[Ontbirds] Correction: SUMMER Tanager, Hamilton
I've had some folks point out this is indeed a Summer Tanager, not Scarlet, my ID guide that mentioned the bill colour difference I guess isn't entirely diagnostic! Thanks to everyone who pointed that out, this one will be a lifer for me... I have a Flickr album of all photos taken, unedited: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rgeraldporter/sets/72157674953402142/with/30639393360/ As posted previously, the directions to where it was found: Where spotted: https://goo.gl/maps/AEJF4d3UFVr Trail entrance: near 110 Edgehill Dr, Hamilton, ON https://goo.gl/maps/WhbuNfccwcK2 -- Robert Gerald Porter Hamilton Naturalists' Club / Field Events Director Weever Apps / Chief Innovation Officer, Co-founder http://twitter.com/rgeraldporter ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
Re: [Ontbirds] Scarlet Tanager, Falkirk West, Hamilton
Some photos of this bird attached... Good birding Rob On Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 12:25:07 PM UTC-5, Rob Porter wrote: > > Just had one in the corridor between wood lots at this location, got some > good photos (orange bill so not a Summer Tanager unfortunately). Google > maps links below to the location where it was spotted, also link to > trailhead as it's not obviously marked. > > Where spotted: > https://goo.gl/maps/AEJF4d3UFVr > > Trail entrance: > near 110 Edgehill Dr, Hamilton, ON > https://goo.gl/maps/WhbuNfccwcK2 > > > Sent from my mobile ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Scarlet Tanager, Falkirk West, Hamilton
Just had one in the corridor between wood lots at this location, got some good photos (orange bill so not a Summer Tanager unfortunately). Google maps links below to the location where it was spotted, also link to trailhead as it's not obviously marked. Where spotted: https://goo.gl/maps/AEJF4d3UFVr Trail entrance: near 110 Edgehill Dr, Hamilton, ON https://goo.gl/maps/WhbuNfccwcK2 Sent from my mobile ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (12 Nov 2016) 180 Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 41 1947 38435 Osprey 0 0 23 Bald Eagle 2 11135 Northern Harrier 1 24361 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 93 4441 Cooper's Hawk4 38149 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 3120432 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk114 1065 2804 Rough-legged Hawk1 11 16 Golden Eagle 3 44 72 American Kestrel 0 4551 Merlin 0 2 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 28 Unknown Accipiter0 1 6 Unknown Buteo0 6 62 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle0 2 3 Unknown Raptor 0 1 13 Total: 180 3370 65104 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter:Dustin Brewer Observers:Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Visitors: We had a nice, small group of visitors today. Weather: Today was colder than yesterday, though the lighter, westerly wind made conditions far more tolerable, and, when not in the shade, very pleasant. Barometric pressure was high, though started to decrease at around noon. Cloud cover was very low all day. Raptor Observations: Our second raptor of the day was a Rough-legged Hawk, and we saw three distant Golden Eagles between 11 and 1. From 11 to 2 Red-tailed Hawks were relatively numerous in the sky. Unfortunately, we had very few nearby raptors to see, as the flight line was to our north. Non-raptor Observations: We saw several distant, very long lines of ducks, and only five American Crows. Bonaparte's Gulls hunted in front of us. On a somewhat unsavory note (Warning!) raptor bait now floats in front of us, in the form of a bloated raccoon corpse. Bald Eagles are scavenging birds, so maybe we will have a close look at one when we arrive to the count site tomorrow morning. If life gives you lemons... Predictions: Tomorrow is predicted to be sunny all day, though the southwest winds may push many raptors out of sight to the north of us. Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch (greg_norw...@fws.gov) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Tufted Titmouse - Ault Island
Tufted Titmouse was seen yesterday morning (November 11) at 14114 Willbruck Drive off Ault Island Road between Morrisburg and Ingleside. During 5 or 10 minutes the bird made several very brief trips to the feeders at the front of the house. The owner requested that you stay off the property (it is easily viewed from the road) and please do not direct scopes at the house. Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy 31 south, left (east) on Hwy 2, right (south) on Ault Island Road, left at the T intersection onto Willbruck Road. House is on the right. Connie Denyes ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Merlin, Barrie, ON
