Hello Ontbirders
Lots of land bird activity this morning at Britannia Conservation Area/Mud Lake. Along the "Ridge" there was a good concentration of warblers, mainly Yellow-rumped and Palm but a few Black-throated Green, Northern Parula, Nashville, Blackpoll and 1 Orange-crowned Warbler just east of the ridge. The highlight was a Clay-coloured Sparrow along the ridge along with both White-crowned and White-throated Sparrow. Other migrants included a number of Blue-headed Vireo, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Dark-eyed Junco and Purple Finch. A brief stop at Andrew Haydon Park produced an immature Peregrine falcon missing a number of flight feathers. Also had a Gray-cheeked Thrush in my backyard this morning.
Good birding, Bruce
Directions: The Britannia Woods/Mud Lake area is located in Ottawa off Richmond Road and Carling Ave. Take Britannia Road north to Cassels and turn right and go east a few 100 metres and park near entrance to woods.
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Bruce Di Labio
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