A male Spotted Towhee has been seen at a feeder at 735 Lakeshore Road
East, Port Colborne since about January 18. On January 21 Blayne Farnan
observed this bird and the identification was confirmed today by Jim
Pawlicki and Bill Watson. The bird looks very similar to the bird
photographed at Point Pelee.
Directions:
To get to Lakeshore Road East you need to find Lorraine Road and follow
it south to Lakeshore Road East. Lorraine Road can be reached by
traveling about 1 to 2 km east of Highway 140 on Highway 3 . Turn south
on Lorraine and then east on Lakeshore Road East. Then go to 735
Lakeshore Road East. Please do not park in the driveway or the
graveyard. Instead park on the road. The bird has been spending much of
its time in the shrubs separating the two driveways The bird may then go
to the feeder on the balcony or to the ground below the balcony where
there is some seed. The interval between visits to the feeder today
was about 2 hours. You need to be patient. The bird is very flighty .
Try to see the bird in the hedge from the bottom of the driveway. If
that fails, then walk about half way up the driveway until you see the
the balcony. There is also a female Eastern Towhee present. There will
be a guest book for you to sign in the mailbox at the bottom of the
driveway.
John Black
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