***Please note that COUNT WEEK includes 3 days BEFORE and 3 days AFTER count
day (Dec.27th-Jan.2). One species has been noted for count week so far
(Northern Shrike).
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This year's (well, last years, actually!) inaugural count was held on Dec.
30th. It was a very interesting day for weather in so many ways.
Participants: 3 + 1 dog
Temperature: single digit negatives
Wind: low
Sky: mostly overcast
Precipitation: flurries
Ice Cover: all inland water bodies with the exception of a few creeks and fast
flowing ditches; only open water in Lake Huron was around Stokes Bay near its
outlet.
Incident of the day: very, very nearly run over on Stokes Bay Road with my dog
Highlights: Hoary Redpoll (1 at a feeder along Little Pike Bay Rd. - 3 there
when I checked again yesterday!), Pine Grosbeak (1 female-type at Pike Bay),
Winter Wren at Petrel Point, Lapland Longspur (2) at Hwy.6 and Little Pike Bay
Rd., White-winged Scoter (2) at Stokes Bay outlet.
No high or low counts since this is the inaugural count!
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Species
Total:
Mallard
17
American Black Duck
4
Bufflehead
1
Common Goldeneye
32
Greater Scaup
11
Long-tailed Duck
3
White-winged Scoter
2
Wild Turkey
159
Ruffed Grouse
7
Herring Gull
175
Great Black-backed Gull
1
Red-tailed Hawk
1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
Bald Eagle
8
Snowy Owl
5
European Starling
160
Rock Pigeon
36
Mourning Dove
1
American Crow
61
Common Raven
160
Northern Cardinal
3
Blue Jay
1
Winter Wren
1
Golden-crowned Kinglet
4
Black-capped Chickadee
75
White-breasted Nuthatch
1
Red-breasted Nuthatch
1
Downy Woodpecker
7
Hairy Woodpecker
3
Pileated Woodpecker
4
Dark-eyed "Slate-colored" Junco
3
Snow Bunting
2152
Lapland Longspur
2
Pine Grosbeak
1
Common Redpoll
162
Hoary Redpoll
1
American Goldfinch
19
Duck sp.
4
Gull sp.
5
Cheers,
Andrew Keaveney
Cell: 647-383-8894
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