Days away from 2020 the Ontario winter bird list stands at 187,
following the addition of 23 new species since my last update on
December 8, 2019. Last year at this time the list was 197 species,
while in 2016 at this time the last was 207 species (finishing with
216). It is looking unlikely that t
Several days into 2019 the Ontario winter bird list stands at 197, following
the addition of 8 new species since my last update on December 17, 2018. Last
year at this time the list was 192 species (finishing with 200), while in 2016
at this time the last was 207 species (finishing with 216). It
The unrelenting cold weather that has descended upon even the most southerly
reaches of the province has limited the number of lingering bird species being
discovered, and as a result the Ontario winter bird list is lower than it has
been by this date in previous winters.
Since my last update
As we approach the end of the year, new birds have been added to the winter
bird list almost daily, a trend that will certainly slow down as the last few
remaining "easy" species are accounted for. Since my last update on December
15, the following species have been added bringing the total to 2
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