Hello Ontario Birders. I am a week late, but as most of you know "winter", for purposes of the winter birding season, ended on February 28, 2010 despite the prediction of Wiarton Willie. While some excellent species were seen and reported in Ontario between December 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010, including: Barnacle Goose; Yellow-billed Loon; Barn Owl; our dear departed Mr. P; and, Gray-crowned Rosy Finch we fell a little short of the past two winter birding seasons at 192 species. You will be able to view the final Ontario Winter List on Blake Maybank's website: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/onwinter.htm as of tomorrow, March 8th.
Thanks to Ontbirds Coordinator Mark Cranford for his assistance, to everyone who posted their sightings to Ontbirds, and for those who contacted me personally with your sightings. Spring is in the air with the calls of Killdeer and the first flocks of Red-winged Blackbird and Common Grackle arriving, so good spring birding to all. Todd Todd Pepper Leamington, Ontario [email protected] "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" William Shakespeare _______________________________________________ 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/
