The Harris' sparrow was at the grain pile at 1315 today (21 January). It was in the company of white-crowned sparrows, a few juncos, some American tree sparrows, a couple of house sparrows and one very bright male cardinal.
The birds were skittish, with a lot of wind-driven debris bouncing around, but it took about 15 minutes of waiting to find the bird. I never got out of the car. At -7C with a stiff breeze, I had been prepared for a quiet scene, but the grain pile was a busy place. Directions (as provided by Irene Woods): Take #3 Highway [Talbot Trail ] out of Blenheim twds Cedar Springs. Choice 1 :---go 1 road past the Erieau Rd. to Gore Rd. . Turn left twds. Lake Erie. Travel about 2 km. and you will see the compost pile on your left. Or, Choice 2---Take the paved road twds. Erieau. About 1/2 way to Erieau you will see Bisnett Sideroad. Turn right--S--on Bisnett. Travel about 1km. twds. Erie Beach. Just at the outskirts of Erie Beach you will see a dirt road--N---Gore Road. The compost pile is about 1/2 km. N on this road. Dirt shoulders are VERY soft just now, this is a busy road, but a good width. Peter Meisenheimer 127 Hale St. London Ontario N5W 1E5 Canada tel: 1-519-401-1673 (mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
