Hi Ontbirders, The Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club held their 77th annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday December 18th 2010. We ended up with 61 species, slightly above the average of 60 species. We had a record number of birds (79,478), largely due to our crow count.
Highlights included: Pine Warbler - a juvenile female seen by Jeff Skevington at Hogsback, the 1st for the count. In the cattails and 3 large willows at 43.20166 N, 80.61560W. Please ask for permission if you go to look for it. This is private property. Red-headed Woodpecker - 3rd count - 1 at Lynda McCready's feeder near the east end of Pittock Lake. Red-shouldered Hawk - 6th count - 1 seen in Braemar valley west of Hickson. Carolina Wren - 6th count - 1 at James Holdsworth's feeder near Woodstock. Hermit Thrush - 7th count - 1 seen near the east end of Pittock Lake by Jeff Skevington. Mute Swan - 8th count - 1 seen along the Thames River near Beachville, James Holdsworth and Bill Lindley. Hooded Merganser - 10th count - 2- near Beachville, James Holdsworth and Bill Lindley. New high counts include: Common Goldeneye (8) - ties high from 1991 Bald Eagle (5) - 4 in 2009 Cooper's Hawk (14) - 10 in 2008 Wild Turkey (124) - 98 in 2007 Mourning Dove (762) - ties high from 2000 Belted Kingfisher (11) - 9 in 1991 Red-bellied Woodpecker (22) - ties high from 2008 Downy Woodpecker (110) - 93 in 1989 American Crow (69888) - 41161 in 2008 White-breasted Nuthatch (99) - 74 in 1989 Winter Wren (4) - ties high from 2009 Good birding, Jeff -- Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 960 Carling Avenue, K.W. Neatby Building Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
