[Ontbirds] Common Eider - Bowen Rd. Park - Fort Erie, ON
Ontbirders, To expand on Barb's post, I just wanted to make some corrections in regards to the location where we saw the Common Eider. We parked on the shoulder of the Niagara Pkwy adjacent to Bowen Road Park which is where we located the bird. This location is across the river from Rich's Marina and north from the International RR Bridge. Also to clarify, the Common Eider was a female bird. Also for those who are interest we first noticed the bird floating down river (north), irregularly diving. It eventually floated down river almost out of sight and with a stroke of luck the bird flew back up river (south) right past us!! You can see our ebird checklist below as well as the photos I obtained. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15699521 Cheers, Brett FriedGuelph, Ontario Directions: The directions should be attached below at the bottom of this email. Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:23:05 -0500 From: 2barbara.charl...@gmail.com To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca Subject: [Ontbirds] Common Eider - Fort Erie - Niagara river. Ontbirders: Brett Fried, Erika Hentsch, Janice Chard and I just had a Common Eider in the Niagara river at Fort Erie just north of the Peace Bridge across from "Rich's Marina". We were fairly certain when Brett first spotted the bird it was a Common, not a King Eider but the bird drifted further out into the river and the lighting conditions became worse. Just when we thought we might be left wondering, the bird took flight and flew up river past us for positive identification. Photos taken by Brett. We also had Franklin's, and a Little Gull at this location Cheers,Barb Charlton Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:56:26 -0800 Subject: Queen Elizabeth Way to Niagara Pkwy - Google... From: noreply-a7790...@plus.google.com To: fried_...@hotmail.com Queen Elizabeth Way to Niagara Pkwy - Google MapsDriving Directions View or comment on Brett Fried's post »Google+ makes sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Learn more.Join Google+You received this message because Brett Fried shared it with fried_...@hotmail.com. Unsubscribe from these emails. You can't reply to this email. View the post to add a comment. Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Harlequin Ducks - Thornbury
Two adult male Harlequins have been in the mouth of the Beaver River in Thornbury for the last hour. They've been in the general area for about two weeks and have become fairly reliable in the river. If they're not in the mouth of the river, check upstream to the railway bridge, or out in the open water from the river mouth. Also check Georgian Bay from Bayview Park to the east. When they're out in the lake they sometimes associate with Goldeneye. Directions: Beaver River/Thornbury Harbour - From Hwy 26 in Thornbury turn north onto Bruce St, then right onto Huron St down to the river and Thornbury harbour. Bayview Park - From Hwy 26 turn north onto Mill St, then east onto Bay St. Follow Bay St to Bayview Park. Lynne Richardson Thornbury ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (17 Nov 2013) 11 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 1 1409 41670 Osprey 0 0 76 Bald Eagle 0 57381 Northern Harrier 2 34418 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 90 6571 Cooper's Hawk1 39615 Northern Goshawk 0 4 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0102717 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 48629 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1013 3637 Rough-legged Hawk0 18 35 Golden Eagle 0 60 83 American Kestrel 0 5 1143 Merlin 0 10 95 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 42 Unknown Accipiter0 1 1 Unknown Buteo0 0 8 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Black Vulture0 1 1 Gyrfalcon0 0 1 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7 Total: 11 2852 104139 -- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter:Jeremy Hatt Observers: Visitors: None. Weather: Temperature ranged from 9.2-11.6 degrees. Winds were out of the SSE throughout the day, increasing in the afternoon period. Heavy rain around 11:45am put the count on hold until about 12:30 when the weather cleared again. By 3pm, storm clouds were on the horizon once again. Raptor Observations: Not much raptor flight today. A total of 11 birds of 5 species. 2 local Bald Eagles flew around the marsh during the morning. Non-raptor Observations: Though there was a lack of hawks, passerine numbers were high. Highlights can be seen on the Ebird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15694964 Predictions: Sunny in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon with a high of 7 degrees. Strong west winds for the duration of the day. West winds are never great for the hawk tower. Perhaps a similar day for raptor numbers as today and less passerines. Report submitted by Jeremy Hatt (hattjer...