Hello birders, Lev Frid and I just found a dark morph Gyrfalcon on Sideroad 9 & 10 Sunnidale, approximately halfway between Concessions 7 and 9 west of the Minesing Wetlands.
We first saw it flying north along the east side of the road, when it then flushed a flock of pigeons and flew up into the edge of a small woodlot on the east side of the road. We were able to scope it from the road for a few minutes before it departed. Nearby barns with flocks of pigeons roosting on/near silos may be worth checking out. Also of interest was a flock of 400+ Sandhill Cranes feeding in a cornfield on Concession 7 just west of Sideroad 15/16. Directions - from the 400, exit onto Dunlop St. (96B) and continue onto County Road 90 West. Turn right onto Brentwood Rd/County Road 10. Continue for about 10km, then turn left onto Concession 7. Then turn right onto Sideroad 9/10. The woodlot will be on the right. Good birding! Amanda Guercio & Lev Frid _______________________________________________ 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
