Sorry for a slightly late post... On Sunday Jan 21 we also saw several Short eared Owls on Concession 6 near Fisherville...they were seen in the same location as described in the posting earlier today. Also seen on concession 6 near it's eastern end were one, and then another Northern Flicker.... 2 of them!
Also seen in the vicinity were a rough legged hawk, female northern harrier, snow buntings, horned larks, american tree sparrows, and the usuals... travelling the dirt roads in this area is almost always fruitful.... Good luck anyone heading this way. Matt Graham Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jan 24 16:29:03 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from stcshb2.statcan.ca (stcshb2.statcan.ca [142.206.3.27]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A2AC638AB for <[email protected]>; Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:29:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from stcsha2.itsd.statcan.ca (fdrysnatemail2.stc.ca [142.206.214.72]) by stcshb2.statcan.ca (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id l0OLRRif025947 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:27:27 -0500 Received: from stcsha2.itsd.statcan.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) l0OLRKb1025045 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:27:20 -0500 Received: from stcembh.statcan.ca (afsij02rs-01.itsd.statcan.ca [142.205.234.55])l0OLR521024960 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:27:05 -0500 Received: from stcem01.statcan.ca ([142.205.234.62]) by stcembh.statcan.ca with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:27:05 -0500 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6603.0 Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:27:04 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: American Three-toed Woodpecker, west of Ottawa Thread-Index: Acc//mGvR/bFxbixTjq7Cl6Gm1FOmQ== X-Message-Flag: From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Jan 2007 21:27:05.0505 (UTC) FILETIME=[652D2910:01C73FFE] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]American Three-toed Woodpecker, west of Ottawa X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:29:03 -0000 Early this morning I had an American Three-toed Woodpecker at the Kerwin Rd trail west of Ottawa. The bird was about half-way down the main trail towards the pond/small lake, on the right-hand side (as you're walking in). To be more precise, the spot is about 100 metres (again as you're walking in) before the trail reaches something of a clearing, then bears left and goes slightly downhill. The bird was several metres off the trail, near the top of a fairly tall and fairly isolated deciduous tree. It appeared to be a male, as I once saw a flash of yellow, but in general my angle of view did not allow me to see the top of the head. The calm conditions allowed me to hear its tapping, which was rarely very loud. Also in evidence were White-winged Crossbills, with the males apparently engaging in some sort of flight song/display. It was generally hard to get good views of them, but I was able to pish a female in close. No third time lucky for me with the Red-bellied Woodpecker that's been reported at a suet feeder in the backyard of 47 Evergreen in Bell's Corners. My first two attempts weren't that serious, being either very brief or involving spending almost all my time in the nice greenbelt woods behind the property to escape the bitter cold. This time, however, I spent the better part of an hour patiently observing the feeder and surroundings to no avail. Could this bird have succumbed to the cold we've been experiencing lately? Directions: Kerwin Rd: Take 417 west to the March Rd/Eagleson Rd exit and turn right (north) on March Rd. Stay on March Rd for 7 to 8 km, then turn right on Dunrobin Rd. After a little over 1 km, turn right on Kerwin Rd. After a little over 1 km, you'll see on the right a large yellow diamond-shaped sign indicating a school bus stop ahead. You can park here--the trailhead is at this sign. Note: On the north side of #47 Evergreen there is public access to get to the public land in behind the houses, from which you can watch the feeder without disturbing the property owners.
