Sent this yesterday, didn't seem to go anywhere...trying again! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christina Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OFO Sightings" <[email protected]> Sent: December 29, 2002 7:48 PM Subject: Ottawa- White-winged Crossbills & stuff for local winter listers
> Hello Ontbirders, > > Of interest in the Ottawa area today was a sighting by ourselves & a few > others (Bob Bracken, Chris Lewis, Bob Cermak, Brenda Carter, Ken Garrett, > Lois Knaggs & Paul Mirsky) of at least 6 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS (including > 1 male giving a full flight-song) flying over the woods along the Anderson > Rd. ski trail in the east end of Ottawa. While this location does not > contain ideal habitat for feeding (i.e. the woods contain mostly pines & > decidous trees), this is the 1st report of Crossbills of either species in > the Ottawa area this year, and we report it just as a "heads up" -- are more > finches finally heading this way? > > Also, perhaps of interest to local winter-listers, on December 28 Langis > Sirois found a group of 6 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS at a feeder in the Alta > Vista area of Ottawa, and Colin Bowen reports an EASTERN MEADOWLARK which he > found at 550 Chemin des Dominicains on the Quebec side during the > Dunrobin-Breckenridge CBC the same day. > > LOCATIONS: The Anderson Rd. trails are part of the Mer Bleue trail complex. > Take Hwy 417 east from Ottawa and then the 417 south at the 17 / 417 split. > Exit at Anderson Rd., go north on Anderson past Russell Rd. and look for the > P-19 parking lot on your left. There is a network of trails here; following > the trail going west from the parking lot, then north, then west and north > again will lead back to Anderson Rd (a Black-backed Woodpecker was found > along this trail on Dec. 15 but was not seen today)....The feeder with the > B-h. Cowbirds is at 1973 High Ridge Rd. off Billings Rd. but there is no > need to enter the property - the feeder can be viewed from Billings Park, a > public area behind the house. (Langis also reported several American Robins > & a Sharp-shinned Hawk in the area)....The location for Eastern Meadowlark > is along Ch. des Dominicains which runs south off Hwy 148 west of Aylmer, > Quebec. > > Good birding & Happy New Year! > Bob Bracken & Chris Lewis > Ottawa [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "Christina Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
