[Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 21Jun04... Great Egret
- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 21 June 2004 * ONOT0406.21 - Birds mentioned GREAT EGRET Trumpeter Swan Merlin Upland Sandpiper Black Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Common Raven Golden-winged Warbler - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 21 June 2004 number: 613-860-9000 press 2 to report: 613-860-9000 press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compilers : Chris Lewis : Terry Higgins : Colin Bowen [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Michelle Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE JUN 21 2004 AT 8:00 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. The week leading up to the summer solstice was again pretty much status quo for bird reports for this time of year. A highlight was a GREAT EGRET, first reported from the Bruce Pit on Cedarview Rd. on the evening of June 16, and then another report of likely the same bird on Mud Lake in Britannia on the morning of the 17th. There were no subsequent reports of this bird so it may have left; it appeared quite restless while in the Britannia location, relocating several times from the pond to the river and back again on the 17th. Two species that have been declining locally were reported this past week. Three Upland Sandpipers, the 1st report of the year, were found on Conley Rd. between the towns of Richmond and Munster on June 18th, and Common Nighthawks were heard downtown near Constitution Square during the past few evenings. Breeding birds that continue to expand in urban Ottawa were also noteworthy. A pair of Common Ravens fledged four young from a nest on a communication tower east of Russell Rd. and a Merlin nest in Alta Vista has four active young as of the 18th. At least 2 singing Golden-winged Warblers (one of them singing a Blue-winged song) were again found along the railroad tracks approximately 1 km. east of the trestle over Huntmar Dr. on the 18th, along with a Black-billed Cuckoo and the other regular breeders in this habitat. And from farther afield a couple of interesting sightings were of a Trumpeter Swan and 4 Black Terns in a marsh in the Limerick Forest near Merrickville on June 20th. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
[Ontbirds]Least Sandpiper - Hamilton Harbour - First fall migrant?
Dear Fellow Birders, Did some birding along Hamilton Harbour yesterday and turned up what might be the first fall migrant of the year (and summer only just got here!), which was a Least Sandpiper at the tollgate ponds. Not too much was out of the ordinary in the area, the only other good bird was a Greater Scaup at the CCIW. Directions: Exit the QEW Niagara at Eastport Drive. At the first stop lights turn right and another immediate right onto a dirt road and the CCIW is here, the scaup was out amongst the islands. To reach the tollgate ponds continue along Eastport drive for another couple of kms as it weaves under the QEW and they will be on your right hand side as you approach the industrial area. Mike Boyd Oakville, Ontario
[Ontbirds]Avocet,Toll Gate Ponds Hamilton
At 2 p.m. today, June 22 , a breeding plumage avocet was seen in the small , most southerly pond along Eastgate Dr. below the Burlington Skyway bridge, Hamilton. Barry Jones R.R.#5 Simcoe,ON N3Y 4K4 519 4266043 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jun 22 16:38:11 2004 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from mailhub.cs.uoguelph.ca (mailhub.cs.uoguelph.ca [131.104.96.75]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 936A248075 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:38:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from aragorn.cs.uoguelph.ca (aragorn.cs.uoguelph.ca [131.104.96.192])i5MKi3gw014066 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:44:03 -0400 Received: from aragorn.cs.uoguelph.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by aragorn.cs.uoguelph.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i5MKi2W9006490 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:44:02 -0400 Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) by aragorn.cs.uoguelph.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id i5MKi23q006488 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:44:02 -0400 Received: from ppp-RAS1-3-116.dialup.eol.ca (ppp-RAS1-3-116.dialup.eol.ca [64.56.226.116])by webmail.uoguelph.ca (IMP) with HTTP for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:44:02 -0400 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:44:02 -0400 From: Mike Boyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.2-cvs X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 Subject: [Ontbirds]Beverly Swamp Birds X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:38:11 - Dear Fellow Birders, Checked out the Beverly Swamp this morning and didnt get to see as much of it as I would have liked as the mosquitos are killer there. But a few good birds were had, the best being a Canada Warbler carrying food. Also in abundance were Northern Waterthrush, Veery, Mourning Warbler, Least Flycatchers, and a family of ~10 Ruffed Grouse. Also went and saw the Peregrine Falcons in downtown Hamilton and they look like the first should be ready to fledge tomorrow morning. Directions: Exit the 403 Hamilton at Hwy 6 north and continue until Flamborough Conc.8 W. and follow this along until it becomes a dirt road. All of the birds were seen along this road. For the Peregrines follow the 403 into Hamilton exit at Main St and follow this east until Bay St turn left and they are at the corner of Bay and King St. Mike Boyd Oakville, Ontario
[Ontbirds]American Avocet at Hamilton
Late this afternoon I went to the Tollgate Ponds in Hamilton to look for any early fall-migrant shorebirds. But only a single individual was present -- an American Avocet in gorgeous breeding plumage. The bird was sleeping, so I could not determine the sex of the bird. The bird was in the same pond that had the Wilson's Plover. Alan Wormington, Leamington The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jun 22 18:20:45 2004 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from fep4.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17EC3488C5 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:20:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mainoffice (d141-159-105.home.cgocable.net [24.141.159.105]) by fep4.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 18AED1EDA for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:26:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Cheryl Edgecombe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:26:41 -0400 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Bird Report - RARE BIRD UPDATE - AMERICAN AVOCET - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:20:45 - An American Avocet found by Barry Jones this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. continues to be seen in the same location as the Wilson's Plover was at Tollgate Ponds off of Eastport Drive in Hamilton at 6:00 p.m.. Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe Directions from Toronto: Take QEW to QEW Niagara. At the exit to QEW Niagara you will see a sign for Eastport Drive. Get onto Eastport Drive and it will wind its way around and over the Burlington Lift Bridge. Continue to follow Eastport Drive past the first Tollgate Pond (large square pond on right) and just east of this there will be a muddy area where they are filling in the pond that was there. The bird is running around on the mud in this area. Good views with a scope but can be seen with binoculars. Directions from Niagara: Take QEW Niagara to Centennial Drive. Get off at Centennial and go north to lake. Turn left at the lights and follow Van Wagners Beach Road past Hutch's Restaurant to a set of lights. At the lights, turn left (Beach Blvd) and follow to Eastport Drive . You will see signs for Eastport Drive, it is a right turn not too long after you get on Beach. Continue along Eastport Drive. The muddy area which it is located on the left just before the large square pond.
[Ontbirds]Laughing Gull Wheatley Harbour
Birders, Late this afternoon the was a weak adult Laughing Gull with the many other Gulls along the beach located on the east side of the Harbour. From the Town of Wheatley head south on Erie rd.( Kent rd.1) which will take you directly to the location. Good Birding, Dean Ware Wheatley ON. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Add photos to your messages with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
