[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 6 November 2014
Noteworthy species this week included a BOHEMIAN WAXWING and a PINE GROSBEAK at the Old Airfield on November 3. BOREAL SPECIALTIES: Spruce Grouse: Reported again this week along the edge of Opeongo Road in the black spruce section. Black-backed Woodpecker: Found in the Wolf Howl Pond/West Rose Lake area. Gray Jay: Seen along the rail bed section of Mizzy Lake Trail; along Opeongo Road; and at the Visitor Centre. Boreal Chickadee: Three were seen along the border of the Old Airfield. WINTER FINCHES: Pine Grosbeak: The first of the fall (and in 2014) was at the Old Airfield on November 3. Purple Finch: One was at the Visitor Centre today. Common Redpoll: Lev Frid reported several moving through this week. American Goldfinch: A few still present but most appear to have left. Birders reporting records through eBird are encouraged to share their lists with the Algonquin Park Bird Records account (APPbirds). Good Birding! Ron Tozer Algonquin Park Naturalist (retired) Dwight, ON DIRECTIONS: Algonquin Provincial Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways 400, 11 and 60. Follow the signs which start in Toronto on Highway 400. From Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then follow Highway 60 to the park. Kilometre markers along Highway 60 in the Park go from the West Gate (km 0) to near the East Gate (km 56). Get your park permit and Information Guide (with a map of birding locations mentioned here) at the East Gate or the West Gate. Locations are also described at: www.algonquinpark.on.ca The Visitor Centre exhibits and restaurant at km 43 are open on weekends from 9 am to 5 pm. There is access with limited services on weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm. For more information see the Algonquin Park events calendar at: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/involved/calendar/ ___ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds] FW: 11-3-14 - 8 spcs. shorebirds - Pt. Stanley Sewage Lagoons
A late report from Peter Yoerg. We had 8 spcs. of shorebirds on 11-3-14 at the Sewage lagoons. Fingal was quiet except for a few Siskins. Feel free to forward this to Ontbirds as we're not subscribed to it. 2+ Killdeer 2 Greater(?) Yellowlegs 1 Pectoral Sand. 11 Dunlin 1 Least Sand. - this would be ~1 week late in the Buffalo Ornithological Society study area. 10-26 is their last date. 1 Semi. Sand. 1 Baird's Sand. - also ~1 wk. late... 10-27 is their last date. 1 White Rumped Sand. Peter Yoerg (716-834-6316), Barbara Henderson Buffalo, NY ___ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds] Long tailed duck
Today on east side of bridge at Pringle creek in whitby. Another birder had mentioned earlier that long tails hadn't been seen yet, so thought I would post sighting. 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds] Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk on Hwy 400, south of Barrie
I just spotted a bright all-white (probably fully leucistic) Red-tailed Hawk south of Barrie. I was driving on Hwy 400 northbound at about km 50. It was to my right on a large open tree limb very close to the road (on the east side of the road). It was being mobbed by a couple of crows but looked pretty relaxed, and was very easy to notice. This is not necessarily a rare taxa, but a pretty rare form of a common Ontario species, so I thought I'd throw it on here in case anyone is passing by and wants to see it. Happy birding! Jeremy Bensette ___ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds] Varied thrush-Huntsville
Still coming to the feeder behind 44 Homestead Lane in Huntville. From Hwy 60 go north on Muskoka rd and left on Homestead. Please knock for permission! Nancy Smith and Rick Thornton 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (07 Nov 2014) 628 Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 407 2071 69628 Osprey 0 0 56 Bald Eagle 11 35280 Northern Harrier 0 25329 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 92 4563 Cooper's Hawk3 35437 Northern Goshawk 1 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 16149715 Broad-winged Hawk0 1 184860 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk178 1117 3918 Rough-legged Hawk0 10 20 Golden Eagle 4 53104 American Kestrel 0 0561 Merlin 0 0 43 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 47 Unknown Accipiter0 2 29 Unknown Buteo0 7 32 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 4 7 39 Total: 628 3607 265675 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter:Jonathan Stein Observers:John Elliott Visitors: 7 Weather: A mostly cloudy morning gave way to clearer skies in the afternoon. Temperatures reached up into the mid 40s but no higher. The wind, strong and persistent, was out of the northwest throughout. Raptor Observations: Not a bad day of movement. Riding the strong northwest wind, many migrants crossed out over the lake today. Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawks floated past with regularity and four more Golden Eagles were added. But the day's big highlight came when a juvenile Northern Goshawk meandered by low and close, offering up fabulous looks. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (3+), Pine Siskin (60+), Horned Lark (5), Eastern Bluebird (3), Brown Creeper (1), Common Grackle (20+), European Starling (150+), Hooded Merganser (1), Bufflehead (10), Ruddy Duck (3), Horned Grebe (25+), Common Loon (3), Tundra Swan (8) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with strong west wind and a 60 percent chance of rain. Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinj...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. ___ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 1st - 7th November 2014
Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders already using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email, phone or post records directly to me - contact details below. Note: some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Highlights: Last weekend was the annual KFN Fall Round-up and, as might be expected, a number of good birds were found within the area. Highlights of the week include; BRANT, TUNDRA SWAN, BLACK SCOTER, RED-NECKED GREBE, CATTLE EGRET, GOLDEN EAGLE, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, SANDHILL CRANE, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, RED CROSSBILL, and EVENING GROSBEAK. City of Kingston Cataraqui Bay is the place to see TUNDRA SWANS at the moment - 116 were counted there this morning (7th). Also present there this week have been several hundred GREATER SCAUP and RING-NECKED DUCK, with lesser (but increasing) numbers of REDHEAD, BUFFLEHEAD and COMMON GOLDENEYE and an on/off female BLACK SCOTER; a SURF SCOTER was also seen there on 5th. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in the bay on 1st. Over the road, in Marshlands CA, LESSER SCAUP, NORTHERN PINTAIL, and as many as 600 GADWALL prefer the shallower water. A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was noted there on 1st. Sightings of BRANT have been somewhat scarce but one was present at Sand Bay today (7th), likely the same bird as reported on 5th. Kingston's Inner Harbour is favoured by LESSER SCAUP and several hundred were seen there last weekend. Also present have been PIED-BILLED GREBE and RUDDY DUCK. A BELTED KINGFISHER was at Belle Park on 5th. On Lakeland Point Drive, near the airport, PURPLE FINCH and WINTER WREN were seen on 5th. The city's resident PEREGRINE FALCON was seen downtown on 1st. Wolfe Island Not too many reports from the island this week, the highlight being a SNOW GOOSE in Bayfield Bay on 2nd. Amherst Island Nothing spectacular from the island this week, though the Martin Edwards Reserve produced late COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, SAVANNAAH SPARROW and VESPER SPARROW on 2nd. Please note that you must be a member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) or be accompanied by a member to access the Martin Edwards Reserve. Prince Edward Point Last weekend saw a continuation of raptor movement at the point, with 2 GOLDEN EAGLES seen there on 1st and again on the morning of 2nd when nearly 30 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS also moved through, accompanied by 3 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS and numerous TURKEY VULTURES. Also heard on the 2nd was the season's first RED CROSSBILL. On 1st a CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the lighthouse where all three species of scoter were also recorded. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen just a few metres offshore along Long Point Road in association with a couple of HORNED GREBES. Other Sightings The highlight of the birding week was a CATTLE EGRET discovered near Morven (Napanee) on 2nd. It was seen again on 3rd just down the road but on 4th it had moved about 10km directly north to Camden East but was not seen subsequently. Only two EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen this week, both at a feeder, also at Camden East on 2nd. At the nearby Wilton Creek, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER was a good find for one observer on 1st; both LESSER and GREATER YELLOWLEGS were present there on 2nd. Near Verona, a GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on 1st. At Parrott's Bay, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH was a late bird on 1st. Near Elginburg, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER has been reliably seen all week; a SWAMP SPARROW was present on 6th. At Charleston Lake Provincial Park, the number of TRUMPETER SWANS has been increasing, with 17 seen there on 3rd. Near Crosby, 2 SANDHILL CRANES were watched well in a field on Clear Lake Road on 4th. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, the KFN Executive will no longer be reporting owl sightings via the Internet. To maintain records for conservation purposes, sightings are welcomed through all the normal channels. As always, thanks to all those who submitted sightings over the last week. Mark. Mark D. Read 47 Ellerbeck Street, Unit 1, Kingston, Ontario K7L 4H5 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 Email: markdr...@gmail.com Blog: Confessions of a Global Birder http://markdread.blogspot.com http://markdread.blogspot.com/ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/ eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1006789-guidelines-for-repor ting-sensitive-species ___ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck, adult male Mallard x American Wigeon - Cliff Lumsden Park, Etobicoke Waterfront (Toronto)
An adult male, perhaps the same bird as last winter (did anyone see this bird over the summer?) was seen this evening off of Cliff Lumsden Park in south Etobicoke. It was associating with other dabbling and diving ducks about 30 meters off shore. This location is just south of Islington and Lakeshore Blvd. and is the second waterfront park access east of Col. Samuel Smith Park (much more widely known). Also present was the Mallard x American Wigeon cross. I saw it earlier in the week in Col. Sam's east bay. Cheers, Andrew Keaveney Cell: 647-383-8894 ___ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, November 7th, 2014
PACIFIC LOON EARED GREBE BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE SABINE'S GULL LITTLE GULL POMARINE JAEGER PARASITIC JAEGER YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD BREWER'S BLACKBIRD Brant Ring-necked Pheasant Red-throated Loon Common Loon Horned Grebe Great Egret Turkey Vulture Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Red Phalarope Bonaparte's Gull Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Eastern Phoebe Northern Shrike House Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat Magnolia Warbler Chipping Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow We really should have Fall bird counts every week! Masses of people out scouring the area made birders here in the HSA proud this week. The top of the list shows that there are birds around and some excellent date records too. We had a great weather day on Saturday to start the count period. North winds and rain brought in some great. An adult PARASITIC