Small group of 8 Red Crossbills out in the open, preening themselves in tops of dead trees near the small stream on Bull Road in Baltimore, 5pm Saturday August 19. Good scope views – one streaky juv., one first year male close to adult plumage, the rest female-looking. Fairly silent group – only a few soft contact calls. “Type” unknown.
Directions: Go north approx. 8 km on County Road 45 from Exit 474 on Hwy.401. At the north end of the hamlet of Baltimore, Bull Road is the first road running east a short distance north of the Baltimore Garden Centre which is on the east side of CR 45. Margaret Bain _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
