On my way to hockey this morning I observed 30+ female/juvenile Red-breasted Mergansers and 3 female Hooded Mergansers at the McKenzie Marsh in north Aurora.
On the way back from the rink at about 11:00 a.m., I stopped to look at an undulating flock of between 50-60 passerines that were actively foraging in some farm fields on the west side of Dufferin Street in southeast King City, just north of the King-Vaughan Line. Decent views, the flight pattern and their "pip-ip" calls were distinctive as American Pipits. Literally seconds after they rose and moved westward, a robust, square-tailed accipiter (female Sharp-shinned I would think) flew across Dufferin Road, following the flock from the east. There were numerous female Red-winged blackbirds and Brown-headed Cowbirds just north of this location, along the King-Vaughan Line west of Dufferin. King City and Aurora are between Toronto and Barrie, just west of Hwy. 400. Ron Fleming, Newmarket "Ronald J. Fleming" <[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.
