[Ontbirds] Fwd: Varied Thrush back, Waterloo
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:40:16 -0500 Subject: Varied Thrush back From: mike.burrell...@gmail.com To: waterlooregionbird...@googlegroups.com Hi folks, After not being seen since December 31st the Varied Thrush was back this morning at 8:15 am. Ken and I got there about 10:30 and it showed after about five minutes. Address is 3218 Weimar Line, just east of Bamberg. Earlier, I had a flock of 16 Bohemian Waxwings down the street from my parents (feeding on berries at 54 Arthur Road). Ken was able to see them before they flew south. Ken had a large flock (100) of Cedar Waxwings and some American Robins at U of W so that is always a place to watch. The Red-shouldered Hawk was in its favourite Oak tree this morning in Hawkesville. Not a bad morning of birding in Waterloo Region! Directions: exit the 401 at Hwy 8 north, take Hwy 85 north, towards Waterloo about 12km. Exit Northfield Road, and go west. Following Northfield, turn right (north) onto Weber street. Take Weber st. about a km and turn left onto Benjamin Road. Take Benjamin all the way to Kressler Road (~5km). At Kressler, turn left and take this to the first road (about 2km), which is Weimar Line. Turn right onto Weimar and the house is the 3rd on the left #3218. Mike Burrell ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Hawk Owl Low QC
Folks, The Northern Hawk Owl at Low, Quebec was there this morning. Nearby was 2nd year Bald Eagle, and we had flocks of Pine Siskin [25] and American Goldfinch [50+] Roy John Take Hwy 5 and 105 towards Maniwaki until you reach large sign that says, Brennan Hill - Restaurant Bar McDonald.Street is adjacent to this bar. Turn left onto McDonald.Continue along McDonald until you reach Neely [just past Legault]. Turn right onto Neely and continue until you cross a small bridge. The bird was obvious on a large elm on the left. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Northern Hawk Owl still at Carden today.
Today, Jan 5th, the Northern Hawk Owl was still at the same location as originally posted by Tony Bigg: The bird was west of Dalrymple, and on the south side of County Rd 6 just east of the junction with County Rd 46. That's very shortly after you pass Avery Point Road on County Road 6, if coming from Kirkfield. My wife Carol, friend Zoe Brocklehurst and I watched the owl as it sat at the peak of a high tree beside the road, offering great views of it. We then checked out feeders along the nearby Avery Point Road, where we saw plenty of Common Redpolls. More Redpolls were on Dalrymple Lake Road, on the other side of the lake, with several Pine Siskins mixed in. A couple of Rough-legged Hawks, a Kestrel and a Northern Shrike were also seen in the vicinity. Ian Cannell ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck and King Eider - Kempenfelt Bay Barrie
Hello everyone, Today I was finally able to see the male Harlequin Duck that has been in Barrie for the last week. It appears to be a first winter male as it's plumage is on the dull side and he was giving great views right along the shoreline just down from the South Shore Center. I also spotted my second lifer of the day in a female King Eider, not a species I'm expecting to see in Barrie ;-) The Harlequin was being seen in the same area right up until dusk; neither Peter Mills(thanks for the ID confirmation) or I could relocate the Eider. Photos to come at pwtphotography.com Directions: As if coming from Toronto - Exit off Hwy 400 on Essa Rd, turn right on Essa and follow until merge with Tiffin ST continue to Lakeshore Dr, turn right then shortly after turn left at The South Shore Center and park. Sent from my iPad ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Results of the 2010 Hamilton Christmas Bird Count
- Original Message - From: Tom Thomas Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:21 PM Subject: [hamiltonbirds] Results of the 2010 Hamilton Christmas Bird Count Hello, On Boxing Day December 26th. 2010, a total of 57,194 individual birds and 98 species were recorded by 80 observers, in the field, and at birdfeeders. Weather conditions on the day..North east winds, at times gusting to 20k. Temperatures ranged from a low of -7, rising to -5 by mid afternoon. The skies were overcast for the most part, with the sun trying to break out late in the day. The ground was snow covered, smaller ponds were frozen, and creeks were partly frozen over. The weather always plays a part in the bird count, and this year proved no exception. Strong winds at the lake, with 5ft. waves, made it very difficult to count and identify diving ducks, therefore the count in this area was well below average. We had new records for Trumpeter Swan - 193 Old record 184 Cooper's Hawk - 23 20 Wild Turkey - 66 59 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 8160 Bohemian Waxwing- 422 Cedar Waxwing -1,1361,030 Hooded Merganser - 70 equals previous record Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 equals previous record. There were low counts for - Green winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, American Coot, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Mourning Dove, American Crow, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Redpoll, American Goldfinch and House Sparrow. Species missed - Red-throated and Common Loon, Red-necked Grebe, King Eider, Iceland Gull, Glaucus Gull, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Highlights - Pomarine Jaeger, Orange-crowned Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and Bohemian Waxwing. Count Week birds - Turkey Vulture, Northern Goshawk, Northern Saw-whet Owl, and Pine Grosbeak. Many thanks to all who took part in the count, and to those that reported birds for count week. Best regards.T. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Hamilton Birders email group. To post to this group, send email to hamiltonbi...@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to hamiltonbirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hamiltonbirds?hl=en?hl=en ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Trumpeter Swan in St. Catharines
Hello All, To those interested and keeping regional lists, my wife and I observed one Trumpeter Swan earlier this evening at 5:00 PM (Jan. 5). It was located on the west side of the harbour at Port Dalhousie in St. Catharines. Tag number C14. Bob Highcock and Jean Hampson St. Catharines, ON Directions: From the Niagara bound QEW, exit at Ontario Street in St. Catharines. Head north on Ontario Street until Lakeport Road. Turn left onto Lakeport Rd. At the lights in Port Dalhousie (intersection of Lakeport Lock) turn right and head to the parking area of Lakeside Park. The swan was easily observed from the sidewalk by the DYC marina. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
