Hello Ontbirders The Black-headed Grosbeak continues to be observed at the feeder of Wayne Griese and Karen Richter near Pakenham. The bird was present off and on today Dec.20, 2003. The feeder can be viewed from the road. The earlier reported (Dec.9) N.Hawk-Owl was observed late afternoon today near the Almonte Sewage Lagoon and was also observed on Dec.16 and again on Dec.18. nw of the Almonte Sewage Lagoon at the corner of Old Union Road and Ramsay Con. 7.
Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west towards Arnprior and exit at March Rd.. Turn left and follow road to Almonte. Go through the town and turn right onto County Road 29. Follow road 10 km towards Pakenham and then turn left on Cedar Hill Side Road and travel 4.3 km until you reach a " T" intersection. Turn right and follow 6th Con. Pakenham which turns into Bellamy Road for 2.2km. The house is at 339 Bellamy Road. Directions: Hawk-Owl: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west of Kanata to the March Rd. exit. Follow March Rd. to Almonte. Drive through the town to CR 29 and continue west on Wolf Grove Road. After passing Almonte Sewage Lagoon on your right (afternoon location of hawk-owl) turn right on Ramsay Con.8. Follow to Cameron Road and turn left. Follow Cameron to Ramsay Con.7 and then north on Con. 7 to Old Union Road. Check near intersection. good birding Bruce Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O.Box 538 Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0 (613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/ t Bruce Di Labio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.