A female Merlin was stalking a flock of pigeons from the top of a building in Barrie at the corner of Owen and Collier streets around Noon, yesterday. Sorry for the late report, I had to consult my bird book, first! Diana . > On Nov 12, 2016, at 12:00 PM, birdalert-requ...@ontbirds.ca wrote: > > Send ONTBIRDS mailing list submissions to > birdalert@ontbirds.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ontbirds.ca/mailman/listinfo/birdalert_ontbirds.ca > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > birdalert-requ...@ontbirds.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > birdalert-ow...@ontbirds.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ONTBIRDS digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. White fronted Geese Arnprior (iain wilkes) > 2. Cattle Egret Colonel Samuel Smith park... (Bernie Monette) > 3. Detroit River Hawk Watch (11 Nov 2016) 121 Raptors > (repo...@hawkcount.org) > 4. Iceland Gulls Sundridge (Stephen O'Donnell) > 5. Sundridge Finches (Stephen O'Donnell) > 6. Kingston Area Birds: 5th - 11th November 2016 (Mark D. Read) > 7. Holiday Beach Conservation Area (11 Nov 2016) 686 Raptors > (repo...@hawkcount.org) > 8. Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, Nov 12, > 2016 (Cheryl Edgecombe) > 9. Cattle Egret - Col Sam Smith Park, Toronto - Sat Nov 12 > (fpinill...@gmail.com) > 10. Blue phase Ross's Goose, Lafleche (mark gawn) > 11. Probable King Eider - Point Pelee (Jeremy Bensette) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:47:03 + > From: iain wilkes > To: Ontario Bird Alerts > Subject: [Ontbirds] White fronted Geese Arnprior > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I found 5 of the GWF Geese still at the Madawaska Dam lake at Arnprior at > 1:30 today. they are with several thousand Canadas on the north side seen > from Baskin Drive. the GWFs are feeding in the field maybe 100m in from the > water. > > A tinsey bit windy today. > > Ottawa west on 417 to Arnprior. exit at White Lake road and go right toward > town. Baskin Dr is one of first or second intersections. right onto Baskin > then under the bridge and on your left will be the Geese > > Cheers > > Iain > > > > Sent from my Samsung device over Bell's LTE network. > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:54:06 -0500 > From: Bernie Monette > To: Ontbirds > Subject: [Ontbirds] Cattle Egret Colonel Samuel Smith park... > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Greetings! > > The Cattle Egret was there at the park this morning. In the grass and > along the shore east of Whimbrel Point. > > It stuck around in spite of the dogs and dog walkers! > > Colonel Samuel Smith Park is at the end of Kipling Ave. (it becomes Col. Sam > Smith Drive) south of Lakeshore Blvd and Kipling. > > Cheers, > > Bernie > > > > > -- > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:21:35 -0900 > From: repo...@hawkcount.org > To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca > Subject: [Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (11 Nov 2016) 121 Raptors > Message-ID: <6b57847ef1a8f90be05662a8c3900...@www.hawkcount.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Detroit River Hawk Watch > Brownstown, Michigan, USA > Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2016 > --- > > SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total > -- --- -- -- > Black Vulture0 0 0 > Turkey Vulture 41 1906 38394 > Osprey 0 0 23 > Bald Eagle 1 9133 > Northern Harrier 6 23360 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 82 4430 > Cooper's Hawk4 34145 > Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1117429 > Broad-winged Hawk0 0 17529 > Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 > Red-tailed Hawk 65951 2690 > Rough-legged Hawk1 10 15 > Golden Eagle 2 41 69 > American Kestrel 0 4551 > Merlin 0 2 39 > Peregrine Falcon 0 0 28 > Unknown Accipiter0 1 6 > Unknown Buteo0 6 62 > Unknown Falcon 0
[Ontbirds] Probable King Eider - Point Pelee
> Kory Renaud and I just caught a few quick looks at what is probably a King > Eider in a large raft of diving ducks far off the west side of the parking > lot of The Tip of Point Pelee. They were very distant and bobbing between the > waves so it was pretty difficult to stay on it, but it appeared large, > strong, and kind of cinnamon brown coloured like one would expect from a > female/juvenile type King Eider. > > If attempting to chase it, you'll want to look in the northwest direction > while standing at the parking lot for The Tip. There is one raft of diving > ducks closer to shore (maybe 1km away) containing a number of Canvasbacks, > all three scoter species, and the expected common diving species, and the > likely King Eider is located in the raft about twice as far behind this raft. > > The Tip parking is at the southern end of the road that goes through Point > Pelee National Park, at the end of Point Pelee Drive southeast of Leamington > in Essex County. > > Good luck and good birding! > > Jeremy Bensette and Kory Renaud > > > Jeremy Bensette - Leamington, ON > Birding/wildlife tours, Photography, Naturalist Services ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Blue phase Ross's Goose, Lafleche
