Hello Ontbirders There is a first winter male Black-headed Grosbeak coming to a feeder in the Pakenham area (south of Arnprior, west of Ottawa). The bird has been visiting for approximately a week, and was last observed this afternoon around 3:30pm
The home is in a rural setting surrounded by a relatively thick cedar woodlot. The owners, Bob and Iris Jurmain, will tolerate birders. However, they are very concerned about several aspects of busy birder traffic. * The road, and their laneway are narrow, and can easily be congested with vehicles. * They have two very loud, large German Shepherds that might bark continuously, or behave erratically when strangers are about. * Iris is blind and concerned about having a crowd of strangers around. Bob, the owner, requests that he must be present if anyone is to visit. He advises that potential visitors call first to get directions, and set a time to visit. He can be reached at (613) 256-0160 Note to Ottawa birders: Although I'm not totally certain, I suspect this bird is outside the Ottawa 50K district by a tiny margin. Good Luck & Good Birding Tony Beck http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/ "Tony Beck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
