peckers, one Carolina Wren, 19 Northern Shrikes, 79 House 
Finches and 1,133 Pine Siskins. The count was compiled by Allan 
Cameron. 
The Boxing Day count, Pakenham-Arnprior, with 34 field 
observers and 3 feeder watchers, produced a record 53 species. 
Two new species were found, a Great Blue Heron and an immature 
Golden Eagle. But not to outdo themselves, an immature Bald 
Eagle was also observed. Two eagle species in one day! That is 
hard to do at any time of the year in eastern Ontario, not to 
mention on a Christmas Bird Count! Other raptors included 18 
Red-tailed Hawks, 12 Rough-legged Hawks, 5 Snowy Owls, I Nor¬ 
thern Hawk-Owl and 2 Short-eared Owls. Highlights included 103 
Mourning Doves, 19 Pileated Woodpeckers, both three-toed wood¬ 
peckers, 14 Northern Shrikes and 6 Red Crossbills. Hats off to 
Michael Runtz for his continued excellent work as compiler for 
the 1 I th consecutive year. We would also like to congratulate 
the Pakenham-Arnprior Count for finally beating the Dunrobin- 
Breckenridge Count. Try not to make it a habit! 
The Carleton Place Count was held on December 27th. A 
total of 29 field observers and 44 feeder watchers recorded 44 
species and a record 6,485 individuals. Six records were broken 
and two records were tied. Highlights included a flock of 14 
Canada Geese, the second record of Wood Duck (the first being in 
1967), 2 Ring-necked Pheasants (the first since 1955), and one 
Chipping Sparrow (the only one for the count roundup). The 
compiler was again Arnie Simpson. 
For the first time in its six years of existence, no pre¬ 
cipitation at all fell during the Dunrobin-Breckenridge Count, 
except for the remaining ice caked on the branches. It was a 
beautiful day, not at all typical of this count. A total of 50 
species was seen by 46 field observers and 1 I feeder watchers, 
two short of the 52 species recorded in both 1982 and 1986. 
Twenty records were set or tied, including two new species, a 
Great Black-backed Gull and a Rusty Blackbird. This brings the 
all-time list up to 73 species in six years. Highlights in¬ 
cluded 37 Great Horned Owls, both three-toed woodpeckers, 27 
Pileated Woodpeckers, 6 Boreal Chickadees, 18 Northern Shrikes, 
11 Northern Cardinals, 2 Eastern Meadowlarks, and 691 Pine 
Siskins. One distressing note is the continued destruction of 
habitat by new housing developments. This New Year's count was 
held on January 4, 1987, and was compiled by Bruce Di Labio. 
We would like to fhank all compilers, sector leaders and 
participants for their continued support of the local Christmas 
Bird Counts. It takes a lot of time and effort to put together 
a successful count. On point that we would like to bring up is 
that occasionally compilers are not always able to contact all 
former participants. This is not deliberate, and if you are 
interested in participating, make the effort to telephone your 
local compiler. Good luck in 1987. See you next season. 
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