Appalachia

Ontario-Appalachia thinned out (NE).Boreal Owls reached a maximum of 4 on Amherst I. 13-17 Jan.Also present here were up to 30 Short-eareds, 20 Longeareds, 13 Snowy Owls, and 11 Northern Sawwhets.The Belted Kingfisher at Atikokan 1-3 Feb (DHE) provided a first winter record for the Rainy River district.Flycatchers Through Blackbirds An Eastern Phoebe at Wheatley 1-3 Jan (TH) was unique.A Northern Mockingbird at Sudbury somehow survived the winter there.The only Mountain Bluebird was seen just w. of Port Rowan 8 Dec (MH).This will be just the third Long Point record if accepted.A Townsend• Solitaire was at Toronto 14 Jan (AD) and remained until the end of the period, though it proved very elusive.Another was at Dryden until 6 Dec.A Varied Thrush was fairly dependable at Port Franks until about 15 Jan.A male attended a feeder near the Petroglyphs P.P. 8 Jan to at least 23 Feb.The homeowner reports seeing 2 at once.Another was at the Soo throughout the period.Yet another attended feeders in Baysville, Muskoka (F & SW et al.) 13-18 Dec. Pine Grosbeaks appeared in modest numbers at Algonquin but rarely farther south.At Algonquin, the peak count was 101 on the C.B.C. 30 Dec. In the Rainy River district, they remained all winter in record-high numbers.White-winged Crossbills were abundant after 23 Dec at Algonquin with 2154 counted on the C.B.C.At Rainy River, and even at Sudbury, they were very scarce.A nest was found at the Palgrave Conservation Area 25 Feb (vt.GC, RS), one of fewer than 10 nests ever found in the province.A flock of 50 Common Redpolls was at Espanola 17 Feb, but they were very scarce any farther south.A Yellow-throated Warbler turned up at a feeder in Georgetown (vt.P. Kimber) 3-12 Dec. Another remained at Thunder Bay until 4 Dec.An Ovenbird attended a feeder in London until 17 Dec (EG).A Pine Warbler spent the winter at Long Point (m.ob.), with another on the Pt.Colborne C.B.C. 17 Dec.A Field Sparrow survived at Toronto I. 4 Dec-8 Jan (m.ob.).A Vesper Sparrow was present at Cherrywood in Durham (AGC,TS, m.ob.) 1-12 Jan.Two Harris's Sparrows were seen by many, one just e. of St. Cathafines to at least 18 Feb, another attending a Pickering feeder 26 Dec-31 Jan.Another more northerly Harris's Sparrow was at Thunder Bay until at least Christmas Day (GW).A male Dickcissel was seen 19 Dec at Cobourg (RN).A female Rose-breasted Grosbeak visited a feeder in Durham 17 Dec (C.B.C.).The female Redwinged Blackbird at Algonquin Park on the C.B.C. represented a first winter record for the park.Brewer's Blackbird reports include two at Port Rowan (RR) 9-16 Dec and one at Long Point (DM) 10 Jan.

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