[Ontbirds] Yellow Palm Warbler
We saw a Yellow Palm Warbler at Mer Bleu east of Ottawa on April 25. Photos are available if interested. Don Wigle Directions: It was in reeds near the new boardwalk on the east end of the bog loop….see Google maps http://goo.gl/maps/MD7fD ___ 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] Red-shouldered Hawk, Ottawa
We saw a Red-shouldered Hawk west of Ottawa yesterday afternoon. An ID photo is posted at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: We saw it in Fitzroy Provincial Park in the woods northeast of the bridge that crosses the Carp River. See Google map link http://goo.gl/maps/Qrljq ___ 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] Osprey, Ottawa
We saw our first Osprey of the year at Galetta west of Ottawa this afternoon. A photo is shown at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Beth Wigle Ottawa Directions: see Google map link http://goo.gl/maps/2vRyp We saw the Osprey circling above a nest on the railroad bridge just east of the village. ___ 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] Gray Partridge, Ottawa region
We saw a flock of 10-12 Gray Partridge at 11 am today on Farmview Road about 1 km south of Kinburn Side Road. They were on the south side and quickly flew into a clump of spruce trees/shrubs near a white bungalow. Don Wigle Ottawa Location Enter "farmview road, ottawa" in Google map Sent from Samsung Mobile ___ 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] Great Gray Owl, Ottawa
We saw a Great Gray Owl this morning north of Kanata. It was actively hunting during a fairly heavy snowfall. Pictures shown at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: this map shows the general area where the bird was seen http://goo.gl/maps/vrO3t ___ 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] Common Redpolls, Ottawa
We had a flock of about 50 Common Redpolls together with several House Finches at our feeders in Ottawa today. Pictures at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos. Don Wigle Ottawa ___ 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] Pine Grosbeaks, Merrickville
We saw a flock of Pine Grosbeaks at noon today in Merrickville. They were feeding in crab apple trees behind the Yellow Canoe Restaurant at the main intersection (Main Street and St. Lawrence St.). See pictures at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see Google map http://goo.gl/maps/zbKeo ___ 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] Cooper's Hawk, Ottawa
We saw an adult Cooper's Hawk this afternoon at the Old Quarry Trail in Ottawa. It was perched on the logs close to the feeder and the "Deer George" plaque in the woods directly east of the parking lot. Pictures at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions - see Google map; if driving south on Eagleson Road, turn left at first traffic light south of Hazeldean Road….this takes you directly into the parking lot for the Old Quarry Trail…..there are several relatively tame deer in this area…. http://goo.gl/maps/l3PMW ___ 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] Rough-legged Hawks, Ottawa region
We saw 3 Roughed-legged Hawks on Carp Road about 1 km north of Carp this morning including both light and dark morphs….one was harassed by a Red-tailed Hawk. Pictures at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Location: see Google map http://goo.gl/maps/jAswz ___ 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/
Re: [Ontbirds] Rough-legged Hawks, Ottawa region
Many thanks for heads up! I copied and pasted titles and forgot to change one to Red-tailed… Don On 2012-11-12, at 5:00 PM, Don Wigle wrote: > We saw 3 Roughed-legged Hawks on Carp Road about 1 km north of Carp this > morning including both light and dark morphs….one was harassed by a > Red-tailed Hawk. Pictures at > https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos > > Don Wigle > Ottawa > > Location: see Google map http://goo.gl/maps/jAswz ___ 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] Carolina Wren, Ottawa
A Carolina Wren visited our feeders several times this morning. See photos at link below https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Beth Wigle Ottawa ___ 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] Rusty Blackbirds, Ottawa
We saw a flock of 8 Rusty Blackbirds at Mud Lake this afternoon. They moved along the south shoreline. Pictures are posted at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Directions: see Google maps….take trail southwards from Cassels Road gate http://goo.gl/maps/P837f ___ 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] Black-throated Blue Warbler, Ottawa
We saw a Black-throated Blue Warbler on the dike at Shirley's Bay this afternoon. An ID picture is posted at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos (the bird flew before I could get a better picture). Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see Google map http://goo.gl/maps/4RQ0M (note: you should phone 613-991-5740 to be sure that it is safe to walk on the dike before proceeding) ___ 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] Fox Sparrow, Ottawa
We saw a Fox Sparrow at the Beaver Trail (Stoney Swamp) in Ottawa this afternoon. Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see map showing parking lot and area bird seen http://g.co/maps/c4emf ___ 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] Bald Eagles, Turkey Vulture, Canada Geese, Ottawa region
We saw 3 adult Bald Eagles today, one each at Merrickville, Second Narrows on Big Rideau Lake and east of Crosby. Photos of the BE at Second Narrows are posted at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos We saw our first Turkey Vulture of the season on Narrows Lock Road (#14) southwest of Perth. There were several large flocks of Canada Geese flying northwards in the Merrickville region this morning. Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa Directions for Second Narrows: see Google map http://g.co/maps/w688m (e.g., take Hwy 15 south from Smiths Falls, turn right onto Road 42 at Crosby and immediately turn right on Road 14; continue a few km north to Second Narrows). ___ 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] Golden Eagle, Ottawa region
We saw a Golden Eagle this afternoon on Chemin Steele north of Quyon, Quebec. It glided on thermals high above the hills north of Steele and only remained visible for 2-3 minutes before heading north out of sight. Pictures are available at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Beth Wigle Ottawa Location: see Google map http://g.co/maps/9ncv3 ___ 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] White-throated Sparrow, Ottawa
We saw a White-throated Sparrow at Fletcher Gardens in Ottawa this afternoon (photo at link below). Another birder said he had seen it there a few days ago. Don Wigle Ottawa https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Location: http://g.co/maps/yrhuf ___ 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] Cooper's Hawk, Ottawa
The Cooper's Hawk seen recently in Britannia Woods was still present yesterday. We first saw it flying straight toward us down Cassels Street and about 20 feet off the deck. We later saw it in the woods. It was an adult femalesee picture at link. https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa Location: see Google Map http://g.co/maps/38ws2 ___ 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] Carolina Wren, Cooper's Hawk, Ottawa
We heard and then saw the Carolina Wren previously reported by others in Britannia Woods this afternoon. Thanks to Gillian Mastromatteo for an accurate description of the area where she found it recently. We also saw a large Cooper's Hawk (likely a female) at the east end of the ridge in a spruce tree. It flew rapidly back towards Mud Lake. A photo of the Carolina Wren is posted at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: The Carolina Wren was near the trail on the west side of Britannia Woods close to the fence line and behind a light green house about 300 metres south of the gate at the end of Rowatt Street. See Google map. http://g.co/maps/nq56z ___ 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] Rough-legged Hawk, Ottawa
We saw a light morph Rough-legged Hawk this afternoon at Shirley's Bay in Ottawa. Pictures are posted at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see Google map - before it flew, the bird was perched on the edge of the river east of Shirley Blvd. http://g.co/maps/9kppx ___ 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] Blue-headed Vireo, Ottawa
We saw a Blue-headed Vireo at Britannia Woods in Ottawa yesterday afternoon. A photo is posted at this link https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: See Google map http://tinyurl.com/3pet6tw The Vireo was in the woods west of the south end of Mud Lake ___ 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] Red-shouldered Hawk Correction
I reported a Red-shouldered Hawk earlier today. Thanks to those Ontbird readers who contacted me indicating that it was actually a Broad-winged Hawk. The corrected photo is shown at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa ___ 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] Red-shouldered Hawk, Lanark County
We saw a Red-shouldered Hawk this afternoon on McDonald's Corners Road about 2km west of the village of McDonald's Corners. Pictures are shown at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see Google map http://tinyurl.com/3c5dctw ___ 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] Golden-crowned Kinglets, Ottawa
We saw Golden-crowned Kinglets in Britannia Woods in Ottawa this morning. A picture of a male is posted at this link https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: take Britannia Road north, turn right onto Cassels St, enter Britannia Woods at gate just before Mud Lake on right side of road. See Google map http://tinyurl.com/3bz8e6m ___ 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] Bald Eagle, juvenile, Ottawa
Beth spotted a juvenile Bald Eagle this afternoon over the Carp ridge west of Ottawa. Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa photo of bird https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Directions: Thomas Dolan Parkway on Carp Ridgesee Google map http://tinyurl.com/4bkmv6u ___ 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] Red-shouldered Hawk, Ottawa
