The Townsend’s Solitaire in Port Hope had been seen every day since its discovery on April 28 but it often disappears for an hour or more at a time requiring a great deal of patience. It is frequenting a pasture field studded with small trees on the south side of Choate Road mostly between house numbers 5664 and 5603 but moving about the area quite widely. It seems to be most active from about 10am - 2pm. Viewing is from the south side of Choate Road – please don’t go onto private property.
Today, April 30, it was seen for about 10 minutes shortly after 10 am, feeding in a copse of small trees behind/beside a large red garage at #5603, but then disappeared again. It has been giving distinctive call notes from time to time as well. Directions: Leave Hwy.401 at Port Hope/Welcome Exit 461, to go north on Cty.Rd.2 for about 1km to Dale Road – turn right on Dale Road and then right again onto Choate Road in less than 1km. Choate Road runs southeast from Dale Road and soon crosses Cranberry Road bringing you almost at once to the target area. Margaret Bain [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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