@hotmail.com) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (16 Nov 2013) 8 Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 1708 69638 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 3 53325 Northern Harrier 2 22221 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 49 3221 Cooper's Hawk0 40441 Northern Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0146517 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1832 3270 Rough-legged Hawk1 15 35 Golden Eagle 0 51 64 American Kestrel 0 0681 Merlin 0 3 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 46 Unknown Accipiter0 3 50 Unknown Buteo0 5 27 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 27 Total: 8 2934 128326 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter:Don Sherwood, Jonathan Stein Observers:Andrew Sturgess, Jonathan Stein Visitors: 4 Weather: Heavy cloud cover all day with a touch of mist limiting visibility toward the end of the day. Temperatures remained cool and the wind was mostly light out of the south, turning more southeast late. Raptor Observations: Activity was minimal. Another light morph Rough-legged Hawk crossed into the trees to our right late in the day. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra Swan (350+), Rusty Blackbird (40+), Red-winged Blackbird (250+), Bufflehead (15), Common Loon (3), Red-breasted Merganser (19), Cedar Waxwing (20+), Horned Lark (90+) Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinj...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (17 Nov 2013) 2 Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2013 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 1708 69638 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 0 50322 Northern Harrier 1 21220 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 48 3220 Cooper's Hawk1 41442 Northern Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0146517 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 0831 3269 Rough-legged Hawk0 14 34 Golden Eagle 0 51 64 American Kestrel 0 0681 Merlin 0 3 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 46 Unknown Accipiter0 3 50 Unknown Buteo0 5 27 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 27 Total: 2 2928 128320 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter:Jonathan Stein Observers:Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 0 Weather: Mostly cloudy and windy with sporadic rain throughout. A worrisome tornado warning was in effect. Raptor Observations: Nothin' doin' Non-raptor Observations: Black-crowned Night Heron (9), Horned Lark (70+), Lapland Longspur (5) Predictions: Partly cloudy with moderate temps, very strong west wind and a slight chance of rain. Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinj...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Red-necked Grebe, Iceland Gull, Haliburton Co.
Found a lone Red-necked Grebe on Gull Lake, east of the Gull River mouth on Sandy Bay Rd. yesterday around noon. Today, the first white-winged gull appeared at the Haliburton dump...a dark, first winter bird. Observed around 1:30 pm. Gull Lake is S of Minden. Take Hwy 35 S from Minden to Sandy Bay Rd. Bird was about 100m off shore immediately after the lake comes into view. Photos taken. Haliburton Dump is W of the village of Haliburton, off Cty Rd 21. Take Industrial Park Rd. N to the landfill. Good birding, Ed Poropat Haliburton, ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Common Eider - Fort Erie - Niagara river.
Ontbirders:Brett Fried, Erika Hentsch, Janice Chard and I just had a Common Eider in the Niagara river at Fort Erie just north of the Peace Bridge across from "Rich's Marina". We were fairly certain when Brett first spotted the bird it was a Common, not a King Eider but the bird drifted further out into the river and the lighting conditions became worse. Just when we thought we might be left wondering, the bird took flight and flew up river past us for positive identification. Photos taken by Brett. We also had Franklin's, and a Little Gull at this locationCheers,Barb Charlton Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
Re: [Ontbirds] Greater White-Fronted Geese - Wellington County
As per David Prior. Elias, Helena and Albert have just seen the Greater White Fronted Geese. Albert and Helena saw them fly in Present now at 2:12pm Robert Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2013, at 7:55 AM, David Pryor wrote: > > I am currently looking at four Greater White-Fronted Geese with Dan MacNeal. > The birds are among several hundred Canada Geese and other waterfowl at a > pond in the village of Hillsburgh, which is located a few km NW of the town > of Erin. > > Four birds have been here since yesterday, one of which may have actually > been present since last weekend. > > Directions: > > From the town of Erin, take Road 124 west to Trafalgar Rd. Go north on > Trafalgar for a few km to the village of Hillsburgh. Turn left at Station > Rd., cross the bridge and park in the park parking lot where there are 2-3 > yellow buildings. Good viewing of the pond can be had from the bench just > steps from the parking lot. > > David Pryor > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca > For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Geese, Wellington County, Update
Posting for Elias Takacs The previously reported GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE (4),have returned to the pond in the town of Hillsburgh,at around 1:40 PM this afternoon, after being absent from the pond since around 8:35 AM. Directions courtesy of and thanks to David Pryor Directions: >From the town of Erin, take Road 124 west to Trafalgar Rd. Go north on Trafalgar for a few km to the village of Hillsburgh. Turn left at Station Rd., cross the bridge and park in the park parking lot where there are 2-3 yellow buildings. Good viewing of the pond can be had from the bench just steps from the parking lot. Len Manning ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Mottled Duck - Reesor Pond
