[Ontbirds]Ivory Gull
Karl Overman and I saw the Ivory Gull at the SW corner of Hillman Marsh around 2:30 today. It flew off to the east, and we couldn't relocate it. Robert Epstein From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jan 10 11:50:43 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from simmts7-srv.bellnexxia.net (simmts7.bellnexxia.net [206.47.199.165]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9DE2638DA for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:50:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from [10.0.1.2] ([67.70.162.150]) by simmts7-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:50:44 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v734) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: "Ont \"birds\"" From: Doug McRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:51:14 -0500 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.734) Subject: [Ontbirds]Muchas Mute Swans at Presqu'ile X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:50:44 - Hi Ontbirders, Pardon my delay in getting this out. On Sunday 8 January, Chip and Linda Weseloh, Laurie Hill and I covered the Presqu'ile section of the Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey. Most of what we saw was expected but we were quite amazed at the Mute Swan total with fully 100 more than on the Christmas Count a few weeks ago. The grand total for Mute Swan was 420!!. Other birds off interest included 10 Tundra Swan, 4 Lesser Scaup, 2 Am. Coot, 1 Snowy Owl. Most of the waterfowl, including the coots, were at the open lead between Weller's Bay and Lake Ontario at Barcovan. The owl was sitting on ice off the government dock at Presqu'ile (which, as Fred Helleiner pointed out, is now closed for the week to accommodate the deer cull). Cheers, Doug McRae Doug McRae P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario Canada K0K 1H0 613-475-5014 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Ontbirds]Ivory Gull - dip
Hi All Well I totally dipped on the Ivory Gull today. I arrived at Hillman at 2:45 and left at 4 and I didn't see it and didn't meet any birders who had either. Many were looking. Two adult Bald Eagles were in the marsh along with thousands and thousands of gulls. More gulls than I have ever seen in one place. If anyone has a count idea I would be interested in knowing. Just south of Concession B (which is just south of Hillman) a lone adult male Harrier was cruising along over the fields. In Port Alma, despite rumours of their relocation, I saw 2 Wild Turkeys begging at someone's doorstep. Port Alma is located along the Talbot Trail between Wheatley and Blenheim. Good birding and good luck to those who try tomorrow! Ellen Smout London, Ontario __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
[Ontbirds]Ivory-billed Gull
Hi All Just got word that the gull was seen again this morning - same location as reported yesterday. Am on my way out now to look for it and will post again once I've returned. Good birding Sarah Sarah Rupert Sr. Park Interpreter- Interprète de parc principal Education Coordinator - 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 fax 519-322-1678
[Ontbirds]Yellow-headed Blackbird east of Ottawa
Happy New Year Ontbirders There is an adult male Yellow-headed Blackbird coming to the property of #23 Manitou Street in the community of Forest Park, south of Limoges. This area is within the "Ottawa 50K District". The bird is in basic/winter plumage, looking just like a breeding adult except for having a darker crown and nape. While there this afternoon, I also saw a Common Grackle, 2 Red-winged Blackbirds and a Boreal Chickadee! I've been advised by the property owner that, for the past week and a half, the YHBL has loosely followed a routine of coming into the feeding station in the morning, then again in late afternoon. It appears to associate with a group of European Starlings. But, sometimes comes to the feeder alone. It often perches on top of a tall deciduous tree in the back yard. Forest Park is a relatively new community of 4 long, dead-end streets, bordering on a large woodlot next to the Castor River. The homes have relatively open properties with large yards. There are many feeders in the area, so there is plenty to check. However, late this afternoon it spent a good deal of time at the feeder in the back of #23. Directions from Ottawa: East on Hwy 417 to Exit #79 (Hwy #5, Limoges Road). Turn right (south) on Limoges Road to Route 500 (there is a Petro Canada Station at this corner). Turn left (east) on Route 500 past Cambridge School. Continue to the 4th street past the school. This is Manitou Street - turn right here and park on the road in front of #23. Please respect the property owners wishes and do NOT clog the laneway. And, do not go beyond the trailer at the side of the house. This is probably your best view point anyway. Good Luck Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/
NOTE regarding [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 08Jan06... Hoary Redpoll, Northern Hawk Owl
Hello Ontbirders, Due to a wee "ghost in the machine" of Gordon Pringle, the most recent transcript of the Ottawa-Gatineau bird sightings summary (below) isNOT the "most recent" summary, but in fact one that was posted on 29 February 2004! Interesting that many of the birds on this old message are not dissimilar to those on the REAL 06 January 2006 summary.which will be posted ASAP when the wires get uncrossed. Apologies and please stand by for the updated information. Thanks, Chris Lewis Ottawa [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Gordon Pringle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: January 9, 2006 12:40 PM Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 08Jan06... Hoary Redpoll, Northern Hawk Owl > - RBA > > * Ontario > * Ottawa/Gatineau > * 08 January 2006 > * ONOT0601.08 > > - Birds mentioned > > Bald Eagle > Sharp-shinned Hawk > Cooper's Hawk > Golden Eagle > American Kestrel > Peregrine