The GREAT GRAY OWL was being viewed by about 30 people at noon today on CedarBrook Trail, a half kilometre or so north of Columbus Road, west of the village of Brooklin. The SNOWY OWL was at the docks of the Whitby Marina at the west end of Front St. (runs west off Brock St.) around 1 P.M. Looking into the Harbour from where the creek crosses Brock St., one AMERICAN COOT could be seen. Closer to the lake, and visible from just north of the parking lot that is at the base of Brock St., were 4 NORTHERN PINTAIL amidst the Mallards, Greater Scaup, Common Mergansers etc.
At #10 Scarborough-Pickering Townline, just north of Finch Ave., the flock of about 100 Icterids reported on ebird was present. There were about 15 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS, and the rest were RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS; I didn't see any of the GRACKLES, which were also reported by the original observer. The house here sells home-made pies on a trust basis (the pies are on a covered shelf and you put your money in a jar); you may wish to consider buying one as a way of saying thanks for the nice feeders they provide here. I bought one and will try to work include information about its taste if I make any postings tomorrow. Mark Kubisz Scarborough, ON _______________________________________________ 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
