Preliminary Results of the Port Hope-Cobourg Christmas Bird Count On December 17, 38 observers participated in the 41st Port Hope-Cobourg Christmas Bird Count. Mild weather prior to count day kept most small bodies of water open. Count day was cold with a low of -8º and a high of -4º C. Partly cloudy skies and light north-west winds made for pleasant birding. However, lack of snow cover made birds hard to find.
In total, we tallied 18,386 birds of 77 species on count day, with an addition 5 species seen during count week. Highlights included: Common Loon - 1 Double-crested Cormorant - 1 CW Snow Goose - 1 Wood Duck - 1 Gadwall - 6 American Wigeon - 1 Northern Pintail - 1 Green-winged Teal - 1 Black Scoter - 1 Ruddy Duck - 1 Bald Eagle - 1 Northern Goshawk - 1 Peregrine Falcon - 1 CW American Coot - 2 Snowy Owl - 1 Carolina Wren - 1 CW Hermit Thrush - 2 Northern Mockingbird - 1 Chipping Sparrow - 1 White-crowned Sparrow - 1 Record Highs: American Crow - 2,077 European Starling - 2,945 American Goldfinch - 999 Northern Flicker - 9 Lows: House Sparrow - 193 House Finch - 48 Snow Bunting - 7 Horned Lark - 2 Pileated Woodpecker - 3 Northern Harrier - 1 Common Goldeneye - 157 Roger Frost Compiler _______________________________________________ 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/
