Hello Ontario Birders,
Hope everyone is enjoying the winter listing season. I wanted to update you
on the Ontario Winter List for 2024-2025. The current list total sits at
207. To give some perspective, the final 2023-2024 list was 226, 2022-2023
list was 218, and the 2021-2022 list was a high 229. The average number of
species for a winter over the last 17 years is 208. This season's list is
around average; we will have to see if we get another couple of species.
Since my last update on Dec. 31, 2024, additions included Willow Ptarmigan,
found by a group of birders in Cochrane, Common Eider, found by Griffin
Lepage in Young's Point, and Dickcissel, in Norfolk. A Spotted Sandpiper
was found dead around Kingston. I have not added Spotted Sandpiper to the
list because it was not seen alive.
We are missing some uncommon winter birds seen in previous years. Uncommon
birds missing from the list include Pomarine Jaeger (seen 8 out of the last
17 seasons), Western Grebe (6/17), and Spotted Sandpiper (6/17). The
winter list can
be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/myyulvs .
Check out the OFO website for winter bird trips and events
http://www.ofo.ca/site/tripsupcoming. Winter trips and events include:
- Zoom Meeting: Your Bird Data at Work -- Community Science and
Brownfield Redevelopment- Feb. 5
- Niagara Pride Walk for Birds on the Niagara (Field) - Feb. 17
- Haldimand and Norfolk Counties (Field) - Feb. 22
- Amherst Island (Field) - Feb. 23
The OFO also has a discord group with a Winter bird channel. A link to the
OFO discord group is here: https://discord.gg/npbCzXVhZ2.
Winter Listers can also keep track of what's being seen in the Ontario
Birds Discord
Server which can be found here:https://discord.gg/EhvgAc2fwb.
I try to update the spreadsheet every couple of days or whenever I hear of
a new addition. Please let me know if you hear of a new addition or any
other correction to the spreadsheet. Thank you to everyone who has notified
me of omissions.
Good birding,
Todd Hagedorn
Hello Ontario Birders,
Hope everyone is enjoying the winter listing season. I wanted to update you
on the Ontario Winter List for 2024-2025. The current list total sits at
207. To give some perspective, the final 2023-2024 list was 226, 2022-2023
list was 218, and the 2021-2022 list was a high 229. The average number of
species for a winter over the last 17 years is 208. This season's list is
around average; we will have to see if we get another couple of species.
Since my last update on Dec. 31, 2024, additions included Willow Ptarmigan,
found by a group of birders in Cochrane, Common Eider, found by Griffin
Lepage in Young's Point, and Dickcissel, in Norfolk. A Spotted Sandpiper
was found dead around Kingston. I have not added Spotted Sandpiper to the
list because it was not seen alive.
We are missing some uncommon winter birds seen in previous years. Uncommon
birds missing from the list include Pomarine Jaeger (seen 8 out of the last
17 seasons), Western Grebe (6/17), and Spotted Sandpiper (6/17). The
winter list can
be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/myyulvs .
Check out the OFO website for winter bird trips and events
http://www.ofo.ca/site/tripsupcoming. Winter trips and events include:
- Zoom Meeting: Your Bird Data at Work -- Community Science and
Brownfield Redevelopment- Feb. 5
- Niagara Pride Walk for Birds on the Niagara (Field) - Feb. 17
- Haldimand and Norfolk Counties (Field) - Feb. 22
- Amherst Island (Field) - Feb. 23
The OFO also has a discord group with a Winter bird channel. A link to the
OFO discord group is here: https://discord.gg/npbCzXVhZ2.
Winter Listers can also keep track of what's being seen in the Ontario
Birds Discord
Server which can be found here:https://discord.gg/EhvgAc2fwb.
I try to update the spreadsheet every couple of days or whenever I hear of
a new addition. Please let me know if you hear of a new addition or any
other correction to the spreadsheet. Thank you to everyone who has notified
me of omissions.
Good birding,
Todd Hagedorn