Josh; Good for you for discovering the sparrow and gull. As far as the sparrow is concerned it has been noticed at lest two previous years about this time of year, there. As for Lesser-Black-backed, they have fairly often been noticed at the North bay landfill dump, usually earlier, as you have discovered, than the white Arctic gulls. May get out to both sites shortly to add them to my list for the area for this year, if possible. -- Dick Tafel
Check out my Direct Democracy blog: Check new entries for Sept. 18 http://youcancontrolyourgovernment.blogspot.com/ > From: Josh Vandermeulen <joshvandermeu...@live.ca> > Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:45:47 -0400 > To: <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Nelson's Sparrow - Powassan and L. Black-backed Gulls - > North Bay > > Early this morning, Mark Jennings, Alan Wormington and I had 2 Nelson's > Sparrows at the Powassan lagoons. As far as we are aware these are a first for > Parry Sound District. If anyone knows otherwise let me know. They were along > the edge of the first cell on the right (east) in beggar's ticks along the > edge of the water. > > We also had a juv and 2nd winter Lesser Black-backed Gull at the North Bay > dump. A first for Nipissing District? > > The Powassan lagoons are north of town accessed from the southbound HWY 11. > > The North Bay dump is about 20 km north of town. It is not signed well off the > highway but the entrance is at UTM 614880, 5150030. Drive east and the dump > will be after a km or so. > > Josh Vandermeulen > joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ 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/
