Both species were observed this afternoon.
To find the adult male SNOWY OWL take highway 417 and turn off at the
St-Isidore exit (no. 51). Take Cty Rd 9 north, then turn left (west) on
Concession Rd 20. Go about 1 km until you see the sign post with 3946. The
owl was sitting in the middle of the field on the north side of the road.
To find the female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER take highway 417 and turn off at
exit 58. Follow Cty Rd 8 north until you see a larch (Tamarack) stand on
your right. The larch plantation is a few kilometres before the turn off
onto the Clarence-Cambridge Rd at the long curve. You can park on a dirt
road that borders the larch stand. The Black-backed Woodpecker was observed
25 metres up the dirt road. At different stops along the Clarence-Cambridge
Rd I also found 8 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS AND 9 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES.
Jacques Bouvier
Fonds pour les habitats humides
Wetland Habitat Fund
Ottawa, Prescott/Russell & Services en français
CP/Box 184
St-Isidore, ON K0C 2B0
(613) 524-1154
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.wetlandfund.com
