35th Gravenhurst-Bracebridge Christmas Bird Count Results ONGB
Held Sunday December 14, 2013
Temperature 0 to +2C
Larger lakes and moving water open
AM cloudy, some light drizzle PM cloudy, some light drizzle
Snow depth 5 to 10 cm
Total species 43 (34 Gravenhurst 31 Bracebridge)(10 year avererage 36.9)
Total individuals 2590 (1505 Gravenhurst 1085 Bracebridge)(10 year
average 2490)
New count species: None
New count highs: Great Black-backed Gull 11, Bald Eagle 5, Barred Owl
4, Pileated Woodpecker 17
New count lows: none
Unusual species: Great Black-backed Gull, Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Bohemian Waxwing, Eastern Towhee
Finch species: Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch
COMMON LOON - 2
GREAT BLUE HERON - CW
CANADA GOOSE - 2
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK - 1
MALLARD - 32
COMMON GOLDENEYE - 4
COMMON MERGANSER - 3
RED-TAILED HAWK - 2
BALD EAGLE - 5
RUFFED GROUSE - 2
WILD TURKEY - 29
RING-BILLED GULL - 3
HERRING GULL - 262
GLAUCOUS GULL - 6
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL - 11
ROCK PIGEON - 91
MOURNING DOVE - 135
BARRED OWL - 4
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER - 1
DOWNY WOODPECKER - 32
HAIRY WOODPECKER - 32
PILEATED WOODPECKER - 17
BLUE JAY - 350
AMERICAN CROW - 35
COMMON RAVEN - 87
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE - 610
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH - 38
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH - 76
BROWN CREEPER - 3
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET - 8
BOHEMIAN WAXWING - 1
CEDAR WAXWING - 24
NORTHERN SHRIKE - 1
EUROPEAN STARLING - 296
NORTHERN CARDINAL - 14
EASTERH TOWHEE - 1
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW - 17
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW - 1
DARK-EYED JUNCO - 50
SNOW BUNTING - 133
COMMON REDPOLL - 84
PINE SISKIN - 6
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH - 74
HOUSE SPARROW - 5
Count compiler Al Sinclair
Bracebridge
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