Hi everyone, With the day off today, I went down to Long Point, in the hopes of getting some firsts of the year that don't winter north to Waterloo. I had several 'good' birds, summarized below:
Chipping Sparrow - 1 adult in Port Royal, along Front Road, 50m west of Big Creek Savannah Sparrow - 2 birds, also in Port Royal, 50m east of the Chipping Sp. spot Fox Sparrow - 4 birds in the hollow, 400m west of the Turkey Point overlook Sandhill Cranes - estimated 550 along Front Road, west of Port Rowan; the largest flock of 440 was in the corn field directly south of Port Royal Birds were very active today, likely in anticipation to the wet weather on the way. I had the following sparrows scattered: Song - 17 White-throated - 23 White-crowned - 3 Swamp - 5 American Tree - 390 Dark-eyed Junco - 610 I wouldn't be surprised if there are some real good birds in the large Junco/Tree Sparrow flocks. Please email me privately for directions. Ken Burrell kenneth.gd.burr...@gmail.com http://burrellbirding.ca/ _______________________________________________ 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
