Double-crested Cormorant on the Mississippi River near Pakenham. Directions: 417 west, turn onto Hwy 20 towards Pakenham, right(south) on 29, on river opposite 3011 Hwy 29. It was there at 10AM but not on my back at 2PM. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 4 16:19:49 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com (imo-d05.mx.aol.com [205.188.157.37]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C36363C92 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:19:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r5.33.) id 1.19f.30faf89c (4529) for <[email protected]>; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:28:51 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:28:51 EDT To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 1201 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Osprey-City of Kawartha Lakes X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:19:49 -0000
Hi! Since last Thursday, a pair of Ospreys have been occupying the nesting platform on River Road adjacent to the Scugog River. Checked again today, and they survived the high winds and heavy snowstorm over the weekend. Also, 4 Turkey Vultures and a Gt. Blue Heron overhead and several male Hooded Mergansers in the Scugog River. Directions: Heading south out of Lindsay on Hwy 35 for several kms., turn west on River Road and travel several more kms to the small bridge over the marsh at the Scugog River. Go over bridge...nesting platform is on a hydro pole on east side of road. Meryl McGrath City of Kawartha Lakes, Ont. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 4 17:08:20 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (unknown [209.226.175.97]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 686AD634AF for <[email protected]>; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:08:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from personal23pz10 ([69.158.19.99]) by tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.netSMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:17:13 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:17:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Toronto ducks X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 21:08:20 -0000 Atrip down to Samuel Smith park today found several Horned Grebe amongst the other ducks, one male in breeding plumage. From there headed east to Humber Park East where the Harlequin Duck was happily swimming around the pond with some Bufflehead, just before I left at 3:30 he flew with the Bufflehead over near the islands by the flower gardens. Also at the pond was 4 Ring-necked Ducks. happy birding all Ian Stanley Bramalea Ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 4 20:02:17 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.93]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EEA7645A4 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:02:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dianaoffice ([70.50.12.47]) by tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:11:24 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Mike Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:11:16 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Golden Crowned Sparrow-!0 Hall`s Rd. X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 00:02:18 -0000 Ont.Birders; After talking to Doug Lockery his report ment to say Golden crowned Kinglets!!! Stay home don`t rush to the site!!!!! Regards; Mike Williamson From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 4 20:31:16 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mx1.magmacom.com (mx1.magmacom.com [206.191.0.217]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E35AA634BE for <[email protected]>; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:31:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail2.magma.ca (mail2.magma.ca [206.191.0.214]) by mx1.magmacom.com (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j350eOe9007759; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:40:25 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-206-191-33-72.d-ip.magma.ca [206.191.33.72]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail2.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j350eKN9017305; Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:40:22 -0400 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:38:07 -0400 To: [email protected] From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 04Apr05... Varied Thrush, California Gull, Townsend's Solitaire, Sandhill Crane, Great Gray Owl X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 00:31:16 -0000 - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 04 April 2005 * ONOT0504.04 - Birds mentioned Great Blue Heron Snow Goose Green-winged Teal Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler American Wigeon Ring-necked Duck Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Harrier Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel SANDHILL CRANE American Woodcock CALIFORNIA GULL GREAT GRAY OWL Eastern Phoebe TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE VARIED THRUSH Water Pipit Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Common Redpoll Pine Siskin - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 04 April 2005 number: 613-860-9000 for the status line : press 2 for rare bird alerts: press 1 to report a sighting: press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compiler : Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE - APR 04 2005 AT 4:30 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. Many highlights from the 1st weekend of April included a singing male VARIED THRUSH on Rue de Saint-Malo in Aylmer, Quebec on the morning of April 2nd; the bird was not subsequently reported. Another rarity on the Quebec side, an adult CALIFORNIA GULL on the Ottawa River behind Parc Brebeuf, was seen again on the 1st and 2nd but not since then. On the Ontario side, the most recent report of the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in Rothwell Heights was on March 28. Snow Geese were prominent features on the local landscape, with approx. 4000 mostly adult Greater Snow's in the cornfields along Russell Rd. east of Bourget on April 1st, approx. 2500 birds at this location on the 3rd, another flock of at least 1500 birds in the Riceville area at Concession #11 near the bridge over the South Nation River also on the 3rd, and smaller flocks along Frank Kenney Rd. in the east and Greenbank Rd. at the Experimental Farm in the west since April 1st. Great Blue Herons are now being seen regularly, including several at the heronry in the Leitrim wetland at Albion and High Rds., and new waterfowl reported so far have included American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal and Ring-necked Duck, most of these in the flooded fields east of Ottawa along with increased numbers of Northern Pintails. The 1st Osprey of the season was observed on the South Nation River west of Casselman on the 2nd, and several migrant Turkey Vultures along with a few Northern Harriers, Rough-legged Hawks and American Kestrels were observed in many agricultural areas over the past 4 days. Three SANDHILL CRANES were in the fields on the west side of Milton Rd. north of Perrault Rd. on the 3rd, with a brief courtship display observed between two of these birds. American Woodcocks were reported from Rockcliffe Park on the evening of April 1st, Eastern Phoebes were noted in Richmond, Ontario as well as Aylmer, Quebec on March 31st and April 3rd respectively, and 3 American Pipits were seen east of Bourget also on the 3rd. The 1st local Yellow-rumped Warbler was found on the Quebec side at Deschenes along the bike path near the bridge west of the end of Vanier St. today the 4th. An early Fox Sparrow was on Riddell Rd. in Kanata on March 31st and another was singing on Rue de Saint-Malo in Aylmer on April 3rd. An influx of White-crowned Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos and Cedar Waxwings was noted in Rothwell Heights on the weekend, and birds that continue to move through included Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin and Bohemian Waxwing, with a flock of approx. 100 Bohemians on Boul. Lucerne west of the Champlain Bridge on April 3rd and a flock of approx. 50 at Ridge Rd. and Ramsayville Rd. today April 4th. And last but not least, our famous "Great Gray winter" is winding down, with only a few GREAT GRAY OWLS reported since March 28th, including 4 on March Valley Rd. that day, and single birds on Russell Rd. in Carlsbad Springs on the 30th, Rifle Rd. at Carling Ave. on the 31st and Dunrobin Rd. north of Kilmaurs Side Rd. on April 3rd. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
