February 15, 3.30pm: The big flock of robins that the Mountain Bluebird is with seems to be slowly moving west along Long Point Road. As I came round the sharp corner at #4447, just after the intersection with the eastern end of Babylon Road, I had my window open and could hear Bohemian Waxwings. So I walked back and found at least 3 Bohemians in a flock of about 60 Cedar Waxwings. Then I noticed many robins, 40+, feeding in the bushes and trees at the corner, and among them was the female Mountain Bluebird, actively perching and flying about. Smaller groups of robins were scattered along Long Point Road to the Dive Charter place, with about 20 robins at #5136. Opposite here was a distant large bare tree full of waxwings, at least 100, but as I got my scope out to check for more Bohemians they all flew. One roadside Northern Shrike between #4447 and #5136.
Directions courtesy of Kathy Felkar and Mike Burge: To reach Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area, take Main Street from the east end of downtown Picton, down the "Town Hill", and turn immediately right onto Union Street (directly across from Tip of the Bay Motel). Follow Union Street out of Picton (becomes County Road 8) for 2.5 km, and at the junction in the highway, follow County Road 17. Take County Road 17 for 6.5 km and look for the Black River Cheese sign, and turn left onto County Road 16 and follow for 1 km to the Stop sign at County Road 13. Follow County Road 13 past Black River Cheese for 23.6 km to the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area (County Road 13 eventually becomes Long Point Road). Follow the Long Point Road until you see Ducks Dive Charters. Margaret Bain Cobourg mjcb...@sympatico.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
