Hello all, Yesterday (July 12) I was out on one of my days off to look for Dickcissels in the lower Bruce, a place where they had been seen on previous occasions when the species undergoes periodic excursions into the eastern limits of it's range to breed.
Sure enough, I observed two DICKCISSEL, one strongly singing male and a female accompanying him, on Concession Rd. 8 at just about where it intersects the J/L Line, on the south side of the road. The female was skulky and I only observed her once before she retreated into the field, but the male was vigorously singing from the low shrubs right alongside the road. He would sometimes retreat into the field for brief stints but would always return to a visible perch alongside the road. Other birds observed/heard include GRASSHOPPER, SAVANNAH and CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS, UPLAND SANDPIPER, and numerous BOBOLINK and EASTERN MEADOWLARK. Directions: Concession 8 is located off Highway 21 in Bruce County. The birds were right alongside the road. Good Birding, Lev Frid Algonquin Provincial Park, ON _______________________________________________ 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/
