[Ontbirds] VARIED THRUSH - Batchewana Bay - Still around on the 19th of April
Hello Fellow birders, The Varied Thrush that was first reported back in November 2005, is STILL coming to feeders in Batchewana Bay. It was last observed on Wednesday morning (April 19, 2006). Recent arrivals at these feeders include Evening Grosbeak (which have been unsually absent since October 2005), Chipping Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow which are now competing with the many Juncoe, Am Tree Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Common Grackle, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Black-capped Chickadee, Red and White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy and Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, American Crow and European Starling. Contact: Gary Hill (705) 882-1063 Directions to bird: Drive north on Hwy. 17, from Sault Ste. Marie for about 45 minutes until you reach Hwy. 563. From here, turn left onto Hwy 563 and drive until you see the north shore of Batchewana Bay. At this point start looking for the green fire number sign 508 on the right hand side. The bird is coming to feeders on the left (west) side of Gary Hill's house and also to his neighbours feeder, one house to the east. If it is not at the feeders, a quick look around at the surrounding trees may help in locating the bird. It prefers to feed when the other birds are not so active at the feeders. Cueing into its call note will also help a lot. Ken McIlwrick Sault Ste. Marie, ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 20 13:07:59 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from hotmail.com (bay103-f34.bay103.hotmail.com [65.54.174.44]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B165F639A7 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:07:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:07:33 -0700 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from 65.54.174.200 by by103fd.bay103.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:07:30 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.209.18.107] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: David Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:07:30 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Apr 2006 17:07:33.0457 (UTC) FILETIME=[EA42F410:01C6649C] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Baltimore Oriole X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:07:59 - A male Baltimore Oriole was seen today in Wyevale On. today at noon. Wyevale is just 30 minutes North Of Barrie. David Walsh Utopia,Ontario, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 20 14:50:49 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from hotmail.com (bay108-f11.bay108.hotmail.com [65.54.162.21]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B78F8642A5 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:50:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:50:32 -0700 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from 65.54.162.200 by by108fd.bay108.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:50:28 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.213.229.237] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Earthquest Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:50:28 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Apr 2006 18:50:32.0393 (UTC) FILETIME=[4D31C390:01C664AB] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ontbirds] RE: Spring bird workshops at Pinecroft, near Aylmer, Ontario X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:50:49 - With permission from Mark Crawford I am pleased to announce the first annual bird workshops hosted by Pinecroft and the EARTHQUEST Biological Field School, near Aylmer, Ontario. Pinecroft is a well known pottery, teahouse, restaurant, Bed Breakfast favourite of many who live and reside in the area. It may be reached by driving on Highway #401 toward Highway #73, near Ingersoll and turning south on Highway #73. Continue approximately 22 km. south on Hwy #73 through the towns of Harrietsville and Lyons to the town of Aylmer. At the traffic light turn right, heading west on Highway #3 and continue approximately 1.5 km. until you reach Rogers Rd. S. Turn left on Rogers Rd. S., heading south approx. 1.5 km., crossing Conservation Line at the stop sign to the 4th driveway on the left. This is the entrance to Pinecroft. If you get lost you may phone
[Ontbirds]Oshawa Second marsh: Little Gulls, Palm Warbler
This morning there were 26 Little Gulls present. The Bonaparte's Flock was approx 800 birds and was just offshore of Darlington P.P. at 8:30am. Other birds seen this morning include: 17 species of waterfowl 18 American Coots 2 Virginia Rails 1 Sora 96 male Red-winged Blackbirds perched on top of cattails around the marsh. Yep I was bored! Sparrows: Fox, White-throated, Chipping, American Tree, Song,Swamp and Field 2 Northern Mockingbirds In the sandbar willow shrubs along McLaughlin Bay barrier beach (just inside west end of Darlington P.P.) there was 1 Palm Warbler among several Yellow-rumped Warbler. Friends of Second Marsh will be hosting Little Gull viewing April 22 and 23, starting at dawn until 10:00 a.m. each day. Scopes and binoculars will be set up, courtesy of Bushnell, on both days and representatives of the Canadian Wildlife Service and Friends of Second Marsh will be on hand both Saturday and Sunday to assist. Coffee and donuts will be available. Directions Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Rd. Exit(419) in Oshawa. Go south on Farewell St. Colonel Sam Drive. Turn East onto Colonel Sam Drive and follow to the parking lot at the GM Headquarters. Park in the west parking lot close to the marsh. The east (GM) platform is visible from the NW corner of the lot. For a trail map of the Oshawa Second marsh area visit www.secondmarsh.com and check the link for a trail map of the area.
