[Ontbirds] Brown Thrasher - still around and looking good - Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Hi folks, The Brown Thrasher that I first reported back on Dec 6th, 2009, and counted during the CBC is still alive and well. It continues to come to a feeder in town (86 Essex Lane in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario ) where it consumes meal-worms, suet, seeds, nuts and oatmeal. It has been feeding at this backyard location since the middle of Nov 2009. The last photos of this bird (go enough for ID...not worthy of display) were taken in early January so I will try this week to get some photos for February. It is pretty skittish to the presence of humans, but is now becoming a dominant bird at the feeder (it used to get scared off by Mourning Doves). The best way to observe the bird is actually from inside the house where it appears unaware that it is being watched. Unfortunately photos taken from inside the house are not exactly high quality. It still feeds first in the morning (7:30-8:30am) but now makes brief noon hour appearances on sunny days at its favourite garden Trellis/Bench combo. At night it takes refuge in the Cedar hedges that surrounds this residence. Sault Ste. Marie is located 3 hours west of Sudbury. Essex Lane is located in the east end of Sault Ste. Marie, west of Boundary Road just off of Chartwell Drive. Ken McIlwrick Sault Ste. Marie, ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Northern Hawk Owls;
This is just to let you know that there seem to be a fair number of Northern Hawk Owls gracing our North Bay, Sturgeon Falls region this winter. At least 5 are about in different local areas. If any are interested, just phone me. Dick Tafel, 705 472-7907 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] mockingbird,redheads at in whitby
Today Doug Lockrey and I saw a mockingbird at pringle creek and 6 redhead ducks in whitby harbour both at the end of brock st in whitby regards alan ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Ontario Winter List
Hello Ontario Birders. The latest update to the Ontario Winter List has been posted on Blake Maybank's website: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/other/onwinter.htm The late report of an American Woodcock from the Kingston CBC and a female Cape May Warbler going to a suet feeder in Windsor a couple weeks ago brings the 2009/2010 Ontario Winter List to 187 species and 3 sub-species. We are down about 10 species from the last 2 years missing regular winter species such as: Eared Grebe; Eastern Phoebe; Sabine's Gull; Vesper Sparrow, and Hoary Redpoll. If anyone has reports of those species, or any other species missing from the winter list, please let me know personally. Thanks. Todd Pepper Leamington, Ontario tandjpep...@cogeco.ca One touch of nature makes the whole world kin William Shakespeare ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