17.11.13 - Noon - among a flock of 2000 Mallards within which other species could easily be identified such as Black Ducks there appeared a male MottledDuck. It showed a yellow bill with a black dot at the gape and a buffy neck andface with a black eye-stripe and darkish cap. Unlike the Black Ducks It had along-necked appearance as if looking for its like in the mob - this behaviourcatching my eye. Also on Friday a male Mallard/Pintail cross was seen distinguished by a whitecravat instead of a neck-ring while it also sported peculiar spiral tail feathers. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham - cheers- Stan Long ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Ottawa: King Eider female
Still present diving for food close to shore (5 meters). As of 1:15pm started to move around the bay 100 meters further east from location provided as follows: >From the east parking lot, follow the trail east past the playground and >lookout. At the fork, keep left. The trail to the water is just before the >small bridge. Good luck, Sue and Gary Milks Ken Ball Sent from my BirdsiPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Ottawa King Eider Female
Found about 9:15 just east of Andrew Haydon Park's corral-like lookout. Was right at the end of a straight trail to the water's edge so we could see it from the main trail. We were able to approach right to the water's edge for some (hopefully) good shots. >From the east parking lot, follow the trail east past the playground and >lookout. At the fork, keep left. The trail to the water is just before the >small bridge. Good luck, Sue and Gary Milks ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Greater White-Fronted Geese - Wellington County
I am currently looking at four Greater White-Fronted Geese with Dan MacNeal. The birds are among several hundred Canada Geese and other waterfowl at a pond in the village of Hillsburgh, which is located a few km NW of the town of Erin. Four birds have been here since yesterday, one of which may have actually been present since last weekend. Directions: >From the town of Erin, take Road 124 west to Trafalgar Rd. Go north on >Trafalgar for a few km to the village of Hillsburgh. Turn left at Station Rd., >cross the bridge and park in the park parking lot where there are 2-3 yellow >buildings. Good viewing of the pond can be had from the bench just steps from >the parking lot. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes, Little Gulls, etc., etc. - Hagersville & Long Point areas
Yesterday, Sat. Nov. 16th Ian Cannell and I birded the subject areas and although the daylight hours are short now we did cover a lot of ground and we did find 58 species of birds but some waterfowl were too far out on the lake to ID. Following are some of the birds and some of the totals (some totals guest-estimated of course with some like the R-B Mergansers and other waterfowl likely very under estimated). Common Loons, Pied-billed and Horned Grebes, D-C Cormorants, 1000+ Tundra Swans, N. Pintail, 250 to 300 A. Wigeons, 350+ Canvasbacks, 1000+ Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, 50+ Bufflehead, 2500+ Red-breasted Mergansers (many flying past over the lake), Hooded and Common Mergansers, Northern Harriers, Rough-legged Hawks, 22 Red-tailed Hawks, 12 American Kestrels, 2 Merlins, 350 to 400 American Coots, 175 to 200 Sandhill Cranes (one large flock in a field was too dense to count), 22 Dunlin, 5 Little Gulls, Bonaparte’s Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, N. Flicker, Carolina Wrens, 8 E. Bluebirds, N. Mockingbirds, 50+ A. Pipits in one flock, 50+ A. Tree Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, many Dark-eyed Juncos, 500 to 600 red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackle and Brown-headed Cowbird. Inner Bay off Port Rowan Harbour contained an estimated 1 to 12000 waterfowl but most too far out to ID even with a scope and there was a good number of Bonaparte’s Gulls on and over the bay. During the week and on Saturday you will be birding in the Long Point area with a background of gun fire coming from duck shooters. Directions HAGERSVILLE AREA Hagersville is south of Hamilton on Hwy 6. Exit from Hwy 403 at Hwy 6 in Ancaster and continue southeast then south to Hagersville. You just simple bird any road in the Hagersville / Jarvis / Fisherville / Nanticoke square ( a rough square ). LONG POINT AREA - CENTERED ON PORT ROWAN Port Rowan is southwest of Hamilton, to reach it you can drive south on Hwy 6 from Hamilton, passing through Hagersville and turning right, west in Jarvis onto Hwy 3, drive to Simcoe and turn left, south on Hwy 24 and follow this to Hwy 59, ( it curves to the west south of Simcoe) and your in the Long Point Area. Turn left (south) on Hwy 59 at Hwy 24 and Port Rowan is straight down Hwy 59 (about 6 kms) on County Rd 42 (Lakeshore Rd), Big Creek Marsh, etc. are just a little further south of County Rd 42. Or you can exit Hwy 403 just west of Brantford. Exit at Hwy 24 South at Exit 91 and drive south through Simcoe and follow it to Hwy 59, ( it curves to the west south of Simcoe) and your in the Long Point Area. The wood lots, fields, marshes etc. are north, south, east and west of Port Rowan. Norm Murr Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
