The Long Point CBC was held on Saturday Dec. 15th. Conditions were cold (-10 low, -1 high) with ENE winds averaging 25 kph gusting to 50 kph. Skies were cloudy and only a small portion of Long Pt Bay remained open. Creeks were mainly open. There was about 2 inches of snow cover.
By and large it was a good day despite the cold raw winds. Hey, at least it wasn't Sunday! Forty observers counted 36,229 individuals of 109 species. The total number is about average while the species total is a little higher than average. Highlights included: Trumpeter Swan 1 Cackling Goose 1 Golden Eagle 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Hoary Redpoll 2 Record High Counts included Cackling Goose 1 Bald Eagle 28 Cooper's Hawk 12 Rough-legged Hawk 52 Golden Eagle 1 Wild Turkey 175 Sandhill Crane 265 - new Canadian high Northern Saw-whet Owl 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Horned Lark 649 White-crowned Sparrow 26 Dark-eyed Junco 3214 Hoary Redpoll 2 Low counts included Common Grackle 6 Winter Wren 3 Thanks to all those who participated this year. Ron Ridout Bird Studies Canada P.O. Box 160, 115 Front St. Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0 519-586-3531 Ext 204 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
