North Bay Christmas Bird Count, December 14, 2019 - Preliminary Results Abundant or Increased Counts: Red Breasted Nuthatches,Blue Jays, American Crows and European Starlings each tripled their last year totals; American Tree Sparrows were well counted and American Goldfinch numerous. Specialty and Not Expected Birds Observed: 1 Bufflehead, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk; 2 Barred Owl; 1 Northern Shrike; 1 Brown Creeper; 6 American Robin; 15 Cedar Waxwing; 1 Northern Cardinal; 6 Common Grackle High Count: broken by Bald Eagle; - 23 Misses: Rough-legged Hawk - 0; Canada Jay - 0; Kinglet - 0; Bohemian Waxwing - 0; Snow Bunting - 0; Pine Grosbeak - 0; Crossbill - 0; Redpoll - 0; Evening Grosbeak - 0 Count Week Species: Peregrine Falcon, Wild Turkey. Totals: 35 species and 3135 individuals. Lori Anderson, Compiler