My apologies... As everyone knows, a "Bald Headed Eagle" should be a "Bald Eagle"....(the hazards of posting late at night).
Good Birding, Rick Thornton, Exeter, ON -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Thornton Sent: February 16, 2008 11:29 PM To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Subject: [Ontbirds]Brown Creeper at LaSalle Marina today... As a result of Norm Murr's luck and the Hamilton weekly post, Nancy Smith and I spent the day birding around the HSA, with great results. The best bird, we think, was a very cold looking BROWN CREEPER seen along the waterfront trail, along the boardwalk at the LaSalle Marina. Along with many Trumpeter swans at the Windows to the Bay. As well, we had great looks at the male HOARY REDPOLL on 10th Road at the first house, with the feeders. As well as getting the Hawk Owl and a Northern Shrike again at the tree line on the west side of the road, as Norm reported. We also saw the flock(?) of turkeys reported from 8th Road, and the group numbered 68 of the ones that we could see. Very nice looks at them as they vied for ears of corn and nice comparisons of the non-breeding males to females. We watched the two Peregrines fly and hunt at the lift bridge, as well as many nice waterfowl in the ship channel under the lift bridge, with many nice White Winged Scoters up close and easily studied. We were only able to see a single Bald Headed Eagle on the ice on the bay, but by that point, we were looking into the sun, so there may have been more. All in all a very beautiful day to be out and birding, and as always, the company was wonderful.... Good Birding, Rick Thornton, Exeter, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