My wife Beth spotted a Red-shouldered Hawk this afternoon on Elm Grove Road about 5 km south of Rideau Ferry Road not far from Perth. It was quite far away but an ID photo is posted at this link: https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see Google map link http://tinyurl.com/47dtzen ___ 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] Wood Ducks, Ottawa
We saw a pair of Wood Ducks this afternoon at Deschenes Rapids on the Ottawa River in Ottawa. See photos at link https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: Go west on the Ottawa River Parkway, continue west of Woodroffe Ave, turn right at Deschenes Rapids parking lot. See Google map link http://tinyurl.com/4f8rtru ___ 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] Leucistic Mallard, Ottawa
We saw a leucistic Mallard in the Rideau River between Watson's Mill and the bridge in Manotick this afternoon. Pictures are available at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/galleries/ducks-geese-loons Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see Google map http://tinyurl.com/4k6xc2o ___ 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] Bald Eagle, Ottawa
My wife Beth spotted an adult Bald Eagle near the falls in Galetta this afternoon. See pictures at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/galleries/eagles Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see Google map http://tinyurl.com/4v92d8l ___ 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 Shrike, Ottawa
My wife Beth spotted a Northern Shrike near Galetta this afternoon. A picture is available at https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/other Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: Galetta Side Road just north of old Highway 17. See Google map http://tinyurl.com/25p4yhy ___ 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] Greater Black-backed Gull, Ottawa
We saw a Greater Black-backed Gull and about 12 Hooded Mergansers at Dow's Lake in Ottawa yesterday. They were near the east end of the lake close to the canal. Don Wigle Ottawa Dow's Lake: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dow''s+lake,+otta wa,+on&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=46.767175,56.777344&ie=UTF8&hq=dow''s+la ke,&hnear=Ottawa,+ON&ll=45.394563,-75.705371&spn=0.024712,0.027723&z=15 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Greater Black-backed Gull, Ottawa
We saw a Greater Black-backed Gull and about 12 Hooded Mergansers at Dow's Lake in Ottawa yesterday. They were near the east end of the lake close to the canal. Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Greater Black-backed Gull, Ottawa
We saw a Greater Black-backed Gull and about 12 Hooded Mergansers at Dow's Lake in Ottawa yesterday. They were near the east end of the lake close to the canal. Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Ottawa, Snow Buntings
We saw a spectacular flock of several hundred Snow Buntings west of Ottawa yesterday afternoon. Don Wigle Ottawa Site: we saw the flock on John Shaw Road a few km west of Carp ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Kinglets, Ottawa region
We saw several Ruby-crowned Kinglets at the Bill Mason Centre late yesterday afternoon and several Golden-crowned Kinglets at the Jack Pine Trail this morning. Don Wigle Ottawa Bill Mason Centre http://ca.geocities.com/larry.ne...@rogers.com/dun8.htm Jack Pine Trail http://ca.geocities.com/larry.ne...@rogers.com/stony20.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] correction re juvenile Golden Eagle, Ottawa
Thanks to Chris Lewis for alerting me to the correct ID for the juvenile Golden Eagle that I reported on April 10. It was actually a second-year Bald Eagle. Don Wigle ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle, Ottawa
We saw a juvenile Golden Eagle this afternoon near the dike at Shirley's Bay in Ottawa. I good pictures good enough to confirm the ID but not good enough to post. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: http://ca.geocities.com/larry.ne...@rogers.com/orwo22.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Eastern Bluebirds Ottawa
We saw 2 male Eastern Bluebirds on Bowesville Road south of the Ottawa airport yesterday afternoon. Did not see any other Bluebirds in that general area. Also saw a Song Sparrow on Earl Armstrong Road east of Bowesville Road. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q <http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ottawa+airport,+ ontario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=44.813761,51.328125&ie=UTF8&ll=45.32330 6,-75.659065&spn=0.094867,0.10025&z=13> &source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ottawa+airport,+ontario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369 &sspn=44.813761,51.328125&ie=UTF8&ll=45.323306,-75.659065&spn=0.094867,0.100 25&z=13 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Bald Eagles, Ivy Lea
We saw 1 mature Bald Eagle over the 401 east of Brockville and 1 juvenile and 3 mature Bald Eagles within 2-3 km of Ivy Lea along the St. Lawrence River today. I could only photograph the juvenile Eagle...see link http://sites.google.com/site/donwiglebirdsontario/Home/galleries/eagles Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see link (note..Ontbirds often breaks the link...if this happens, select and copy the whole link into browser) http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q <http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ivy+lea,+ontario &sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=44.847503,75.761719&ie=UTF8&ll=44.364729,-76.0 11829&spn=0.048291,0.073986&z=14&iwloc=addr> &source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ivy+lea,+ontario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=4 4.847503,75.761719&ie=UTF8&ll=44.364729,-76.011829&spn=0.048291,0.073986&z=1 4&iwloc=addr ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Pine Grosbeaks, Ottawa
We saw a flock of about 15 Pine Grosbeaks at the Jack Pine Trail in Ottawa today. All the ones I could see clearly were females (it was overcast and raining). Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: about 1 km north of Fallowfield on Moodie Drive http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q <http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=moodie+drive,+ot tawa,+ontario&sll=45.255785,-75.596062&sspn=0.011888,0.019097&g=jack+pine+tr ail,+ottawa,+ontario&ie=UTF8&ll=45.274343,-75.805922&spn=0.047535,0.076389&z =14> &source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=moodie+drive,+ottawa,+ontario&sll=45.255785,-75 .596062&sspn=0.011888,0.019097&g=jack+pine+trail,+ottawa,+ontario&ie=UTF8&ll =45.274343,-75.805922&spn=0.047535,0.076389&z=14 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Juvenile Bald Eagles, west of Ottawa
We saw 6 juvenile Bald Eagles this afternoon near Pakenham west of Ottawa. One landed briefly in a pine tree and was soon joined by 5 circling Eagles. After a few minutes all 6 headed southwest. All were juveniles (see pictures at link). http://sites.google.com/site/donwiglebirdsontario/Home/galleries/eagles Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see link http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en <http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=wl> &tab=wl We saw the Eagles about 1km southwest of Pakenham on Hwy 15/29. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] White-winged Crossbills, Ottawa
We saw a flock of White-winged Crossbills feeding voraciously on jack pine cone seeds at the Mill of Kintail west of Ottawa yesterday afternoon. See pictures at http://sites.google.com/site/donwiglebirdsontario/Home/galleries/crossbills Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see item D at this link http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q <http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mill+kintail,+on tario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=44.124301,58.359375&ie=UTF8&ll=45.243047, -76.258163&spn=0.046776,0.056992&z=14> &source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mill+kintail,+ontario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&s spn=44.124301,58.359375&ie=UTF8&ll=45.243047,-76.258163&spn=0.046776,0.05699 2&z=14 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Boreal Owl, Ruffed Grouse, Ottawa
My wife Beth spotted a Boreal Owl on March Valley Road this afternoon. It was sleeping on a branch close to the road. She also spotted 2 Ruffed Grouse in a tree further along this road. See pictures at links below. http://sites.google.com/site/donwiglebirdsontario/Home/galleries/grouse http://sites.google.com/site/donwiglebirdsontario/Home/galleries/owls Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: Go to Google maps and search for "March Valley Road, Ottawa, Ontario". The Boreal Owl was on the north side of the road in the woods about 500 m west of Klondike Road. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Carolina Wren, Ottawa
A Carolina Wren visited our feeders yesterday afternoon for about 10 minutes. If it comes back, I will give directions on how to get to our house. Pictures posted at this link http://sites.google.com/site/donwiglebirdsontario/Home/galleries/wrens Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] PS re Wolfe Island
I sent a note yesterday re birding on Wolfe Island but forgot to mention that birders who have not visited the west end of the island recently may be surprised by the large number of wind turbines that have been installed. They are not operational yet but their size and number have dramatically changed the landscape there. Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Ottawa, Bald Eagles
We saw 2 Bald Eagles (one mature, one juvenile) screaming west along the Ottawa River west of Braeside this afternoon. They slowed down briefly and almost locked talons and then continued their flight. We drove 80 km/hr and were just keeping up with them for 2-3 minutes until they veered north across the river. A Google search indicates their top speed in horizontal flight to be about 70 km/hr. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: at Google map, enter "arnprior, Ontario" and look for River Road running west close to the Ottawa River ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Golden Eagles, Ottawa region