JAEGER, an adult LITTLE GULL and a Thayer's Gull were among the highlights here. Brant were seen in numbers and Red-throated and Common Loons were seen en masse migrating. An EARED GREBE was found at Canada Centre for Inland Waters and has remained here until today. An adult BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was seen from Francis Road along the lake. Count day was a huge success with another couple BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, an adult POMARINE JAEGER along the lakeshore. YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was recorded up near Neibauers Marsh on Wellington 32 near Guelph. A female BREWER'S BLACKBIRD was seen south of McCrae Station near the Mountsberg dam. On Monday a late SABINE'S GULL was a great find. Perhaps the biggest surprise on the count was the number of lingering shorebirds that were seen. Very late date records included a Wilson's Phalarope seen up until yesterday and another great late date was a Red Knot found on the day after the count at the Red Hill Stormwater Pond and remains there today. On Saturday five species of shorebirds were present at Windermere Basin including a late Ruddy Turnstone and Pectoral Sandpiper. Two Sanderling still remain at Windermere Basin. Black-bellied Plover and Sanderling were seen along the beach. A Red Phalarope was a definite highlight off the rocks at Lakeland Centre. Killdeer and a flyover Pectoral Sandpiper were seen at the Dundas Marsh . At Princess Point with the phalarope were Lesser Yellowlegs and Dunlin. At Mountsberg Conservation area a late Baird's Sandpiper was seen on the count. On Monday a flock of Purple Sandpipers flew by Lakeland Centre perhaps a result of the weather conditions on Saturday. Unfortunately the flock didn't settle in anywhere. Other highlights of the count include a Brant which was grazing on the lawn at Spencer Smith Park (still present yesterday), a Ring-necked Pheasant up near Dartnall Road on the mountain, Great Egret at Dundas Marsh, Golden Eagle over Dundas Marsh and up near Waterdown, Sandhill Cranes over the Dundas Valley, Rough-legged Hawk over Bayfront Park, Short-eared Owl over the west end of the lake, Eastern Phoebe near the orchard on Cumberland Ave and Harvester in Burlington and at the Dundas Marsh, a Northern Shrike near the McNally Pit near Puslinch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Woodland Cemetery, House Wren in Kings Forest, Gray-cheeked Thrush up in King's Forest, Swainson's Thrush and Nashville Warbler at Sedgewick Park in Oakville, another Nashville Warbler at Hamilton Cemetery and an Orange-crowned Warbler at Dundurn Castle. A very late Magnolia Warbler was seen at Windermere Basin with another one found in the week at LaSalle Marina. Three late Lincoln's Sparrows were seen in various locations. The hawk flights continue inbetween the weather systems. Last Sunday before the clear skies brought them into the stratosphere, the hawks were flying over the Dundas Marsh and elsewhere in count areas. Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned, Coopers, Red-shouldered, Red-tailed Hawk were all birds seen. Today over Bronte another Golden Eagle was seen and two Peregrine Falcons in addition to the hawks listed above. In the odds and sods a group of Eastern Bluebirds were seen at the Gates of Heaven Cemetery over the last couple of days. A group of 7 Chipping Sparrows were seen in Parking Lot A at Bronte Creek provincial park. There were plenty more birds to be counted and so many more out there. The total ended up at 152 species a new record! There were also eight count birds. This is the time to scour for mega-rarities, we are due! Send your sightings here. Cheryl Edgecombe HNC --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
[Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (07 Nov 2014) 569 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 260 1544 48272 Osprey 0 0 53 Bald Eagle 14 31267 Northern Harrier 3 41444 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6104 7728 Cooper's Hawk2 15301 Northern Goshawk 0 2 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 20 82402 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk236684 2043 Rough-legged Hawk3 13 19 Golden Eagle11 29 56 American Kestrel 0 4 1023 Merlin 0 1 70 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 48 Unknown Accipiter0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 12 19202 Unknown Eagle2 2 3 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 0 46 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 569 2575 97365 -- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter:Jenna McDermott Observers:Bob Pettit, Janina Radley, Jim McCoy, Larry Ludwicki Visitors: A young fellow visited briefly to revisit old memories of when he came to Holiday Beach as a child. We also had a return visit from a small group of elementary school kids on their gym class; they were excited to spot a Golden Eagle! Weather: The north component winds stayed all day and there was often cloud cover, good for spotting raptors up high. The morning started at 2C and warmed to 6C. Raptor Observations: After quite a few slow days, today was a welcome change with 9 species and plenty of Red-tailed Hawks (over 230). 11 Golden Eagles were quite nice as well, tying for our highest count this season. A dark-colouration Rough-legged Hawk circled overhead for a few moments, giving us time to fully appreciate its stunning colouration. Bald Eagles were on the move as well today, with 14 going by, pointing the way for buteos. The resident Bald Eagles were also providing entertainment, attempting to capture ducks in the marsh and interacting with each other quite a bit. Non-raptor Observations: American Crows made the big numbers of non-raptors today with 11340. Red-winged Blackbirds and Grackles also made a good showing. 4 Eastern Bluebirds were heard as they flew by. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20472230 Predictions: S and SW winds with showers through the day. Report submitted by Jenna McDermott (jmcde...@alumni.uoguelph.ca) 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
