[Ontbirds] Northern Wheatear - Ottawa

2014-09-22 Thread Suzanne Britton
I had good views of the Northern Wheatear on Milton Rd. around 8am this morning. He was hanging close to the hay bales, often resting just above ground near the far bale, or foraging on ground in that area (during which he was usually not visible.) He also perched on the fences of a small

[Ontbirds] Northern Wheatear - Ottawa

2014-09-21 Thread Brian Morin
The bird was present when I left the area at 6:30 p.m. For anyone trying to locate it on subsequent days here are a few tips. If you are lucky, it will be on one of the posts at the back of the fenced area, easily viewed from the road with binoculars and very nice with scope. (the road can be