ONTbirds subscribers, After almost a week into the winter season, we are up to 161 species on the Ontario winter list. The relatively mild weather has continued and most of southern Ontario has had only a small amount of snow (if any!), so many lingering species are being reported. I have sent the list to Blake Maybank and he will post the results on the website soon. A link to the webpage: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/onwinter.htm Some highlights so far: American White Pelican Cattle Egret Black Vulture Osprey American Golden-Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Slaty-backed Gull Razorbill Swainson's Thrush Northern Parula Of course, we are missing quite a few easy species, of which most we should pick up. They include: Brant Barrow's Goldeneye Gray Partridge Gyrfalcon Virginia Rail Dunlin Wilson's Snipe Northern Hawk, Great Gray, Long-eared, Boreal, and Northern Saw-whet Owls Red-headed Woodpecker Black-billed Magpie Eastern Phoebe Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Towhee Chipping, Field, and Vesper Sparrows Brewer's Blackbird Red Crossbill Hoary Redpoll Additionally, only three species of warblers (Yellow-rumped, C. Yellowthroat, and Northern Parula) have been reported. If anyone has heard of sightings of the missing species, just send me an email. Cheers and good birding, Josh Vandermeulen joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com