Resending this as it was not listed in the latest digest. >>>>>>> We saw 2 adult and 2 juvenile Golden Eagles this afternoon (Friday) near Luskville, about 40 km west of Ottawa in Quebec. They were flying southwest over the Eardley Escarpment. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions from Ottawa:Island Park Bridge north, turn left onto Boulevard du Lucerne, west several km, at stop sign, turn right onto Avenue Frank Robinson, left at Rue Albert, right at Rue Park which merges with Chemin Eardley (Hwy 148). Continue west about 30 km on Hwy 148, turn right onto Chemin Eardley Masham, north a few km until road starts up the escarpment, turn right into first parking lot on right beyond which is an open field. Viewing from this field is goodlook west to see raptors over the escarpment. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Golden Eagles Ottawa region
We saw 2 adult and 2 juvenile Golden Eagles this afternoon near Luskville, about 40 km west of Ottawa in Quebec. They were flying southwest over the Eardley Escarpment. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions from Ottawa:Island Park Bridge north, turn left onto Boulevard du Lucerne, west several km, at stop sign, turn right onto Avenue Frank Robinson, left at Rue Albert, right at Rue Park which merges with Chemin Eardley (Hwy 148). Continue west about 30 km on Hwy 148, turn right onto Chemin Eardley Masham, north a few km until road starts up the escarpment, turn right into first parking lot on right beyond which is an open field. Viewing from this field is goodlook west to see raptors over the escarpment. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]correction re Northern Parula
The bird I reported yesterday as a Northern Parula was in fact a Nashville Warbler. Don Wigle ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Northern Parula, south of Sudbury
We saw a Northern Parula on the French River just east of Hwy 69 today. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: Hwy 69 south from Sudbury or north from Parry Sound. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Cooper Marsh, Long Sault Parkway
At Cooper Marsh today we saw a Belted Kingfisher, a male Wood Duck, a Great Blue Heron, many Canada Geese, many American Robins, many Red-winged Blackbirds and several Song Sparrows. We saw no Tree Swallows or Ospreys. Along the Long Sault Parkway we saw about 30 Ring-necked Ducks, one Redhead, several Hooded Mergansers and Common Mergansers, a few Cormorants and a Bufflehead. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: Cooper Marsh http://www.rrca.on.ca/conservation-areas/cooper-marsh.html Long Sault Parkway http://www.stlawrenceparks.com/lspprk.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Ottawa, Red-shouldered Hawk
We saw a Red-shouldered Hawk this morning on Moodie Drive just south of Hunt Club perched in a tree on the west side near the road. Don Wigle Directions: at Google maps, enter "Moodie Drive, Ottawa) ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Great Blue Heron, Ottawa
We saw what appears to be the "resident" Great Blue Heron at Mud Lake in Ottawa today...first time we have seen it this year. It managed to catch a small fish in the small ice-free area. Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: at Google map, enter "cassels street, Ottawa" ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Red-winged Blackbirds, Ottawa
Saw our first Red-winged Blackbirds today west of Ottawa. Don Wigle Directions: Hilda Road - at Google map, enter Hilda Road, Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]correction re Northern Goshawk, Ottawa
The bird I reported yesterday as a white morph Northern Goshawk was a white morph Gyrfalcon. Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Northern Goshawk, Cooper's Hawk Ottawa
We saw a white morph Northern Goshawk today west of Ottawa. Also saw a Cooper's Hawk on the same road closer to Ottawa. Directions: at Google map, enter "5th Line Rd, Kanata". The Goshawk flew across the road in a wooded area about half way between Thomas A Dolan and Berry Side Road. The Cooper's was in a tree beside the road closer to Berry Side Road. Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Bald Eagles, Ottawa
We saw 2 pairs of Bald Eagles soaring and circling at the west end of March Valley Road near Riddell this afternoon. They only stayed a few minutes and then disappeared and we did not see them again. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: Google map "march valley road, Ontario" ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings and Amer Robins, Ottawa
We saw several Cedar Waxwings and many Bohemian Waxwings at Britannia Woods this afternoon. The Waxwings were between the main path and Mud Lake on both the east and west sides of the lake...on the east side, they were feasting on berries. Also saw 2 American Robins on the east side. Directions: go to Google map and enter "cassels street, ottawa" (the main path starts at Cassels on the west side of the lake) Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Bald Eagles, Big Rideau Lake
Yesterday afternoon we saw 2 Bald Eagles near Big Rideau Lake. The first was a 3-4 year old Eagle and we saw it flying northwest over McCann Road. We saw the second fly eastwards over the Narrows on Big Rideau Lake. It might have been the same bird but we did not get a chance to check its colouring. One Trumpeter Swan was still in the open water area east of the bridge; could not see wing tags if any were present. Directions: go to Google map and enter "narrows lock road, Ontario" Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Trumpeter Swans, Smiths Falls
We saw 3 Trumpeter Swans at Second Narrows on Big Rideau Lake yesterday. They were in the narrow open water channel north of the road that crosses the narrows. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions from Smiths Falls: Hwy 15 south to Crosbie, turn right on Hwy 42, immediately turn right on Narrows Lock Road (this road exits Hwy 42 very close to Hwy 15), proceed several km to Second Narrows. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds] Ottawa, correction re location of Snowy Owls and other birds
In the note just sent, I mentioned "Larose" but I should have said "Ste-Rose Road". Don Wigle ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds] Ottawa, Snowy Owl, Gray Partridges, Lapland Longspur, other
On Sunday afternoon (Dec. 9) we saw a dark barred Snowy Owl at various locations on Larose and the 19th Concession east of Casselman. On Larose, south of Concession 20, we saw 8 Gray Partridges, many Snow Buntings, 10-12 Horned Larks, 1 Lapland Longspur and a dark barred Snowy Owl. On Larose north of Concession 18 we saw 15-20 Common Redpolls and many more Snow Buntings. We saw what we think was the same Snowy Owl on Concession 19 west of Larose and on Larose north of Concession 19. Beth and Don Wigle Directions (courtesy Jacques Bouvier): From Hwy 417 east of Casselman take exit 58 and proceed north on Cty Rd 8 for about 1 km until you come to Concession 20 Rd in the middle of the long curve. Turn right (east) on Concession 20 Rd. and continue until you come to Ste-Rose Road. As in other years the first Snowies tend to move around a lot so it is recommended to travel along the neighbouring concession roads to increase your chances of seeing one. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Ottawa, Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon form
We saw a Dark-eyed Junco Oregon form today at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa today. It was likely a female as the brown areas were relatively strongly coloured. Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa Directions Park near the big red barn at Fletcher Gardens on the Central Experimental Farm. Take the path southwards that crosses the valley below the red barn. Continue to the main feeder in the pine/spruce grove that overlooks the canal and Carleton University. It was feeding on the ground below the feeder together with several other Juncos. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Amherst Island, various birds
We visited the Owl Woods at Amherst today from 11am to 3 pm and saw Common Redpolls (many), Pine Grosbeaks, Evening Grosbeaks, American Tree Sparrows, a juvenile Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawks, a Rough-legged Hawk and a male Northern Harrier. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: The ferry to Amherst Island now cost $8. How to get to Amherst Island courtesy http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/amherst.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hawk Cliff
I saw and photographed a Red-bellied Woodpecker at Hawk Cliff this morning about 9 am. It was in the woods on the west side of Hawk Cliff Road about 100 feet from the cliff edge and about 30 feet from the gravel road. Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: see this link http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
[Ontbirds]Adult dark morph Rough-legged Hawk, Ottawa
We saw an adult dark morph Rough-legged Hawk on March Valley Road today about 2pm. It was initially sitting in a large tree about 100 m north of March Valley Road about 300 m west of the intersection with Klondike. It stayed in the tree about 10 minutes and then flew, circling and intermittently hovering. Directions from Ottawa: Queensway west to Moody, exit on Moody north, continue to Carling Ave, turn left and continue west turning right onto Herzberg Road, then right on March Valley Road (alternative directions: go to Google maps and enter "march valley road ottawa" in the search box, click on the minus button on the zoom control to get a larger area map http://maps.google.ca/?hl=en ). Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]American Coot, Cooper's Marsh
Addition to note from yesterday. We also saw an American Coot at Cooper's Marsh. Thanks to Tony Beck for identifying it from a picture we took. Directions - see this link http://www.ofnc.ca/birding/wheretogo/#Coo Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Various birds at Cooper's Marsh (near Cornwall)
