Hi all, Thought since CBC's are being posted it would be an appropriate time to report what's happening in Gowganda.
I have at the ground feeders up to 60 Common Red-Polls; (and they are climbing ) up to 40 Pine Grosbeaks; 20 Evening Grosbeaks; 4 Blue jays; 5 gray Jays, 2 Red-breasted nuthatches; black capped -chickadees; Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers; and 1 bold raven. Other birders in town are saying the numbers are very poor. Some have only about 10% of the birds over last year at their feeders. I must say though that one trip I took into town on a 43 km stretch where the road is only sanded mixed with a little salt, the number of pine grosbeaks reached into the hundreds . There are lots of Spruce Grouse along this stretch as well. Many are killed by vehicles. Ok, Cheers, Gert Trudel Gowganda ON Temiskaming Dist. North of Toronto. _______________________________________________ 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
