OTTAWA-GATINEAU 2004 CBC RESULTS
85th Year
The Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Count was held on 19th of December 2004. There were 98 observers in the field and 29 feeder watchers. The weather was overcast, very cold (-11º to -26º C) with a wind chill factor in the -38ºC range. The birds seemed to be in hiding and I don't blame them. Seventy species were found, with 5 Record Highs for Hybrid Black x Mallard (42), Common Goldeneye (799), Merlin (4), Wild Turkey (5), & American Crow (6958). Tie High counts were recorded for Bald Eagel ( 3), Barrow's Goldeneye (6), Northern Hawk Owl (2) and Red-bellied Woodpecker (2). The Northern Goshawk as well as the Peregrine Falcon were not seen on the day of the count but both were seen during the week of the count.The meal at the compilation session, hosted by Club des ornithologue de l'Outaouais, completed a great but very cold day of birding.
High is noted in RED and as well as "* *" in "Total Column".
Hybrid and sp.are noted in ( )'s in the "Total Column" and are not included in the "Total Species Count".
The "Total Column" takes into consideration overlap.These are indicated by [ ].
Species Hull
Aylmer
Gatineau Britannia Ottawa Gloucester Total Red-necked Grebe 0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Great Blue Heron 0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Canada Goose 0
1
0
1
7
1
10
Wood Duck 0
0
1
0
0
1
2
American Black Duck 32
45
62
100
68
34
[323]
Mallard 63
13
292
883
668
217
[2,012]
Hybrid Black x Mallard
0
0
0
0
42
0
(42)**
Long-tailed Duck 0
1
0
1
0
0
2
Bufflehead 0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Common Goldeneye 700
115
3
46
500
69
[799]**
Barrow's Goldeneye 0
1
0
0
2
4
[6]
Hooded Merganser 0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Common Merganser 6
6
2
2
13
9
[30]
Red-breasted Merganser 1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Bald Eagle 1
0
1
2
0
0
[3]
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0
0
3
1
1
1
6
Cooper's Hawk 1
0
1
1
3
1
7
Red-tailed Hawk 1
1
0
0
4
3
9
Rough-legged Hawk 1
1
1
1
1
0
5
Merlin 0
1
1
0
1
1
4**
Ruffed Grouse 2
0
2
1
0
2
7
Wild Turkey 0
0
0
0
5
0
5**
Wilson's Snipe 0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Ring-billed Gull 1
0
3
1
25
2
32
Herring Gull 4
0
1
276
1,141
3
[1,144]
Iceland Gull 1
0
0
1
0
0
2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Glaucous Gull 0
0
0
1
11
0
12
Great Black-backed Gull 307
0
4
39
733
1
[734]
Rock Pigeon 238
84
749
398
1,012
345
2,826
Mourning Dove 38
94
53
42
66
28
321
Great Horned Owl 0
0
0
1
2
1
4
Northern Hawk Owl 1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Barred Owl 1
2
0
0
1
0
4
Great Gray Owl 3
0
0
1
0
1
5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Downy Woodpecker 14
12
22
7
29
29
113
Hairy Woodpecker 32
23
19
4
22
18
118
Pileated Woodpecker 2
3
3
2
2
1
13
Northern Shrike 2
2
3
1
3
2
13
Blue Jay 18
46
40
6
19
6
135
American Crow 111
157
126
424
5,545
5,445
[6,958]**
Common Raven 5
13
8
6
4
3
39
Black-capped Chickadee 355
393
288
165
402
255
1,858
Red-breasted Nuthatch 7
4
1
3
6
3
24
White-breasted Nuthatch 28
25
34
20
29
14
150
Brown Creeper 8
2
0
5
1
1
17
Carolina Wren 1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 0
2
0
0
0
3
5
American Robin 24
18
15
1
59
21
138
Northern Mockingbird 0
0
0
0
0
1
1
European Starling 209
182
455
247
517
827
2,437
Bohemian Waxwing 155
0
1
0
0
0
156
Cedar Waxwing 0
31
0
12
1
0
44
Yellow-rumped Warbler 0
0
0
0
0
1
1
American Tree Sparrow 8
5
8
1
29
6
57
Song Sparrow 2
0
0
0
0
1
3
White-throated Sparrow 0
0
1
1
0
0
2
Dark-eyed Junco 24
43
37
16
8
25
153
Snow Bunting 0
0
1
9
2
1
13
Northern Cardinal 46
65
29
27
58
31
256
Red-winged Blackbird 0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Common Grackle 0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Pine Grosbeak 1
0
11
0
0
0
12
Purple Finch 0
0
17
0
4
0
21
House Finch 15
66
54
70
40
88
333
Common Redpoll 250
132
150
11
78
159
780
Hoary Redpoll 1
0
1
1
0
0
3
Pine Siskin 11
17
0
18
0
1
47
American Goldfinch 109
63
92
6
207
47
524
House Sparrow 154
108
271
184
664
281
1,662
Total Individual Birds
2,994
1,781
2,867
3,046
12,040
7,996
30,724
Total Species
45
39
42
45
47
47
70
Number of Field Observers
20
10
13
15
27
13
98
Number of Feeder Watchers 5
1
12
5
3
3
29
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Hull
Aylmer
Gatineau
Britannia
Ottawa
Gloucester
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Compiled by C.R.Bowen
15 January 2004