[Ontbirds] Evening Grosbeaks, King Eider, Ring-necked Duck etc.. continue in Etobicoke

[Luc Fazio]

High folks
1) Evening Grosbeak ( 5)   see YouTube video below 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXnMALj8t9I&list=UUj9nlgb-KFo4sSvZU6-CdhA

   at the Sanctuary in High Park. Park at the skating ring on Colborne Lodge, 
south of Bloor st; and walk easterly, down hill, 75 m to the many feeders. 
Enjoy.

2) King Eider ( 1st winter male) see video on You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uldUcBScvn8
   
is still showing at the mouth of the Humber River. Best accessed by parking at 
the lake parking at the bottom of Windermere Rd., south of Lakeshore Blvd in 
Etobicoke. Carefull sometimes it goes to Sunnyside beach behind "wall"
   
  Injured Red-necked Grebe was under Gardner bridge...upriver

3) Snowy Owl at Humber Bay east, can be seen from the small bridge, north of 
Main parkin lot. 
  many Hooded Mergies,  Redheads.,  Am. Wigeons, and Ruddy ducks as well as a 
Ring-necked Duck can be seen from bridge

Enjoy your New year listing

Luc Fazio

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[Ontbirds] Snowy owls at Humber Bay East

[Paloma via ONTBIRDS]

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Good evening birders;
This morning, a group from FLAP Canada got together at Humber Bay Park East and 
were rewarded with at least 2 Snowy Owls, both offering great views. One was 
perched on an evergreen tree in the parking lot before taking off. Two were 
later spotted on rocks in two separate bays ( we think one may have been the 
one from the parking lot). Definitely the "hit" of the day and a lifer for some.

Also seen were a number of ducks including large numbers of Ruddy Ducks. 
Northern Shovelers, Redheads, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Gadwall , 
Longtailed and scaup (possibly Lesser) were evident. Some American Coots and a 
very nice male Hooded Merganser were also highlights. Seen at or near a small 
feeder along one of the trails were a number of American Tree Sparrows, 
Northern Cardinals, a Downy Woodpecker and Red-breasted Nuthatch. A surprise 
find was a very active Brown Creeper, and a Northern Mockingbird was also 
spotted near the parking lot. An American Kestrel also gave a quick fly by.

Humber Bay Park East is reached via Marine Parade Dr.  and Parklawn Rd, which 
runs south of Lakeshore  Blvd. W. in Etobicoke. Parking is free at this time of 
the year.

Good birding.

Paloma Plant


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[Ontbirds] Oakville Painted Bunting

[RON FLEMING]

As an update for Johnny-come-latelys like myself, the Painted Bunting was seen 
at 10:30 this morning in the backyard of 33 Arkendo (not by me, but by Kevin 
Shackleton and John Watson). I arrived two hours later and watched lots of 
backyard birds (including a White-throated Sparrow) coming and going but there 
was no bunting in sight.
Wet snow moved in by 1:00 and by 1:40 I gave up and drove to the dead-end loop 
of Arkendo to try there before leaving. To my pleasant surprise and great 
relief the Painted Bunting popped up in the backyard of #1 Arkendo. It was in 
the company of a Carolina Wren, both of them in the tangled vegetation 
surrounding a tall "stump" that is about 15' tall at the northeast corner of 
the property, along the green fenceline. There is a public pathway there and 
the bird was easily seen from the path. (For mammal fans there was also a mink 
in the river valley.)
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
Arkendo Court is just southwest of Winston Churchill Blvd. where it meets 
Lakeshore Blvd. in south Oakville.
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Re: [Ontbirds] [Onbirds] Painted Bunting - Oakville

[kevin.shackleton]

 
I haven't seen a post confirming that the Painted Bunting was at 33 Arkendo 
Drive today.  It was there at 10 a.m. this morning and was seen again the 
afternoon.Take Winston Churchill doth from the QEW to Lakeshore and go west one 
block to Arkendo.  Walk along the north side of 33 Arkendo to view the feeders 
in both 33 and 39 Arkendo Dr.Regards,Kevin Shackleton On Wednesday, 
December 31, 2014 4:59 PM, Gerald Doekes  wrote:
   

 The Painted Bunting is still present, coming to feeders, at both 33 & 39
Arkendo Drive, in Oakville.
Gerry Doekes

Directions, Winston Churchill Blvd to Lakeshore Rd., turn right, proceed to
Arkendo Drive, first street on the left.

