Kawartha Field Naturalists Bird Report, Week of February 25 to March 2 A mix of late winter seasonal rarities, birds of interest, early spring migrants and beginning signs of breeding activity.
Rusty Blackbird-- 3 at feeder north of Fenelon Falls, stayed all winter Red-winged Blackbird--1 at feeder Carden European Starling-- numbers increasing most feeders Red-bellied Woodpecker-- 4 in total...1 at feeder 596 Bulmer's Road, 1 at feeder Carden, 2 at feeder Lindsay Hermit Thrush-- 1 at feeder Bury's Green Snow Bunting--150 regular at feeder 596 Bulmer's Road, spring song heard for the first time this week, 30 Anne Irwin feeder Bobcaygeon Rough-legged Hawk-- 1 regular on Bulmer's Road, seen today, 5 or 6 seen regularly all winter and recently at various locations in Kawartha Lakes Red-tailed Hawk--1 Bury's Green, 1 Doyle Road, 1 Victoria Road American Kestrel-- Doyle Road Bald Eagle--2 hwy 49 north of Bobcaygeon, 1 Doyle Road Northern Shrike--1 at feeder north of Fenelon Falls, yesterday, 1 north of Bobcaygeon yesterday (Scrutinize all Shrikes now as the migrant Loggerhead returns March and April and the Northern lingers) White-crowned Sparrow-- 1 at feeder Omemee, seen recently and for some time White-throated Sparrow--1 at feeder north of Bobcaygeon Purple Finch-- 10 at feeder Bury's Green, 4 pairs at feeder Victoria Road Common Redpoll-- 2 flocks yesterday, 1 of 80, the other 20 on St Alban's Road north of Bobcaygeon Hoary Redpoll-- 1 in large flock of Common Redpoll mentioned above American Goldfinch--80, at feeder 596 Bulmer's Road, 60 at feeder Victoria Road, 60 at feeder Carden Pine Siskin--12 at feeder Victoria Road, 1 at feeder Carden, 7 at feeder Doyle Road, 7 in woods north of Bobcaygeon White-winged Crossbill-- 30 on Fairbairn Road north east of Fenelon Falls Bohemian Waxwing-- flock of 40 north of Bobcaygeon, 40 north of Mitchell Lake, flocks seen all winter and recently, but sporadically, in all areas Canada Goose-- in pairs, flying inland checking out beaver pond nesting sites etc, this morning, all areas Northern Saw-whet Owl--1 road kill, between Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeon Eastern Screech-Owl-- 1 at feeder Uphill, 1 in yard Woodville occasionally Barred Owl--1 regular at feeder north of Bobcaygeon at night Snowy Owl-- 1 Kirkfield ( irruption passed through CKL as we only had sporadic sightings all winter) American Robin--singing spring songs all areas Trumpeter Swan-- 2 adults and 3 cygnets on Scugog River, Lindsay. (These are tagged birds from Sturgeon Lake in 2011 that wintered at La Salle Park, Burlington. 7 other cygnets stayed behind in Burlington) ( Latest report is 6 more of the brood have left LaSalle Park, watch for tagged Trumpeters). 2 adults photographed north of dam in Bobcaygeon, no tags, 2 on Grass Creek Victoria Road (tags?) Tundra swan -- 3 at Canal Lake Canada Goose--flying and honking in pairs, often inland checking out nesting locations at beaver dams and creeks. The City of Kawartha Lakes is the former Victoria County. The main towns are Lindsay, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Kirkfield and Carden. It stretches from Ponty Pool in the south to the Queen Elizabeth 2 Wild lands Provincial Park in the north. The Kawartha Field Naturalists meet in Fenelon Falls. Visit our website at: http://www.kawarthafieldnaturalists.org/ for details. _______________________________________________ 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/
