The 15th annual Huntsville Christmas Bird Count was held on Tuesday, December 16. There were a few flurries in the morning, but birding conditions were good. Fairy and Mary Lakes had much open water, and the Muskoka River was open. Knee-deep snow made off-road travel difficult.
Total Species: 41 (average is 38) Total Individuals: 6.030 (NEW HIGH; average is 2,908) Record highs were set for 9 species. Previous highs are shown in parentheses. Long-tailed Duck: 4 (2) Wild Turkey: 64 (55) Bald Eagle: 3 (2) Downy Woodpecker: 49 (43) Pileated Woodpecker: 14 (13) Blue Jay: 680 (416) Brown Creeper: 15 (11) Bohemian Waxwing: 628 (361) White-winged Crossbill: 764 (49) New Species for the Count: Northern Shoveler: male on Muskoka River in Huntsville with Mallards and Blacks. Unusual Species for the Count: Ring-necked Duck: female on river in Huntsville. Finches: Pine Grosbeak: 10 White-winged Crossbill: 764 Common Redpoll: 370 Pine Siskin: 327 American Goldfinch: 203 Evening Grosbeak: 9 Ron Tozer Huntsville CBC Compiler _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