[Ontbirds]Barn Swallow
A single barn swallow is investigating the barns this afternoon at my farm, 20 miles east of Kingston, ON. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 20 18:31:09 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from tomts25-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts25.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.188]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDCDA642FD for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:30:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from blinding ([65.92.155.66]) by tomts25-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id [EMAIL PROTECTED] for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:30:50 -0400 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.1.384 [268.4.4/319]); Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:30:49 -0400 From: Jacques Giraud [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:30:49 -0400 Organization: Concentrated Consulting Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcZkyhMLMbGiDtGmT2WoId2fj7E53Q== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] Male Harlequin, Fox Sparrows at Col Sam Smith Park - April 20, 2006 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:31:10 - I birded Col Sam Smith Park this afternoon and found and photographed a = male harlequin in mostly breeding plumage. The bird was about 100-150m = offshore amongst a flock of bufflehead. I also found 7 fox sparrows scattered throughout the park. In the water were 27 common loons and about 20 each = of horned grebes and red-necked grebes. =20 I have created a map of the location where I saw the birds to aid other birders in trying to find them as I=92m not great with directions. The = map and a couple of pictures of the harlequin can be found at http://www.giraud.com/latest or by going to http://www.giraud.com http://www.giraud.com/ and click on the appropriate link below the = main picture. North is up on the map. =20 1. The location of the harlequin is noted in red in the water to the east of the park. It was last seen heading west, swimming after a female bufflehead. A scope would be very helpful in picking out the bird. 2. Fox sparrows are noted on the map with a f. 3. Common loons are denoted by a l 4. Horned grebes are denoted with a h 5. Red-necked grebes are denoted with a r 6. Savannah sparrows are denoted with a s 7. The green area at the top of map is The Bowl, an excellent migrant trap especially for warblers and a good place to remember.=20 =20 In total, I saw 41 species of birds, no warblers. There were a few = hermit thrushes, lots of kinglets (both species) and a few brown creepers. =20 Col Sam Smith Park is located at the base of Kipling Ave in Toronto. See = the map for location. =20 Good birding Jacques Giraud
[Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending Thursday, April 20, 2006
WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, April 20, 2006 A late SNOWY OWL that was mentioned in last week's report, has now moved south a few kilometres and was seen along Chase Crossroad April 18th. The bird was on a fence post right beside the road and the observers had a close look at it for several minutes. Other than that, spring seems to progressing along quite normally, although the arrival of spring migrants has been slow this past week. At Prince Edward Point, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS are slowly returning to the shoal offshore and up to 125 have been seen in a day and COMMON LOONS are still trickling through. Two BLUE-WINGED TEALS were seen in the harbour on the 19th and an AMERICAN BITTERN flew past on the evening of the 17th. Duck numbers offshore have started dwindling with only 200 LONG-TAILED DUCKS being seen daily now and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS have virtually disappeared. A female HOODED MERGANSER was seen in the harbour on the 18th and up to 50 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS are going past daily. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen hunting on the evening of the 17th but few raptors are being seen. Up to 7 WILD TURKEYS frequent the corner near Point Traverse with the male displaying there daily. A KILLDEER has been seen most days this week and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS flew over calling on the 18th. Three LITTLE GULLS were among the BONAPARTE'S GULLS on the 16th, of which 800 were counted on that day. The first CASPIAN TERN appeared in the harbour on the 18th calling wildly just after dawn. Woodpecker numbers have decreased with peaks of 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS and 65 NORTHERN FLICKERS being seen On the 15th, a flicker Intergrade was