I spent the late morning birding the airport with Steve Derraugh and his family. We had a productive morning, with all sparrow species accounted for: 7 SAVANNAH, 6 SONG, 6 FIELD, 7 CHIPPING, 4 GRASSHOPPER, 8 VESPER, and 3 CLAY-COLOURED SPARROWS. Also of interest was a single WILLOW FLYCATCHER, identified by its call, along with an ALDER and 4 LEAST FLYCATCHERS. A PURPLE MARTIN flew overhead, the pair of MOURNING WARBLERS are still in the forest near the radar station off of High Road, and an INDIGO BUNTING was seen singing from the treetops. Unfortunately, no sign this morning of the clay-coloured sparrow that sings like a chipping, but I'm sure its still around somewhere. On my way back home in the afternoon, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD flew across Leitrim Road just at the bottom of the hill heading away from the airport. Good birding! Pat DIRECTIONS: From the intersection of Hunt Club Drive and Riverside Drive, take Riverside south and stay straight when it becomes Limebank Road. Turn left onto Leitrim Road, then take the first right onto Bowesville Road. You can park just a few hundred meters from the intersection and take the trails there, or continue on Bowesville to Earl Armstrong Road. Turn left onto Earl Armstrong and follow to the end. Turn left onto High Road and again follow to the end. The trails here are also very productive for the species listed. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live helps you keep up with all your friends, in one place. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9660826_______________________________________________ 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/
