The 95th Toronto Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday December 16th,
2018 on a fairly warm 5 °C, but mostly cloudy day. 137 birders combed the
city from dawn till dusk in what turned out to be a very interesting year.
There were no first records for our count, although diversity was
relatively
Early on Toronto Christmas Bird Count day (about 9:30 a.m.), one Wild
Turkey was seen behind Montrose Junior Public School, south of Harbord Ave,
east side of Montrose Ave. People in the neighbourhood reported the bird
has been seen for some time now in the area of Montrose Ave, Bickford and
Art Eg
The 92nd Toronto Christmas Bird Count was held yesterday on Sunday December
17th. The day was freezing, but windless conditions made bird detection fun
and relatively easy. With 91 species tallied overall, species diversity
was solid, although individual numbers of birds were quite low at 28,178
(
Toronto CBC results
The 93rd Toronto Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday December 18th, on
a cold but clear day. Although chilly, conditions were ideal for birding,
as our results demonstrate! One hundred and seventeen observers counted 95
species, an excellent result that has only been
I was just notified of a clerical error made by one of the Toronto CBC team
and have to report that Toronto's record high count of Herring Gulls for
2015 is no more. I know we've probably disappointed a number of hardcore
winter listers who were doubtless careening here in excitement t
The Toronto Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 20. It was a
brisk day but clear. 150 participants counted 84 species; respectable
diversity in spite of the fact that bird numbers were down overall.
The bird of the day was a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL found by Jean Iron on
the easter
) and a BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLER spotted where the Don Valley Parkway merges into the Gardiner
Expressway. The warbler was seen on the west side of the Keating Channel
in a small patch of bush (found by Tom Flinn). White-eyed Vireo has been
seen one on other Toronto CBC (2004), while Black-and-white
Here are the results just given to me of the Toronto Ornithological Club's CBC
conducted December 15 under good weather conditions.
There were 96 species of which none were new. It is getting hard to find a new
one because our count began in 1900, admittedly with gaps in the early years.
High c
tario Rare Bird
Alert" data in your "My eBird").
An interesting Savannah Sparrow was photographed on the Spit this past Sunday
on the same day as the Toronto CBC, although the photographer was not taking
part in this event. Two photos have been posted. The bird has not been se
The Toronto Christmas Bird Count began in 1900 making it the oldest in Canada.
Despite the frequent rain showers, we tallied 98 species which was a new record
high by 4.
Firsts for the all time count were Indigo Bunting at Rennie Park, the Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher at Sunnyside, and two Nashville W
at College Park.
Observers on the western Toronto Islands route counted 2 Wild Turkeys, which
represents a new species for the count, the 178th species on the all-time
Toronto CBC checklist.
New high counts were set for many species:
Horned Grebe 3 (ties 3 in 1975)
Red-breasted Merganser 71
Snowy Owl, Northern Saw-whet
Owl and White-crowned Sparrow.
Happy Holidays,
Glenn Coady
Toronto CBC compiler
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The 84th Toronto Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 14th. The
count circle is centred on the corner of Avenue Rd. and Roselawn Ave. in the
City of Toronto.
A record 108 participants took part in this year's Toronto CBC. A total of 89
species was found on coun
Please note the date that the bird was seen was Sunday
Dec. 21.
Garth
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Preliminary results of the 79th Toronto Christmas Bird Count, held Sunday
December 21 under generally mild and clear conditions, though windy in
exposed areas: 87 species (5th highest) and 63,301 individuals (4th
highest), recorded by 86 field participants and 4 feeder-watchers. Final
totals will
Preliminary results of the 79th Toronto Christmas Bird Count, held Sunday
December 21 under generally mild and clear conditions, though windy in
exposed areas: 87 species (5th highest) and 63,301 individuals (4th
highest), recorded by 86 field participants and 4 feeder-watchers. Final
totals will
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