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.