Thank you to everyone who participated in the 9th annual Desbarats Christmas Bird Count, which took place on December 28, 2024.
Despite the poor weather on count day, it still ended up being an above average day compared to previous years. 21 field observers and 15 feeder watchers managed to count 44 species for a total of 2828 birds (the average is 39 species and 2430 birds).
Despite the poor weather on count day, it still ended up being an above average day compared to previous years. 21 field observers and 15 feeder watchers managed to count 44 species for a total of 2828 birds (the average is 39 species and 2430 birds).
Four new species were added to the all-time Desbarats CBC list:
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Other highlight species included Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Long-tailed Duck, and American Herring Gull (yes, the fact that there was open water this year really helped the totals!).
New high counts were set for a number of species:
New high counts were set for a number of species:
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There were not any notable species that were not observed this year, other than maybe Pine Grosbeak, but that was expected as most Pine Grosbeaks have not come this far south this winter.
The most abundant species this year were:
The most abundant species this year were:
Thank you again to everyone who participated, as well as to everyone who supports The Kensington Conservancy. This event and our conservation work would not be possible without you.
If you would like to review the entire dataset from 2024 and see how it compares you previous years, you can access it here.
If you would like to review the entire dataset from 2024 and see how it compares you previous years, you can access it here.