Yesterday morning (July 24th) I heard and observed a flock of ~35 White-winged Crossbills in the Cavan Swamp, on the western edge of the City of Peterborough, and today (July 25th) flocks of 12 and 6 in the Martin Creek Fen north of Lindsay and the Grace Creek Swamp south of Kirkfield, respectively, both in the City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly Victoria Co.).
Although all flocks observed were on the move (all in a southeasterly direction), the Cavan Swamp can be reached by driving west on Peterborough Rd. 9 (aka Mount Pleasant Rd, the westward continuation of Sherbrooke St.) from its junction with Hwy 7; the Martin Creek Fen by driving north for 6.5km on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 21 (aka Killarney Bay Rd.) from its junction with Hwy 35, 6.5km north of Lindsay, and; the Grace Creek Swamp by driving 4.5km south on the Kirkfield Rd. from the village of Kirkfield on Kawartha Lakes Rd. 48 (old Hwy 48). Don Sutherland Peterborough _______________________________________________ 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
