[Birdnews]Cedar Creek CBC results

2022-12-21 Thread Paul Pratt via birdnews
The thirty-seventh Cedar Creek CBC tallied 76 species of 26,029 individuals on Dec 17. Highlights included record high counts for Northern Shoveler, Red-breasted Merganser, Dunlin, Ring-billed Gull and Bald Eagle while record low counts were recorded for Northern Flicker, White-throated Sparrow

[Birdnews]56th Minden CBC results....

2022-12-21 Thread ed.barb ed.barb via birdnews
Hi everyone, The 56th Minden CBC was held on Saturday, Dec. 17th. Conditions were relatively good with mild temperatures (-3C to 0C), low winds (5-15 kph), overcast skies with occasional flurries/snow. Here are the preliminary results, as data is still trickling in from feeder watchers.

[Birdnews]Eastern towhee at feeder

2022-12-21 Thread Darrell Ferriss via birdnews
I know it’s a pretty common bird just unusual in winter I think for southern Ontario. It’s at our feeder in Acton . -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for