43 birders (14 cars) enjoyed a lovely winter's day birding in the Haldimand area today. 53 species recorded was a very respectable total for this date. Highlights were 6 Short-eared Owls, 6 Eastern Bluebirds, 2 Tufted Titmice, 2 Killdeer, 3 1st-year Bald Eagles, Rough-legged Hawk, 3 Northern Harriers, 5 American Kestrels, Cooper's Hawk, 3 Canvasbacks, Northern Pintail, many Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspur, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Northern Shrike, Northern Mockingbird, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and 4 flocks of Brown-headed Cowbirds. Many thanks for their expertise and assistance to Barry Coombs, Kevin Shackleton, Len Manning and Andrew Keaveney. The area birded included Ruthven Conservation Area, Irish Line, Fisherville area, Sandusk Creek, Peacock Point, Nanticoke, and the cornfields east of Port Dover. Dave Milsom [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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
