The group of seven enjoyed a beautiful morning and snowy afternoon's birding at Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Stony Lake, Lake Katchewenooka, the Otonabee River north of Peterborough, Little Lake, and Northeys Bay Road. 35 SPECIES WERE FOUND. Highlights were 25 Red Crossbills in Petroglyphs, 35 Evening Grosbeaks, 60 Pine Siskins and 3 Purple Finch on Northey's Bay Road, 2 Northern Shrikes, Cooper's Hawk, 6 Red-breasted and 3 White -breasted Nuthatch, 3 Brown Creepers ( Petroglyphs), 2 Pileated Woodpeckers, 10 Ravens, a male Wood Duck with a Hooded Merganser and nearby Greater Scaup on the Otonabee River, and a total of 8 Bald Eagles : 2 adults and 2 first-year birds at Lock 25 on the Otonabee River, an adult at Lake Katchewenooka, and 2 adults and a first-year eagle at a carcass on Stony Lake. Dave Milsom, Matthew Tobey ( Co-leaders)[email protected] _______________________________________________ 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
