A nice drive around Luther Marsh area this morning produced some new additions to the area. The ice on the ponds is slowly melting so today I was able to find NORTHERN SHOVELERS, GREEN WINGED TEALS, NORTHERN PINTAILS, COMMON MERGANSERS, AMERICAN WIDGEONS, TRUMPETER SWANS, MALLARDS and CANADA GEESE. I also spotted a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the corner of concession 6-7 and sideroad 21 -22 at 7:45 am. A female NORTHERN HARRIER was in the same area. There were three SANDHILL CRANES at 8:46 am on E W Luther Township Line in between country road 15 and 12th line and also on 12th line was the addition of BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS. I would find them mixing in with the flocks RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and ROBINS.
Directions to Luther Marsh area from Orangeville: Head SW on HWY 9 (wellington Road 109) then head north on HWY 25 until Con 6-7 at which point you head west. Con. 6-7 will end at sideroad 21-22 at which point you head north. All ducks were seen from this corner up to Monticello on the west side of the road. Everything was visible from the road. Scott Smith [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Take your contacts everywhere http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959_______________________________________________ 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/
