19 cars and about 44 birders attended the March 4th outing covering Haldimand county as far west as Port Dover.
It was beautiful sunny day . There was still a covering of snow after the recent fall. Lake Erie was mostly open water. We recorded 46 species including 4 icterid species, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Bluebird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Flicker, Killdeer, Tundra and Mute swans, Snow Buntings and many Horned Larks. We did well with raptors, seeing 18 Red-tailed Hawks, 3 Rough-legged Hawks,2 Bald Eagles, 5 Turkey Vultures, 2 Northern Harriers, 2 American Kestrels, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned hawks. We hope to run this trip in 2019 the last Sunday of February (24th). Dave Milsom, Barry Coombs co-leaders _______________________________________________ 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
