A female Hornemann's hoary redpoll continues to visit niger seed feeders at Queen's University Biological Station (QUBS) off Opinicon Road in Eastern Ontario. This bird was first present on Feb 9 and has been seen almost daily since. Morning tends to be the best time to see it.
Other birds of note near QUBS include 14-18 trumpeter swans daily at Chaffey's Lock; 5 bald eagles on Lake Opinicon; 14 Bohemian waxwings at QUBS and along Opinicon Road for the past week. A juvenile golden eagle that was present on Feb 9 and 10 has not been seen since but it may still be around. Directions: Queen's University Biological Station (main operations centre; emergency address 280) is located at the end of Queen's University Road, 2 km west of Chaffey's Lock off the famous Opinicon Road in Eastern Ontario. From Kingston: North on Division Street/Perth Road/County Road 10 to just past Perth Road Village. Turn east (right) on Opinicon Road. Drive about 18 km then turn south (right) on Queen's University Road. The station is located at the end of the road. From Ottawa: West on Highway 417 to Highway 7. At Carleton Place turn south (left) on Highway 15. Follow Highway 15 for about 60 km through Smith's Falls and all the way to Chaffey's Lock Road. Turn west (right) and follow Chaffey's Lock Road through the village of Chaffey's Lock. Turn south (left) 1.5 km past Chaffey's Lock onto Queen's University Road. The station is located at the end of the road. Note: Visitors are welcome at Queen's Univsersity Biological Station throughout the year. In order to avoid distrubing ongoing research projects we ask that birders contact Mark Andrew Conboy by email ([email protected]) if they plan to visit the station and its properties. Mark -- Mark Andrew Conboy Operations & Research Assistant and Outreach Coordinator Queen’s University Biological Station 280 Queen's University Road Elgin, Ontario, Canada K0G 1E0 phone: 613-359-5629 fax: 613-359-6558 email: [email protected] or [email protected] QUBS website: http://www.queensu.ca/qubs/index.html QUBS blog: http://opinicon.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
