Hi all, Today, from approximately 4:10 - 4:20 PM, I observed 5 species of gull at the Trail Rd. landfill site:
RING-BILLED GULL HERRING GULL KUMLIEN'S GULL (single bird, 1st winter) GLAUCOUS GULL (single bird, 1st winter) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL A quick drive (4:25-4:35 PM) around the adjacent roads around the Trail Rd. area produced: 4 RED-TAILED HAWK 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK Other birds of note: HOARY REDPOLL (exilipes): 1 amidst flock of 20 Common Redpolls at my backyard feeder in Barrhaven (south Ottawa) COMMON REDPOLL: flock of 20-25 fly-over along Moodie Dr @ Trail Rd BOHEMIAN WAXWING: flock of 15-20 fly-over along Mckenna Casey Dr *Independent Directions to this Site:* (as per those given on neilyworld.com) >From Highway 416 take exit 66 (Fallowfield Road). If southbound, a 0.4 km offramp dumps onto Fallowfield, where you will turn right or west. If northbound, the 0.4 km offramp brings you to Fallowfield, where you will turn left or west onto it and in 0.5 km join the southbound offramp traffic. Both groups will now follow Fallowfield Road west for an additional 0.4 km to reach Moodie Drive. Turn left or southeast onto Moodie Drive and go 5.3 km, passing Cambrian Road to reach the quarries (second gate on the left). Park along the side of the road without blocking the access. Cheers, Jon Ruddy _______________________________________________ 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/
