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[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Townsend's Solitaire

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Tony Beck
Thu, Feb 3, 2005 11:01 PM

Hello Ontbirders

The Townsend's Solitaire originally found yesterday at #38 Rothwell
Dr., and observed again this morning, returned again late this
afternoon.
It came in about 3:35, and flew off at 4:08.
I waited for more than an hour before it flew in, landing on top of a
tall white pine.
Almost immediately, it came down low to feed on the buckthorn berries.
It spent a few minutes feeding and preening before flying up high to a
deciduous tree.
It then spent several minutes continuously singing a soft, relaxed
warble before flying off.

DIRECTIONS courtesy of Christina Lewis:

From the west - take Hwy 417 east to the Blair Rd. exit and go north on
Blair, then right (east) on Ogilvie Rd, cross Montreal Rd. and then turn
left on Naskapi Dr. which becomes Rothwell Dr. as you head north.

From the east - take the St. Joseph exit, go west on St. Joseph which
becomes Montreal Rd.  Turn right (north) on Ogilivie Rd. and proceed as
described.

Tony Beck
158-B Woodridge Cr.,
Ottawa, Ont.
K2B 7S9
(613)-828-5936
website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/

Hello Ontbirders The Townsend's Solitaire originally found yesterday at #38 Rothwell Dr., and observed again this morning, returned again late this afternoon. It came in about 3:35, and flew off at 4:08. I waited for more than an hour before it flew in, landing on top of a tall white pine. Almost immediately, it came down low to feed on the buckthorn berries. It spent a few minutes feeding and preening before flying up high to a deciduous tree. It then spent several minutes continuously singing a soft, relaxed warble before flying off. DIRECTIONS courtesy of Christina Lewis: From the west - take Hwy 417 east to the Blair Rd. exit and go north on Blair, then right (east) on Ogilvie Rd, cross Montreal Rd. and then turn left on Naskapi Dr. which becomes Rothwell Dr. as you head north. From the east - take the St. Joseph exit, go west on St. Joseph which becomes Montreal Rd. Turn right (north) on Ogilivie Rd. and proceed as described. Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/