Hall's Rd., Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch platform--several Common Redpolls, white-throated sparrow, swamp sparrow, 3 wild turkeys; at 0945--Jim Fairchild's keen ears heard what was possibly a Lapland Longspur as it flew over us--it was not white and "did not sound like a Snow Bunting". We had only 6 migrating raptors--2 Red-taileds, 3 Rough-leggeds and 1 SAm.Kestrel. Our count stands at 10,887.
Pringle Creek mudflats west of Brock St. S. in Whitby (south 0.5km. from Victoria St.)--a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Manured fields along the west side of Cochrane St. immediately north of Highway 7--I only watched from my car for 10 minutes, therefore not giving myself a chance to fully ID the flocks of birds cavorting over the fields--HORNED LARKS were definitely noted. Doug Lockrey, Whitby _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
