[Ontbirds]Ottawa Birds

[Eve Ticknor]

Late this afternoon I was south of our airport on High Rd off Albion  
and Earl Armstrong Rd between High Rd and Limebank Rd.

On High, near the golf course, I heard the lovely song of a Brown  
Thrasher and further along the same road, I watched a male Eastern  
Bluebird at a nest box.

Turning down Earl Armstrong Rd, there was a Barn Swallow by the old  
barn, and another pair of bluebirds hunting near the storage yard.   
Continuing along, I watched 4 male Wild Turkeys in full display to 7  
supposedly disinterested females.  No camera, of course!  They were  
in a back field, with 1 male and 2 females in the corn rows.

Please note that the section of Earl Armstrong between Bowesville and  
the S curve west of that intersection is very bad, having been  
churned up by trucks.  Take care with your vehicles, especially  
small, low ones.

Cheers, Eve