Sent this yesterday, didn't seem to go anywhere...trying again!
- Original Message -
From: Christina Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: OFO Sightings ontbirds@hwcn.org
Sent: December 29, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: Ottawa- White-winged Crossbills stuff for local winter listers
Hello Ontbirders,
Of interest in the Ottawa area today was a sighting by ourselves a few
others (Bob Bracken, Chris Lewis, Bob Cermak, Brenda Carter, Ken Garrett,
Lois Knaggs Paul Mirsky) of at least 6 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS
(including
1 male giving a full flight-song) flying over the woods along the Anderson
Rd. ski trail in the east end of Ottawa. While this location does not
contain ideal habitat for feeding (i.e. the woods contain mostly pines
decidous trees), this is the 1st report of Crossbills of either species in
the Ottawa area this year, and we report it just as a heads up -- are
more
finches finally heading this way?
Also, perhaps of interest to local winter-listers, on December 28 Langis
Sirois found a group of 6 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS at a feeder in the Alta
Vista area of Ottawa, and Colin Bowen reports an EASTERN MEADOWLARK which
he
found at 550 Chemin des Dominicains on the Quebec side during the
Dunrobin-Breckenridge CBC the same day.
LOCATIONS: The Anderson Rd. trails are part of the Mer Bleue trail
complex.
Take Hwy 417 east from Ottawa and then the 417 south at the 17 / 417
split.
Exit at Anderson Rd., go north on Anderson past Russell Rd. and look for
the
P-19 parking lot on your left. There is a network of trails here;
following
the trail going west from the parking lot, then north, then west and north
again will lead back to Anderson Rd (a Black-backed Woodpecker was found
along this trail on Dec. 15 but was not seen today)The feeder with
the
B-h. Cowbirds is at 1973 High Ridge Rd. off Billings Rd. but there is no
need to enter the property - the feeder can be viewed from Billings Park,
a
public area behind the house. (Langis also reported several American
Robins
a Sharp-shinned Hawk in the area)The location for Eastern Meadowlark
is along Ch. des Dominicains which runs south off Hwy 148 west of Aylmer,
Quebec.
Good birding Happy New Year!
Bob Bracken Chris Lewis
Ottawa
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