Jeff; I had not realized Woodstock CBC was on Saturday . I counted things from the window yesterday but we are just outside your range, I think, from talking to John Harvey, although I am not sure what he did with the Dicksissel last year. Highlights yesterday were 4 whitethroats (all at one time), 2 redpolls, 1 red bellied wood pecker, 5 house finches, 1 harrier and one roughlegged hawk. 18 species total, and we did not see the wb nuthatch or accipiters, our only regulars that we missed. Have had cowbird within the week , siskin, purple finch, and both Sharp shinned and Coopers this month. Don Campbell W 1/2 lot 16 conc 2 (West) Zorra Twp. Jeff Skevington wrote:
> Hello Ontbirders, > > Following are the highlights for the Woodstock > Christmas Bird Count that took place Sat. Dec. 18th. > 19 observers in the field and 13 observers at field > logged 63 species, our 6th highest count total. 37,938 > individuals were counted. > > Highlights: > Cackling Goose 1 (1st time recorded) > Great Black-backed Gull - 2 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (second ever) > Long-eared Owl 1 > Great Horned Owl 6 > Eastern Screech Owl 17 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 9 (new high) > Hairy Woodpecker 25 (ties high) > American Crow 25113 (second highest) > Winter Wren 3 (ties high) > Carolina Wren 1 (5th record) > Northern Shrike 3 > Eastern Towhee 1 (second ever) > Dark-eyed Junco 1107 (new high) > American Tree Sparrow 665 (second highest, highest > since 1963) > Snow Bunting 838 (new high) > Red Crossbill 1 (4th time on count) > Pine Siskin 1 > Common Redpoll 61 > Purple Finch 11 > > Pittock Lake froze up 2 days before the count so many > waterbirds left. Count week sightings that were missed > yesterday included: > Snow Goose 9 > Canvasback 1 > Scaup sp 2 > Red-breasted Merganser 2 > Iceland Gull 1 > Bald Eagle 2 > > If you were in the Woodstock area yesterday, I welcome > any additional reports for our count. > > Good birding, > > Jeff > > ===== > Jeff Skevington, Invertebrate Biodiversity > Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada > K.W. Neatby Building, C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave. > Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada > Work Phone: 613-759-1647, FAX: 613-759-1927 > Home Phone: 613-832-1970 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > _______________________________________________ > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] > To join or leave ONTBIRDS visit > http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds > ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
