Trip Leader: Fred
Participants: Fred, Mike, Judy, John, Margaret, Dorothy, Carole, Norma, Stewart, Mike and Helen, Arlene, John and Kay, Judith
The weather conditions had temperatures ranging between -1 to -3 Centigrade. There was one burst of sunlight around noon, overcast clouds and 2 episodes of snow with limited visibility, particularly in the morning.
Outstanding birds of the day were 2 species of Eagles, Bohemian Waxwings, Snowy Owls and Northern Shrike.
Lunch was at Marty's in Paisley and we had a coffee break at Backwater Eddies to wait out the AM snow storm.
Places visited were:
1) MacGregor Park and vicinity
2) Paisley Town Line
3) Between Paisley and Chesley from Bruce 11 northward to Bruce County Road 4
• Common Goldeneye - Paisley
• Hooded Merganser- Paisley
• Common Merganser- Paisley
• Red-tailed Hawk -3
• Rough-legged Hawk- 3
• Golden Eagle- just north of corner of Bruce County Road 11 and Bruce Road 10
• Bald Eagle - Saugeen River in Bruce 3
• Snowy Owl - Paisley Town Line and on Bruce 11 near Bruce 10
• American Kestrel -3
• Wild Turkey-3
• Herring Gull - Port Elgin
• Rock Pigeon-3
• Downy Woodpecker-1
• Hairy Woodpecker-1
• Pileated Woodpecker-1
• Northern Shrike- Bruce 11 and 4
• Blue Jay- 1
• American Crow
• Horned Lark-Concession 10
• Black-capped Chickadee-1
• Red-breasted Nuthatch-1
• White-breasted Nuthatch-1
• Bohemian Waxwing - Bruce 11
• Northern Cardinal- 1
• American Tree Sparrow-1
• Snow Bunting-Conc.10
• American Goldfinch-1
28 species in total
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