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The Cedar Creek CBC covers the central southern portion of Essex County, Ontario including Kingsville, Harrow, McGregor, Essex and a portion of the Lake Erie shoreline.
2006 Cedar Creek Christmas Bird Count
The twenty-second Cedar Creek CBC held on December 16th, 2006 attracted 55 participants (including 8 feeder watchers) who walked 103 km and drove 647 km to tally a record 100 species plus 1 count week species (long term average is 84 species) and 58,831 individuals.
Last year deep snow forced sparrows and other field birds to bare roadsides which allowed easy counting but water birds were scarce or absent. This year mid December averaged 13F warmer than normal and we had very mild conditions for the count. Twenty-five species, including nine waterfowl, were tallied in record high numbers. At the end of the day we gathered at Tom and Peggy Hurst's for the tally and pot luck dinner.
Highlights included:
Great Egret - (1) Wigle Cr/Cedar Cr, NEW for count
Turkey Vulture - (16) previous record high of 4 in 1989
Greater White-fronted Goose - (4) Jack Miner's, NEW for count
Cackling Goose - (2) Jack Miner's, second record for count
Tundra Swan - (99) previous record high of 37 in 1997
Mute Swan - (3) previous record high of 3 in 1989
Northern Shoveler - (6) Harrow lagoons, previous record high of 5 in 1998
Gadwall - (4) previous record high of 2 in 1997 and 1991 and 1987
American Wigeon - (3) previous record high of 2 in 1998 and 1987
Canvasback - (146) previous record high of 85 in 1991
Bald Eagle - (8) tie with previous record high in 1999
Cooper's Hawk - (19) previous record high of 19 in 2005 and 11 in 2004
Golden Eagle - (1) "For The Birds" Woodlot, NEW for count
Merlin - (2 Count Week only) Harrow
Peregrine Falcon - (1) Essex, only two previous records
American Woodcock (1) only two previous records
Little Gull - (1) Kingsville Harbour, only four previous records
Bonaparte's Gull (12,364) (none last year) previous record high of 5620 in 1987
Belted Kingfisher - (4) tie with high counts of 1987 and 1998
Red-bellied Woodpecker - (78) previous record high of 48 in 2003
Hairy Woodpecker - (14) tie with high count of 2004
American Crow - (22,714) The roost is on County Rd. 8 opposite the Canadian Tire Store in Essex
Eastern Phoebe - (2) tie with previous high in 1997
Tree Swallow - (1) NEW for count (our third species of swallow for the count)
Carolina Wren - (47) previous record high of 39 in 2003
Marsh Wren - (1) only recorded on six previous counts
Common Yellowthroat - (3) previous record high of 2 in 1993
Pine Grosbeak - (1) only one previous record.
PARTICIPANTS: Area 1 Kingsville: (71 species, 28 party-hrs) Bob Sanford, Janet Tuite, Dan Loncke, Alan Wormington, Adam Pinch, Dean Ware, and four feeder watchers (Patricia Sanford, Dick Grolman, Steve Philips, Leah Swaddling). Area 2 Esex-Cedar Beach: (42 species, 21 party-hrs) Betty Learmouth, Marg Calder, Daryl Stewart, Denise Hartley, Cherise Charron, Paul DesJardins, Bob Wickett, Pauline Renaud, Ian Woodfield. Area 3 Gesto: (51 species, 40 party-hrs) JoAnn Grondin, Shirley Grondin, Donna Cowie, Helene Parks, Bernard Beneteau, Caroline Biribauer, Dan Mennill, Steph Doucet, Kyle Swiston, Nicole Barker, Sandra Valderrama, David Bradley, Jessica Cuthbert, Todd Pepper, Jeanne Elliot, Cathy Lapin, Ken Goble, Bonnie Ross. Crow Roost counters were Phil Roberts, Shirley Grondin, Peggy Hurst, Janet Tuite and Bruno Sfalcin and three feeder watchers (Eric Nayler, Catherine Nayler, Bev Wannick). Area 4 South Colchester: (60 species, 21 party-hrs) Thomas Hurst, Keith Burk, Jim Burk, Ron Muir, Chris Bowyer. Area 5 Harrow: (64 species, 15 party-hrs) Paul Pratt, Karen Cedar, Jacques Nicoletti, Nancy Cristofoli, Neal Connolly, Kristen Fawdry.
The list below is divided into four columns: (SPECIES); (#) the number of counts recording this species; (MAX) maximum number recorded for a single count; (2006) results for 2006 count.
