Birders have been seeing more cardinals in eastern Ontario and the annual Christmas Bird Count is one way to track it. Bernie Ladouceur peers through binoculars at Mud Lake Dec. 12, 2023, a few days before the 2023 edition of the Christmas Bird Count he helps with. Bernie Ladouceur peers through binoculars at Mud Lake on Dec. 12, 2023, a few days before the 2023 edition of the Christmas Bird Count. The 2022 Christmas Bird Count for black-capped chickadees in central Ottawa: 2,398. If you think you're seeing more Canada geese around central Ottawa, Ladouceur said the data backs that up.