Saw Gadwalls, Northern Shovelers and Wood Ducks today at Cooper's Marsh. Directions: see this link http://www.ofnc.ca/birding/wheretogo/#Coo Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes Ottawa
The Sandhill Cranes were still in the harvested field on Milton Road today about 2pm. Initially there were 8 birds in the far (northwest) corner of the field on the left side of Milton just past Perrault Road. They were soon joined by about 20 more Cranes that flew in from the east. We also saw several Northern Harriers in this area. Directions: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 east to exit 96 (Boundary Road). Turn left (north) on Boundary Road and continue about 2 km to Russell Road. Turn right on Russell and go 3.5 km to Milton Road (at the first stop sign). Turn left on Milton and go north about 2 km to Perrault Road (a small dirt road on your right). The cranes were in the field on the west side near the northwest corner. Beth and Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Ruddy Turnstone, Ottawa
Saw a Ruddy Turnstone at Andrew Haydon Park today at 9am. It was on the mud flats at the west end of the park and just east of the Nepean Yacht Club marina Don Wigle, Ottawa Directions: From Hwy. 417 turn north on Bayshore Drive to Carling Ave. Turn left (west) on Carling Ave a short distance to Andrew Haydon Park (pass the first parking lot and turn right at the second lot where there is a traffic signsl. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Wolfe Island/Kingston: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Saw dozens of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in large areas of spotted touch-me-nots near path to beach at west end of Wolfe Island on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Directions: Wolfe Island Ferry (leaves Kingston on the half hour until 12:30 and on the hour at 2pm and later; free): The ferry terminal is on Ontario Street just east of Princess Street. From the ferry dock in Marysville, turn right. Turn left onto Highway 95. Travel south to the second intersection (about 4 km). Turn right onto Reeds Bay Road. This road is straight at first and then winds left along the south shore of Reeds Bay. Turn left on to the 3rd Line Road and follow it south to the parking lot. See also http://www.bigsandybay.ca/about_big_sandy_bay/how_to_get_there.php Don Wigle Ottawa ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
[Ontbirds]Merlins, Northern Harriers, Kestrel, Ottawa region
Driving back roads yesterday between Ottawa , Perth, Westport and Smiths Falls, we saw 4 Northern Harriers, 2 Merlins, 1 Kestrel and at least 10 Turkey Vultures. Don Wigle Ottawa
[Ontbirds]Ring-necked Ducks, Smiths Falls
Saw 2 male and 1 female Ring-necked Ducks on Rideau River near Smiths Falls today. Directions from Smiths Falls: Hwy 43 east toward Merrickville, turn right onto Kilmarnock Road and cross Rideau River - ducks were on ice at edge of open water upstream from the crossing. Don Wigle Ottawa
[Ontbirds]Gray Partridge, Ottawa
Saw 2 Gray Partridge very close to the road on Akins just off Eagleson today at noon. Directions from Ottawa: 417 to 416 south, 416 south to Fallowfield, west on Fallowfield to Eagleson, left on Eagleson, right on Akins. The Partridge were near a small patch of cornstalks and stubble on the southwest corner about 30-40 feet from Eagleson. Don Wigle Ottawa
[Ontbirds]Barrow's Goldeneye, American Robins, Ottawa
Photographed a male Barrow's Goldeneye in the Ottawa River near Britannia Woods yesterday afternoon. Today we saw dozens (possibly 75-100) American Robins on side roads northwest of Merrickville - many were on the road edge in areas where the snow had melted. Directions for Britannia Woods: Pinecrest Road (exit 129) off the Hwy 417. Go north on Pinecrest, then turn right (east) onto Richmond Road. After Richmond crosses Carling Avenue, turn left (north) onto Poulin Avenue. Poulin intersects with Britannia Road. Turning right onto Britannia will take you to Cassels Street. Proceed to entrance to Britannia Woods and park. Go through the gate on the north (river side) side of Cassels and take path along river. There are several points where you can overlook the river esp. If you carefully go down the slope to get a clear view. Don Wigle Ottawa
[Ontbirds]Merlin in Britannia Woods, Ottawa
At 3pm today the female Merlin was in the same tree at the southwestern corner of Mud Lake as reported earlier this week. Directions from Queensway (Hwy 417): exit onto Pinecrest north, turn right at Richmond Road, cross Carling and take first left onto Poulin, continue to end of Poulin and left on Howe St, right on Britannia Rd, continue to end and right on Cassels St, continue a few hundred metres to entrance gate. Can walk on lake or in woods. Don Wigle Ottawa
[Ontbirds]Female Merlin, Ottawa
Saw a female Merlin at Britannia Woods in Ottawa this afternoon. It was sitting in a dead tree at the southwestern corner of Mud Lake about 3 pm. It stayed in the tree for at least 15 minutes while I took pictures and was still there when we left. Directions from Queensway (Hwy 417): exit onto Pinecrest north, turn right at Richmond Road, cross Carling and take first left onto Poulin, continue to end of Poulin and left on Howe St, right on Britannia Rd, continue to end and right on Cassels St, continue a few hundred metres to entrance gate. Can walk on lake or in woods. Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 20 12:33:11 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from simmts6-srv.bellnexxia.net (simmts6-qfe0.srvr.bell.ca [206.47.199.164]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 002A3634A2 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:33:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from [10.0.1.3] ([70.53.118.150]) by simmts6-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:33:11 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) To: "Ont \"birds\"" Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Doug McRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:35:29 -0500 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Harlequin Duck at Presqu'ile Lighthouse X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:33:11 - 20 Feb 2007 Greetings all, Diane Whitman and I went to Presqu'ile this morning searching (unsuccessfully) for the Barrow's Goldeneye seen earlier today by Fred Helleiner, but came up with a female Harlequin as a consolation. It was swimming offshore from the Lighthouse, and was fairly close to shore. Nothing else unusual but there was a nice variety of waterfowl in the Bay and the Long-tailed Duck chorus was wonderful. Cheers, Doug McRae Doug McRae P.O. Box 3010 Brighton, Ontario Canada K0K 1H0 613-475-5014 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directions: Take the Brighton exit from Hwy 401 and follow south through Brighton, then follow the signs for Presqu'ile. The Lighthouse is at the eastern tip of Presqu'ile.
[Ontbirds]Pied-billed Grebe, Big Rideau Lake
The Pied-billed Grebe was still at The Narrows on Big Rideau Lake this afternoon (we first reported it Jan. 25). It and a male Hooded Merganser stayed close together in the open water on the east side of the south bridge. Directions from Smiths Falls: Hwy 15 south about 25 km, turn right at Hwy 42 to Newboro and turn almost immediately right onto County Road 14 (this turn is about 100 ft from Hwy 15 but can be easy to miss). Continue north on CR 14 to the first bridge at the Narrows on Big Rideau Lake. Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Feb 16 21:27:38 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.239])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 117F0638DD for ; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:27:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from hotmail.com ([207.46.9.96]) by bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:27:38 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:27:37 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 207.46.9.123 by by119fd.bay119.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:27:35 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.46.148.250] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Maris Apse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:27:35 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Feb 2007 02:27:37.0918 (UTC) FILETIME=[30D545E0:01C7523B] Subject: [Ontbirds]10 Meadowlarks - Melbourne X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:27:39 - Hi all, Following Donald Pye's directions I located these birds ~4:00 pm to-day. 3 were just west of RR tracks - mostly on the roadway with 7 further west beyond the curve, mostly flying about and landing on corn stubble on the north side of Hyndman Dr. Whenever I tried to get a scope view they took off - there were also ~50 Horned Lark, ~80 Snow Bunting, 2 Lapland Longspur, some Dark-eyed Junco and Tree Sparrow for quite an eclectic and active 'mixed flock' along this stretch. It was still quite cold and windy to-day although the sun was shining brightly I'm pretty sure they were Eastern Meadowlark and a treat to see. Directions - Hyndman Dr. is 2 concessions south of Hwy #2 at Melbourne west of Middlesex CR#9, between Mayfair Rd and Thames Rd.(CR #8). Maris Apse 10094 Red Pine Road, Box 22, RR #2 Grand Bend ON N0M 1T0 (519) 238 - 8415 _ http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cpC.658648~-79.383962&style=r&lvl&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene702663&cidzBE80D1746919B4!1329 >From January 26 to February 8, 2007
[Ontbirds]Immature Bald Eagles, Ottawa region
Saw 2 immature Bald Eagles at noon today in Gatineau Park. Beth Wigle Ottawa Directions from Ottawa: Champlain Bridge north, turn left at first light on lower Aylmer Road for a few km, turn right at first stop sign onto Frank Robinson, left at first light and right at next light, continue on this road which is or becomes Hwy 148 west. Continue through Luskville and turn right at Chemin Eardley-Masham about 5-6 km past Luskville. The road climbs into Gatineau Park and we saw the eagles flying fairly low over a clearing that spans both sides of the road about 1 km after you reach the top of the first major hill.
