Re: [Ontbirds] Rainy River, Boudreau rd and Windy Point Yellow-headed Blackbird

2012-05-30 Thread kivil
Sorry for the late post -no email access until tonight- later in the afternoon after meeting Old Timers Co-op Birding team I found a Great Gray Owl hunting along the roadside on Hwy 619 in the bog north of Brown Rd. about 10km north of Pinewood. The bird had a dilated right pupil, not sure if th

[Ontbirds] Rainy River, Boudreau rd and Windy Point Yellow-headed Blackbird

2012-05-28 Thread kevin . shackleton
On a tip from Lyndon Kivi, whom we met at the end of Kreiger Rd, we headed to Windy Point where 3 of us had glimpses of the YHBB. We never had a perched view. We tried for Harris' Sparrow at Harris Hill Resort where learned from the owners that they were seen on Sunday. We did see 2 male Purpl