[Ontbirds] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Ottawa

2013-12-16 Thread Giovanni Pari
Bird observed by Tom Devecseri and I at the corner (NE) of Acacia Ave and Thorold Rd in Rockcliffe, in the company of four American Robins feeding in berry trees. Time of observation: 11:15 am on Sunday, December 15. Please review details and photos:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/86085634@N06/1

[Ontbirds] Kleinburg CBC Preliminary Results

2013-12-16 Thread Bob Noble
The 33rd Kleinburg Christmas Count was held on December 15th in conditions that included heavy snow cover and cold temperatures. There was very little open water and this resulted in a significant reduction in the number of individuals and species of waterfowl. Twenty-five participants and four

[Ontbirds] Long Point Xmas Bird Count

2013-12-16 Thread Ron Ridout
The Long Point Xmas Bird Cont was held Saturday December 14th. Heavy snow throughout most of the day pushed by strong, frigid east winds produced whiteout conditions making it one of the most difficult days in the 53 years of the count. Despite the miserable conditions, 46 stalwart observers tur

[Ontbirds] Gravenhurst-Bracebridge CBC

2013-12-16 Thread The Sinclairs
Gravenhurst-Bracebridge(ONGB) Christmas Bird Count Results Held Sunday December 15, 2013 Temperature -15 to -13C Still water frozen AM cloudy PM partly sunny Snow depth 40 to 50 cm Total species 35 (26 Gravenhurst 29 Bracebridge)(10 year avererage 35.6) Total individuals 2123 (1176 Gravenhurst 947

[Ontbirds] Ontario winter bird list #1

2013-12-16 Thread Josh Vandermeulen
Ontbirders, After the first half of December, 179 species have been reported in Ontario. This is similar to recent winters, with 178 and 189 species reported at this point in 2012 and 2011 respectively. I have sent the list to Blake Maybank and he will post it to his website, found at http://ww

[Ontbirds] Prince Edward CBC Dec. 14 preliminary results

2013-12-16 Thread Pamela Stagg
The Prince Edward Point CBC was held in “challenging” conditions on December 14th. Wind chill was in the –20s, a lot of open water had frozen over the previous night and there was fog over the remaining open water. With one report still to come, the following are the highlights for the Prince

[Ontbirds] Preliminary results for the 62nd Peterborough CBC

2013-12-16 Thread Tony Bigg
The 62nd Peterborough Christmas Count was held on December 15th in tempertures of -15 to -10deg celsius. Still water was frozen. Thirty-five participants found 51 species (below the ten year count average of 54) and 10189 individuals (close to the ten year average of 10413). One new species were

[Ontbirds] Preliminary results for the 62nd Peterborough CBC - Correction

2013-12-16 Thread Tony Bigg
The 62nd Peterborough Christmas Count was held on December 15th in tempertures of -15 to -10deg celsius. Still water was frozen. Thirty-five participants found 51 species (below the ten year count average of 54) and 10189 individuals (close to the ten year average of 10413). One new species were

[Ontbirds] Preliminary results for the St. Catharines Christmas Bird Count Sunday Dec 15th

2013-12-16 Thread Marcie Jacklin
Hi Folks I'm still waiting for reports from 2 sections but here is a preliminary report. The snowfall on December 14th resulted in some participants having difficulty getting out of their driveways and some secondary road were not ploughed in count areas. That and a lower turnout of participan