I missed the OFNC outing to the Airport this morning due to work, so I headed out there this afternoon to see what I had missed. Almost all sparrow species were accounted for, including several SAVANNAH and SONG SPARROWS, 3 CHIPPING SPARROWS, 2 FIELD SPARROWS, 5 VESPER SPARROWS, and 5 CLAY-COLOURED SPARROWS. Flycatchers were also in high numbers: 4 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 5 GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERS, and 7 LEAST FLYCATCHERS. In blackbirds there were 4 BOBOLINKS, 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK, and 5 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (4 male, 1 female). I also noted 5 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS (3 male, 2 female), 4 HOUSE WRENS, 2 GREY CATBIRDS, 1 male NORTHERN FLICKER, 1 OVENBIRD, and 2 BROWN THRASHERS.
Pat DIRECTIONS: From W. Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive, follow Riverside east to where it becomes Limebank Road. Follow Limebank and turn left onto Leitrim Road. Go past the airport on the left and turn right onto Bowesville Road. You can park at the first curve, following the many trails to canvas the area, or you can continue on Bowesville to Earl Armstrong Road, turn left. Follow Earl Armstrong to the end, and turn left onto High Road. At the end of High Road there is another series of trails. Either entrance can be productive - watch for dirt bikes! _________________________________________________________________ Find info faster and easier with Internet Explorer 8. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655583_______________________________________________ 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/
