Hi Ontbirders, While checking out (successfully) the Barred Owl along March Valley Road early this afternoon (3 January 2008), I saw a Northern Shrike, a flock of around 30 Snow Buntings, together with a single Lapland Longspur. The owl was in its (now) usual location (north-west of Klondike Road). All the others were towards the south-east end of March Valley Road (on the north side near the DND building on "Skeet Range Road").
Good 2008 birding, Roger Clark (Ottawa) (613) 744-0314 Directions (courtesy Larry Neily): >From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 138 (Eagleson/March Roads). If >travelling west, the 0.6 km offramp sends you right or north onto March Road. >If driving east, a 0.4 km offramp brings you to Eagleson Road, where you will >turn left or north onto it and in 0.5 km join the westbound offramp traffic on >March Road (it changed names as you went under the overpass). Both groups will >now follow March Road north 1.0 km to Herzberg Road. Turn right or north on >Herzberg. As March Road bends to the left you actually end up going the same >direction you were before the turnoff. Follow Herzberg north for 1.1 km, where >it bends left and becomes Terry Fox Drive. Turn right onto Terry Fox and >follow it for 1 km to March Valley Road. Turn right or north onto it and go >down the hill 0.5 km to the old Fourth Line Road. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
