The 59th Peterborough Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 19.
A total of 54 species (average 51) and 11,341 individuals were counted. Of particular interest were the 737 Bohemian Waxwings found in 7 of our 9 areas. We had our first Lesser Scaup since 1974. A Wilson's Snipe was found in one of the small streams flowing through the city. Gull have virtually disappeared from the count area with only 8 Ring-billed Gulls, and 22 Herring Gulls - our ten year average is over 500 combined gulls. Only 2 Ruffed Grouse is our lowest since 1968. Finches - Pine Grosbeak 2, Purple Finch 4, House Finch 175, White-winged Crossbill 2, Common Redpoll 20, Pine Siskin 4, American Goldfinch 736. Record highs and ties (old record): Pied-billed Grebe 4 (1) Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 (5) Cooper's Hawk 5 (5) Merlin 3 (2) Wild Turkey 225 (67) Wilson's Snipe 1 (1) Mourning Dove 1329 (886) Barred Owl 2 (2) Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 (2) Blue Jay 469 (434) Dark-eyed Junco 309 (267) Red-winged Blackbird 5 (5) I am still looking for participants for next Monday's Petroglyphs CBC. Contact me by e-mail or phone 705-652-7541 Tony Bigg Co-ordinator _______________________________________________ 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/
