Bohemian Waxwings near Station Street and Main Street at 1:15pm, approx 65 of them. Resting and preening, then circled back towards River. Tracy Patterson
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 30, 2016, at 11:00 AM, rile...@yahoo.com wrote: > > Birds are currently in a tree at the intersection of Lorne St. And Main St. > In Huntsville. > > Garth Riley > Etobicoke, ON > rile...@yahoo.com > Original Message > From: Lev Frid > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 5:34 PM > To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca > Subject: [Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings in Huntsville > > Greetings Birders, > > Amanda Guercio and I observed 130+ Bohemian Waxwings today in the town of > Huntsville. While this isn't a groundbreaking sighting, this quantity of > birds in an area easily accessed from Toronto, with lots of foraging > opportunities is probably going to be reliable and of interest to some > birders. > > Initially we saw a flock of 70 or so behind The Mill on Main off Main > Street. There is a parking area that is signed off Main Street that takes > you behind the buildings and to the dock. The birds were feeding in a > fruiting shrub right beside the docks. > > We again saw another flock, this time it was 130+ birds strong, on Iris > Street, near the mailbox (it is a tiny street). It was unclear whether it > was a different flock or the original one joined another. > > Directions: > > Huntsville is about two hours north of Toronto. It is easily reached via Hw > 400 and 11. Take the Muskoka Road 2 exit from Highway 11 and continue east. > Iris St. is just east of the intersection with Centre St. There are many > crabapple trees here for them to feed on. > > Going back to Rd 2. from Iris St, continue eastward until you hit Main > Street. Make a right (west) and follow to the parking area (signed with a > green "P") on the right (north) side of the street to the docks, where the > initial sighting was. > > There are lots of crabapple trees around town so exploring beyond this > route could be rewarding as well. > > Cheers, > > Lev Frid > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ 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