Yesterday Nov. 15th Ian Cannell and I drove up through Bolton and along Hwy 9 to County Road 10, up 10 through Angus and on up to Hwy 26 at Sunnidale Corners, east along Hwy 26 to Strongville Road, along some roads around Strongville then on over to the Muley Point Road area on the east side of Lake Simcoe across from Orillia then east along Ramara Township Rd 46 from Hwy 12 to Avery Point on Lake Dalrymple and then on down Kirkfield Rd 6 to Kirkfield and over to Prospect Rd, down Prospect Rd to Glenarm Rd and over to Hwy 12/48 and on down home.
Though we did not rack up a large number of species we did find some nice birds and following are some of them. Great Blue Heron, 500 Canada Geese, Common Goldeneye, 21 Hooded Mergansers, 350+ Common Mergansers on Lake Dalrymple, Red-tailed and Rough-Legged Hawks, A. Kestrel, 2 Ruffed Grouse, 1000+ Sandhill Cranes, 35 Herring and 1 Great Black-backed Gull, Snowy Owl, Red-bellied and Pileated Woodpeckers, 7 Common Ravens, Robin, 2 Northern Shrikes, A. Tree Sparrows, Song Sparrows, 150+ Snow Buntings, 3 Pine Grosbeaks, 1 male and 2 females together on the road (Rd 46 at Hwy 12). Note:- The Cranes were on and over the fields along Strongville Rd (south of Hwy 26 and west of Edenvale) and the Herring Gulls were laying down resting together in a field, probably a resting migrating flock and a juvenile Great Black-backed Gull laying down there as well. If you go to see the Cranes please do not trespass on the fields to try and get closer with your camera or binoculars as this will probably flush these resting birds that many others may want to see. They are easy to see and hear from the road or from within your car, be sure to park so as not to block the road. Norm Murr Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada You can't see birds if you don't go out but sit and wait for others to find them. _______________________________________________ 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