[Ontbirds]First year Cooper's Hawk, Ottawa
Saw a first year Cooper's Hawk at Britannia Woods today about 3pm. It was in a tall deciduous tree on the north side of the small bay southeast of the area where the Great-horned Owls are usually seen and at the extreme southwest corner of Mud Lake.A Pileated Woodpecker was in the same tree not far f rom the Cooper's. Directions from the Queensway: Exit onto Pinecrest Road north (exit 129), north on Pinecrest to Richmond Road, right (east) onto Richmond Road, use left lane to cross Carling Avenue, turn left (north) at the traffic light just past Carling Ave and onto Poulin Avenue. Continue to end of Poulin, turn left on Britannia Road, continue to Cassels St. and turn right, continue to end of Cassels St. opposite the Britannia Yacht Club. Turn right on the road that goes to the Britannia Water Filtration Plant and proceed (about half way to the plant) to the path entrance to Britannia Woods on your right just before Mud Lake. The path borders Mud Lake - head south (away from the Ottawa River) and stay on the main path until you get to the south end of Mud Lake. Take the path that borders the south side of Mud Lake and scan trees bordering the southwest corner of the lake. Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 25 19:16:39 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts13.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.34]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2E0F63978 for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:16:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from trentu.ca ([216.209.98.33]) by tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:16:37 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:16:35 -0500 From: Fred Helleiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending January 25, 2007. X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:16:39 - In some respects, birding at Presqu'ile Provincial Park has been more interesting than in any previous week this winter. At least one rarity and three species of owls have broken the spell which has made birding reports repetitive for several weeks. As part of the Brighton Winterfest activities, birders and others wanting to visit the Park will be admitted free this Sunday. Three species of swans were at the calf pasture at the end of last week, including two Tundra Swans on January 19 and a Trumpeter Swan on the following day. At least 200 Mute Swans are around the Park almost every day. Three Gadwalls were at Salt Point on January 23. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of ducks of the genus /Aythya/ that move into Presqu'ile Bay to feed whenever there is open water and then retreat to the open water of Lake Ontario at dusk to avoid being frozen in overnight. The vast majority are Greater Scaup but there are also a few Canvasbacks and plenty of Redheads, prompting the Park naturalist (actually "Natural Heritage Education Leader") to remark, "It's as good as Waterfowl Festival there now!" On January 19 there were at least four Lesser Scaup and a Ring-necked Duck at Salt Point. There is no way of knowing whether the latter was a newly returned migrant or one that had been undetected in the area since the fall, but last year an extremely mild spell in January brought one back to Presqu'ile on January 13 after several weeks of real winter. The highlight of the week for rarity-seekers was a Barrow's Goldeneye that showed up near the lighthouse on January 22 and was re-discovered east of Chatterton Point on January 24. Hooded Mergansers are occasionally seen at Presqu'ile in winter, but no one has reported seeing any since December 30. A Common Loon was still in Presqu'ile Bay on January 19, the latest date on record for the Park. Another record late date was set on January 23, when a Great Blue Heron flew past 94 Bayshore Road. There were still four American Coots present on January 24. This may prove to be the first winter in which that species successfully over-winters at Presqu'ile. An immature Bald Eagle flew past the lighthouse on January 24, and another of that species, perhaps the same one, was at the Nature Centre on the following morning. A Rough-legged Hawk flew over the calf pasture on January 24. A birder on an off-trail trek through the woods on January 20 spotted first a Great Horned Owl catching some warming rays while perched in a tree in Newcastle Woods and half a
[Ontbirds]Pied-billed Grebe near Smiths Falls
Photographed what to me was a very pretty but unusual bird yesterday about 3:30pm at the Narrows on Big Rideau Lake. Thanks to Tony Beck of Ottawa for identifying the bird as a Pied-billed Grebe in winter plumage. Directions from Smiths Falls: Hwy 15 south about 25 km to from Smiths Falls, turn right at Hwy 42 to Newboro and turn almost immediately right onto County Road 14 (this turn is about 100 ft from Hwy 15 but can be easy to miss). Continue north on CR 14 to the first bridge at the Narrows on Big Rideau Lake. The bird was in the open water on the right hand (east) side of the road/bridge. It lingered at the edge of the ice between dives. We saw it at about 3:30 pm yesterday. Don Wigle Ottawa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Ontbirds]Northern Shrike, Wolfe Island near Kingston
Saw an immature Northern Shrike at the entrance to the path leading to Big Sandy Bay on the west end of Wolfe Island on Sunday at about 2pm. Saw several Kestrels, Northern Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks (at various points on 5th Line Road and adjacent side roads but no Snowy Owls. Ferry to Wolfe Island is free and leaves Kingston hourly (check schedule at http://www.wolfeisland.com/ferry.php ). Takes 20 min to cross. To go to west end of island, see directions at this link http://www.bigsandybay.ca/about_big_sandy_bay/how_to_get_there.php Don Wigle Ottawa
[Ontbirds]Bald Eagles, Hawks Ottawa region
Saw an immature Bald Eagle soaring and circling above Foley Mountain Conservation Area today near Westport at 1:30pm. It was initially low enough to photograph and ID but rose very high and appeared to join 3 other Bald Eagles (saw what appeared to be their white tail flashes in sunlight). Several Red Tailed and one Rough Legged Hawk between Ottawa and Perth. Our route beginning in Ottawa was Moodie south, right onto #8, left onto Richmond Road, continue to Hwy 15, left on Hwy 15 for less than 1 km and right on Franktown Road to Perth, through Perth and right at Hwy 10 to Westport. Turn left into F.M. Conservation Area at top of hill just before Westport and park at first parking lot on right. Short walk to lookout where you can scan cliff face for raptors. Don Wigle Ottawa
[Ontbirds]Red-shouldered Hawks, Ottawa region
Saw and photographed two Red-shouldered Hawks today about 5pm at Fitzroy Provincial Park west of Ottawa. Directions: 417 west to Kinburn exit - north on Kinburn to the old Hwy 17. Turn left and take first right that goes to Galetta and Fitzroy Provincial Park. Saw the birds coming south from the Ottawa River towards the parking lot. The park is not open yet but you can go as far as the parking lot and then hike in. Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr 19 20:54:43 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.79])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A7BA763F73 for ; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:54:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 91684 invoked from network); 20 Apr 2006 00:54:28 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MIMEOLE; b=x9/SEu9Tvsp4AVz/hIQ02Vqr2+3TGpCtqJrrq77zCOs7QL53lKH/FGlUS44ex6pNWBN+GVD1hil3s2kLjOeTR8lFT/d/0rpiQbnOgBltbmg1Ud5V47mK1JtS96DKSB2gddpz3pBr8POPX+CqdKc2W4h5sB5WH5aZwEnNFQ5Gms0= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Tysuehoar69) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@72.141.116.52 with login) by smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 20 Apr 2006 00:54:28 - Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Tyler Hoar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:54:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Subject: [Ontbirds]Grebe Migration Oshawa April 19 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:54:43 - Bonniebrae Point Oshawa Lakewatch A large flight of Red-necked Grebes tonight with sprinkling of Horned Grebes, Little Gulls, and White-winged Scoters April 19 6:55pm to 8:10pm 461 Red-necked Grebes 18 Horned Grebes 74 White-winged Scoters 4 Little Gulls left the Oshawa Second Marsh shortly after 8pm on the way to their roost. April 18 6:35 to 8:00 pm 145 Red-necked Grebes 31 Horned Grebes 22 White-winged Scoters The scoters and grebes all fly towards the west. The gulls fly towards the south west where they roost each night some where several KM offshore and return each morning Directions to Bonniebrae point. Bonniebrae point in situated on Lake Ontario between Thickson's woods and Oshawa Second Marsh. >From the 401 Take either exit 417 Simcoe st (eastbound only) or 418 Ritson road. Take either Ritson rd. or Simcoe St south from the 401. Where Ritson and Simcoe st intersect (firehall on North side of intersection), take Simcoe st south towards the lake. At Oshawa Harbour take a right onto Lakeview Park Ave. Turn left on either Kluane Ave or Birchcliffe ave. Both these streets end at the Bonniebrae point parking lot.
