Hi all Spent some time this afternoon east of Hagersville, looking for the longspurs pipits & horned larks reported earlier.
Lots of Water Pipits (40 plus) along the Walpole 10th Con Rd, both east and west of Cheapside Rd some distance south of Regional Rd 20 out of Hagersville. They seemed to be spread out along the road for some distance and often disappeared into the roadside thickets rather then staying in sight in the open fields like the horned larks. There were quite a few of the larks but only 4 Lapland Longspurs, just east of Cheapside Rd. on 10th Con Rd. (aka Conc 10) and they made only a very short appearance. There were also lots of Tree Sparrows feeding on the 10th, just to confuse the issue. Snow Buntings were seen along County Rd 9 ENE of County Rd 20. When heading home, I stopped,just off of County Rd. 20 on County Rd. 9 to watch 3 Northern Harriers hunt over the large fallow field on the north corner of that intersection. About 4:20 pm 4 Short-eared Owls made their appears in the same field so that at times all 7 birds were in sight. Directions below from, Mike Street's earlier e-mail. Don't confuse County Rd 9, which runs ENE off of County Rd 20 across from the junk yard, with 9th Concession Rd which runs east-west across Cheapside Rd. >From the traffic light in Hagersville follow Reg. Rd. 20 toward Nelles >Corners. Cheapside Rd. starts and runs south off Reg.Rd. 20 just before the >'Hagersville Junk Yard'. Concession 9 is the third cross road. Turn right >(west) and look for the birds near a small pine plantation. Please be careful >- these birds are slow to get out of the way of moving vehicles. Paul Smith Flamborough (Hamilton), Ontario _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
