Happy holidays Ontbirders,
The Western Tanager was cooperative as it flew around an ice patch with Juncos
in basically the same area as it was reported before. What a great winter list
bird! In Barrhaven (Ottawa south) just now I had a flock of 80 Bohemian
Waxwings along Queensbury avenue and a flock of 16 Common Redpolls with one
Hoary amongst them. This was on Grenadier avenue. Also getting a bit late were
16 Snow Geese overhead in the same area. Two Wild Turkey continue to be seen
along Strandherd Avenue walking across the road with pedestrians.
Merry Christmas from snowy Ottawa,
Jay Peterson
Toronto
Directions for the Western Tanager are exit 415 Stephenson road N and continue
to Gibb Street, turn left. Then left on Waverly and park at the dead end and
walk through the small park to the houses and check that area. Hoary & Common
Redpolls/ Bohemian Waxwings: Woodroffe Ave to Queensbury (about 3 k south of
Fallowfield). Waxwings were by the park area. Grenadier Way runs off Queensbury
and the birds were along this avenue.
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