I flushed an adult Le Conte's Sparrow from tall grass on the fringe of a meadow near the Bond Head golf course reservoir around noon today. I didn't report earlier as I just got back into internet range.
The bird flew to a sunny, eye-level perch in a leafless bush at a range of under 20 feet. I observed it extremely well (10 x 42s) through a light screen of twigs for at least a full minute before the bird dropped down to the tall grass. All diagnostic field marks seen well. Bond Head is due west of Bradford and the 400 and north of Schomberg. The golf course reservoir is about a kilometre west of the village crossroads on the 7th Line. Barry Coombs 416-652-7936 [email protected] www.barrycoombs.ca http://barrycoombs.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
