With above freezing temperatures and partly open water, the 21st Kincardine
CBC was held on Wednesday December 29th and 27 participants found 8252
individual birds and 55 species. These numbers are a bit above average.
The following highlights are:
New Species: Red-winged Blackbird 2, Swainson's Thrush 1
Possible New Species: Storm-Petrel
High Counts:
Great Blue Heron 1 (tied)
Hooded Merganser 8
Red-breasted Merganser 26
Red-tailed Hawk 38
Merlin 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 (2nd high)
Blue Jay 166 (tied)
Red-breasted Nuthatch 45
American Tree Sparrow 214
Count Week Species:
Tufted Titmouse
Cowbird
Northern Mockingbird
Common Loon
Short-eared Owl
Ralph Knowles
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