[Ontbirds] 2019 Toronto Christmas Bird Count results

2019-12-16 Thread Emily Rondel via ONTBIRDS
The 2019 Toronto Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday December 15th. We had clear but windy conditions for our count, and extremely icy trails posed a challenge to the 121 field observers who braved the outdoors. Our 7 feeder watching teams might have had a slightly easier time! Similar to othe

[Ontbirds] Kleinburg Christmas Bird Count - Dec 15, 2019

2019-12-16 Thread Bob Noble via ONTBIRDS
The 39th Kleinburg Christmas Bird Count was held yesterday in less than ideal conditions with the help of 25 field observers and 8 deer watchers. Very strong winds and  cool temperatures reduced both the number of individuals and species observed below the count averages. There was some open wat

[Ontbirds] North Bay Christmas Bird Count preliminary results - Lori Anderson, compiler

2019-12-16 Thread Renee Levesque via ONTBIRDS
North Bay Christmas Bird Count, December 14, 2019 - Preliminary Results Abundant or Increased Counts: Red Breasted Nuthatches,Blue Jays, American Crows and European Starlings each tripled their last year totals; American Tree Sparrows were well counted and American Goldfinch numerous. Sp

[Ontbirds] Port Burwell-Vienna Count CBC

2019-12-16 Thread Joe Stephenson via ONTBIRDS
Otter Valley Naturalists Christmas Bird Count - 2019 - Sunday, December 15 Port Burwell-Vienna Count Circle Twenty-One persons braved the wind and early snow squalls to find 66 species. Our historical average is 76 species, and our high count was 91 in 2011. Total number was down to a new recor