Hi Everyone Spent the morning birding the Chaffeys Lock Road/Opinicon Road area. In spite of the cool temperatures the birding was good. Opposite the Skycroft Campground we found a number of the area specialties including Cerulean Warbler and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. A male Red-billed Woodpecker was observed and heard regularly calling along the trail too. Other birds of interest included Red-shouldered Hawk, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager and Indigo Bunting. Also heard a Sandhill Crane calling several times. A male Golden-winged Warbler, 3 Cerulean Warblers, and one Yellow-throated Vireo were heard singing along Opinicon Road. If you are interested in birding the area please visit the following OFO site guide. http://www.ofo.ca/ofo-docs/Opinicon.pdf Also, please remember to review the OFO birding code of ethics. http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/aboutus.ethics
Good birding, Bruce Directions: Chaffeys Lock/Opinicon Road: Opinicon Road is north of Kingston. From Hwy. 401 take county road 10 (exit 617) north towards Westport for about 20 kilometres. Roughly 1 or 2 kms. past Perth Road Village on the right is Opinicon Road. Turn right and drive towards Chaffeys Lock making regular stops along the way to listen. Anywhere along Opinicon Road is can be good. The old railway line or the Rideau Trail system opposite Skycroft Campgrounds are great for birding. From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to Hwy.7 to Carleton Place. Turn left onto Hwy.15 and follow past Smiths Falls and continue towards Kingston. After passing Crosby start watching for Chaffeys Lock Road on your right. Bruce Di Labio P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