[Ontbirds]Ospreys near Ottawa
We saw a pair of Ospreys at their usual site at Upper Nicholson's Lock east of Merrickville yesterday afternoon. We were there on April 2 and did not see them so it looks like they returned about April 5. Directions from Ottawa: 416 south to Dilworth Road exit. Dilworth west to the North Gower Road. Left on the latter and south past Rideau Provincial Park. Go right at fork in road about 1 km past Park. Continue through Burritt's Rapids and go about half way to Merrickville. After passing two large new houses on the left, turn left on Andrewsville Road (opposite 2-story yellow frame house on right side of road). Cross old iron bridge and Lock bridge and park at gate on right side. Ospreys may be near their nest (high platform at roadside on south side of iron bridge) or in trees along the river either side of the bridge. Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 9 18:04:04 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from web88012.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web88012.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.37.231]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6435463CD7 for ; Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:03:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 18309 invoked by uid 60001); 9 Apr 2006 22:03:49 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=HlU0cS8WHnwgrvUJ80ujgKu1XeHDniu0GEyU0w35EIoEmo9kMARfErK6UUTdCgyulZQa70KDQqfbDrHgzkmgAoD7SmcolCifhc08t+ew+G2UyvxeIOP6mwhwxIEqm+VcH024YnFpZe3lfqcOibPfX97M+q9/9vKifPsnUZ8YwfQ= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [70.29.35.242] by web88012.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:03:49 EDT Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:03:49 -0400 (EDT) From: RON FLEMING <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: OFO Bird Sightings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Newmarket Area Birds X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:04:05 - At the Cawthra Mulock nature reserve in NW Newmarket there were a few spring arrivals braving the wintry temperatures Saturday morning and looking a lot happier in today's milder conditions: EASTERN PHOEBE (3), WINTER WREN (2), RUFFED GROUSE (2), N. FLICKER (1), SONG SPARROW (8), GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET (50+), EASTERN MEADOWLARK (3), and - in yesterday's morning's snow - the fresh tracks of four WILD TURKEYS. An unexpected surprise this morning was an OSPREY calling from the top of one of the hydro towers. There were also three WOOD DUCKS in the pond. Mary Carnahan added a COOPER'S HAWK at this location today. At about the same time that I was at the reserve Saturday (7:00 - 9:00 a.m.), Keith Dunn was checking the birding spots around Holland Landing. He had six lingering TUNDRA SWANS, two GREAT BLUE HERONS, a few N. PINTAIL and a pair of N. SHOVELERS along Hochreiter Road, plus a FOX SPARROW at the north end of Yonge Street (where it dead-ends at Silver Lakes Golf Course). The flooded fields along Hochreiter were mainly frozen when Keith was there but they were open again today and held many more birds, some of them already noted by Frank Pinella in his earlier post: PINTAIL (300), GW TEAL (200), N. SHOVELER (20), and AM. WIGEON (20). There was also a BELTED KINGFISHER rattling up and down the Holland River this afternoon, and several DC CORMORANTS flying about. I observed my second OSPREY of the day at this location around 3:00 p.m., then a third one sitting on a nesting platform beyond the dead end of Bathurst Street North half an hour later. MacKenzie Marsh in Aurora has had two pairs of HOODED MERGANSERS and several RING-NECKED DUCKS (approx. 30) all week. Yesterday several TREE SWALLOWS arrived there and, in today's milder temperatures, that number was up to at least 20. Ron Fleming, Newmarket Directions: Hochreiter Road and the north end of Bathurst Street are accessed from Yonge Street north of Newmarket (i.e. past the cluster of big box stores). Between Bradford and Newmarket (after a long descent north of the first stoplights indicating Holland Landing), you come to another stoplight indicating Bathurst Street and Queensville. Turn right, then a quick left and the road soon turns north again after crossing a railroad track. Drive straight north, past Queensville Sdrd. and you will come to a large sign for Albert's Marina. Hochreiter Road runs west and, despite the lunarlike driving conditions, is usually worth checking at this time of year. As for the Cawthra Mulock reserve, it is supposed to have limited access (which we have been trying to point out to some of the local ATV and snowmobile riders). Ideally, i
[Ontbirds]Gyrfalcon, not a Peregrine: correction (Ottawa)
On Feb. 13/06 I reported a Peregrine Falcon spotted at the Central
Experimental Farm in Ottawa. After review of some of my pictures by several
experts, the consensus now is that it was a Gryfalcon. Clues included the
feathered legs ("snow boots") and the fact that it was eating a mouse/vole.
Thanks to Eve Ticknor and her colleagues plus viewers at BirdForum for
advice.
Don Wigle
Ottawa
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[Ontbirds]Two Bald Eagles, west of Ottawa
We saw two Bald Eagles today about 2:30pm west of Ottawa. They were soaring and circling together in sight for about 10 minutes. Got several pix. Directions from Ottawa: 416 west to Arnprior, exit left at main intersection on road to White Lake, turn left at the village of White Lake onto Bellamy Road and proceed east for several km. We saw the eagles about 1-2 km before the power lines. If you have no luck, don't worry; you can continue east and have pancakes and maple syrup at Fulton's sugar bush! Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Mar 1 18:48:59 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp103.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp103.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.81])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A0C4B63FB0 for ; Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:48:38 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 1230 invoked from network); 1 Mar 2006 23:48:39 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:X-Accept-Language:MIME-Version:To:Subject:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=teU5QY86rH+DeK0PymvJl1RHVnSzNJEewIGvkUpLrmBB8WkzPlmVUuTs/HGUOjn9mFw0r6elmsjK7OHskvLYXqTyB+GBkVvhBAsbWs5eazI2U1eNdceiGv+JsMl4fDuRei6eRyCyG3Sews+PKGXqIIRkIg6GP8jTfL79bLISLOo= ; Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.100?) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@70.50.12.140 with plain) by smtp103.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Mar 2006 23:48:39 - Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:52:04 -0500 From: Hugh Currie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Ontbirds]Sage Thrasher X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:48:59 - The Port Weller Sage Thrasher was not seen at all Tuesday or Wednesday (today) to the best of my knowledge. If I am wrong and somebody did manage to find it, please speak up. Hugh Currie . From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Mar 1 20:43:33 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from tomts25-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts25.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.188]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9800A63E96 for ; Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:43:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from home8a9uqgcqzx ([216.209.191.187]) by tomts25-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for ; Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:43:05 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Dan Bone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:43:00 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:13:08 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Great Gray Owls- Fenelon Falls X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:43:33 - We saw two Great Gray Owls in the Fenelon Falls area today. Both birds = were observed in fields frequented by owls last year.=20 The first bird was in a field on the west side of Regional Highway 121 = just north of town, 0.5 kms past the intersection with Regional Highway = 8. We had a good but distant view from the driveway of # 890. It was = seen at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and again at 5:00 p.m.. Check all the = deciduous trees, especially those near the cedar bush. At 5 p.m. it was = north of # 890 actively hunting from a post. I give the address of # = 890 as a reference only. I have not talked with these people and do not = know if they have seen the bird. I parked on the shoulder of the = highway, not in the driveway. This bird was first seen on February 27, = 06 The second bird was in a field opposite 957 Balsam Grove Road. Take = Balsam Grove Road north from the Glenarm Road ( the highway between = Beaverton and Fenelon Falls, aka Regional Highway 8 ) and continue 3 or = 4 kms to just past Whitetail Road. At 4:45 p.m. The bird was sitting in = a tree in the yard of an abandoned farm house just north of # 957 on the = opposite (east) side. This bird has been in the area for at least 2 = weeks. Again, the address is for reference only. I don't know if they = are birder friendly. Hope this helps those studying the echo flight. Dan Bone From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 2 12:45:03 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from fep3.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.
