Hi all,
Yesterday - Sat. Dec.23 ~ 4 pm, as we were leaving the park, Penny spotted
a small flock of birds at the top of a Poplar(?) tree almost at the NE corner
of Lake Range Road and Saugeen Concession #4 - we all had great looks at 11
Bohemian Waxwings with the scope for ~ 5 mins until they flew off in a NE
direction. Just north of the house an adult Northern Shrike landed at roadside
for a superb close view. In the park Emily had spotted 2 Bald Eagles - both
adults - as we walked out to the beach at VC. Earlier she also spotted a Ruffed
Grouse just outside Inverhuron PP(TG for sharp-eyed spotters - why do I bird
alone so often?).
After ~ 5 pm NE of Paisley I finally found 2 adult female Snowy Owls
(Emi's reward as she missed these last winter, when Penny and I had seen ~10 a
week or two earlier). The owls were both along Bruce Concession #8 - first bird
on top of a silo at #364 and the second at the top of a tree just west of a
small creek at #651 - this bird flew right past us and landed ~100M east/behind
us.
We also saw 2 more N.Shrike cruising these roads and 4/5 flocks of Wild
Turkey numbering from 10 to over 30 for ~80 in total as we meandered north from
home.
Cheers! Maris
Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 -
8415
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