Hi Everyone Today, April 29th, spent the morning birding the Chaffeys Lock/Opinicon Lake Road area. Overall is was somewhat quiet likely due to the cooler temperatures and few birds were singing at first but the activty level did pick up and we had a good morning. Highlights included 7 Yellow-throated Vireo, 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 4 Great Crested Flycatcher, 1 Least Flycatcher, 3 Ovenbird and 4 Red-shouldered Hawk. Overall 8 species of warblers with Pine being the commonest, 12 individuals. good birding, Bruce
Directions: Chaffeys Lock/Opinicon Road: Opinicon Road is north of Kingston. From Hwy. 401 take county road 10 (exit 617) north towards Westport for about 20 kilometres. Roughly 1 or 2 kms. past Perth Road Village on the right is Opinicon Road. Turn right and drive towards Chaffeys Lock making regular stops along the way to listen. Anywhere along Opinicon Road is can be good. The old railway line or the Rideau Trail system opposite Skycroft Campgrounds are great for birding. From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Hwy.7 to Carleton Place. Turn left onto Hwy.15 and follow past Smiths Falls and continue towards Kingston. After passing Crosby start watching for Chaffeys Lock Road on your right. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