trapped. The EASTERN PHOEBES have set up territory around the harbour and the TREE, BARN and CLIFF SWALLOWS are looking at their nest sites. Half a dozen BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES are around the banding area, a lot fewer than Braddock Bay across the lake where 111 were trapped in a day. A surprise in the nets on the 18th was a BOREAL CHICKADEE, only the third banded at the Observatory, one must presume that this is a bird returning north after last fall's movement. With the northerly winds, few new migrants are being found in the bushes, but 2 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS flew over on the 15th and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS were seen on the 18th and 20th. A few HERMIT THRUSHES are still being found and 2 BROWN THRASHERS were seen on the 19th and 20th. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS finally arrived on the 15th but only three have been seen to date. As soon as the winds turn southerly we should see more of them making their way north. The occasional AMERICAN TREE SPARROW has been seen with the last on the 18th. A SAVANNAH SPARROW and an EVENING GROSBEAK were banded on the 19th. The banded LINCOLN'S SPARROW has been seen twice more and SWAMP SPARROWS are starting to come through. Two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen on the 18th and three HOUSE SPARROWS, rare at Prince Edward Point, appeared today. Other observers at Prince Edward Point on the 15th saw a MERLIN, 3 RED-NECKED GREBES, 2 HORNED GREBES, 12 BROWN CREEPERS, 30 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, 6 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 3 HERMIT THRUSHES, as well as WHITE-THROATED, FIELD, and SAVANNAH SPARROWS. Elsewhere in the county, and north of the border, the story has been woodpeckers. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS have been reported by several people in the Quinte area. A PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen near Lyons Road in the county, and north of the county, there was a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER and a PILEATED WOODPECKER seen near the community of Wallbridge. At Sheffield Conservation Area, 11 km south of Kaladar, there was a nice assortment of woodpeckers, all observed drumming away at once in the parking lot area. Included in the collection was a PILEATED, DOWNY, HAIRY and 2 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS. As I was unloading my kayak from the roof of the car, one YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER landed less than six feet from me, and drummed vigorously on the bow of the kayak ! A MERLIN has been seen in one area of Picton displaying signs of nesting, and we are monitoring that at the moment. PIED-BILLED GREBES have been calling from the east end of the Big Island Marsh, and SWAMP SPARROWS arrived there on the 14th and are now quite commonly heard. Meanwhile, near the west end, there was a lone TUNDRA SWAN present this morning, along with some 80 CANADA GEESE. Four AMERICAN WIGEON, 100 scaup, and up to 40 CANADA GEESE continue to occupy Muscote Bay at the extreme west end of the Big Island Marsh. Several hundred COMMON GOLDENEYE showed up on Consecon Lake this week, unprecedented for that body of water. Although the famous Kaiser Crossroad waterfowl site is now a field of dust due to the dry weather, the Bucknell's Slough along Wesley Acres Road south of Bloomfield, continues to enjoy at least a little bit of activity. On Tuesday, there
[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, April 20th, 2006
On Thursday, April 20th, 2006, this is the HNC Birding Report: EURASIAN WIGEON New Migrants COMMON MOORHEN SOLITARY SANDPIPER PECTORAL SANDPIPER DUNLIN BLUE-HEADED VIREO NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW BARN SWALLOW BROWN THRASHER CHIPPING SPARROW VESPER SPARROW SAVANNAH SPARROW Pied-billed Grebe Red-throated Loon Osprey Broad-winged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Merlin Peregrine Falcon Ruffed Grouse Greater Yellowlegs American Woodcock Bonaparte's Gull Forster's Tern Great Horned Owl Long-eared Owl Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Eastern Towhee Field Sparrow Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Purple Finch More migrants this week as we move into the latter part of April. This week the bird of the week was a EURASIAN WIGEON present at the extreme northwest portion of the Hamilton Study Area in Neibauer's Marsh on County Road 32 near Guelph. The bird was last seen on Sunday. While on a futile journey to see this elusive Wigeon on Monday (no bitterness here), I found a COMMON MOORHEN at the back of Mountsberg C.A. on Leslie Street along with Barn Swallow and