Hi Everyone In spite of the continuing cool weather a surprise find yesterday, April 27th, a male Hooded Warbler was found by Stephen Phillips in the Ottawa area. The bird was found and photographed in the Fallowfield area off Steeple Hill Crescent along the Jock River at Terry Carisse Park. This represents the earliest spring occurrence for this very rare visitor to the Ottawa-Gatineau district. Previous earliest record, May 7,1994 at Clyde Ave Woods, Ottawa. Good birding, Bruce
Direction: From Ottawa take Hwy 417 west to Hwy 416 south to Fallowfiled Road. Turn right and follow west past Moodie Drive and watch for Steeple Hill Crescent and turn left. The park is on your left as you cross over the Jock River. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Cell 613-715-2571 _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
