Hi there, Today (March 29th, 2013) Art Goldsmith and I birded several locations throughout Ottawa from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Highlights include:
Hilda Rd feeders: "Southern" Hoary Redpoll (3) "Southern" Common Redpoll (100-125) Merlin (1) Jack Pine Trail: Black-backed Woodpecker (1 male) amidst several Downy Woodpeckers, a single Hairy Woodpecker, and, a fly-over Pileated Brown Creeper (in song) General-area - Raptors: All seen above the Tim Hortons along March Rd where it meets Carling Ave. Time: 1:05 PM Northern Harrier (1) Floating high in the sky Northern Goshawk (1) Coasting not as high in the sky: feathery undertail, long tail, broad body, short, broad wings w/ tapered w-tips Red-tailed Hawk (1) Floating high in the sky Turkey Vulture (3) Additional raptor sighting: Rough-legged Hawk (1, light morph) fly-over @ Nortel Campus adjacent to Carling Ave Directions to the Hilda Rd feeders: From Carling Ave. head north on Rifle Rd then right onto Lois Ave then right onto Hilda Road. Directions to Jack Pine Trail: From 416, exit Fallowfield. Head W on Fallowfield then N onto Moodie. Jack Pine Trail will be on your right, several km's down from Moodie/Fallowfield intersection. From 417, exit Moodie, head S along Moodie then S along Old Richmond, then E along West Hunt Club, then S along Moodie. Jack Pine will be on your left, several km's down from West Hunt Club/Moodie Directions to Black-backed Woodpecker: At Jack Pine, enter trail system and keep right - follow the trail until you reach the main feeder complex (it backs onto a cedar swamp). The Black-backed was seen on the dead cedars in that swamp. 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/
