I spent an hour driving around the St. Rose area, concentrating on Concessions 19 and 20. There were good numbers of SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS on Concession 20 near Renaud. In one flock of about a dozen HORNED LARKS were five LAPLAND LONGSPURS. I did not locate any SNOWY OWLS in the traditional locations, but I did find a single ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK perched in a tree to the east of Renaud and Conc. 19 Road. This species is fairly regular around St. Rose, but since roughies have been all but absent this year, I thought it worth mentioning.
Pat Lapland Longspurs: http://pj-mcblake.smugmug.com/Nature/Sparrows-Allies/4444393_pBVjY#738179987_nzFKL-XL-LB Directions: St. Rose can be reached on exit 53 off of the 401. Turn north onto Hwy. 138 and take the first right onto Concession 20. _________________________________________________________________ Eligible CDN College & University students can upgrade to Windows 7 before Jan 3 for only $39.99. Upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691819_______________________________________________ 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/
