The BWG CBC was head on December 30 amidst cold and snowy conditions. The count circle extends from the 4th Line of Innisfil in the north to Highway 9 in the south and from the 15 Sideroad in the west to Leslie Street in the east. Centre of the circle is 10th Sideroad and 9th Line just northwest of Bradford.
All water bodies were frozen over and there were no water fowl nor gulls recorded. The highlight was a count first Hermit Thrush which was the 104th species recorded on the count. Despite the conditions we managed to record 42 species for the day.
Wild Turkey 33 Great Blue Heron 1 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 27 Rough-legged Hawk 1 Rock Pigeon 339 Mourning Dove 468 Eastern Screech Owl 11 Great Horned Owl 1 Snowy Owl 9 Red-bellied Woodpecker 11 Downy Woodpeckker 22 Hairy Woodpecker 17 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 Northern Shrike 5 Blue Jay 99 American Crow 166 Common Raven 2 Horned Lark 15 Black-capped Chickadee 420 Red-breasted Nuthatch 25 White-breasted Nuthatch 39 Brown Creeper 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 Hermit Thrust 1 American Robin 7 European Starling 210 Cedar Waxwing 20 Lapland Longspur 3 Snow Bunting 683 American Tree Sparrow 207 Dark-eyed Junco 300 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 49 House Finch 29 Purple Finch 13 Pine Siskin 18 American Goldfinch 153 House Sparrow 106 -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario Life Member NMRA Member Gauge 0 Guild Member Scale 7 Group Member 7mm NGA Member Bird Studies Canada Member Ontario Bird Banding Association _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
