The 25th Gravenhurst-Bracebridge Christmas Bird Count was conducted by 33
field
participants on December 19, 2004. The day was extremely cold with a severe
windchill warning, temperature -19C to -25C, cloudy to partly sunny, large
lakes and moving water open, snow cover 50 cm.
Final Results:
Total Species: 33 (last 10 yr average, 35)
Total Individuals: 2567 (last 10 yr average, 2811)
New Species for count:
None
Infrequently observed species:
Snowy Owl (1)
Great Gray Owl (1)
Sharp-shinned Hawk(2)
Coopers Hawk (1)
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Bohemian Waxwing (7)
White-throated Sparrow (1)
All-time Highs:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (2)
Black-capped Chickadee (983)
Wild Turkey (28)
All-time Low:
None
Finches:
Pine Grosbeak (24)
Common Redpoll (269)
American Goldfinch (50)
Evening Grosbeak (10)
Al Sinclair
Compiler
Bracebridge
