Some expected but relatively early migrants moved into York Region this week.
Three noteworthy species observed in Newmarket were a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
(not an easy "get" in this town), an EASTERN PHOEBE, and a HERMIT THRUSH.
In northeastern Richmond Hill on Wednesday, Graham Leonard had five GREAT
BLUE HERONS - the first ones to arrive back at the heronry north of Elgin Mills
Rd. and east of Leslie St. this spring.
On Thursday in the Holland Marsh south of Bradford, 26 TUNDRA SWANS were
keeping company with Mallards and Canada Geese in a flooded field southeast of
Jonkman's Corners but it wasn't until this afternoon that the first noteable
push of waterfowl showed up.
In the flooded fields on the north side of Hochreiter Rd. (west side of
Bathurst St. North between Newmarket and Bradford), there were TUNDRA SWANS
(52), N. PINTAILS (50+), N. SHOVELERS (5), GW TEAL (8), RING-NECKED DUCKS (2),
WOOD DUCKS (4), BLACK DUCKS (10), and CANVASBACKS (2). There were also a few
hundred Canada Geese and Mallards.
At the Cawthra Mulock Reserve in NW Newmarket there was an influx of
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS (20+) and an always welcome PILEATED WOODPECKER.
Yesterday, just before entering the Kortright Centre to see an excellent
presentation by Dr. Daniel Mennill (Univ. of Windsor) about his search for the
Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Florida, Julia Marko had a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS
in the West Humber River. Al Johnson had the same species at his pond east of
Aurora.
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
York Region is north of Toronto and south of Lake Simcoe. For the record,
Hochreiter Rd. is a bit of a driving nightmare. It can be navigated, but the
mud and puddles on this one-lane dirt road could cause a vehicle to get
stuck... and that would not be conducive to a good day's birding, so think
twice before trying it. You can always walk in the 1.5 km...
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Subject: [Ontbirds]More than 1500 raptors at Beamer CA Friday 23 March 2007
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After a relatively quiet first three weeks of the 2007 season, the dam
finally broke. By 4PM Daylight Saving Time yesterday, Friday 23 March
2007, more than 1500 raptors had been tallied by Niagara Peninsula
Hawkwatch counters at Beamer Conservation Area in Grimsby, ON. It
appeared that birds might fly until dusk. Official Counter George
Meyers advises that as of 4PM DST the count was:
Turkey Vulture 862
Bald Eagle 6
Northern Harrier 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 37
Cooper's Hawk 25
Northern Goshawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 229
Red-tailed Hawk 349
Rough-legged Hawk 7
American Kestrel 3
Unidentified Buteo 6
Total as of 4PM DST 1533
It is possible that after the disturbance passes today, Saturday March
24, that a second wave of raptors may come through. A final report
for Friday will be posted later.
Posting on behalf of the NPH:
Mike Street
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Black -Crowned Night Herons at Niagara River
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Greetings:
We spotted a group of about 12 Black-Crowned Night Herons yesterday
roosted in the trees on that little island beside the "old army scow".
They seem to return there every spring. The scow and the island are a
few hundred meters upriver from the Canadian Falls. The most common
duck was the Red-Breasted Merganser, btw.
Wayne &Fran Bullock
Ancaster, Ontario
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This morning, Saturday March 24, 2007 at 9:30 am there were about a dozen
Northern Pintail mixed with a flock of Canada Geese on the east side of
Milton Road. The birds are in a broad flooded (and frozen) field about a
kilometer north of Russell Road east of Ottawa.
Brian
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