31 birders attended today's Minesing outing. We found 69 species. The morning was very productive. The afternoon, when we hiked into the swamp, was not very rewarding : many birds had not arrived due to the cold front experienced most of this week. Best finds were great views for everyone of Virginia Rail, Sora, Sandhill Crane, Pine Warbler, Greater, Lesser Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, many Pintail, Green and Blue-winged Teal, Trumpeter Swans, 6 species of Woodpecker, Broad-winged Hawk, Northern Harrier, Ruffed Grouse drumming, 4 Eastern Phoebes, Eastern Meadowlark, adult Black-crowned Night Heron, and a flock of 20 Rusty Blackbirds. We visited MacKinnon Road and Concession 2 in Brentwood in the morning; and Baldwick Road, Pinehill Road, Fort Willow and Willow Creek in the afternoon. As usual, John Schmelefske was an excellent co-leader. 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
