As an update for Johnny-come-latelys like myself, the Painted Bunting was seen
at 10:30 this morning in the backyard of 33 Arkendo (not by me, but by Kevin
Shackleton and John Watson). I arrived two hours later and watched lots of
backyard birds (including a White-throated Sparrow) coming and going but there
was no bunting in sight.
Wet snow moved in by 1:00 and by 1:40 I gave up and drove to the dead-end loop
of Arkendo to try there before leaving. To my pleasant surprise and great
relief the Painted Bunting popped up in the backyard of #1 Arkendo. It was in
the company of a Carolina Wren, both of them in the tangled vegetation
surrounding a tall "stump" that is about 15' tall at the northeast corner of
the property, along the green fenceline. There is a public pathway there and
the bird was easily seen from the path. (For mammal fans there was also a mink
in the river valley.)
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
Arkendo Court is just southwest of Winston Churchill Blvd. where it meets
Lakeshore Blvd. in south Oakville.
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