On December 27th The Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count was conducted. There were 31 observers in the field and 23 feeder counters participating in the count. It was a record year both for number of individual birds as well as 8 species records set:
Total Individuals 8889 up from 8852
Canada Geese 1810
Mallard 137
Barred Owl 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Merlin 3
Bluebird 12
Junco 377
Cardinal 115
There were very few winter finches other than Goldfinches throughout the area but there were a good number of raptors (Red-tailed, Rough-Legged and Coopers Hawk,). No Snowny Owls were seen by 6 Barred Owls were observed.