[Ontbirds] Kentucky Warbler at Old Cut, Long Point
Great views on lawn, driveway, and sidewalk in front of house right next to fence at Old Cut. Watched for 20 minutes - at 2pm today. Lloyd Paul ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds] Eurasian collared Dove in Toronto, July 8th
Hello: A eurasian collared Dove was seen this morning, last seen at noon, at 110 Hope St, Toronto in the backyard. Please use back laneway for viewing. Directions: between Eglinton and St Clair Ave west, west of Dufferin. Lloyd Paul and Elizabeth Freeman ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
[Ontbirds]white-eyed vireo, Burlington, May 5th
Hello Birders: The white eyed vireo previously seen at Paletta Park in Burlington was there again today, May 5th, singing and giving great views. No reports of the worm eating warbler being refound. There was also a Canada Warbler. To get to Paletta Park take the QEW to Appleby Line in Burlington and then south to Lakeshore Ave.West. Go west on the Lakeshore to Shore Acres Rd., parking on the south side. Regards Lloyd Paul ___ 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]8 red knots and mourning warbler on the Toronto Islands
Hello: I birded the Toronto Islands on Monday, May 28th and saw and heard a male mourning warbler on Ward's Island and a flock of 8 red knots in a variety of plumages on a spit of land on the south side of Ward's Island. Also saw and heard a Carolina wren. To get to the Toronto Islands go south on Bay Street to Front St. and catch the ferry to Ward's Island. Regards Lloyd Paul From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 30 09:19:23 2007 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from bay0-omc3-s37.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s37.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.237])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB2B763896 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Wed, 30 May 2007 09:19:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP07.CEZ.ICE ([65.54.191.167]) by bay0-omc3-s37.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 30 May 2007 06:19:22 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [67.70.37.217] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from VALUED7B9600FA ([67.70.37.217]) by BAYC1-PASMTP07.CEZ.ICE over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 30 May 2007 06:19:27 -0700 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Norman Murr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ONTBIRDS ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 09:19:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 May 2007 13:19:28.0203 (UTC) FILETIME=[2683A9B0:01C7A2BD] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Long Point area Warblers, Cuckoos, Lark Sparrows, etc. X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 13:19:23 - Good morning birders. Early yesterday morning Ian Cannell picked up Jay Peterson and myself and off we went to the Long Point area for a day of birding and we picked a beautiful day for it. We arrived at the LARK SPARROW site early and we were lucky enough to find 2 of these nice birds (See below for directions). After watching and listening to these birds for awhile it was off to some serious birding and below are some of the 106 species we found despite the very low number of Waterfowl and Shorebird species. Green Heron, Wood Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Ruddy Duck, 2 Bald Eagles, Sharp-shinned, Cooper's and a Kettlete of 3 Red-shouldered Hawks putting on a show as they wheeled and dove on each other. Wild Turkey, Sandhill Crane, Black Tern, 8 Black-billed Cuckoos (some as close as 8 feet), 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoos, 2 Eastern Screech Owls, 1 of them right above our heads as it checked us out. We actually had stereo Screech Owls a one was calling on each side of us. Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, lots of Eastern Wood Pewees and Great Crested Flycatchers, 5 Swallow species, Carolina Wren, Marsh Wren, Hose Wren, a surprise Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue Gray Gnatcatcher, several Eastern Bluebirds, Blue-headed and 4 Yellow-throated Vireos as well as a ton of Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos, 16 Warbler species including 1 singing Prothonatory, 8 Cerulean, 19 Hooded, 2 Mourning, 4 Blue-winged and 1 Golden-winged Warbler. These were the easy Warblers and we had to dig to find ones like Wilson, Magnolia, Chestnut-sided and Blackburnian Warblers. 8 Sparrow species including a bunch of Eastern Towhees, some in our face and all singing and calling, Field, Vesper, Swamp and LARK Sparrows, Scarlet Tanagers, Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks. It was a very satisfying trip with constant singing after it warmed up in the morning and for you Butterfly folks we did see many Butterflies of some type or another and we also saw a Mink (plus a baby (eyes still closed) one being taken care of at Old Cut), Deer, Muskrats, etc., etc. The birds didn't stop until it got too dark for us and we headed for home. Directions LONG POINT AREA - CENTERED ON PORT ROWAN Port Rowan is southwest of Hamilton, to reach it you can drive south on Hwy 6 from Hamilton, passing through Hagersville and turning right, west in Jarvis onto Hwy 3, drive to Simcoe and turn left, south on Hwy 24 and follow this to Hwy 59, ( it curves to the west south of Simcoe). The woodlots,fields, marshes etc. are north, south, east and west of the town. LARK SPARROWS These Sparrows are at Walsingham East Quarter Line Road and Hwy 24, one concession west of Forestry Farm Road or one concession west of Hwy 59. The birds were right at the northwest corner of the intersection and about 500 yards north of Hwy 24 and were singing constantly. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON Sils mordent, mords les From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 30 10:04:06 2007 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from grpwise7