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[Ontbirds] Immature Blue Morph

[Stan Long]

03.01.15 - For interest sake - an immature Blue Morph Snow Goose of deceptive 
size has joined the flock - head and neck in a dark sock with faint white chin 
- similar to photos taken at Colonel Sams' last week of what might be the same 
goose. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road - cheers - Stan 
Long 
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[Ontbirds] St. Clair NWA CBC results

[Allen Woodliffe]

The 35th St. Clair NWA CBC was held on January 1, 2015.
The count circle includes the extensive wetlands along the east side of Lake
St. Clair, a significant part of Lake St. Clair itself, thousands of acres of
open farmland as well as the Thames River, large drainage canals and the 
northwest corner of Chatham. There is
very little woodland present. With the goose hunting season extending into
January again, some of the best and largest wetland properties were not
available this year.



The weather was challenging, with winds fairly steady between 30-40 km/hr,
gusting occasionally to 60 km/hr. Combined with temperatures ranging from -7C
to -3C, the wind chill was at times around -18C. As a result, many land birds
were hunkered down making it difficult to either see or hear them. Nonetheless,
a dozen birders ventured out into the elements. 



A total of 80 species was tabulated, which is equivalent to the average of the
previous decade.



Open water is critical to recording higher numbers of birds for this count,
since the diversity of water birds and particularly waterfowl depends on it. We
tabulated 22 species of waterfowl, totalling more than 15100 individuals, with
Mallard, Canada Goose and Tundra Swan leading the way. Of interest were 19 Snow
Geese, including 11 blue phase.



There were no new species for this count. The cumulative total since inception
remains at 137 species. We did obtain new high numbers (previous highs in
parentheses) for:

Northern Shoveler--61 (45)

Wild Turkey--19 (15)

Snowy Owl--15 (9)



As expected with the high winds, numbers of some species were quite low,
including Horned Lark (63), Snow Bunting (5), Black-capped Chickadee (1), 
Golden-crowned
Kinglet (6), Swamp Sparrow (3) and White-throated Sparrow (1).



The weather did not affect the number of American Crows, however. The likely
conservative estimate of 134,000 was more than 6 times the number of all other 
species combined, but below our
all-time high of 159,860 crows recorded in 2000.



Notable misses, which have been recorded on 50% or more of the first 34 years,
included: Wood Duck, Canvasback, Northern Shrike, Carolina Wren, Lapland
Longspur, Rusty Blackbird and Brewer's Blackbird.



Allen Woodliffe-compiler

Chathamhttp://pawsnaturenuggets.blogspot.ca



  
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[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 26th December - 2nd January 2014

[Mark D. Read]

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:

The weather has gone from mild to cold over the week, causing some of the
inner waterways to once again freeze over, though the lake remains entirely
open. The start of a new year always brings out the birders, keen to get
their year lists off to good start and this, combined with the Amherst
Island CBC held on 2nd, has brought some good sightings. Highlights of the
week include; SNOW GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, NORTHERN PINTAIL, BARROW'S
GOLDENEYE, RED-NECKED GREBE, SNOWY OWL, BELTED KINGFISHER, YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, MARSH WREN, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HERMIT
THRUSH, EASTERN TOWHEE, SWAMP SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, RUSTY
BLACKBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD.

 

City of Kingston

One, possibly two SNOWY OWLS continue at Kingston Airport/Landings Golf
Course though can be tricky to pin down. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen in
Collin's Bay on 28th, as were 3 lingering COMMON LOONS. In the downtown
lakefront area, a HORNED GREBE was seen on 2nd. PINE SISKINS continue to be
seen in Reddendale and a thin scattering of COMMON REDPOLLS are coming to
feeders in the west end. At Little Cataraqui Creek CA, the female
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen again this morning (3rd). BELTED
KINGFISHERS seen to be enjoying the open water and have been seen at
Invista, Kingston, on 29th and near No Frills on Bath Road, Kingston, on
2nd.

