While out birding with Suzan Z. in the afternoon of January 17 looking for the Gray Partridges (which we did not find) along Maple Grove, we found what we first thought were Pine Grosbeaks. The birds were White-winged Crossbills, mainly males. We also saw a rather whitish bird with very pale yellow patches and black on the wings, so we took some photos. The whitish bird certainly looks like a White-winged Crossbill but we are not sure of the gender. These birds were found west of the Bell-Sensplex on Maple Grove at the City of Ottawa Maintenance Building. They were in and under the fir trees (eating seeds from the cones) on the west side of the building between the parking lot and the road. If anyone would like a photo, please contact me directly. Directions: Take Maple Grove west off Terry Fox. Maple Grove is two blocks south of the 417 in Kanata (Ottawa). Good birding. Janet Boufford _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
