Hi Everyone Spent the morning birding Opinicon Road area west of Chaffeys Lock. In spite of a slow start we managed one male Golden-winged Warbler, 1 Cerulean Warbler, and three Yellow-throated Vireos. Overall, there were few birds, except for 6 Ovenbirds, 2 Black-throated Green Warblers, 3 Black and White Warblers, and two Great Crested Flycatchers. 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 and Ben 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. Sent from Windows Mail _______________________________________________ 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
