A Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, in the company of three Snow Buntings, was re-sighted today (March 8) in a weedy vacant lot on Penn Lake Road East in the Town of Marathon (precise spot: 48.72429, -86.37399). The bird was also seen and photographed on February 12. Photos can be seen here:
http://northshorenature.blogspot.com/2010/02/gray-crowned-rosy-finch.html It is possibly the same dark unidentified bird seen briefly on the wing (again in the company of three Snow Buntings) at the same spot during the Dec. 20 CBC. Anyone thinking of making the trip to see the bird should bear in mind the Rosy-Finch isn't attending a feeder and that efforts to find it between Feb 13 and March 7 were unsuccessful. Other birds of interest in the area include three Wilson's Snipe in a marshy seep in Marathon Harbour and an Eastern Towhee overwintering at a feeder in nearby Heron Bay. The Town of Marathon is located off Hwy 17 (Trans-Canada) 250 km NW of Sault Ste. Marie or 280 km E of Thunder Bay. Michael Butler Marathon Ontario http://northshorenature.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ 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/
