Ken Ball and I spent a pleasant morning at the Ottawa airport, and it seems
that all eight species of sparrows have returned to the area. Observed were
SAVANNAH (6), SONG (4), FIELD (4), WHITE-THROATED (4), VESPER (2), CHIPPING
(2), GRASSHOPPER (3), and CLAY-COLOURED (1). BLACK-AND-WHITE, YELLOW-RUMPED,
and PINE WARBLERS were observed, as well as COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and OVENBIRD.
Other new arrivals included BALTIMORE ORIOLE, WARBLING VIREO, BOBOLINK, and
GRAY CATBIRD.
Good birding!
Pat
DIRECTIONS: From Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive, follow Riverside for 4.5
kilometers. Turn left onto Leitrim Road, then make a right onto Bowesville
Road. There is construction here as the City is (apparently) widening the road,
so the turn off on Bowesville Road is no longer there. Continue on Bowesville
Road, turning left onto Earl Armstrong Road. At the end of Earl Armstrong make
a left and park at the end of High Road.
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