Hello Migrant Birders, Yes, for the entire week we have been enjoying 2 RED FOX SPARROWS in our yard. At first we did not know what they were. We thought that they were THRUSHES but now that we know they are showing up everywhere else that is what they are. Several SONG SPARROWS, JUNCOS, AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, DOWNEY & HAIRY WOODPECKERS, WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCH, 2 TURKEY VULTURES (who will probably nest in a barn on the corner of Metcalfe & Mill St.), 2 CAROLINA WRENS, 2 BROWN HEADED COWBIRDS, COMMON GRACKLES, RED WINGED BLACK BIRDS, KILLDEER, SNOW BUNTINGS (singing during the night while it is still dark at 0600 hours, 2 OSPREY (nesting on a manmade platform in the Bowmanville Marsh, BUFFLEHEAD, LONG TAILED DUCKS, COMMON MERGANSERS, AMERICAN GOLD FINCHES & HOUSE FINCHES.
Directions: Exit Liberty St by Bowmanville and drive towards the lake, turn right West side Beach Rd. and just before the lake turn right on to Cove Rd. There are 4 platforms on high utility poles and the 3rd one is occupied. The were most entertaining. One was re structuring the nest. He lifted up this long tree branch/log till he/she was on top of the nest and slowly let it down like a professional crane. The other OSPREY was perched on a lower level eating what appeared to be a Gold fish. People have dumped their Gold fish in the Marsh who are ruining the natural habitat to the advantage of the OSPREY but destructive to nature. Please do not dump your Gold fish in any body of water. Markus Lise Newcastle, On _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
