Hi All, Tony Bigg convinced me to go atlassing this morning (I should have been working) so we went up to "my" square at Gilmour, off Hwy 62, north of Madoc. After Tony did some point counts, we decided to visit the adjacent unclaimed square in Perth Region and were pleasantly surprised by a pair of Red Crossbills. The Brown Creeper carring nesting material, Sora running across the road and the fledged young Am. Black Ducks were nice too.
Directions to the middle of "nowhere" >From Hwy 7 at Madoc go north on Hwy 62 (I believe there is construction there so taking the Deloro Rd to Hwy 62 might be advisable.) Go up Hwy 62 to the Weslemkoon Lake Rd. (approximately 35 km) Go approximately 7.8 km along the Weslemkoon Lake Rd., passing through the village of Gilmour and the open part of Wadsworth Lake. There will be a neighbourhood watch sign on the right and just past that there is an emergency house number sign on the left that says "A-F 1569," turn RIGHT (east) here. There is no road sign and the road is not marked on the Mapart Road Atlas. [You will know you are on the right road because there is a sign at the top of the hill that says something to the effect of "Unmaintained -Use at own risk -Ministry of Natural Resources" Just past this there is the dump.] >From the Weslemkoon Lake Rd you will be travelling approximately 10 km on the MNR road. It is in very good shape and well used by people towing 4 wheelers, so if you stop, pull over. The crossbill were seen on the road just past the east end of a nice beaver pond on the south side with a visible lodge. It is the second large very visible pond on the right side (GPS coordinates are 306353 /4968144). The Brown Creeper was seen at the first pond and the Black Ducks and Sora at the large pond on the other side of the road. Anne Anthony Peterborough "Anne Anthony" <[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.
