Montreal Christmas Bird Count preliminary results

Set out below are the preliminary results from the 16 teams who participated in the Montreal CBC held on Saturday Dcember 20, 2008. These results are not final. Double counting waterbirds and some raptors needs to be sorted out and feeder-watcher results need to be added.

Snow Goose 15 Record high (previous 1 in 2000, 2005 and 2006)
Canada Goose 91
American Black Duck 101
Mallard 805
American Wigeon 2
Greater Scaup 2
Harlequin Duck 1
Common Goldeneye 306
Barrow’s Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 132
Ruffed Grouse 1
Common Loon 1
Red-necked Grebe cw
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Accipiter Species 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 New Species for the count
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Rough-legged Hawk cw
Buteo Species 1
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 7 Record high but possible double-counting needs to be sorted out
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 273
Iceland Gull 1
Lesser B. B. Gull 1
Great B. B. Gull 156
Gull Species 3
Rock Pigeon 1558
Mourning Dove 40
Eastern Screech Owl 3
Great Horned Owl 3
Barred Owl 1
Snowy Owl 1
R. B. Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 72
Hairy Woodpecker 28
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 5
Eastern Phoebe 1 New species for the count
Northern Shrike 1
Blue Jay 17
American Crow 5116 Record high (previous 3975 in 2005)
Common Raven 3
Horned Lark 12
B. C. Chickadee 559
Tufted Titmouse 4 Record high (previous 3 in 2004)
W. B. Nuthatch 62
Brown Creeper 21
Carolina Wren 3
Winter Wren 1
G. C. Kinglet 5
American Robin 245
Northern Mockingbird cw
European Starling 3670
Bohemian Waxwing 100
Cedar Waxwing 31
Tree Sparrow 48
Song Sparrow 4
W. T. Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 78
Snow Bunting 8
Northern Cardinal 115
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Pine Grosbeak 9
House Finch 205
White-wing. Crossbill 3
Pine Siskin 6
American Goldfinch 244
House Sparrow 988
Sp. Count Week 3 (Count week ends Tuesday December 23)
Sp. Count Day 65
Species Total 68
Total Birds Not available yet