Beautiful day for birding today with a good movement of sparrow species. Sparrows observed include, 1 EASTERN TOWHEE, 9 FIELD SPARROWS, 3 CHIPPING SPARROWS, 1 VESPER SPARROW, 20 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 10 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 4 FOX SPARROWS, 30 SONG SPARROWS, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 3 SWAMP SPARROWS and many DARK-EYED JUNCOS. Couldn't find a Savannah. Also seen were 7 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (floating bridge on hwy. 33 by Parrot's Bay), 2 HORNED GREBES, 7 PIED-BILLED GREBES (South Bay), 150 TURKEY VULTURES, 2 MERLIN, 15 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 1 COOPER`S HAWK, 14 SANDERLING, 2 DUNLIN, 1 COMMON RAVEN, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO, 14 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, 1 HOUSE WREN, 1 WINTER WREN, 1 NORTHERN PARULA, 1 BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 5 PURPLE FINCH and 4 PINE SISKINS. No Monarchs were seen.
Cheers Bruce Directions to Prince Edward Point - Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [pge 35, quad G 52 & 53] Located in Prince Edward County. Take exit 566 (Marysville) off the 401 and go south on County Road 49 to Picton. Take County Rd. 8 to County Rd. 17 to County Rd. 16 to County Rd. 13. Follow County Rd. 13 to the end until you reach the Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area. _______________________________________________ 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/