[Ontbirds]Bald Eagle, Westport (north of Kingston)
Saw a Bald Eagle and a Red-tailed Hawk at Foley Mountain near Westport today at about 3pm. Both were soaring on strong winds off of the cliffs. Directions: Take Hwy 10 north of Westport (road goes on to Perth) and turn right into Foley Mountain Conservation Area at the top of the steep hill soon after leaving Westport. Drive into first parking area on right side of road (about 500 metres). You should buy a parking sticker for $5 (we have a year-round pass for Rideau Conservation areas). Walk southwest from the parking area along the wide pathway to the Spy Rock lookout. This gives you a good view of the lake, the town and the sky above the cliffs. Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 21 16:30:26 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from imo-m18.mx.aol.com (imo-m18.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.208]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5594638F5 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:30:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo-m18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id 1.229.6b65109 (15901) for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:30:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from mblk-d43 (mblk-d43.mblk.aol.com [205.188.212.227]) by air-id09.mx.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILINID94-3e1d43fb866c77; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:30:20 -0500 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:30:20 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User Received: from 24.57.192.107 by mblk-d43.sysops.aol.com (205.188.212.227) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:30:20 -0500 X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 15106 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org X-AOL-IP: 205.188.212.227 X-Spam-Flag: NO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]New e-mail X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:30:26 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 21 20:38:30 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from pop-altamira.atl.sa.earthlink.net (pop-altamira.atl.sa.earthlink.net [207.69.195.62]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B65463AC3 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:38:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from dialup-4.156.123.224.dial1.boston1.level3.net ([4.156.123.224] heloêrthlink.net) by pop-altamira.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #10) id 1FBixZ-QW-00; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:38:30 -0500 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:39:11 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v553) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Brett Ewald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ontbirds@hwcn.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) Subject: [Ontbirds]Amherst Island, Wolfe Island, Cape Vincent -2/18-2/20 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:38:30 - A trip to Wolfe Island (2/18), Amherst Island and the Enterprise area (2/19), and Cape Vincent and Point Peninsula in NY (2/20) turned up many highlights. These included: Mute Swan - 8 Point Peninsula Tundra Swan - 28 Point Peninsula Gadwall - 2 Amherst Island Redhead - 11 Point Peninsula Bald Eagle - 4 (2 adults near Tweed, 2 adults near 1000 Islands Bridge) Northern Harrier - 2 males Cape Vincent Cooper's Hawk - 1 immature feeding on Rock Pigeon Kingston Red-tailed Hawk - 18 Rough-legged Hawk - 14 (2 Amherst Island, 12 Cape Vincent) American Kestrel - 2 Cape Vincent Merlin - 1 Wolfe Island Iceland Gull - 1 adult Kingston Glaucous Gull - 1 immature Amherst Island Snowy Owl - 7 (4 Wolfe Island, 2 Amherst Island, 1 Cape Vincent) Northern Saw-whet Owl - 1 Owl Woods Amherst Island (located in Pine Plantation, NW corner along trail, about 15 feet in from edge) Northern Shrike - 1 adult Enterprise Common Raven - 2 Cape Vincent Bohemian Waxwing - 31 Enterprise Please reply privately if you would like any additional information. Brett Ewald Wilson, NY Lakeshore Nature Tours (716) 628-8226 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LakeshoreNatureTours.com
[Ontbirds]Great Grey Owl near Ottawa
We saw a GGO on Sixth Line Road west of Ottawa today at 4pm. It flew across a field and landed in a tree near the road on the north side about midway between the road into Pinhey Point and Thomas Dolan road. Got several pictures within about 25 feet. Directions: Proceed west from Ottawa along March Road to Dunrobin Road. Exit right from Dunrobin Road at Riddell which goes north toward river, turning left at the end of Riddell onto Sixth Line Road. Proceed west past Pinhey Point road and scan the open fields to the right. Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Feb 8 18:40:58 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from mail.macronet.com (bravo.macronet.net [24.75.24.3]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6D5A36421A for ; Wed, 8 Feb 2006 18:40:58 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 25795 invoked by uid 1013); 8 Feb 2006 19:11:54 -0500 Received: from 24.75.45.6 by mail (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, uid 1003) with qmail-scanner-1.25st (clamdscan: 0.88/1245. spamassassin: 3.1.0. perlscan: 1.25st. Clear:RC:1(24.75.45.6):. Processed in 0.503887 secs); 09 Feb 2006 00:11:54 - Received: from unknown (HELO macronet.com) (24.75.45.6) by mail.macronet.com with SMTP; 8 Feb 2006 19:11:53 -0500 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:55:17 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v553) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Bill/Joan Broderick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Genesee Birds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ontbirds Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) Subject: [Ontbirds]E. Meadowlark-Youngstown,NY X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:40:59 - On my way home this evening, I exited the Robert Moses Parkway at the Fort Niagara exit. Shortly after passing under the overpass that carries the southbound lanes, I was surprised to see two Eastern Meadowlarks sitting in one of the small trees to my left in the grassy triangle formed by the roads. As I watched they flew back and forth between the trees, occasionally dropping down into the grass. This an area where they are seen quite regularly in the spring and summer, but not in the first week of February. Bill Broderick Youngstown, NY
[Ontbirds] Correction: female Merlin, not Peregrine Falcon, east of Ottawa
After checking a new bird book and consulting with a Peregrine expert (Eve Ticknor), I believe that my report of a Peregrine Falcon east of Ottawa should be changed to a female Merlin. Apologies to anyone who went looking there today but it is a good area for other birds! Here are the directions again: Queensway east, continue on Hwy 174 east, go past Orleans mall and exit south on Trim Road, continue south to Innis, turn left (east) at Innis and take next right onto Frank Kenny Road. Continue south on Frank Kenny to Regimbald - turn left and continue to jog in road. Female merlin was seen on pole on right side of road at the jog. Don Wigle Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 18 20:11:16 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from mail.wzrd.com (mail.wzrd.com [216.207.4.8]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6463263B59 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:11:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from STUDY (pm10-ppp043.dialup.wzrd.com [24.75.6.189]) by mail.wzrd.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBJ1A5Mm004011; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:10:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Willie D'Anna & Betsy Potter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "OntBirds" , <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:09:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Thread-Index: AcYEONoBaDnqOiziThKNKLL3/XHJCg=X-SMTP-Vilter-Version: 1.1.8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Niagara Falls - Palm Warbler, others X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 01:11:17 - Working the Buffalo CBC at Niagara Falls, Ontario on the Niagara River, Vicki Rothman, Jim Pawlicki, Betsy, and I had some good winter birds. The best was a PALM WARBLER found by Betsy and Vicki at the pull-off on the south side of the control gates. There is a length of guiderail here which prevents vehicles from driving into the river. The warbler would go between the wooden posts and the metal guiderail to feed, presumably on spiders or insects caught in spider webs. When it was in the guiderail, the only way to see it was from the back side of the rail (i.e. from the river side). Occasionally, it would come out and sit in some nearby burdock, very close to us, and I was able to take some digiscoped images. A couple of times, it appeared to get stuck briefly in the burdock, which on occasion, is known to catch birds that do not escape. This was between 10:00 and 11:30. Later, around 2:30, Betsy and Vicki saw the warbler again at the pull-off on the NORTH side of the control gates. It was going into weeds on the slope in front of where birders often look for gulls and waterfowl. Other good birds included a KILLDEER a couple of hundred yards above the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls; a TRUMPETER SWAN with a yellow tag and black numbers (# 928); at least FIVE NORTHERN SHOVELERS (one adult male); a male HARLEQUIN DUCK; and a WINTER WREN. The swan and shovelers were in the rocks with many gulls, about mid-river and between the stranded barge and the falls. The shovelers were very difficult to see, being frequently hidden by the rocks and the gulls. However, we did have two shovelers (possibly different birds) close to shore above the stranded barge, at the creek outlet from the Dufferin Islands Nature Area. The Harlequin Duck was seen from the pull-off south of the control gates. It was seen feeding between the breakwall and the "island" where many gulls roost, and also resting on the island. It was always closely associating with Mallards. In recent weeks, this bird has been seen below the falls and at the Dufferin Islands Nature Area, always with Mallards! The Winter Wren was seen right by the overlook that is behind the gatehouse (the gatehouse is a smaller building between the barge and the control gates). We also had about 15,000 Herring Gulls, 4 Iceland, 1 Glaucous (at the base of the American Falls), 7 Lesser Black-backeds, and at least one adult gull that looked good for Thayer's. Our tally was 55 species. Good CBCing! Willie -- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 18 19:50:56 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts16.