The 26th Gravenhurst-Bracebridge Christmas Bird Count was conducted
by 35 field participants on December 18, 2005. Temperature -3.6 to
-0.5 degrees C, snow fall increasing from light to heavy during the
day impairing visibility, large lakes and rivers open, snow cover 12 cm.
Preliminary Results:
Total Species: 37 (last 10 yr average, 36)
Total Individuals: 2788 (last 10 yr average, 2867)
New Species for count:
Brown Thrasher (1)
Infrequently observed species:
Wood Duck (1)
Glaucous Gull (2)
Gray Jay (1)
Common Grackle (1)
All-time Highs:
Wild Turkey (34)
Northern Cardinal (10)
Pine Siskin (314)
All-time Low:
None
Most abundant species:
Black-capped Chickadee (710)
European Starling (355)
Pine Siskin (314)
Finches:
Pine Grosbeak (72)
Common Redpoll (count week only)
Pine Siskin (314)
American Goldfinch (195)
Evening Grosbeak (109) highest since 1995
Worthy of Mention:
House Sparrow (134) up from 39 last year, cats were removed from the
local horse boarding stable.
Team competition:
Gravenhurst 30 species, Bracebridge 29
Gravenhurst wins again!
Al Sinclair
Compiler
Bracebridge
