Today John Miles hosted the South Peel Naturalists' Club on their annual outing to the area. We started off with White throated Sparrow at a winter bander fried of John's. He has had over a dozen White throats at his feeders this winter along with White Crowned Sparrow and Eastern Towhee. We continued on with Snow Buntings and Horned Larks along the back roads. At a traditional stop for Short eared Owls we were happy to see two dozed of the birds. Jean Iron digiscoped some pics which may show up on the OFO web site. During the day we also had 4 Rough-legged Hawks in both light and dark phases, along with several Red Tailed Hawks, Kestrels and two Northern Harriers. At the Nanticoke Plant we had 3 Bald Eagles, two of which were adult birds. There were also at least 15 Great Blue Herons on the rocks along the shore line.Selkirk Provincial Park yielded Saw Whet and Long-eared Owls along with Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Carolina Wren. Our last stop was Links Rd. for the American Pipit and a dozen more Short-eared Owls. Not a bad birding day! Donna Sheppard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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