Eastern Bluebird. Last Sunday was an HNC outing to the LaFarge Trail between 8th and 10th concession in Flamborough. An excellent day for a walk produced several drumming Ruffed Grouse, Broad-winged Hawk, Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglet, VESPER SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW and Purple Finch. The lakefront properties have been slow this week but today the first BLUE-HEADED VIREO was seen in Shell Park along with BROWN THRASHER, NORTHERN ROUGH WINGED SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, Great Horned Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler, both Kinglets, SAVANNAH SPARROW, Fox Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow. Shoreacres/Paletta Park in Burlington had Eastern Phoebe, Northern Flicker (many), Brown Creeper (many), Winter Wren and Swamp Sparrow. From the Saltfleet area last weekend, a scan of the flooded fields on 10th Road East produced Greater Yellowlegs, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, DUNLIN and SOLITARY SANDPIPER. A number of Bonaparte's Gull were seen off of Fifty Road and at the Grimsby Sewage Lagoons, two Pied-billed Grebes were present. The Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch has reported Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Osprey, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin along with BROWN THRASHER and three species of swallows this week. Unfortunately the open house was a bit saugy but a beautiful Golden Eagle was on display for the hundred or so soldiers who came out. In the odds sods department this week, Forster's Terns were reported from the Desjardins Canal and Bronte Harbour, a Long-eared Owl was seen behind the arena near Ford Drive/Cornwall Rd in Oakville, American Woodcock were seen in the orchard near Cumberland and Harvester, Red-throated Loons were seen migrating over Victoria Park and another pair of Great Horned Owls are also nesting in Kings Forest. This week should be busy, even though rain is forecast for the weekend, no one will melt. Get out there and find the migrants that have dropped!! Report your sightings to the hotline. Good birding, Cheryl Edgecombe 905-381-0329 HNC Hotline
[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending April 20, 2006.
The persistence of a high pressure cell over Ontario, including Presqu'ile Provincial Park, for most of the past week, while providing unbeatable conditions for birders to indulge in their sport, has resulted in a steady trickle of migrating birds rather than a series of incoming waves of birds. It has also meant that many of the birds that were in the Park a week ago are still there. Red-throated Loons continue to be a daily sighting in Popham Bay, though the numbers have dropped from about 20 on Monday to about a dozen today. Most (but not all) of the Horned Grebes and Red-necked Grebes have also moved on. While Great Egrets are undoubtedly lurking somewhere in the Park, sightings this week have been surprisingly few. On the other hand, there are Black-crowned Night-Herons on Sebastopol Island every day (15 birds there today). The discovery of five Snow Geese at beach 1 on April 14 came as a surprise. However, it no longer raises an eyebrow when one mentions having seen a Eurasian Wigeon in Presqu'ile Bay. With the help of a spotting scope, that bird was found with little difficulty on six of the past seven days. Vantage points have been as far west as 16 Bayshore Road and as far east as the calf pasture, but viewing is best from the vicinity of 38 Bayshore Road. There has been a run of ten consecutive days on which Surf Scoters have been visible, again using a scope, in the outer part of Presqu'ile Bay, a female and a young male for the first six days and only the young male since then. Others of that species have been off the lighthouse. A Cooper's Hawk and a Merlin were both seen near the lighthouse during the past week. Common Moorhens were present on April 15 and 20. On April 19, four years almost to the day after a Sandhill Crane circled high over the marsh before disappearing to the north, another one did the same thing. There are six species of swallows that have been seen at Presqu'ile, four of which have already returned from the south. Bank Swallows and Cliff Swallows may be expected to follow soon. For the past two days, a Carolina Wren has loudly made its presence known near the lighthouse, after a hiatus of almost two years with no sightings in the Park. Another inappropriately named southerner, a Northern Mockingbird, was seen today near the bird sightings board. Three species of warblers were seen at Presqu'ile today. Two of them, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Pine Warblers, have been present for some time, but a Palm Warbler was the first of the year. Like the first Palm Warbler of last spring, this bird was a member of the eastern Yellow race. There was a report of a Grasshopper Sparrow at the calf pasture on April 19. Other sparrows have been widespread, including a fairly late American Tree Sparrow on April 20 and three Fox Sparrows on that same date. The first Rusty Blackbird of the season was near the lighthouse on April 20, and the first Purple Finches on April 14 and 20. To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton. Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial nesting birds there. Questions and comments about bird sightings at Presqu'ile may be directed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Fred Helleiner 186 Bayshore Road, R.R. #4, Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0 VOICE: (613) 475 5309 If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
[Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 20 Apr 2006
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 04/20/2006 * NYBU0604.20 - Birds mentioned -- Please phone in any rare sightings so they may be shared via the DAB telephone update system, and submit email contributions directly to dfsuggs localnet com. Thank you, David -- [UPDATE - Two ornithological programs this week. A lunch-time presentation on the Peregrine Falcons of Downtown Buffalo, presented by BOS member Bill Burch, at noon on Tuesday, April 25, at the Buffalo Architectural Center in the Market Arcade Building in downtown Buffalo. And Wednesday evening, April 26 at 7 PM, the annual Vaughn Lecture, at the Buffalo Museum of Science. Kimberly Bostwick of Cornell University presents a program on the uniquely musical Club-winged Manakin. Admission is free, though donations are requested at the falcon program.] AMER. WHITE PELICAN LITTLE GULL LEAST SANDPIPER EASTERN PALM WARBLER PINE WARBLER Great Egret Long-tailed Duck Surf Scoter Ruddy Duck Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Golden Eagle Merlin Sandhill Crane Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin Bonaparte's Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull L. Black-b. Gull Glaucous Gull Caspian Tern Common Tern Red-headed Wdpkr. N. Rough-w. Swallow Barn Swallow House Wren Winter Wren Ruby-cr. Kinglet Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher Hermit Thrush Brown Thrasher Yellow-r. Warbler Eastern Towhee Purple Finch - Transcript Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science Date: 04/20/2006 Number: 716-896-1271 To Report:Same Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs localnet com) Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario Website: www.BOSBirding.org Thursday, April 20, 2006 Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science and this answering system was donated by the Buffalo Ornithological Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report sightings and use this system. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Highlights of reports received April 13 through April 20 from the Niagara Frontier Region include AMER. WHITE PELICAN, LITTLE GULL, LEAST SANDPIPER, PALM WARBLER and PINE WARBLER. April 13 through at least the 15th, 4 AMER. WHITE PELICANS were at Dunkirk Harbor. Other sightings in the harbor included SURF SCOTER, many BONAPARTE'S GULLS, possible THAYER'S GULL, 3 ICELAND GULLS, 8 L. BLACK-B. GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULL and 59 CASPIAN TERNS. Nearby at Point Gratiot Park, 2 RED-HEADED WDPKRS. From the Iroquois Refuge, April 15, a LITTLE GULL migrating over Cayuga Pool, may be the first inland record of LITTLE GULL in the BOS archives. April 17 at Feeder Road and Route 77, a very early LEAST SANDPIPER along with GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER and DUNLIN. Since April 13, PINE WARBLERS have been widely reported - up to five in a yard in the Town of Wilson. An EASTERN-type PALM WARBLER, April 16 at Buckhorn Island State Park on Grand Island. YELLOW-R. WARBLERS were reported at several locations, as were N. ROUGH-W. SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, WINTER WREN, RUBY-CR. KINGLET, BL.