Hi everyone, The Summer Tanager was feeding at the house on the North-west corner of Starwood and Pender. We were there at about 1:30pm. The owners of the house came out to talk with us for a while, and said we had just missed a Cooper's Howk about and hour earlier. The hawk had been around before on numerous occasions and they even saw it feeding on a chickadee the other day.
We (Thomas Robertson & I) headed for the old burn area at Constance Bay and saw the three Red-headed Woodpeckers. We also saw a Pileated Woodpecker fly silently (?) through the woods. A raven flew overhead while we were observing the Red-heads. Good birding all. Directions below courtesy of Bruce De Labio Todd Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy.417 west to Maitland Ave. exit and go south on Maitland . After crossing Baseline Road watch for Starwood Road and turn right and go west to Pender. The house is at the north west corner of the intersection Directions:Red-headed Wdpk: From Ottawa travel west bound on Hwy. 417 to the March Rd./Eagleson Road and exit right onto March Rd. Follow to Dunrobin Road and turn right continuing northwest through Woodlawn. At the hill turn right onto Constance Bay Rd following it for approx. 1.5 km. Turn left on Allbirch Road and drive 1.3 km to the " T " intersection. Turn left on Bishop Davis Drive and then right on Bayview Drive. Follow Bayview Drive to Ritchie St. Turn right and go a short distance to Whistler Rd. Turn left and drive .3 km and watch for a gate on the right. The trail through the burn area is opposite the gate. Parking is limited. The old burn area is on your left. For the G.W.F. and Cackling Geese don't turn on Allbirch Str. but continue along Constance Bay Drive passed the gas station and at the curve in the road take the fire lane on the right to the water.
