Shortly after reading Peter Wukasch's post today about Bohemian Waxwings just
north of Bradford, Keith Dunn phoned me on his cell to report Bohemians just
north of Newmarket. I drove up in the late afternoon and found Keith's birds:
a flock of 50-60 Bohemians near the north end of 2nd Concession (which is Main
Street out of Newmarket).
The birds were very skittish, moving often and - frustratingly - moving far.
Having a scope helped in relocating them. The main flock often split with some
birds flying quite a distance from the others. As I followed them between 4:15
and 4:45 these groups wandered as far north as the dead end of 2nd concession
to as far south as the first treeline south of Holborn Road to as far east as
the main woodlot on the hillside east of the open fields. At one point,
however, a group of about two dozen birds flew to the roadside and fed on
apples on the north side of Holborn Road. This apple tree sits right beside a
diamond-shaped road sign that alerts westbound drivers about a stop ahead.
Earlier in the day several Turkey Vultures passed over Newmarket tilting
unsteadily northward . Mike Van den Tillaart and I bumped into Dan Barcza, who
informed us that he'd heard an American Woodcock "peenting" early Saturday
evening at the Cawthra-Mulock reserve in NW Newmarket.
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
Newmarket and Bradford are about halfway between Toronto and Barrie,
just east of Hwy. 400. Second Concession can be accessed on the way to the
flooded fields on north Bathurst (see below). Turn right (east) on Queensville
Sdrd. and follow it over the bridge (which is undergoing repairs and will
likely cause delays in your trip), past Yonge Street north in Holland Landing
and across to the stoplights at 2nd Concession. Turn left (north) and take 2nd
Conc. all the way to the end, watching for any flock of birds in the treetops
en route. Apart from the dead end, there are few places to stop conveniently,
so you have to mind the local traffic. Rush hour might not be a good idea.
Bear in mind that these birds were really skittish and really wandering around.
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Another excellent day at the Niagara Hawkwatch. Today's count was 469
raptors, including turkey vultures (253), bald eagles (5--3 adults and
2 juveniles), northern harrier (1), sharp-shinned hawks (6), cooper's
hawks (6), red-shouldered hawks (35), red-tailed hawks (157),
rough-legged hawks (2), american kestrel (1), and unidentified buteos
(3). Many thanks to the other hawkwatchers, especially Colin and Tom,
for their assistance with the count.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Presqu'ile: Eurasian Wigen & Red-throated Loons
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Hi Everyone
Birded Presqu'ile Provincial Park on March 25/26, 2006. On March 25th,
at 4:00pm observed a male Eurasian Wigeon off Bayshore Drive near the north
end. The wigeon was feeding/swimming with American Wigeon. Today, March
26th, there were 4 winter plumaged Red-throated Loons that could be seen
from both Beach # 1 and Owen Point. Other birds of note included 1
Red-necked Grebe and 1 Tree Swallow off Owen Point, 1 Common Loon off Calf
Pasture and a Snowy Owl at the west end of High Bluff Island.
good birding
Bruce
Directions: (Courtesy of Fred Helleiner)
To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton.
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid
that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is
restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial
nesting birds there.
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
Di Labio Birding Website
Courses and Field Trips
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/
