Today on the Joly Strong boundary road I came across a large group of finches picking at the sand/ salt on the road.
This group was made up largely of Pine Siskins 60, Am Goldfinch 40 and Purple Finch 15 but also some 20 odd White-winged Crossbills and 8 Red Crossbill. White-winged Crossbills may be on the increase as I have seen small groups on roads in various locations in the Sundridge area. Sundridge is located about halfway between North Bay and Huntsville on hwy 11. From Sundridge take main st. north which becomes Forest Lake rd to Joly Strong boundary left hand turn. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
