The Harris's Sparrow showed well this morning around 8:30. It appears to be a
first-year bird.
Afterwards, I drove some of the roads southeast of Bracebridge to look for
winter finches. My route was HWY 118 east of Bracebridge to Uffingham Road,
right on Uffingham (HWY 20) to Doe Lake Road, right on Doe Lake to Housey's
Rapids Road (HWY 6), left on Housey's Rapids Road to Cooper's Falls Road, right
on Cooper's Falls Road to HWY 11.
-1 female Pine Grosbeak: 1 km west of Doe Lake and Uffingham intersection -
feeding on the road
-1 female Red Crossbill: flyover near the town of Housey's Rapids
-2 male and 2 female Evening Grosbeak: in a tree at the intersection of
Housey's Rapids Road and Riley Lake Road
To get to the Harris's Sparrow: Take HWY 11 North from Toronto. Exit at HWY
118, head west, it will take you into the town of Bracebridge. Once in town,
turn left on Monck Road. Turn right onto South Monck Road, and the house will
be on your right. Park at the workshop, and walk towards the feeder in front of
the house. The bird is not very skittish.
Good birding,
Josh Vandermeulen
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