Hi everyone! We spent this beautiful but cold day birding various locations in Southern Ontario.
. Just missed the King Eider I believe at Port Weller, both in the late morning and late afternoon. Melissa noted a Belted Kingfisher fly down the canal in addition to the many waterfowl. No sign of either Snowy Owl, either . Found the Snowy Owl a distance away in the field east of Ninth Line, north of Burnamthorpe, just before 9th Line goes under 403 (about at 43.523095 N, -79.723312 W) . Most interesting sighting of the day was a very interested WESTERN/HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK, on a utility tower right at the intersection of Dundas and the 403 (at 43.513089 N -79.692861 W). Has anyone noted this bird before? He was actively hunting, using the tower as a base, but missed twice. Posted three photos that Melissa took to Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wgrc1971/sets/72157628889992327/ . No Snowy on Eastport Dr in Burlington but watched perhaps the most cooperative American Kestrel ever enjoying a mouse he had just caught. Great birding, everyone! Melissa and Greg Coniglio Alden, New York _______________________________________________ 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/
