Over 190 registrants at the OFO Annual Convention in Ottawa this past weekend were treated to an excellent two days of birding on field trips led by local experts. The combined trips list from areas which included Andrew Hayden Park, Shirley's Bay, Innis Point Bird Observatory, Britannia Conservation Area, Alfred Bog and Alfred Sewage Lagoon, and Lake Dore and Westmeath Provincial Park produced a remarkable total of 138 species.
Birds of special interest included: Golden Eagle, Pomarine Jaeger, Iceland Gull, Northern Mockingbird, an eastern Palm Warbler, Clay-colored Sparrow, Le Conte's Sparrow, and Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (3). On behalf of OFO, I would like to thank the trip leaders for their great efforts in finding birds and showing them to participants (especially during Sunday's rain!). It was a great convention! See you next year for OFO's 25th Anniversary Convention at Point Pelee on October 13-14. Mark your calendar now. Good birding. Ron Ron Tozer Dwight, Ontario 2006 OFO Convention Master of Ceremonies.
