Here is a summary of the Bradford-West Gwillimbury Christmas Bird Count from
Sat. Dec. 30th.
The day began with an ice-snow combination which fell for about 1 hr. and then
the remainder of the day
was partly cloudy with temp. of zero degrees. Seventeen participants took part
in the field with two
additional reports coming from local feeder watchers. Still water was partly
frozen and Lake Simcoe
was mainly open with some ice build-up along the shore. NW winds forced many of
the waterfowl to congregate
on the eastern side of the lake just outside the count boundary.
New Species for Count:
Carolina Wren - 1 (DeGrassi Point - Innisfill Twshp. Line 3)
Belted Kingfisher - 1 (Lefroy - Innisfill Twshp.)
White-winged Crossbills - 11 (14th Line of New Tecumseth west of Hwy. 27)
New Highs for the Count:
Merlin - 3 (2)
Northern Harrier - 6 (4)
Bufflehead -7 (6)
Red-breasted Merganser - 31 (10)
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 20 (17)
Three Red-bellied Woodpeckers were seen, tying the previous record.
Thanks to a great group for participating on a successful count.
Peter Wukasch
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ross's Goose?? Kingston
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Located and photographed a white goose among the many Canada Geese on Bath
Rd Kingston today. I am not sure if it is a Ross's or Snow goose as I have
never seen either in the wild. See links with two pic's, don't worry about
sending me e-mails with a positive ID I enjoy reading them. Camera used:
Panasonic DMC FZ-4 w/built in 12 x lense 420mm.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/KingstonBirder/Goose2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/KingstonBirder/Goose1.jpg
Directions: Fm Hwy 401 turn south onto Hwy 38, continue south for a few
miles to the end of Hwy 38. Turn left on bath road and the goose can be
found on the south side of bath around just down from the Reebok Store
store/across from the Bingo hall.
Paul O'Toole
Kingston, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]RE Golden Eagle and Merlin in Stratford CBC
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Folks
A full account of the Stratford CBC is forthcoming, but in the meantime I
cannot contain my excitement. During our CBC yesterday, Saturday, we saw a
Golden Eagle. We first saw a large aggitated flock of Crows and Starlings
before the large raptor came into sight. He obligingly settled in a tree
near us, giving us a long, good look. We had to start a new page in our
records for this bird. Earlier we had found a Merlin. It too sat quitely on
a fence post near the road allowing us a good look. It was present in the
same spot this morning, Sunday.
Eagle location, Oxford County: Zorra East/Zorra -Tavistock Line north of
Cassel Sideroad. Not present today, Sunday.
Merlin location: Oxford Line 43 south of Perth-Oxford Line.
Must fly
Ken Clarke
Stratford, ON
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