[Ontbirds]eurasian wigeon at Presqu'ile, April 1st
Hello Birders: I saw the male eurasian wigeon at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, today, Friday, April 1st at 12:10p.m. It was off Bayshore Ave. house # 26, swimming quite close to shore and moving West. It was in with all the other ducks. A beautiful bird in full sunlight and a lifer! Directions: 401 to Hwy#30 Exit at Brighton. Go south on #30 into the town of Brighton and follow the signs to Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Regards Lloyd Paul From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 1 14:17:32 2005 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from mail.kingston.net (mail.kingston.net [205.189.48.5]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 983DF64837 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:17:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from ripley (ik-dynamic-66-102-76-214.kingston.net [66.102.76.214]) by mail.kingston.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id j31JQ3pI032011 for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:26:05 -0500 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Bruce Ripley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ontbirds ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:23:49 -0500 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 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: [Ontbirds]Amherst Island Amherstview Sewage Lagoons - Kingston X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 19:17:33 - This morning in the Owl Woods on Amherst Island a small group of us found many new spring arrivals including 1 FOX SPARROW, 4 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 2 WINTER WRENS, 1 EASTERN BLUEBIRD, 1 AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 4 WILSON'S SNIPES and 4 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS. Also seen were 2 BOREAL OWLS and 5 LONG-EARED OWLS. Along the south shore road we found 1 BARN SWALLOW, 6 TREE SWALLOWS, 6 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 1 COMMON LOON, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and 15 species of waterfowl including MUTE SWAN, REDHEAD, LONG-TAILED DUCK and both species of SCAUP. The road into the Owl Woods is very muddy and getting stuck is a real possibility. Also many of the trails in the woods have deep puddles so waterproof boots are needed. At the Amherstview Sewage Lagoons there were large numbers of RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1 PIED-BILLED GREBE, 1 OSPREY, 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS and 2 TURKEY VULTURES. The northwest cell is now completely open and there are smalL pockets of open water in the other cells. Good Birding Bruce Ripley 613-384-6392 Directions To Amherst Island - Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [Pg. 36, E54 E55] Located 18 km. west of Kingston. Exit off Hwy. 401 at exit 593 (County Road 4, Camden East) and drive south to the very end (Millhaven). Turn right on Hwy. 33 and drive 100 metres until you see the sign for the Amherst Island ferry. The ferry (20 minute trip) leaves the mainland on the half hour and leaves the island on the hour. Cost is $5.00 Canadian round trip. There are no gas stations on the island. There are restrooms on the ferry, and at the island ferry dock. To reach the Owl Woods, turn left (east) at the four-way stop sign by the general store and drive 3.4 kilometres along Front Road to the (seasonal) Marshall Forty-Foot Road. Marshall Forty-Foot Road is across the road from house #2320. Drive along Marshall Road to the mid-way point, where there is an S in the road (1.2 kilometres, look for the K.F.N. kiosk). Park in the gravel lane or off the road edge. The chickadees can be hand fed. Directions to Amherstview Sewage Lagoon - Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [Pg. 36, D55] From Hwy. 401 take exit 593 (County Road 4, Camden East) south ( 8.5 km) on County Road 4 to Taylor-Kidd Blvd. Turn left (east) and follow Taylor-Kidd Blvd. (6.5 km) to County Road 6. Continue east on Taylor-Kidd (.8 km), and watch for a lane on your right after crossing railway overpass. This is the entrance to the lagoon. If you're coming from Amherst Island, turn right onto highway 33 and then left on county Road 4. Continue north (1.5 km) and turn right (east) onto Taylor-Kidd Blvd.
[Ontbirds]5 Great Gray Owls Pine Grosbeaks
Hello: Today, Sunday, January 30th we had sightings of 5 great gray owls in the area betweeen Holloway Heights and Madoc. The sightings were as follows: at 3:30 p.m. on Bronson Rapids Rd. just south of house #888. At 3:50p.m. on the east side of Highway #62 just south of Quin Mo Lac Rd. At 4:20p.m. on Moira Rd. west of School House Rd. At 4:40p.m. on School House Rd. by the gravel pit. At 4:45p.m. on Kelly Side Rd. near house #196. We had some wonderful views in the sunlight. Also saw a flock of 10 pine grosbeaks on Kerby Rd. between Hollowview Red and McCumber Rd. All of these locations are off of Hwy. #62 north of Belleville. Birds were seen by Cheryl Bob Mound and Lloyd Paul
