Birders It appears that the website birdingontne.net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/ONTB.html removes links under certain conditions, hopefully the link below will The winter listing season starts tomorrow on December 1 and continues until the end of February 28. Todd Pepper of Leamington has volunteered again to track an Ontario list of all species seen in the province over the period. I am assisting. This is an unofficial list intended for entertainment and increase interest in general birding during a slow period of the year. The list is posted on Blake Maybank's website. http://tinyurl.com/onwinter Please review the list and send your sightings to Todd (mailto:tandjpepper@cogeco.ca) and/or myself. We are also fast approaching the Christmas Bird Count season. December 14 to January 5. During that period over 100 counts will be held in Ontario. A list of compilers can be found at. http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/cbc/index.jsp?targetpg=compilers&lang=EN A short list of Counts with dates can be found at <http://app.audubon.org/cbcapp/findCircles.jsp> Many counts are sponsored by local nature clubs. Try visiting club websites for dates and contacts. A list of nature club with websites can be found at the Ontario Nature website, click on the map at http://www.ontarionature.org/network/groups.html to find a group near you. -- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ont. mark.cranford@ofo.ca 905 279 9576