[Ontbirds]Black-throated Gray Warbler photos...
WOW, what a great bird. THANKS ALAN! www.stevepike.com blue rarities link on the homepage. 2 images. Enjoy! Steve Pike. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.15 - Release Date: 4/16/2005
[Ontbirds]Fw: Ontario whooper update
Birders, I hope this an appropriate and welcome topic for this list. Below is an update from Bob Russell on the Ontario Whooping Cranes. Please direct any reports to Bob, at his e-mail address listed here. The attachment referred to is a JPG of a map, but the way it was attached to the message to me, I couldn't open it. I wouldn't have forwarded that anyway as attachments are not allowed on this list. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/index.htm - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 5:41 PM Subject: Ontario whooper update Allen: saw your update on the Ontario net just as this update came in. If you'd like to post another one to Ontario Birds please do! I'm betting they end up in Seney and I've got the latitude right now!! Not sure if they allow the attachment (probably not). Bob Russell Southeastern Ontario: PTT readings for no. 1-03 indicated that the group composed of nos. 1-03, 9-03, and 18-03 had arrived in the northern interlake region of southern Ontario by 11 April. They had last been reported in flight along the south shore of Lake Erie near Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York, on 6 April. The group was next reported from the flooded corner of a hayfield west of Holland Centre, Grey County, Ontario, on 13 April. They left that location on the following day. PTT readings for no. 1-03 indicated that they then moved east of Georgian Bay and northward toward the Quebec border. They apparently roosted at an undetermined location within this area on the night of 16 April (attached map).
[Ontbirds]American Kestrel images - Ottawa
I previously reported a pair of American Kestrels in Ottawa. I have had the pleasure of watching them over the past couple of weeks and along the way took a few photos. I was out there again today along with another birder/photographer and think we caught the pair mating while perched in a tree. Images can be seen here: http://www.pbase.com/golfpic/american_kestrel W.H. Ottawa, Ontario.
[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (18 Apr 2005) 153 Raptors
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 18 3833 4668 Osprey 1 17 18 Bald Eagle 0 3 50 Northern Harrier 1 33 52 Sharp-shinned Hawk 47628745 Cooper's Hawk2 62138 Northern Goshawk 0 3 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 2124636 Broad-winged Hawk 58 62 62 Red-tailed Hawk 11774 2165 Rough-legged Hawk2 27 63 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 2 16 26 Merlin 1 2 6 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 4 Unknown UA 0 1 4 Unknown UB 1 18102 Unknown UF 0 1 2 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 6 17 34 Total: 153 5624 8787 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Mike Street Observers:Bill Smith Weather: Observations: Today was not to bad 12 species of raptors with all 3 falcons, but low numders for Beamer at this date. Pine Warbler. Report submitted by Bill Smith () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/ Site Description: Beamer Conservation Area is located on top of the Niagara Escarpment above the town of Grimsby, Ontario. The site is 1km south of the south shore of Lake Ontario, 20km east of Hamilton, 40km west of Niagara Falls. Directions to site: To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 72, follow Christie St./Mountain St. to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road West, and go 1.6km to Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to the conservation area. Parking is normally available inside the park. If parking at the entrance or on the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your car.
[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (14 Apr 2005) 105 Raptors
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 39 3815 4650 Osprey 1 16 17 Bald Eagle 0 3 50 Northern Harrier 1 32 51 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7581698 Cooper's Hawk3 60136 Northern Goshawk 0 3 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0122634 Broad-winged Hawk1 4 4 Red-tailed Hawk 47763 2154 Rough-legged Hawk4 25 61 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 1 14 24 Merlin 0 1 5 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown UA 0 1 4 Unknown UB 1 17101 Unknown UF 0 1 2 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 11 28 Total: 105 5471 8634 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.33 hours Official Counter: Bouwe Bergsma Observers: Weather: Observations: Report submitted by Bill Smith () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/ Site Description: Beamer Conservation Area is located on top of the Niagara Escarpment above the town of Grimsby, Ontario. The site is 1km south of the south shore of Lake Ontario, 20km east of Hamilton, 40km west of Niagara Falls. Directions to site: To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 72, follow Christie St./Mountain St. to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road West, and go 1.6km to Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to the conservation area. Parking is normally available inside the park. If parking at the entrance or on the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your car.
