Hello birders,
The 52nd Minden CBC was held yesterday in lovely, warm conditions. 25 field participants found a total of 44 species. Cone crops were generally poor. Although data is still trickling in from feeder watchers, highlights include: Long-eared Owl - 1 (new to count) Golden Eagle - 1 (4th record) Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 (2nd record) Ring-necked Duck - 1 (5th record) Red-necked Grebe - 1 (5th record) Count Highs: Barred Owl - 4 (so far) Notable Low Counts: Bald Eagle - 1 (14 in 2017) Dark-eyed Junco - 6 (345 last year!) Snow Bunting - 1 American Goldfinch - 3 Notable Misses: Canada Jay - sadly, not recorded in the last 2 counts. Golden-crowned Kinglet - cleared out in the fall Bohemian Waxwing - they're here but were missed Northern Cardinal (might still show up on a feeder watchers list) Purple Finch - not really a surprise.many cleared out in the fall, as predicted. The finch story was interesting. Many still seem to be moving through. Small finches were generally scarce. It was nice to see some decent numbers of grosbeaks, both Pine and Evening. Pine Grosbeak - 31 Evening Grosbeak - 301 Pine Siskin - missed by field teams but recorded by a feeder watcher.no number yet American Goldfinch - 3 Common Redpoll - 21 Red Crossbill - 1 Thanks so much to all the participants. Good luck to everyone with their upcoming counts. Cheers, Ed Poropat _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
