2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Mike Jaques" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
