Merry Christmas All
The Carleton Place count day took place on Sunday the 27th with rather
challenging conditions. The day started for the 41 field observers with
freezing rain followed by a morning of rain, freezing rain and sleet. By
afternoon the bad weather abated.
Our total of 45 species and 6752 individuals appears to be a very average year
but it was anything but average. There were two new species: Two Sandhill
Cranes just west of Ashton and a Snow Goose hiding with nearly a 1000 Canadas
that moved around between the Almonte Lagoons, fields east of Carleton Place
and the Mississippi River. As well six new records were set for numbers and
one tied as follows:
Canada Goose - 1801 (past record of 475)Mallard - 59 (past record of
35)Bufflehead - 2 up from 1Hooded Merganser - 13 up from 3Bald Eagle - 6 up
from 4Dark-eyed Junco - 275 up from 185Pileated Woodpecker - 16 -tied with past
high
Of course there were virtually no finches with just a few Redpolls and Siskins
showing up.
I trust everyone will have a happy New Year and terrific birds in 2016
Iain Wilkes CO (DSB NC)
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