The mixed flocks at Fallsview Road reported by Terry yesterday are still there this morning. (see Terry's directions below) Most of the time they were 150 meters from the road. A small flock came to road and included a Longspur. With a scope I identified at least two in the corn - one had a much darker cheek pattern than the other. The farmer said yesterday that the flock spends a lot of time in the "back field" over the ridge.
Further along the road today was a Cooper's Hawk. Sandy Darling Flamborough -----Original Message----- From: ontbirds-boun...@hwcn.org [mailto:ontbirds-boun...@hwcn.org] On Behalf Of Terry Osborne Sent: February 28, 2010 10:59 AM To: Ontbirds Subject: [Ontbirds] Lapland Longspurs and Eastern Bluebirds. This morning at 9am I came across a mixed flock of Snow Buntings, Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs on Fallsview Road in Dundas. The flock numbered at least 200 SNBU, 30 HOLA and no fewer than half a dozen LALO. Location is west of Dyment's Market on Fallsview Rd. (0.5 km west of Sydenham) on the south side in the second corn stubble field. The birds would every now and then attend the road surface and with patience the LALO are easy to pick out. West of this location at 455 Fallsview Rd and on the east side of the house, were a pair of Eastern Bluebirds acting suspiciously territorial. At least one of the birds was a male but I was unable to determine the gender of the second. I bird this location at least 3 times a week and this is the first time I've come across these birds. Overwintering birds? Migrating birds? I tend to think migrating. Also. North on Woodhill Rd (5 km west of Hwy 8 or Peter's Corners) 0.5 km, on the east side of the road, a farmer has spread some manure and at 9:30 this morning I found another large flock of Buntings, Horned Larks and at least one Lapland Longspur. Again, with patience these birds fly to the road every now and again. Directions: Fallsview Rd runs west off Sydenham Rd. in Flamborough. To get to Sydenham drive exactly 3 km west of Clappison's Corners. (Hwy # 6 at Hwy # 5 ) on Dundas then turn south on Sydenham. Follow Sydenham southerly aproximately 2 km to Fallsview Rd. Terry Osborne _______________________________________________ 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/ _______________________________________________ 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/