Just seen, adult blue phase Ross's at the classic Lafleche site, all relevant features noted. Lafleche road is located just south of the 417 east of Casselman. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - Col Sam Smith Park, Toronto - Sat Nov 12
Ontbirders, The Cattle Egret is still in the area but I found it well off to the west of the westernmost point, on the rocky shore. Guessing it's near 28th street but on shore of someone's private property. By a house with rusted staircase and big orange buoy in their yard. Only visible with scope as bird was likely 500m-1km away (scope at 60x). Small all white egret with bright yellow-orange bill, hunched over look. Black legs. Has moved a couple of times in the 15 minutes I've been here. Update- just flew back to park right in front of me while I was standing here. Good birding, Frank Pinilla Richmond Hill, ON Directions: Col Sam Smith Park is at the southern terminus of Kipling Ave south of Lakeshore Blvd in west Toronto. Walk out to western tip. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, Nov 12, 2016
CATTLE EGRET Snow Goose Brant Tundra Swan Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Ruffed Grouse Red-necked Grebe Black-crowned Night Heron Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Lesser Black-backed Gull Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Tufted Titmouse Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Nashville Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Our annual fall bird count now deemed the Wormington Fall Bird Count for its founder, was fairly quiet this year. Nice weather = no birds. It's been a relatively quiet week here but there are some tidbits around that are good for the date. Our rarity for the week was a CATTLE EGRET found at the Red Hill Stormwater Pond. It was there briefly on Thursday morning and then flushed by a Red-tailed Hawk. It is likely still in the area with many stormwater ponds around the area to look for it. There have been a significant number of these birds in southern Ontario this past week. As is always the case at the western end of Lake Ontario, duck species diversity and numbers are growing exponentially. This week saw a significant increase in the numbers of all three scoters and Long-tailed Ducks. A good place to look for these is from the end of Grays Road or from Sayer's Park in Stoney Creek. Lingering shorebirds are a highlight with a later date for American Golden Plover seen at the Windermere Basin yesterday and a good date for Black-bellied Plover. A Dunlin was another species seen here. At the Red Hill Stormwater Pond, both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs were seen earlier in the week. Some highlights though from the count and this week include Ruffed Grouse up near Lowville, two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers at Sydenham Hill in Dundas, a late Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at South Shell Park in Oakville, Blue-headed Vireo and Yellow-rumped Warbler at Cootes Paradise, Orange-crowned Warbler and Nashville Warbler in the Bronte area and Northern Parula and Orange-crowned Warbler at Sedgewick Park in Oakville. In the odds and sods, a Snow Goose was photographed on the lawn at LaSalle Park last Saturday. A Brant was hanging in at Bayfront Park up until mid-week. A Cackling Goose was mixed in with a sizable flock of Canadas along the Grand in Caledonia. Tundra Swans have been moving through with 11 birds counted in Cootes Paradise and a few at LaSalle Marina. Red-necked Grebe was seen off of Bronte and Shoreacres in Burlington. Black-crowned Night Herons were seen from Princess Point hiding in the trees along the shore. Sandhill Cranes were seen in a field on the west side of hwy 6 near Haldibrook Road. A Lesser Black-backed gull was seen amongst the Ring-billed Gulls at Princess Point. An Eastern Phoebe was reported from Windermere Basin. That's the news for this week. There are rarities all around us, keep looking and report your sightings here! Cheryl Edgecombe HNC --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
