An adult Red-shouldered Hawk made a brief appearance at the St. Jacobs Dam at about 12:00 noon. It was moving in a southerly direction, making frequent brief stops in the trees along the Conestoga River.
I assumed that this is the famous Hawkesville wintering RSHA, known from the area for ten years. It (or another individual?) has been reported from nearby St. Jacobs this winter (as seen on The Weather Channel website). However, Jason McGuire's report of an adult RSHA near Cambridge makes me wonder whether it might also be the same bird that we saw. Five hours would certainly have been enough elapsed time for it to have travelled the 30 km between the sites. It would be interesting to know whether the Hawkesville bird is still around. On the Millrace Trail, north of the dam, two Bohemian Waxwings fed quietly on the sparse buckthorn crop. After about 30 minutes, they were joined by 6-7 Cedar Waxwings, and another small flock after that. The dam is about 1 km west of King St. Take Henry St. west to its end and turn right. Watch for the trail sign and parking just before the low-level bridge. The Bohemians were about 400 m down the trail, just before the "cow bridge" over the race. Look for buckthorn berries and for movement in the cedars overhanging the far side of the race. Virgil _______________________________________________ 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/
