Ontbirders, Today, there was an adult male Green-winged Teal / Eurasian Teal intergrade in the south-west pond at the Tavistock lagoons. The bird showed both a bold, white horizontal flank stripe and a [reduced] white shoulder crescent as well as intermediate facial features. A good assortment of waterfowl was also present at the lagoons and the SW lagoon is drawn down very low, so could be good in the future. Few waders were present, although at nearby Wildwood Lake [where extensive mudflats are present in the Ducks Unlimited Impoundment] there were small numbers of both Yellowlegs, Dunlin and Pectoral Sandpiper. Another spot to watch.....if I had a nickel for everytime I said that and it amounted to nothing, I'd be retired by now. Also at Wildwood was an early Gray Catbird and 12 lingering White-winged Crossbills, the 1st flock of which I have seen in weeks. For the lagoons, take Hwy 59 north of Woodstock to Maplewood Sideroad. Continue east to the 14th Line, go north [about 2 km] to the old RR tracks and walk in to the north-west -- the lagoons are visible from the RR line. To reach Wildwood Lake, take CR 6 north from the 401 to CR 28. Go west through Harrington and take the 1st right [31st Line] and watch for the DU trail on the right. Cheers,
James Holdsworth, Biological Consulting Services 14 Marian St, RR#1 Woodstock, On, N4S-7V6 [519]537-2027 226-228-0093 [cell] [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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/
