The 28th annual Cedar Creek CBC (central Essex County) was held on December 15 and tallied 88 species and 17,155 individuals.
We recorded a good variety of water birds on the count as there is no ice on Lake Erie or any of the local creeks and ditches. The best bird of the count was a Mountain Bluebird found by Alan Wormington. Other reported highlights included 1 Cackling Goose, 4 Trumpeter Swans, 2 Horned Grebes, 1 Sandhill Crane, and record high counts for Gadwall (16), Blue-winged Teal (6), Northern Shoveler (56), Red-bellied Woodpecker (98), White-breasted Nuthatch (138) and Carolina Wren (52). Paul Pratt Ojibway Nature Centre Windsor, ON 519-966-5852 ppr...@city.windsor.on.ca _______________________________________________ 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/
