[Ontbirds] Oshawa CBC

2014-12-23 Thread Rayfield Pye
60th Oshawa CBC Sunday, December 21 A excellent day for a bird count. No winds, sunshine and temperature arround the freezing mark. Species- 101 (record high count) No major rairities, but we found many of our uncommon birds. Record highs and ties (old record) Turkey Vulture- 1 (1) Cackling G

[Ontbirds] Oshawa CBC

2013-12-23 Thread Rayfield Pye
Oshawa Christmas Bird Count Saturday, December21, 2013 Species counted- 79 (plus 3 for count week) Individual birds counted- 33120 Record highs and ties (old high count) Peregrine Falcon- 3 (2) Lesser Black-backed Gull- 1 (1) Snowy Owl- 5 (3) Common Raven- 5 (2) Horned Lark- 362 (251) In the go

[Ontbirds] Oshawa CBC

2012-12-16 Thread Rayfield Pye
Oshawa CBC ( preliminary results) Sunday, December 16, 2012 Light rain and showers most of the day. Lots of fun. Species- 92 New for count: Eurasian Wigeon- 1 Black-legged Kittawake- 1 Record highs and ties: (old record) Wood Duck- 3 (3) Gadwall- 850 (533) American Wigeon- 101 (12) King Eider-

[Ontbirds] Oshawa CBC

2011-12-18 Thread Rayfield Pye
The Oshawa CBC was held Sunday, December 18. 91 species were found and a total of 77623 individuals were counted. record highs and ties (old record) Red-throated Loon- 2 (2) Trumpeter Swan- 26 (25) Gadwall- 533 (183) American Wigeon- 12 (11) Greater Scaup- 11133 (7629) Black Scoter- 32 (2) Bar

[Ontbirds] Oshawa CBC

2010-12-20 Thread Rayfield Pye
The 56 Oshawa Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 19. A total of 91 species and 36,373 individuals were counted. Record highs and ties- (old record) Horned Grebe- 8 (1) Barrow's Goldeneye- 1 (1) Ruddy Duck- 1 (1) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1 (1) Red-bellied Woodpecker- 2 (2) Common

[Ontbirds] Oshawa CBC

2009-12-23 Thread Rayfield Pye
The 55th Oshawa CBC was held on Sunday, December 20. The weather was excellent this year. While most counters complained that feeders were quiet and that they had to work for their birds, the total numbers and species is above adverage. species- 88 total birds- 33,408 record highs (and ties) G

[Ontbirds] Oshawa CBC

2009-01-04 Thread Rayfield Pye
The 54th Oshawa Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday January 4th. A total of 80 species was found and 26,744 individuals. Record highs and ties- (former record) Coopers Hawk- 15 (8) Wild Turkey- 52 (27) White-winged Crossbill- 570 (17) American Goldfinch- 979 (960) Hoary Redpoll- 2 (2) Finche

[Ontbirds]Oshawa CBC

2006-12-17 Thread Rayfield Pye
The 52nd Oshawa Christmas Bird Count was held on very mild conditions. Frogs, turtles, and bats were recorded. New for count: Barrow's Goldeneye- 2 Record highs and ties: Horned Grebe- 2 Red-necked Grebe- 2 Double-crested Cormorant- 13 Great-blue Heron- 12 Greater Scaup- 7506 King Eider- 2 Buff

[Ontbirds]Oshawa CBC

2005-12-23 Thread Rayfield Pye
Here are the preliminary results for the 51th Oshawa CBC. It was held on Sunday, December 18. We had 24 participants in the field and 21 feeder watchers. Species - 83 (plus 1 for count week) Individuals- 29,710 record high counts (and ties) Canvasback- 1 Lesser Scaup- 45 Sharp-shinned Hawk- 14