Yesterday at the McDougall township dump there were 5 Bald Eagles, 4 Glaucous Gulls, 56 Herring Gulls and about 75 Ravens. The McDougall township dump is on McDougall Road, 6 km east of Hwy 400/69 at Parry Sound. If the gate is closed, drive a few hundred metres further east to Haines Lake Road, park, and view from the ridge that runs parallel to McDougall Road. A Common Loon was in Parry Sound harbour, at the foot of Champagne St. Today at the Byng Inlet dump on Hwy 645 there was 1 sub-adult Bald Eagle and, a few km down the road on Hwy 529, a Northern Shrike. Most surprisingly was an adult White-crowned Sparrow at the feeders on 299 Old Still River Road in Britt, where there were also 9 Pine Grosbeaks. Britt is about 55 km north of Parry Sound on Hwy 69, and Byng Inlet is just south of Britt. Mark Kubisz,Scarborough, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
