Feb 3 2010

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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