[Ontbirds] Bohemians, Pine Grosbeaks, Raven, Goshawk - Guelph Arboretum

[Chris Earley]

Hi, everyone,

Nathan Miller and Brandon Holden have found some Bohemian Waxwings 
hanging out with Cedar Waxwings here at The Arboretum, University of 
Guelph.  They move around, but one consistent place is our Conifer 
Collection where they are feasting on juniper berries.  Brandon has also 
seen a few Pine Grosbeaks here in the last couple of days, plus a 
Northern Shrike.  As well, we have recent sightings of a Northern 
Goshawk in our Maple Collection (Kyle Horner and Sean Fox) and a Common 
Raven (Alan Watson).  Other sightings include Brown Creeper, 
White-throated Sparrow, Pine Siskin and American Robin.

Cheers, Chris  p.s. our Gull Workshop field trip to the Niagara River on 
Saturday revealed a first winter Iceland Gull giving great looks at 
Queenston and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls above the falls.  Gull numbers 
weren't as high as other years.  As well, we saw Red-throated Loons and 
Snow Buntings in Niagara-on-the-Lake and got wonderful looks at a pair 
of flying and calling Red-tailed Hawks at Adam Beck.  There were some 
distant swallows above the falls, too.

Directions to The Arboretum.   From the 401, take Highway 6 north to 
Guelph.  Turn right onto College Avenue.  Go through the University of 
Guelph campus, past the stadium and towards Victoria Road.  Just before 
Victoria Road (and just before College Avenue ends) turn right into The 
Arboretum (note:  this is our new entrance and doesn't have a new sign 
yet).  To get to the conifer collection, go past the Arboretum Centre 
Parking lot and turn left at the stop sign.  Your next stop sign is a 
good place to look for the waxwings.

-- 
Chris Earley
Interpretive Biologist / Education Coordinator
The Arboretum, University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 
Canada
phone:   (519)824-4120 ext. 52201
fax:     (519)763-9598
e-mail:  cearley at uoguelph.ca
website: www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum

"The chief aim of interpretation is not instruction, but provocation."
                                                  - Freeman Tilden