Folks, The Dickcissel is still present at Luther Marsh in the same location on the 21/22nd about 700 meters south of the Village of Monticello. The bird sang almost constantly during my visit. He aggressively chased a female Red-winged Blackbird and was in turn chased by the male. He is found in a regrowth old field. He often sings from the Cedar and Spruce trees along the road and from the tops of young Larch planted in the field.
At this location I heard an Upland Sandpiper calling in the distance, as well as a Black-billed Cuckoo and Brown Thrasher. Bobolinks are also present. Monticello is south of HWY 89 & west of County Rd 25 on the North East corner of Luther Marsh Conservation Area. Paul F. J. Eagles Branchton, ON WEB Page: http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~eagles/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
