Hello birders. Spring officially arrived at 2 p.m. today with the first megaflocks of cowbirds, starlings, boat-tailed grackles and red-wing blackbirds. The location is in the south end of Guelph at South Creek Trail and Somerset Glen, small sidestreets immediately adjacent to Hanlon Creek Park and several water retention ponds.
The birds roost in many of the trees at the park's perimeter for several days and swarm bird feeders in dark clouds. This phenomena regularly occurred every spring and fall the last three years, right after heavy residential construction ended. It's quite a sight. There are literally thousands of birds passing through, the noise is deafening at times. Many people stop in the street, mouths gaping. At the same time, two fortuitous Cooper's Hawks are having a feast on the stragglers. Discovered bloody remnants on my back porch this morning. Carol Parafenko Guelph _________________________________________________________________ Sympatico/MSN Autos wants to put YOU in a 2008 Eclipse! Click here to enter! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/212_______________________________________________ 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
