Hi everyone, Sorry for the late post but I didn't think anyone would rush out to see these birds. I just thought they would be of more general interest especially at this late of a date.
Yesterday while driving from Sault Ste. Marie to southern Ontario, to my surprise I came across 7 Whimbrel feeding in a ploughed field with a flock of Snow Buntings nearly beside them. The birds flushed from the ploughed field and flew to a nearby hayfield. These were on the Trans-Canada highway(17) and were only a few hundred meters before Neebish Rd. which is about 14km south of Echo Bay and 25km to Desbarats as the crow flies. Also for general interest, during the drive between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury were 14 Rough-legged Hawks, 2 Red-tails, 3 Golden Eagles and 8 Bald Eagles (These numbers weren't that exciting considering the huge numbers of hawks and eagles that were on Mackinac Island that morning). Later in the day I saw 3 Pine grosbeaks near Iron Bridge along the Mississagi River. To get there (Whimbrels) take the Trans-Canada west towards Sault Ste. Marie from southern Ontario and go just beyond Desbarats or take the Trans-Canada east from Sault Ste. Marie. A close UTM co-ordinate taken from MapSource would be 16T 725535 5137715. Cheers, Ben Walters _______________________________________________ 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
