A beautiful January 1st day for those not suffering New Year's Eve partying resulted in an excellent day's birding in the Peterborough environs.
9 vehicles and 20 participants spent the morning in the Petroglyphs area and the afternoon in the Port Hope and Cobourg vicinity. 48 species were seen . Highlights : 2 male Wood Ducks on the Otonabee River, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker ( near Petroglyphs),8 Evening Grosbeaks, 2 Northern Shrikes, a female Harlequin Duck in Port Hope Harbour, 2 Common Ravens, 2 Bald Eagles, Eastern Screech Owl, 4 Eastern Bluebirds, Snow Bunting, 10 Bohemian Waxwings, a Rusty Blackbird, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's hawks, and 10 Red-tailed Hawks . Many thanks to Matthew Tobey for his great spotting and to Ki t W. and Rob Palin for their photos, added to our ebird checklists. Dave Milsom [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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
