This count had very good birding conditions: mild temperatures (-5 to 4 C), sun all day, no wind , all lakes and rivers open, and extensive bare ground with a little snow in shaded areas. Total Observers: 40 Total Species: 53 (average is 39; highest was 54 in 2006 when birding conditions were almost identical to this year) Total Individuals: 4,698 (average is 3,036) New High Counts: Bald Eagle (10), Rock Pigeon (555), Common Raven (173) No new species for the count; cumulative total remains at 97, with 5 additional count week only species Noteworthy Species: Ring-necked Duck (1), Long-tailed Duck (1),  Ring-necked Pheasant (2), Great Black-backed Gull (Count Week; photographed adult), Belted Kingfisher (2), Bohemian Waxwing (6), Cedar Waxwing (1) Finches: Evening Grosbeak (1), Pine Grosbeak (12), Purple Finch (1), Red Crossbill (4), White-winged Crossbill (160), Common Redpoll (118), Pine Siskin (46), American Goldfinch (368) Thanks to all the field observers and feeder watchers. Ron Tozer, Huntsville CBC Compiler, Dwight, ON