-GR. GNATCATCHER, HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN TOWHEE and PURPLE FINCH. April 18, a HOUSE WREN in Orchard Park. GOLDEN EAGLE was reported twice on April 17 in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area at Wood Marsh and Route 77. April 13 at the Hamburg Hawkwatch, GOLDEN EAGLE with over 200 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS. Active BALD EAGLE nests - Route 62 gravel ponds in Dayton, Cayuga Pool and Bird Swamp on Route 240 in Machias. Also five BALD EAGLES at Buckhorn Island State Park. SANDHILL CRANES this week - three over a yard in Wilson and two at the Hamburg Hawkwatch. At the Batavia Waste Water Plant, April 17, over 13 waterfowl species highlighted by 2 SURF SCOTERS, LONG-TAILED DUCK and 352 RUDDY DUCKS, plus MERLIN, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN and 40 BONAPARTE'S GULLS. The plant is on Industrial Blvd., off Route 33 on the west side of Batavia. Visitors must check in at the office. On the upper Niagara River - 29 GREAT EGRETS on Motor Island, viewed from the Sheridan Drive boat launch in Tonawanda. And, the first report of COMMON TERNS - nine on the 19th at Ontario Street in Riverside. Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, April 27. Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird. - End Transcript
[Ontbirds]Baltimore Oriole
A male Baltimore Oriole was seen today in Wyevale On. today at noon. Wyevale is just 30 minutes North Of Barrie. David Walsh Utopia,Ontario, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 20 23:36:38 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.83])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8DFD16409F for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:36:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 25175 invoked from network); 21 Apr 2006 03:36:22 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=CcxTJFlnEf+P04Bq5iQwqL+8jeDKq31ycrkBgLgUWRH6wLDvBWn2Gd0IpH7u2Nxz4ZoVe4AKn1asq4yrWkmjSbEAcHcfbxlRfubdC3mZtAp1DWlRYus05rttFpA+q60GyoTR8u27gs2o3ZdeiKowMEzCYDqa6WyyLqepLf+j/1k= ; Received: from unknown (HELO DFS8YG91) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@72.141.219.46 with login) by smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Apr 2006 03:36:21 - Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Geoff - Birds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: OntBirds ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:36:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Access to Port Perry lagoons X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 03:36:38 - Access to the Port Perry lagoons will follow a procedure identical to = that established last year. The Region advises that we can enter = starting this Saturday, April 22nd. Permits must be purchased in advance = of entering the lagoons. They will cost $5.00 as they did last year. The permits may be purchased at the Durham Region Transfer Site located = at 1623 Reach Rd, Port Perry during the following business hours = Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and = Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. To get to the transfer station, = travel north on Hwy 12 past Port Perry [Hwy 7A] to the next traffic = lights [Regional Road 8 =3D Reach Rd.] and travel east to #1623 on the = north side of the road. The lagoons are located one road north of the transfer site east off Hwy = 12 on Concession Rd. 8 [don't get confused as, despite the fact that = these roads are both numbered 8, they are two different roads - one is = a regional paved road, the other a dirt concession road.] Please do not enter these lagoons without a valid permit. Last year's = permit is not useable this year and every person must have their own. Good birding. Geoff Carpentier Ajax, Ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 20 23:39:57 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp106.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp106.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [68.142.225.204]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1D5F8634A8 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:39:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 93502 invoked from network); 21 Apr 2006 03:39:43 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=pQG1pFNfkEvWoxkAeKYGYdu4noWCdRzMF+3XI4NQejVLe6TMfGy5lh8aLj/IVhZqoq5UK/zKr5JV90o+lZDQBz/pdf2lyqMpWV/TwQQlFWgp0EUZHiaNZeu90oKF0DdHyOJcLWmXs/8wY7/jkqYJ2wdT2qxvW8iSOknJ9wTnaVU= ; Received: from unknown (HELO jennifer39m37d) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@72.139.189.194 with login) by smtp106.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Apr 2006 03:39:42 - Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jen Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ontario Birds ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:39:46 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Tree Swallows and House Wrens X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 03:39:57 - Tree Swallows and House Wrens are picking thier nest boxes at my in-laws = farm in Melbourne, ON. We haven't seen any Bluebirds at any of the boxes = though. It's definitely a chore to keep the House Sparrows out of the = boxes--they fill them up before you can blink! Good Birding, Jennifer
