[Ontbirds] Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count Dec 27th

2019-12-30 Thread iain wilkes via ONTBIRDS
It was foggy day for the Carleton Place CBC this year with 34 intrepid souls in the field and 27 peopling the feeders. Despite the poor visibility for much of the day the result was close the 10 year average with 44 species and 5327 individuals observed. Highlights were a Northern Hawk Owl whi

[Ontbirds] Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count Dec 27th

2017-12-30 Thread iain wilkes via ONTBIRDS
The Carleton Place CBC took place on Dec 27th in the middle of this bitterly cold patch (B. Frum Day) . 38 brave souls wandered the fields and forests typically with only their eyes visible. In addition 22 feeders were monitored. The count had low numbers both of individuals and species; 53

[Ontbirds] Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count

2016-12-31 Thread iain wilkes
On December 27th 35 field and 25 feeder observers participated in the 66th Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count. The day was mild, between 2C and 4C, cloudy with a wind from the west that made it feel colder. The results were much lower than last year's excellent numbers but still around the a

[Ontbirds] Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count

2014-12-29 Thread iain wilkes
This years Carleton Place CBC took place on December 27th. A team of 41 field and 23 feeder observers spent the day participating in the annual Audubon Bird Count. The weather was mild with little snow left on the ground. This year results include 46 species on count day plus two additional

[Ontbirds] Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count -many new records![]

2011-12-29 Thread Iain Wilkes
Merry Christmas to all The Carleton Place CBC was conducted on Dec 27, a cloudy and mild day. We had 48 species total on the count day plus a Red-Bellied Woodpecker and Great Blue Heron during the count week for a total of 50 species which ties the old CP record from 1984. A total of over

[Ontbirds] Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count

2008-12-31 Thread IAIN WILKES
The CP CBC took place on Decemebr 27, a day that started out with very icy roads and ended with heavy rain and +7C temperatures. There were 31 observers and over 20 feeder counts throughout the area. There were 48 species, up from 42 last year and a total of 5000+ birds which is almost exactl