We had a record total of 124 counts in Ontario this year, up four from last year with the addition of some new counts: Bon Echo, Cape Chin, Desbarats, and Munster-Richmond-Manotick. We also welcomed back two counts that were missing last year (and in some cases longer): Ear Falls and Moscow. Unfortunately, Presqu’ile and Renfrew were both missed this year (at least their data were) and Strathroy was missed for the second straight year, but we hope they can return next season! As is usual for Ontario, the weather leading up to count day plays a big role and this year was no different. Like the past two years, we had a very warm fall, but unlike those years, most of Ontario was hit with very wintery conditions in early December, so many counts resembled “the good old days”. This had both positive and negative impacts on counts. On the positive side, it seemed as though the snow concentrated many land birds, which made for some high counts. On the negative side, waterbird...