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.4])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B35E65A18 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:50:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([69.157.37.70]) by tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP
[Ontbirds]Caspain Tern, south of Sudbury
We saw a Caspian Tern on the French River just east of Hwy 69 yesterday evening about 8pm. It was sitting on a barely emerged rock ledge about half way up the east side of Dry Pine Bay. Don Wigle Ottawa (home address)
[Ontbirds]Scarlet Tanager, Ottawa
We saw a Scarlet Tanager in Britannia Woods in Ottawa yesterday about 3pm. It was on the northwest side of the woods in an area with many Yellow-rumped Warblers. To access Britannia Woods, take Carling Avenue west and exit right just before Richmond Road onto Poulin Avenue, proceed for less than 1km to the end of Poulin, turn left on Howe St and then right on Britannia Road. Proceed almost to the end of Britannia Road (less than 1 km). You can park on Britannia Road and enter the woods at a gate on the right side about 100 metres before the end of Britannia Road. Take the path to the right just past the gate and the Tanager was seen about 200 metres from there. Don Wigle Ottawa
[Ontbirds]Sudbury region, Bald Eagles nesting
We saw a nesting pair of Bald Eagles yesterday afternoon on Dry Pine Bay on the French River. They were nesting in one of the tallest white pine trees on a small island about 0.5km south of Stoney Rapids. One access route is Hwy 69 north from Parry Sound or south from Sudbury to the French River Supply Post just north of the French River bridge. From the Supply Post, one goes up river almost 1km to Dry Pine Bay and then north about 2km to the small island which is on the east side of the bay just before Stoney Rapids (consult the map at the Supply Post). Don Wigle Ottawa (on vacation on the French River)
[Ontbirds] Ottawa:Ospreys, Eastern Meadowlarks, common mergansers and Willow Flycatcher
An osprey pair are back at Upper Nicholson's Lock on the Rideau River between Burrits Rapids and Merrickville. Also a pair of Eastern Meadowlarks and Common Mergansers were spotted at the Locks. The Willow Flycatcher was seen by a stream off of Upper Dwyer Hill Road, near Burrits Rapids. Directions for Upper Nicholson's Lock: Go west on Highway 43 off of 416. Continue past Kemptville until you get to County Road 23, Upper Nicholson's Lock is about 8km past Burrit's Rapids. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 10 17:14:16 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from fep2.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AF96639C7 for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:14:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from TODD (d36-78-119.home1.cgocable.net [24.36.78.119]) by fep2.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id EFD595600 for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:24:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Todd Pepper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:24:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:19:30 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Blue-headed Vireo - Point Pelee X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:14:16 - Had my 1st Blue-headed Vireo of the season today at Point Pelee National Park, near the north bridge of the Woodland Trail around 3:00 p.m. The only other new migrant I saw today compared to yesterday was one Savannah Sparrow in the cut grass along the main road just north of the train drop off point. Todd Pepper Leamington, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 10 22:40:54 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from bellwfep3-srv.bellnexxia.net (bellwfep3.bellnexxia.net [207.236.237.109]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CDE363CAB for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 22:40:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dm3cn8.bell.ca ([206.47.0.145]) by bellwfep3-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 22:51:00 -0400 Received: from 142.182.84.162dm3cn8.bell.ca with ESMTP (Tumbleweed MMS SMTP Relay (MMS v5.0)); Sun, 10 Apr 2005 22:50:56 -0400 X-Server-Uuid: D4A4E604-913A-4A1B-8C07-2866D92AD410 Received: from toroondc911.bell.corp.bce.ca ([142.182.89.14]) by toroondc550.bell.corp.bce.ca with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sun, 10 Apr 2005 22:50:56 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 22:50:55 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [Ontbirds]Loggerhead Shrike, Hawkesville (N. of Waterloo) Thread-Index: AcU9YtbZAYtBsgj6ShqYANN8WvCewAAB8HPsADWsGCUFrom: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Apr 2005 02:50:56.0561 (UTC) FILETIME=[48D48210:01C53E41] X-WSS-ID: 6E47399A3232028-01-01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Subject: [Ontbirds] NO Eared Grebe, MANY R-N Grebes - Bronte, King Eiders - Stoney Creek X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 02:40:54 - SGkgQWxsLA0KDQpTaW5jZSBJIGhhdmVuJ3Qgc2VlbiBhbnkgb3RoZXIgcmVwb3J0cyBvbiB0aGlz IHRvZGF5Li4uDQoNCldlIHN0YXJ0ZWQgYXQgQnJvbnRlIEhhcmJvdXIgYXJvdW5kIDEwYW0sIHNl YXJjaGluZyBmb3IgdGhlIEVhcmVkIEdyZWJlIHdpdGggbm8gbHVjayAod2UgY2hlY2tlZCB2YXJp b3VzIHNwb3RzIHRvIHRoZSB3ZXN0IGFzIHdlbGwpLCBidXQgdGhlIDIgbWFsZSBIYXJsZXF1aW4g RHVja3Mgd2VyZSBzZWVuIGFib3V0IDMwMCBtZXRyZXMgdG8gdGhlIHdlc3Qgb2YgdGhlIGhhcmJv dXIgKHNlZW4gZnJvbSBuZWFyIHRoZSBsaWdodGhvdXNlLCBidXQgYmVzdCB0byBoYXZlIGEgc2Nv cGUpLCBhbHNvIGluIHRoZSBhcmVhIHdlcmUgbW9yZSB0aGFuIDEwMCBSZWQtbmVja2VkIEdyZWJl cy4NCg0KT24gdG8gU3RvbmV5IENyZWVrLCBhbmQgYXQgdGhlIGZvb3Qgb2YgRnJ1aXRsYW5kIFJk IHdhcyAxIGZlbWFsZSBLaW5nIEVpZGVyLCB0aGVuIGJhY2sgYXQgTFAgU2F5ZXJzIFBhcmsgd2Vy ZSAzIGZlbWFsZSBLaW5nIEVpZGVycyBzdGF5aW5nIHByZXR0eSBjbG9zZSB0b2dldGhlciBhYm91 dCAxNTAgbWV0cmVzIG91dC4gIEFsc28gaGVyZSB3ZXJlIGEgZmV3IGVhY2ggb2YgV2hpdGUtd2lu Z2VkIGFuZCBTdXJmIFNjb3RlcnMsIFJlZC1uZWNrZWQgR3JlYmVzIGFuZCBhIGxvbmUgSG9ybmVk IEdyZWJlLg0KDQpWaWV3aW5nIHdhcyBncmVhdCBhbGwgZGF5IHdpdGggbm90IGEgcmlwcGxlIG9u IHRoZSBsYWtlLCBleGNlcHQgdGhhdCBtYW55IG9mIHRoZSBiaXJkcyB3ZXJlIHdheSBvdXQgdGhl cmUuDQoNCkNoZWVycyBhbmQgZ29vZCBiaXJkaW5nLA0KRnJhbmsgUGluaWxsYQ0KVGhvcm5oaWxs DQoNCkRJUkVDVElPTlM6DQpCcm9udGUgSGFyYm91ciAtIGV4aXQgdGhlIDQwMSBhdCBCcm9udGUg UmQgaW4gT2FrdmlsbGUgYW5kIGhlYWQgc291dGggYWxsIHRoZSB3YXkgdG8gdGhlIGhhcmJvdXIs IHBhcmsgYW5kIHdhbGsgZG93biB0byB2aWV3IHRoZSBsYWtlLg0KTF
[Ontbirds]Cornwall: Common Snipe, Great Blue Heron, Swamp Sparrow
A Common Snipe, Great Blue Heron and Swamp Sparrows were spotted at Cooper's Marsh today April 5/05 at about 2pm. Directions: Cooper's Marsh is a Conservation Area off Highway 2 between Cornwall and South Lancaster. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Apr 5 20:44:24 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp-10.primus.ca (mail.tor.primus.ca [216.254.136.21]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51910640A9 for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2005 20:44:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dialin-128-128.hamilton.primus.ca ([209.90.128.128] helo=seanixdem8whxb)by smtp-10.primus.ca with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1DIynZ-0002V8-0A for Ontbirds@hwcn.org; Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:53:37 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "rare birds" Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 21:53:48 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2739.300 Subject: [Ontbirds]tufted titmouse & chipping sparrows in Caledonia X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:44:24 - Hi all, Had a Tufted Titmouse and 2 chipping sparrows at my feeder in Caledonia this afternoon. Caledonia is 15 min. south of Hamilton on Hwy 6. Greg Greg Salter Caledonia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Ontbirds]Great grey owl, Ottawa region
December 12, 2004, 1:30pm A single great grey owl perched in a tree near John Shaw Road about half way between Kinburn Side Road and Galetta Side Road; can reach by exiting Hwy 417 onto Kinburn Side Road, travel north about 6-7 km to John Shaw road and turn left. Don Wigle, Ottawa, ON
