Greetings Birders : In spite of a beautiful Fall day here, perhaps Winter has arrived !
I received a phone call from Craig Anderson who was scouting for ducks. He had an early Snowy Owl in view--probably male juvenile, very heavily striped. He found the bird at 12:45 p.m. I arrived there a little later to see the bird. It was still there at 4:00 p.m. when I left. It was sitting quietly, about 20 to 30 m. from the dirt road, in a recently worked bean field. This was about 1/2 way down the road---Taylor Rd.--leading to Lake Erie. The bird was on the West side. Directions to follow . As a side note , there is a trail at the end of this road, that leads to the lake. Numerous ducks are there, as well as Scoters. Later in the afternoon, Craig had 2 Snow Buntings land on his "duck blind", near Rondeau, about 300m off shore, in the Bay [ I think ]. On another note : A gentleman from Rondeau is writing an article / book pertaining to Rondeau Park--2008. He wishes to include a photo of the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher seen in May in the Park. If you have a photo of this bird, and are willing to have it published, please contact me privately. Thanks. Irene Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blenheim, ON Chatham-Kent Municipality Directions to Taylor Rd. : Taylor Rd. is found off # 3 H [ Talbot Trail ] just one Concession East of Morpeth in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. This is a short distance East of Rondeau Park. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
