--- On Mon, 12/20/10, A PJuurlink <[email protected]> wrote:
From: A PJuurlink <[email protected]> Subject: Port Burwell-Vienna Christmas Bird Count To: [email protected] Received: Monday, December 20, 2010, 5:23 PM The 5 th Port Burwell-Vienna CBC was held yesterday Sunday Dec 19 2010 (preliminary numbers) 82 Species were recorded on count day a new record over the past 4 years. Highlights: First time recordings are :Long-eared Owls (2) Lapland Longspurs (69) Canvasback (1) and American Coot (4) New high counts for numerous species where set (4 year average) Bald Eagle 15 (4) Wild Turkey 273 (35) Northern Flicker 12 (5) Pilliated Woodpecker 16 (1) Hairy Woodpecker 31 (13) Red Bellied Woodpecker 32 (13) American Crow 1272 (334) Coopers Hawk 10 (1.7) Carolina Wren 7 (3.5) Brown Thrasher 2 (.25) American Tree Sparrow 1163 (174) Dark Eyed Junco 2098 (392) Pine Sisken 282 (8) Snow Bunting 1343 (168) Weather Conditions during count day : Temperature ranged from -3 C to -6 C Still water was frozen , moving water partly open Wind :W 0 to 5 km/hr A Real thank you must go to 39 participating persons counting including much help from out site our area birders Also the potluck was a great success Adrian Juurlink Compiler CBC ONPV _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