| SPECIES | # | MAX | 2006 |
| Common Loon | 3 | 2 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | 2 | 1 | |
| Horned Grebe | 4 | 3 | |
| Red-necked Grebe | 1 | 1 | |
| Eared Grebe | 1 | 1 | |
| Double-cr. Cormorant | 5 | 5 | |
| Great Blue Heron | 22 | 50 | 29 |
| Great Egret | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tundra Swan | 15 | 99 | 99 |
| Mute Swan | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Snow Goose | 16 | 34 | 1 |
| Ross's Goose | 1 | 2 | |
| Canada Goose | 22 | 8554 | 3105 |
| Cackling Goose | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Wood Duck | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| Green-winged Teal | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| American Black Duck | 21 | 114 | 28 |
| Mallard | 22 | 2807 | 490 |
| Northern Pintail | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Blue-winged Teal | 1 | 1 | |
| Northern Shoveler | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Gadwall | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| American Wigeon | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Canvasback | 10 | 148 | 148 |
| Redhead | 12 | 110 | |
| Ring-necked Duck | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Greater Scaup | 13 | 187 | 10 |
| Lesser Scaup | 12 | 178 | 7 |
| "scaup" species | |||
| Surf Scoter | 1 | 1 | |
| Common Goldeneye | 22 | 100 | 100 |
| Bufflehead | 18 | 49 | 49 |
| Hooded Merganser | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| Common Merganser | 22 | 5515 | 87 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 22 | 2449 | 843 |
| "merganser" species | 7 | ||
| Ruddy Duck | 4 | 6 | |
| "duck" species | |||
| Turkey Vulture | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Bald Eagle | 22 | 8 | 8 |
| Northern Harrier | 22 | 33 | 15 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 22 | 14 | 9 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Northern Goshawk | 5 | 2 | |
| "accipiter" species | 1 | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 22 | 97 | 79 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 21 | 25 | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 22 | 61 | 30 |
| Merlin | 5 | 3 | CW |
| Peregrine Falcon | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| falcon species | |||
| Ring-necked Pheasant | 22 | 24 | 4 |
| Wild Turkey | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Virginia Rail | 2 | 2 | |
| Sora | 1 | 1 | |
| American Coot | 1 | 1 | |
| Sandhill Crane | 1 | 3 | |
| Killdeer | 13 | 42 | 2 |
| Sanderling | 1 | 1 | |
| Dunlin | 2 | 1 | |
| Common Snipe | 8 | 6 | |
| American Woodcock | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Little Gull | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Bonaparte's Gull | 20 | 12364 | 12364 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 22 | 4280 | 4007 |
| Herring Gull | 22 | 1333 | 366 |
| Thayer's Gull | 1 | 1 | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | 1 | |
| Glaucous Gull | 2 | 1 | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 22 | 193 | 38 |
| Black-legged Kittiwake | 1 | 1 | |
| "gull" species | 152 | ||
| Rock Pigeon | 22 | 771 | 410 |
| Mourning Dove | 22 | 2443 | 1534 |
| E. Screech-Owl | 22 | 56 | 1 |
| Great Horned Owl | 22 | 29 | 6 |
| Snowy Owl | 3 | 1 | |
| Long-eared Owl | 18 | 17 | |
| Short-eared Owl | 7 | 3 | |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | 5 | 4 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | 19 | 4 | 4 |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | 12 | 9 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 22 | 78 | 78 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 9 | 3 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | 22 | 215 | 202 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 22 | 14 | 14 |
| Northern Flicker | 22 | 65 | 44 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Tree Swallow | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Rough-winged Swallow | 1 | 1 | |
| Barn Swallow | 1 | 2 | |
| Horned Lark | 22 | 3152 | 381 |
| Blue Jay | 22 | 712 | 316 |
| American Crow | 22 | 117,149 | 22,714 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 22 | 886 | 97 |
| Boreal Chickadee | 1 | 1 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | 15 | 26 | 11 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 21 | 19 | 8 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 22 | 116 | 51 |
| Brown Creeper | 22 | 44 | 25 |
| Carolina Wren | 22 | 47 | 47 |
| House Wren | 4 | 1 | |
| Winter Wren | 20 | 19 | 3 |
| Marsh Wren | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 22 | 97 | 32 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 1 | 1 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | 21 | 149 | 39 |
| Mountain Bluebird | 1 | 1 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | 1 | 1 | |
| Hermit Thrush | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| American Robin | 21 | 271 | 126 |
| Gray Catbird | 5 | 1 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Brown Thrasher | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| American Pipit | 7 | 64 | 5 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 22 | 212 | 12 |
| Northern Shrike | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| European Starling | 22 | 13481 | 4883 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | 2 | 1 | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 20 | 59 | 4 |
| Pine Warbler | 1 | 1 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 22 | 482 | 356 |
| Dickcissel | 1 | 1 | |
| Eastern Towhee | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 22 | 1858 | 487 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 13 | 83 | 1 |
| Field Sparrow | 22 | 61 | 5 |
| Vesper Sparrow | 3 | 4 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| Fox Sparrow | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 22 | 341 | 96 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | 2 | 1 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | 22 | 90 | 45 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 22 | 195 | 54 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | 21 | 126 | 13 |
| sparrow species | 47 | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | 22 | 1833 | 772 |
| Lapland Longspur | 15 | 41 | 14 |
| Snow Bunting | 20 | 4148 | 21 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 22 | 4349 | 55 |
| (Eastern) Meadowlark | 13 | 59 | |
| Rusty Blackbird | 20 | 157 | 14 |
| Common Grackle | 21 | 636 | 2 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 22 | 3309 | 89 |
| Pine Grosbeak | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Purple Finch | 20 | 60 | 2 |
| House Finch | 22 | 1682 | 282 |
| White-winged Crossbill | 1 | 1 | |
| Common Redpoll | 6 | 451 | |
| Pine Siskin | 12 | 86 | |
| American Goldfinch | 22 | 497 | 203 |
| Evening Grosbeak | 4 | 26 | |
| House Sparrow | 22 | 5804 | 2001 |