 

Amherst Island

The annual CBC was held yesterday (2nd) and a report will be published by
the compiler before too long but some of the highlights include an adult
male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE that was seen along the south shore and a CACKLING
GOOSE in the same vicinity. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Marshall 40 Ft,
and nearby a flock of 24, or more, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS was located. Seen
on the 1st were 5 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and a COMMON GRACKLE. Back on count
day, an immature GLAUCOUS GULL was a good find along the north shore and
both EASTERN BLUEBIRDS (4) and a SHORT-EARED OWL were seen on 2nd
Concession. At Amherst Island Marsh, one party logged YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, MARSH WREN, HERMIT THRUSH, EASTERN TOWHEE, 8 SONG SPARROWS, and 2
SWAMP SPARROWS. Another HERMIT THRUSH was seen on Emerald 40 Ft. SNOWY OWLS
can be found across the island but numbers would appear to have dropped a
little; ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS are numerous. 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.

 

Other Sightings

West of Kingston, at Heritage Point, Bath, a SNOW GOOSE was found on 31st
and remained to 2nd, at least. Also seen there over 1st and 2nd were 4
different GLAUCOUS GULLS; present on 1st only was an adult ICELAND GULL. A
male NORTHERN PINTAL was seen at Amherstview Sewage Lagoons on 28th. In the
Gananoque area, both RUSTY and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS have been visiting a
garden since 29th. TRUMPETER SWANS (3) were seen at Chaffey's Locks on 28th
and as many as 15 were recorded in the lower Rideau Canal area on 31st. On
Washburn Road, 20-30 COMMON REDPOLLS continue to visit a feeder there. An
error in last week's report was the reporting of 70 Trumpeter Swans in the
Hay Bay area - this of course should have been Tundra Swans. 

 

In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, Kingston Field
Naturalists has adopted the KFN Sensitive Sightings Policy
 . As requested by the landowners, sightings of owls at the
privately-owned Owl Woods must not be distributed on the Internet (this
includes posting as 'Amherst Island' on eBird) by KFN or anyone who visits.
To ensure continued access to this location, please respect their wishes and
follow the guidelines posted on-site. To maintain records for conservation
purposes, sightings from that location are welcomed through all the
traditional channels.

 

As always, thanks to all those who have 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
 

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/

 

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[Ontbirds] Snow Goose Dark Adult @ Cobourg Harbour

[Jean Simard]

A single Snow Goose Dark Adult on the edge of the floating ice field right
in front of the boat ramp of the Cobourg Harbour.
Take exit 474 from Highway 401, go south on Division Street all the way to
the bottom and turn right in front of the lakeshore condominiums over to
Third Street, turn left onto Third Street to the parking lot of the Yacht
Club.

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Jean Simard
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[Ontbirds] White-winged crossbills

[Eric Davis]

This morning there were two white-winged crossbills at my feeder.  I got
pics.  I am located 5 km east of Woodville in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Eric Davis
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Re: [Ontbirds] reesor geese

[Craig McL]

There are 4 speeches of Geese in the pond right now Greater White fronted 1, 
snow goose 1 , Ross's goose 1 , and Canadan goose 

Craig Mclauchlan 

Sent from my iPhone have a nice day 


> On Jan 2, 2015, at 1:06 PM, Stan Long  wrote:
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> Reesor Pond :Noon - 02.01.15 - 1 Ross's Goose - 2 Bluemorph and 3 adult Snow 
> Geese - lots of open water -Black Ducks - Mallards and Canada Geese and 
> American Tree Sparrows - Reesor Pond lies justnorth of Hwy 407 on Reesor Road 
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Re: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, January 2nd, 2014

[Gordo Laidlaw]

Just a note that Ruthven Park is CLOSED until Jan 5th.
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