I missed this year's 2005 count, which took place on Jan 1, 2006. Toledo Blade outdoor writer Steve Pollick gave some highlights in his Jan 27 column: "The 35th annual Christmas bird count at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge netted a total of 84 individual species and 57,377 birds overall."
More from Pollick's column which is based upon info in the most recent Ottawa Nationbal Wildlife Refuge Association newsletter.
"The event saw about 18 high counts for individual species, including one new species, a gray catbird. The Ottawa count's all-time best was 91 species in 1984, and the recent count ranks second. Also of note, 35 bald eagles were seen."
"Among most numerous species were ring-billed gull, 20,337; Canada goose, 13,965; European starling, 3,539; house sparrow, 2,162; mallard, 2,089; northern pintail, 1,943; canvasback, 1,587; red-winged blackbird, 1,578; various diving ducks, 1,500; mourning dove, 1,134, and common goldeneye, 1,058."
"High counts for individual species included northern pintail, 1,943; greater scaup, 37; pied-billed grebe, 3 [tie]; double-crested cormorant, 35; bald eagle, 35; northern harrier, 23; Cooper's hawk, 10; red-tailed hawk, 82; peregrine falcon, 4; rock pigeon, 362; mourning dove, 1,134; red-bellied woodpecker, 28; downy woodpecker, 106; red-breasted nuthatch, 2 [tie]; white-breasted nuthatch, 12; field sparrow, 6; Lapland longspur, 265, and gray catbird, 1."
updated by jr on Jan 13, 2007 at 03:26:55 pm Comments: 0
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