Today, between 9 & 10 am on the east bank of Reesor Pond in the herbiage along the water's edge - 1 male Sharp-tailed Sparrow : grey ear-patch, blackish line drawn back from the eye, very buffy face, the upper breast of the same buff color and with light streaking. Light streaking also covered the whitish lower breast - bill darkly bluish - Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham
ps - a peregrine flew in and out, both species of Yellowlegs can still be seen as well as Wilson's Snipe and Spotted Sandpiper - the first Coot has shown up and 1 juvenile American Plover plus 2 non-breeding Black-bellied Plovers were there this am - American Pipits are numerous _______________________________________________ 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
