Owling Kilometres 15 0 Number of Feeder Reports 2 1 1 14 Feeder Hours 1 Snow Cover - aver. cm. 0 O 20 20 Salt Water Bays - % frozen 0 95 80 low Salt Water - % frozen 0 85 Fresh Water - % frozen 0 95 95 low Weather: iright Sunshine (hrs) nil 7 nil Precipitation 0 trace nil snow in pm partly clear am & Cloud °/o partly cloudy pm 100 O 100 Temperature C. —4 to 2 -3 -4 —3 Wind Speed - aver km/hr 17 13 13 AM - nil to light Preval. wind direction SE SE WSW Max. Wind Speed 37 17 Max. Wind Prev. Dir. E E WSW

where cw = species seen during the count week (three days before and after count day)

Note: Weather conditions in the Montague Count changed abruptly to heavy snow with stronger winds by 1:30 PM.

Thanks to the many participants, namely: Ron Arvidson; Jim Baird; Jean Blanchard; Bill Bowerbank; Veronica Brown; Cathy, Pat, & Robyn Chan; Julie Ching; Melva Connors; Rosemary Curley; Wanda Curley; Brian Dalziel; Feip deBie; Lois Doan; Emery & Eleanor Downing; Carolyn Ellis; Chris Fraser; Diane Griffin; Mark Hansen; Don Harris; Jane Harris; David & Dude Holman; Ben Hoteling; Sandra Hume; Gordon Jackson; Dan Kennedy; Michel Laborge; Vernon Laux; Waldron Leard; Denyse Lejeunesse; Margie Loo; Raymond Loo; Gerald MacDonald; Margaret MacDonald; Virginia MacSwain; Margaret Mair; Eric Marcum; Donna Martin; Evelyn Martin; Kathy Martin; Marcia Mayne; Dan McAskill; Lanny McDowell; Bonnie McOrmand; Dorothy Neilsen; Carole Nicholson; Dwaine Oakley; Brenda Penak; Robin Phillips; Freda Reid; Ruth Richman; Harry I Robertson; Gary Schneider; David Seeler; Marion Sinclair; Scott Sinclair; Ann Stewart; John & Ella Stewart; Linda Thomas; Jean & Reg Thompson; Carole Townsend; Liz Townsend; Dorota Wadowska; John Warren; and Glenda Wright. These counts would not be possible without their participation.

CROSSROADS SHARP-SHIN: by Dwaine Oakley

I was finally able to watch the neighborhood Sharp-shinned Hawk in action this morning for the first time in a long time. Unfortunately for a European Starling it did not go so well. While on the computer a heard the familiar Blue Jay alarm ring out in the yard so I quickly made my way to the kitchen window only to see all birds gone from the feeders. This morning all the regulars were here in full force even the Red-winged Blackbii'ds and two Cowbirds. Ithen checked the apple trees on the side of the house just in time to see a Blue Jay screaming at the adult Sharpie at close range. This is when I seen the hawk eye a Starling in the next apple tree and before the Starling was able to retreat the hawk made one quick burst and grabbed the bird in mid air

before they both tumbled to the ground. After a short struggle and plucking of a few feathers the Sharpie left for the woods with his meal.