Today while looking through a mixed flock of ~2000 blackbirds, I found two Yellow-headed Blackbirds west of Long Point. One was obviously a male with significant amounts of yellow on the head and breast with white wing patches, while the other was a female/1st winter male with limited (but bright) yellow. The flock(s) were mainly around the lower end of Gore Rd, between the Lakeshore Rd and the western end of Concession A. Several accipters and even some young Red-tailed Hawks kept harassing the flock as they fed in the corn field, on the road, and roosted in nearby trees.
There were also about ~450 Sandhill Cranes in the fields along Lakeshore Rd, west of HWY 59. Directions: From the intersection of HWY 59 and Front Rd/Lakeshore Rd, head west along Lakeshore Rd until you reach Gore Rd. Turn right and the blackbirds were in the corn field on the left, up and down Gore Rd, and roosting in the trees in and around the Concession A road. Adam Timpf Walsingham, ON _______________________________________________ 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
