Hi Ontbirders: I took out an outing this afternoon of about 15 members of the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club to look for winter birds in the agricultural area around Ste. Rose in Eastern Ontario. We ended up with four Snowy Owls (most in the area of Concession Road 19 and Ste. Rose Road), All appeared to be darker juveniles.There were also numerous flocks of Snow Buntings (about 500 in total) with a few Horned Larks mixed in. We came across a large number of Rough-legged Hawks (12), Common Ravens and American Crows that all appeared to be taking turns feeding on some kind of carcass near a farmhouse on Concession Road 19 near the village of Ste. Isidore The other notable sighting was a flock of a dozen Pine Grosbeaks feeding on Maple keys in trees in front of a farmhouse on Concession Road 17 near Ste. Rose Road. Good birding Peter Hall Directions: From Highway 417, east of Ottawa, take exit 58 at Highway 138 and proceed north on Highway 138 for about a kilometre then turn east on Concession Road 19. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
