[Ontbirds] 10 WILD TURKEYS, 24 HORNED LARKS, 3 TRUMPETER SWANS (UNTAGGED), 1 RING-NECKED DUCK, 2 CAROLINA WRENS &EUROPEAN STARLINGS, ETC.

[markus lise]

Hi Fellow Birders,

Driving along the Lakeshore Rd. from Newcastle/Bond Head to Cobourg we
sighted 10 WILD TURKEYS, 24 HORNED LARKS about 10 km. east of Bond Head,  20
EUROPEAN STARLINGS &  1 COOPERS HAWK

In the harbour of Cobourg we sighted 3 TRUMPETER SWANS (untagged), 1
RING-NECKED DUCK, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 13 SCAUPS, 75 MALLARDS (with 2 copulating)
75 CANADA GEESE & COMMON GOLDENEYES with several males doing their courtship
display for about a month already.

Sighted 1 EUROPEAN STARLING on the feeder, 2 CAROLINA WRENS, DOWNY & HAIRY
WOODPECKERS, 2 WHITE BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 18 JUNCOS, 3 AMERICAN SPARROWS, 5
BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEES, 2 NORTHERN CARDINALS (the male picking berries and
placing them in the throat of the female), 6 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, 3 BLUE
JAYS,  6 COMMON REDPOLLS & 3 HOUSE FINCHES.

Direction:  Take 440 exit on 401 and Lakeshore Rd. to Cobourg.

Markus Lise
Newcastle, On