[Ontbirds]Red-bellied Woodpecker - Williamstown

[Patrick Blake]

Went to check out the two rarities visting the feeders at #19,274 CR-19 near Williamstown.  I did manage to see the red-bellied woodpecker, which was a female, but the yellow-headed blackbird that was also reported was a no-show while I was there.  This was around 10am this morning.  There were also about 15 blue jays, 5 mourning doves, a dozen or so chickadees, 2 hairy woodpeckers, 1 male downy, and about 12 dark-eyed juncos.

DIRECTIONS, courtesy of Jacques Bouvier, (from Cornwall):

Take Hwy 401 west of Cornwall to exit 804. Proceed north past Summerstown
Station until you get to the stop sign just past the Raisin River bridge.

Turn right on Cty Rd 19 towards Williamstown. A couple of kms along, just
past the covered bridge (on your right) is 19,275 County Road 19, on the
north (left) side of the road. It is a blue house. The owner allows birders
to drive up the lane and check out his feeder on the north side of the
house. If the weather is lousy the owner will allow birders to walk up into
the 2 car garage, up the little set of steps into the sun room and look in
comfort from there. Please do not block the driveway.
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