When I arrived (0830) at the north pathway on Hall's Rd. there were 23 cars parked!! Over the next 6 hours a Barred Owl "entertained" people by purposefully(!!) roosting very near them, and periodically diving down, with one successful vole snag out of he snow. He flew off with the vole, returning with bloodied beak moments later. There were probably more than the 3 Great Grays that I saw in the area. At 1000 a female PILEATED WOODPECKER came in to a big tree near the northpath entry--she remained for the many photographers for 30 minutes or so, before flying off, with a wucka-wucka-wuck, to join her mate down the pathway. At the north pathway platform area were--- 1 Swamp Sparrows, 2 Song Sparrows and 1 White-throated Sparrow among the many Am.Tree Sparrows. Raptors seen-- 1 ad. N.Goshawk, 1 dark morph Rough-legged, 3 Red-taileds, and a Sharp-shinned was reported.
I plan to go to Amherst Island on Sunday; I do hope someone will post observations along Hall's Rd. >From the west exit 401 at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, east through Lake Ridge Rd. to the first street (Hall's Rd.), south to the roadside parking areas. From the east exit 401 at Brock St, in Whitby, south to Victoria St., west over to Hall's Rd. Doug Lockrey, Whitby -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - Release Date: 25/01/2005
