On today's OFO trip the group saw a total of 61 species. We birded the Otonabee
River, Lakefield Sewage Lagoons, the Nephton and Petroglyphs area, Burleigh
Falls, Young's Point Road, Orange Corners and Morton Line.
Highlights included 15 species of waterfowl, 2 Bald Eagles at the nest on Lake
Katchewanook and 2 Osprey at the nest at Trent University, Fox Sparrow, Common
Redpoll, Killdeer, Horned Lark, 4 Eastern Meadowlarks, Eastern Phoebe,
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Raven, Brown Creeper, Northern Shrike, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Harrier, and Cedar Waxwing. At day's end Luke Berg and I saw 4
Cackling Geese at Briar Hill Sanctuary.
Also found : River Otter, White-tailed Deer and Blue Spotted Salamander.
Thanks to Luke and Kevin Shackleton for their help today.
Dave milsommilsomd...@hotmail.com
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