Greetings ONTBirders:
The HERMIT THRUSH that has spent the winter at the feeders near the Hurdman bus
station was present again this morning. The bird was favouring its right leg,
spending most of the time hopping around on one foot and pausing to rest often.
This is similar to a hermit thrush that overwintered at these feeders in 2008,
but I believe that bird had an injured wing. In any case, this injury is
recent, as the thrush was showing no signs of injury when I observed it at the
end of January.
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are prolific in Ottawa. There were approximately 25 of them
near the Hurdman feeders, and at least 150 throughout the woods around the
Nortel complex in the west end.
Lastly, a single HOARY REDPOLL was at the feeders on Hilda Road this afternoon,
along with two dozen COMMON REDPOLLS, which included a "rostrata" individual.
Good birding!
Pat
DIRECTIONS:
HURDMAN FEEDERS: Only accessible on foot or via OCTranspo. To get there on
foot by car, take the Vanier Parkway north, turning left onto Queen Mary Street
and follow to the end. Make another left onto N. River Road, parking along the
side near the school. From there follow the trail south towards the 417
overpass. Go under the bridge and take the second trail on your right (don't
cross the footbridge over the Rideau River). The feeders are on a sidetrail
about 150 meters down.
NORTEL COMPLEX: Located near the intersection of Moodie Drive and Carling
Avenue in the west end of Ottawa. The bohemians were observed on foot along
the Cyclical Trail.
HILDA ROAD: From the Nortel complex, return to Carling Avenue and head west,
making a right turn onto Rifle Road. Make a right turn onto Lois Avenue, and
another right onto Hilda Road. The feeders are at the top of the hill.
NOTICE: Lois and Hilda are more ice than road, use extreme caution.
_______________________________________________
ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
