Hi there,
This past weekend, I visited some family who live just outside of Powassan,
ON. They live on a gorgeous, 200+ acre property that offers the inquisitive
naturalist a variety of habitats to survey. From old-fields, to boreal
wetlands, to hardwood-dominated hillsides, this area is a real
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On April 14 Nigel Shaw and I observed a Snowy Owl in a field at the corner of
the 20th Sideroad and 2nd Line in Innisfil Township. Nigel subsequently banded
the bird and determined it was a female. We did not see the bird today. This
could have been on of the birds that over-wintered in the Hol
Posting for Konchog Norbu. Please note you need to arrange access before
looking for this bird.
This morning I found a male Black-backed Woodpecker working a grove by
the guest house at the Ogyan Dzong Buddhist Centre north of Madoc, at
the base of Mount Moriah. I'm an American birder living h
Ontbirders :
Further to Rick's earlier posting, a Snowy Owl continues
to stay at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. It has been here
for a few weeks now. I saw it this afternoon. It was sitting
in the open field, just East of the lagoon, on the Allison Sideroad.
It moves about in the general area, ne
This afternoon at Dow's Lake, a GREAT EGRET was resting on an exposed sandbar
near the Dow's Lake Pavilion. Earlier in the day there were reportedly three
of them in the area.
Pat
DIRECTIONS: The Dow's Lake Pavilion is located on Queen Elizabeth Drive at
Preston Street.
Folks:
For those tracking "late" dates, I just had a Snowy Owl on 83 highway just west
of Sunshine Line, east of Exeter, Huron Cty. The owl was in the plowed field
north of the highway.
Now to see what might be at West Perth Wetlands.
Good Birding,
Rick Thornton,
Exeter, ON
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The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is still being seen as of 8:45 this morning.
Owner of the home, Marlene Bulpit says birders are welcome and there are no
other occupied homes in the immediate vicinity.
Directions courtesy of Terry Sprague : From Belleville, take Highway 62 for
about 14 km south
Brett Fried and I just had a possible Fish Crow over the highway at exit 456,
west side of Port Hope.
This is more of a heads up for birders since I'm definitely not 100%
comfortable calling it a Fish Crow from sight alone, but it certainly looked
like it. Good comparison to nearby American Crow
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