Merry Chirstmas to All On Monday Dec 27th the 60th Carleton Place CBC took place. There were nearly 40 field observers which was up from the typical 25 to 30. It was a sunny and cold day with a strong "Winnie the Pooh" north wind. Despite this we had an excellent year. The preliminary count is 5453 birds and 44 species. Once the feeder counts are in it is likley there will be roughly 6500 birds. The points to note are: Goshawks 3 Bald Eagle 1 (beautiful adult male) Peregrine 1 Ducks were low in numbers but 2 Black Ducks and a Greater Scaup were uncommon sightings Bohemian Waxwings - 1015 Goldfinch - 399 Redpolls - 219 In general finches were low in number Ravens -23 - while not a record, it was one of our higest years Tree Sparrows 75 Black-capped Chickadees 929 Crows 522 Blues jays were way down at 114 and Starlings were way down Thanks to all of the observers both in the field and at feeders who made this a great count day. Thanks to Georgina and Susan for their roles in making it happen. Happy New Year to All Iain Wilkes CO DSBC(NC) _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
