Ontbirders, As of the end of December a total of 191 species have been reported throughout the province. Since my last update, the following species have been added to the list: Great Gray Owl, Dunlin, Swainson's Thrush, Harris's Sparrow, White-eyed Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, Forster's Tern, Marsh Wren, Painted Bunting, Gyrfalcon, Sora, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Brewer's Blackbird and Yellow-headed Blackbird. Some of the more expected species that have not yet been reported include Gray Patridge, Virginia Rail, Wilson's Snipe, Black-legged Kittiwake, California Gull, American Three-toed Woodpecker, House Wren and Pine Warbler. As always, should you know of any additions or corrections to the list, please let me know. The spreadsheet containing the winter list can be found at http://tinyurl.com/myyulvs
Good (winter) birding,Josh ----------------------------------------------- Josh Vandermeulen Aurora, Ontario [email protected] 289-221-4695 (cell) joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com (blog) _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide

