I apologize that these are likely to be findable birds but thought people would be interested to know they are around.
This morning I had a flock of 6 white-winged crossbill flying around overhead. I also heard a few lapland longspurs and still many pipits and regular siskin and purple finches flying over (this has been the case for approximately 2 weeks now) or moving through the woods. These were observed on grist mill road. To get there follow highway 35/115 from the 401 near Newcastle to Durham Regional Road 9. Follow this east for about 23km. I was very close to the southern border of the Ganaraska Forest and it is possible that they and more of them are in there. There is a fee to enter the ganaraska forest and passes can be purchased at the office on cold springs camp road - directions the same as above just turn north on cold springs camp road at about the 18km point on county road 9. Good birding, Ben Walters _______________________________________________ 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/
