To OntBirds, Midd-Elgin Observations and OVN Members,
The Otter Valley Naturalists and friends did the Christmas Bird Count on
December 16th, 2012.
This count is relatively new, so stats don't mean too much, but our species
count is in-line with previous years with 84 species.
Total bird numbers were 19,790.
Weather in early morning had rain up to about 8am, then thankfully the rain
stopped and we had a great day with clouds until mid afternoon and then a spot
of sunshine.
Thanks to all the participants and the great potluck round-up dinner.
Species 2012 Total
Horned Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Canada Goose 1517
Tundra Swans 90
Wood Duck 1
Gadwall 1 (new)
American Wigeon 2
American Black Duck 50
Mallard Duck 110
Northern Shoveler 3
Northern Pintail 7
Redhead 3
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup 1
White-winged Scoter 1
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 6
Common Merganser 53
Red-breasted Merganser 7179
Bald Eagle 11 (under review)
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 7
Red-tailed Hawk 39
Golden Eagle 2
Am. Kestrel 2
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Ruffed Grouse 1
Wild Turkey 70
Little Gull 12
Bonaparte's Gull 1554
Ring-billed Gull 961
Herring Gull 404
Glaucous Gull 1
Great black-backed Gull 12
Rock Pigeon 275
Mourning Dove 582
E. Screech-Owl 8
Great Horned Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 7
Red-headed Woodpecker 2 (new)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 25
Downy Woodpecker 61
Hairy Woodpecker 18
Northern Flicker 7
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Shrike 1
Blue Jay 131
A. Crow 1888
Horned Lark 14
Black-capped Chickadee 433
Red-breasted Nuthatch 50
White-breasted Nuthatch 76
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 8
Winter Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 19
Eastern Bluebird 35
Northern Mocking Bird 3
European Starling 447
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Eastern Towhee 1
Am. Tree Sparrow 251
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 43
Swamp Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 15
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1091
N. Cardinal 117
Red-winged Blackbird 66
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 56
Brown-headed Cowbird 65
Purple Finch 10
House Finch 63
Common Redpoll 123
Hoary Redpoll 1
Pine Siskin 302
Am. Goldfinch 235
Evening Grosbeak 1 (new)
House Sparrow 944
Total Species 84
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