The Old Timers Co-operative Big Year Team picked up a free agent, Dan Lee, and followed his bird survey route around Hwys 600, 619 and 617 from Rainy River to Stratton. Marbled Godwit flew between utility poles west of Worthington #3 and Byrnes RD. 2 Connecticut Warblers were heard on 619 about 300M north of Johnson Rd. Further north on 619 was an adult Grey Jay with 2 young. A male Golden-winged Warbler was singing at the corner of 600 and Fred's Rd while 2 Broad-winged Hawks soared overhead. A second Golden-winged Warbler sang on Strachan Rd near the 3rd culvert N of Hwy 600. On 617 at a canal intersection N of Nielson Rd were Black-backed Woodpecker, an Olive-sided Flycatcher atop a dead tree with a Hermit Thrush singing in the background. Nashville Warblers sang everywhere. We finished off on the dock at 419 Oak Grove Rd with a single male Yellow-headed Blackbird in the reeds of Rainy River. Iain Wilkes, Rick Muise, Bruce Brydon, Dan Lee and Kevin Shackleton Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. _______________________________________________ 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/
