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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Reuven_M on December 14, 2013, 10:39:41 PM

Title: Christmas Bird Counts
Post by: Reuven_M on December 14, 2013, 10:39:41 PM

I participated in the Peel-Halton CBC today. I covered Riverwood and Erindale Parks until mid-afternoon, but stopped then as the roads were too snowy to drive anywhere new.

Highlights included a beaver, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 3 Song Sparrow and 2 Pileated Woodpecker. Overall quite quiet though.

Total 30 species and 391 individuals.

Reuven

Title: Re: Christmas Bird Counts
Post by: Bird Brain on December 16, 2013, 08:41:53 PM

Hi Reuven.  I counted at Maplewood Park from 10:45am - 12:15 and sighted the following:

5 Mourning Dove
2 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 European Starling
4 Northern Cardinal (2m, 2f)
138 House Sparrow

Total # of Species: 7
Total # of Birds: 154

No hawks, owls or Woodpeckers.  Bummer!  I usually sight a Pileated Woodpecker here on count day.

Title: Re: Christmas Bird Counts
Post by: Flyingbass on December 16, 2013, 10:14:18 PM

I had a great CBC day at Downsview Park, a couple of firsts for me! Here are the highlights


1 snow bunting ( I suspect we missed the flock)
2 Kestrel
1 peregrine falcon
5 Red Tailed hawks
1 rough legged hawk
1 short-eared owl
1 long-eared owl
3 (!!!) Snowy Owls

Title: Re: Christmas Bird Counts
Post by: Leslie on December 18, 2013, 04:38:11 PM

The Christmas bird count for High Park and vicinity is reported on High Park Nature's web site http://www.highparknature.org/wiki/wiki.php
Highlights included an adult Bald Eagle, a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a Common Grackle & 4 Green-winged Teal.