The bird is still here. I heard its song clearly a few times, still working on tracking it down for a visual but the song is unmistakable. Great find Ben.
Paul Baldassi Hamilton On Apr 27, 2016 8:09 AM, "olivesided" <[email protected]> wrote: > The bird is around today. Rich Poort and I independently heard the > distinctive song at a distance.We were then invited briefly onto private > property where the bird had been seen and with a group of white throated > sparrows. The bird sang at very close range to us two more times. It is in > a dense muddy thicket and the birds are just starting to resurface as it > warms. Undoubtedly I think that the bird will be seen and heard near the > bridge that crosses the creek in the NW of the park as sparrows become > active. > Please note we did NOT see the bird and all we have so far is audio so if > you do make the trip I want to make this perfectly clear that we did not > have a visual. > > > Please note: there is no access to private property in this area. The > homeowners do not want people on the property. You must park at the park > itself as the end of Lowville Road is a no parking area and you will be > ticketed. The top of the stairs is also private property, please be > respectful of the landowners there and if you are asked to leave, please do > so. There are many areas in the park this bird could resurface. > > Directions: > > Take Guelph Line north past Britannia Road to Lowville. About .8 km past > Britannia you will see a small Bistro on the corner of Lowville Park Road. > The entrance to the park is off here and there is a large parking lot. > > > > Len > > > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > -------- Original message -------- > From: Cheryl Edgecombe <[email protected]> > Date: 2016-04-26 9:46 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ontbirds] Golden-crowned Sparrow - Lowville Park, Lowville > (north of Burlington) > > Today around 4 p.m. Ben Oldfield found an adult male Golden-crowned Sparrow > on private property near Lowville Park. The bird was relocated 2 1/2 hours > later in the northwest corner of Lowville park on the slope in some > tangles. > It is associating with White-throated Sparrows. The bird moved up the slope > near some stairs which go up the escarpment. > > Please note: there is no access to private property in this area. The > homeowners do not want people on the property. You must park at the park > itself as the end of Lowville Road is a no parking area and you will be > ticketed. The top of the stairs is also private property, please be > respectful of the landowners there and if you are asked to leave, please do > so. There are many areas in the park this bird could resurface. > > Directions: > > Take Guelph Line north past Britannia Road to Lowville. About .8 km past > Britannia you will see a small Bistro on the corner of Lowville Park Road. > The entrance to the park is off here and there is a large parking lot. > > I will repost immediately if the bird is seen tomorrow morning. > > Posting for Ben Oldfield > > Cheryl Edgecombe > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.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 > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Hamilton > Birders email group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To reply to the group, click Reply-all. To reply to the individual who > wrote the email, click Reply. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hamiltonbirds?hl=en?hl=en > _______________________________________________ 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