Falcon > Wild Turkey > Great Horned Owl > Snowy Owl > NORTHERN HAWK OWL > Barred Owl > Short-eared Owl > Northern Saw-whet Owl > Carolina Wren > American Robin > Bohemian Waxwing > White-throated Sparrow > HOARY REDPOLL > Pine Siskin > > - Transcript > > hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club > date: 08 January 2006 > number: 613-860-9000 > for the status line : press 2 > for rare bird alerts: press 1 > to report a sighting: press # > coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. > compiler : Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] > transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] > internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 29 AT 10:30 PM > > This is Chris Lewis reporting. > > A week of sun and milder temperatures made for more comfortable > birding conditions. > > A Bald Eagle was seen at Britannia on the 28th and 4 were seen > from Steel Line Rd along the Eardley escarpment in the Gatineau > Hills on the 29th. A juvenile Golden Eagle was reported from > Steel Line as well the same day. > > An adult male Cooper's Hawk was seen on the 25th on the Westboro > area and a Sharp-shinned Hawk has been hunting at feeders on > Cumberland Ridge Rd. > > Remarkably absent for most of the winter were American Kestrels. > One was finally spotted at Hurdman Park along Riverside Drive at > Hink's Lane on the 25th. A Peregrine Falcon was seen in Aylmer > the same day and an adult male Peregrine was seen several times > during the week, hunting pigeons in the Carlington area. > > Two Wild Turkeys were in the area of Leitrim and Earl Armstrong > Rd, south of the International Airport on the 24th and one has > been roosting every night for at least two weeks in a large tree > along Old Montréal Rd, opposite the service entrance to the > Camelot Golf course. And one the group of 4 turkeys at the Duck > Club feeders on March Valley Rd near Riddell Rd is continuing to > practice his trick of leaping up and knocking seeds out of the > feeder. The culprit was photographed on the 28th. > > Several reports of owls came in during the week including single > Great Horned Owls; one hunting along Leitrim near Limebank and > also one in the Britannia Woods. A white male Snowy Owl was seen > on the 28th along Eagleson Rd, south of Brownlee, at the hydro > towers. Another Snowy was on County Rd 9 south of Plantagenet on > the 26th. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL, west of Almonte, was most > recently reported on the 23rd, near 840 Old Union Hall Rd. Barred > Owl sightings were reported from Vanier Rd at Kilroy Cres south of > Pink Rd in Aylmer on the 27th and at the Jack Pine Trail near the > main feeder on the 18th and 23rd. Up to 6 Short-eared Owls are > still present along Earl Armstrong Rd. A Northern Saw-whet was a > surprise on the 25th in the cedar hedge on Promenade Cres in > Aylmer. > > On the 26th, a Carolina Wren was singing at 127 Catherine St in > the village of St Isidore, east of Ottawa. Several American > Robins, which may have been present all winter, were active in the > Clyde Ave woods on the 27th and 28th. Flocks of Bohemian Waxwings > continue to be reported from many locations. > > A White-throated Sparrow appeared in a backyard in the Carlington > area on the 26th. A female HOARY REDPOLL is still a regular at > the Hilda Rd feeder, most recently seen here on the 29th, and a > single Pine Siskin was singing in the cedar woods along Leitrim Rd > south of the airport on the 27th. > > Thank-you. Good birding. > > - End transcript > > ___ > 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/ontbirdshow.htm > ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm >
[Ontbirds]Ivory Gull - Hillman Marsh
Hello again. I just wanted to let everyone know that the Ivory Gull is still present at Hillman Marsh - I just got back from seeing it (at 1:45 pm). It was hanging around the bridge by the "two churches", right by the main entrance to the conservation area. The bird was working on the south side of the bridge and came in very close. Good birding everyone! Sarah Sarah Rupert Sr. Park Interpreter- Interprète de parc principal Education Coordinator - 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 fax 519-322-1678
[Ontbirds]Few finches in Algonquin
Sunday Janet Grand and I made the trek to Algonquin - beautiful fresh snow on the trees, but birds were sparse. Only finches seen were a flock of PINE GROSBEAKS at the Park Visitor Centre. A PINE MARTEN that has been coming to the feeders behind the Visitor Centre returned about 2:30 pm, shortly after the photographers ran out of patience. One BOREAL CHICKADEE at the gate on Opeongo Road. None seen at Spruce Boardwalk, but another Marten near the trail entrance. No sign of Spruce Grouse. Ron Reid Executive Director Couchiching Conservancy Box 704, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 6K7 705-326-1620
[Ontbirds]Red-winged Blackbird (Ottawa)
As if to brighten a wintry January day, a male Red-winged Blackbird was at our feeder in Overbrook (Queen Mary Street) today (9 January) at noon. Sunflower & black nijer seed was all that was on the menu. Good winter listing! Roger Clark (613) 744-0314 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 9 12:40:30 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from mx2.magma.ca (mx2.magma.ca [206.191.0.250]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67A1C63A8E for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 12:40:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail4.magma.ca (mail4.magma.ca [206.191.0.222]) by mx2.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k09HeTKl015706; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 12:40:30 -0500 Received: from oemcomputer.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-209-217-119-71.d-ip.magma.ca [209.217.119.71]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail4.