The Snowy Owl first found on the Cobourg harbour breakwater on the 19th was there again today, October 24th around 10am(likely the same bird, moderately but not heavily barred in black). It is hunkered down sheltering from the stong southerly winds on the lower level of the smooth concrete section of the breakwater, where this section joins the outer rocks.
There have been huge feeding frenzies of hundreds of loons and gulls and thousands of Red-breasted Mergansers in the bay just west of the harbour for the last week. Loon counts have been as high as 450, almost all Commons but the occasional Red-throated, but numbers have thinned out a bit today. A Black-bellied Plover and a Dunlin were the only shorebirds seen today, in the SW corner of the harbour. Directions: Exit Hwy.401 at Division Street, Exit 474, and drive south to the harbour. Drive round the north edge of the harbour for free parking on the west side, and walk out on the west headland. Margaret Bain Cobourg [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