[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (14 Apr 2005) 105 Raptors
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 39 3815 4650 Osprey 1 16 17 Bald Eagle 0 3 50 Northern Harrier 1 32 51 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7581698 Cooper's Hawk3 60136 Northern Goshawk 0 3 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0122634 Broad-winged Hawk1 4 4 Red-tailed Hawk 47763 2154 Rough-legged Hawk4 25 61 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 1 14 24 Merlin 0 1 5 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown UA 0 1 4 Unknown UB 1 17101 Unknown UF 0 1 2 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 0 11 28 Total: 105 5471 8634 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.33 hours Official Counter: Bouwe Bergsma Observers: Weather: Observations: Report submitted by Bill Smith () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
[Ontbirds] Black-thr. Gray Warbler still at Pelee April 18th pm and photo
Dear Ontbirders: The female BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER found by Alan Wormington along the Tip Trail in Point Pelee National Park this morning (April 18th) was refound by Steve Pike around 2 pm this afternoon about 150 feet north of the north end of the transit loop at the Tip (where the train turns east towards the lake). It was midway between the main road and the west beach trail and slowly feeding southwards. Eventually it crossed the north end of the transit loop. If anyone wants to see an image of the bird I took a video grab and put it up on my website below. http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom/webdoc24.html Thanks Alan and Steve for this great bird. Cheers, Tom Tom Hince Wild Rose Guest House RR1, 21298 Harbour Road, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0 Canada [minutes from Point Pelee National Park] (519) 825-9070 (ph) (519) 825-9169 (fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.netcore.ca/~peleetom
[Ontbirds]Black-throated Gray Warbler - Point Pelee
Hi Again Just wanted to let everyone know that the bird continues to be seen this evening. The bird was spotted last (thanks to the keen eyes of Marianne Reid) on the west side of the transit loop at the Tip. It has been seen late this afternoon south towards the solar panel and to the northern end of the shuttle loop. I will be working the front desk at the Visitor Centre tomorrow and will make updates as they come available. - if you would like to contact the Visitor Centre, you can do so at 519-322-5700. Good birding everyone. Sarah Sarah Rupert Sr. Park Interpreter/Education Coordinator/ Interprète de parc principal - Coordonnatrice - Programmes éducatif Point Pelee National Park of Canada/Parc national du Canada de la Pointe-Pelée Leamington, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 519-322-5700 ext 13
[Ontbirds]Black-throated Gray Warbler -- Update
I found the Black-throated Gray Warbler this morning at about 9:45 a.m. Returned with my camera just 35 minutes later, but remarkably we and others could not relocate it -- even though it wasn't moving around much during the 5+ minutes that I watched it. The bird is a female. About 6-8 people then did an intensive search with no luck after four solid hours, even though other passerines didn't appear to be going anywhere. However, I just got a call from Steve Pike (2:00 p.m.) who has re-found the bird. It is now just marginally north of the paved Tip train loop, on the west side of the road feeding in the tall trees. This is between the main park road and the West Beach trail (mixed Hackberry, Red Cedars, etc.). This is the third record for Point Pelee (first-ever in spring), the previous two records are . . . 1955 -- September 11 (Willard Schaefer, Horace Dahmer) 1992 -- September 7 (Carolyn Pomarius, Calvin W. Pomarius, Willie C. D'Anna) Alan Wormington, Leamington
[Ontbirds]Black-throated Gray Warbler - Point Pelee National Park
Hi All Steve Pike refound the Black-throated Gray, just a couple of minutes ago. It is now north of the transit loop at the Tip, working between the road and the West Beach footpath. Please be aware that the shuttle only runs until 5 pm at this time of year. After that, you will have to walk down to the Tip area. Please ask at the Visitor Centre for more details, maps and any further updates. Good birding! Sarah Sarah Rupert Sr. Park Interpreter/Education Coordinator/ Interprète de parc principal - Coordonnatrice - Programmes éducatif Point Pelee National Park of Canada/Parc national du Canada de la Pointe-Pelée Leamington, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 519-322-5700 ext 13
[Ontbirds]BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER at POINT PELEE...
Hello listers et al, I just received a phone call from Alan Wormington at 10:05 am. Alan has discovered a female Black-throated Gray Warbler at the tip at Point Pelee. The bird was the only Warbler there and was seen along the seasonal trail just South of the board walk in the large Grape vine thicket 1/2 way down the center of that trail. >From the train stop pavilion take the boardwalk South until it splits (boardwalk heads West to West Beach) take the South path due South approx. 10 meters until you see the entrance of the seasonal trail on your right. Walk that trail another 20-30 meters till you reach the big Grape Vine thicket on your right (or West). Going to try for photos now, will advise there after. Cheers, Steve Pike. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.15 - Release Date: 4/16/2005
Re: [Ontbirds]Whooping Cranes on the Bruce
Birders, Bob Russell, who is with the US Fish & Wildlife Service in Minnesota, asked me to post the following to the Michigan chat groups, but this is obviously of interest to ONTBIRDS subscribers as well... Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/index.htm Allen: would you mind posting this to the Michigan birdnet. Thought folks might be interested in the Michigan birds and we could use help in spotting some of these birds as some of their radio collars are unreliable. Thanks! Bob Russell, Twin Cities, MN Whooping Crane update: at least 2 birds of the Eastern experimental population (total 45 birds) are probably somewhere in the western or northwestern Lower Peninsula; three others that summered in Michigan last year and wintered in the Carolinas, moved north only to find their way blocked by Lake Erie (cranes prefer not to fly over large water bodies). These birds were seen near Cleveland, Ohio, then were watched in awe by hawk watchers in extreme western New York heading eastward, and were last reported in Ontario over the weekend near the Bruce Peninsula. Apparently the birds made the turn near Niagara and oriented back towards Michigan, only to run into another big lake, Lake Huron. Since these introduced birds seem to have a northern latitude past which they seem reluctant to fly (basically the latitude of NC Wisconsin where they were raised), one scenario envisions these birds backtracking down to the Port Huron--Lake St. Clair region and getting around the lake there rather than island hopping over to Manitoulin Island and over to Michigan over the top of Lake Huron. Any observations would be most welcome and may be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I will forward them to the project biologist Richard Urbanek who is in the field. As these birds are very susceptible to human disturbance and great effort is being made to keep them wild, please do not approach closely and e-mail me through back channels. Hopefully in a few years such sightings will be more routine and everyone will be able to watch these magnificant birds throughout the Midwest. Bob Russell, USFish and Wildlife Service, Twin Cities [EMAIL PROTECTED]