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k09HeRJ4002066; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 12:40:28 -0500 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:40:24 -0500 To: ontbirds@hwcn.org From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 08Jan06... Hoary Redpoll, Northern Hawk Owl X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:40:30 - - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 08 January 2006 * ONOT0601.08 - Birds mentioned Bald Eagle Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Golden Eagle American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Wild Turkey Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl NORTHERN HAWK OWL Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Carolina Wren American Robin Bohemian Waxwing White-throated Sparrow HOARY REDPOLL Pine Siskin - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 08 January 2006 number: 613-860-9000 for the status line : press 2 for rare bird alerts: press 1 to report a sighting: press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compiler : Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 29 AT 10:30 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. A week of sun and milder temperatures made for more comfortable birding conditions. A Bald Eagle was seen at Britannia on the 28th and 4 were seen from Steel Line Rd along the Eardley escarpment in the Gatineau Hills on the 29th. A juvenile Golden Eagle was reported from Steel Line as well the same day. An adult male Cooper's Hawk was seen on the 25th on the Westboro area and a Sharp-shinned Hawk has been hunting at feeders on Cumberland Ridge Rd. Remarkably absent for most of the winter were American Kestrels. One was finally spotted at Hurdman Park along Riverside Drive at Hink's Lane on the 25th. A Peregrine Falcon was seen in Aylmer the same day and an adult male Peregrine was seen several times during the week, hunting pigeons in the Carlington area. Two Wild Turkeys were in the area of Leitrim and Earl Armstrong Rd, south of the International Airport on the 24th and one has been roosting every night for at least two weeks in a large tree along Old Montréal Rd, opposite the service entrance to the Camelot Golf course. And one the group of 4 turkeys at the Duck Club feeders on March Valley Rd near Riddell Rd is continuing to practice his trick of leaping up and knocking seeds out of the feeder. The culprit was photographed on the 28th. Several reports of owls came in during the week including single Great Horned Owls; one hunting along Leitrim near Limebank and also one in the Britannia Woods. A white male Snowy Owl was seen on the 28th along Eagleson Rd, south of Brownlee, at the hydro towers. Another Snowy was on County Rd 9 south of Plantagenet on the 26th. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL, west of Almonte, was most recently reported on the 23rd, near 840 Old Union Hall Rd. Barred Owl sightings were reported from Vanier Rd at Kilroy Cres south of Pink Rd in Aylmer on the 27th and at the Jack Pine Trail near the main feeder on the 18th and 23rd. Up to 6 Short-eared Owls are still present along Earl Armstrong Rd. A Northern Saw-whet was a surprise on the 25th in the cedar hedge on Promenade Cres in Aylmer. On the 26th, a Carolina Wren was singing at 127 Catherine St in the village of St Isidore, east of Ottawa. Several American Robins, which may have been present all winter, were active in the Clyde Ave woods on the 27th and 28th. Flocks of Bohemian Waxwings continue to be reported from many locations. A White-throated Sparrow appeared in a backyard in the Carlington area on the 26th. A female HOARY REDPOLL is still a regular at the Hilda Rd feeder, most recently seen here on the 29th, and a single Pine Siskin was singing in the cedar woods along Leitrim Rd south of the airpor
[Ontbirds]Ivory Gull still at Hillman
At 0800 this morning Jan. 09/06 the Ivory Gull that was first found by Adam and Rosalie Hall was still at the same location. It was still at the 1st. bridge overlooking the North end of Hillman Marsh (the second bridge is closest to Lake Erie). The Bird was continuously feeding away and alone from the Ring-bill Gulls and Herring Gulls that were out further in the deeper water. It was feeding on a dead carp near a log on the south side of the road immediately before the bridge. Gary and Dorothy Balkwill Kingsville Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 9 11:54:38 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from simmts12-srv.bellnexxia.net (simmts12.bellnexxia.net [206.47.199.141]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B21D63D28 for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:54:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from your6bvpxyztoq ([64.228.195.98]) by simmts12-srv.bellnexxia.netSMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for ; Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:54:34 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "David McNorton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:54:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: [Ontbirds]Ivory Gull still at Hillman Marsh. X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:54:38 - The Ivory Gull was seen before 9:25 at the second bridge (closer to Lake Erie), and after 10:00 until at least 11:00 at the first bridge (near the churches). It tends to forage alone on the ice, but loosely associates with a flock of Ring-billed Gulls and seems to accompany them on their rounds. The bird offered excellent views to many observers.
[Ontbirds]Ivory Gull photos...
I've posted a fantastic image of the Ivory Gull photographed by Rosalee Hall at www.stevepike.com click on the blue "rarities" hyperlink on the homepage. And in my hast to post the updated directions and location information, I stated the Ivory gull was number 282 in the Point Pelee Birding area...it's actually supposed to be 382! And there are actually 3 Gannet records now not 2 and last years Bird was a Fall migrant on November 11th. Thanks and ENJOY!! Steve!
