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National bird vote results

OTTAWA – The top 10 voter-getters in the Royal Canadian Geographic Society’s online survey seeking nominations for Canada’s national bird. The list has now been narrowed to the top five:

Common loon — 13,995 votes

Snowy owl — 8,948

Gray jay or whiskey jack — 7,918

Canada goose — 3,616

Black-capped chickadee — 3,324

Common raven — 1,680

Blue jay — 1,037

Atlantic puffin — 764

Great blue heron — 617

Pileated woodpecker —353

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