Hi all, Kiana Rittwage and I went to Fowler’s Corners this evening to look for the previously reported male Dickcissel that was found yesterday. The male was singing from the west side of the road, opposite house number 1203 on Frank Hill Rd., almost immediately. In 30 minutes it crossed the road repeatedly singing from both sides. At two points I thought I heard second male but could never confirm two birds at two sites at the same time. What really blew me away was that a female appeared and followed the singing male back and forth across the road. At one point she came out of the grass and sat on a fence and had grass in her bill as if carrying nesting material. The female is quite bright yellow on the chest with some trace of black flecking on the breast. The road is busy and the birds are crossing at grill level frequently - really hope they don’t get hit by a car but anyone visiting should keep an eye out and, should the worst happen, salvage the specimen for the ROM.
Good luck, Doug McRae Directions: The birds are in the fields (cut and standing hay) around driveway number 1203 on Frank Hill Rd. which runs north from Fowlers Corners which is on Hwy 7 between Peterborough and Omemee. Doug McRae P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario K0K 1H0 613-475-5014 H 613-243-4161 C _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
