[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon at Hillman Marsh
Cherise Charron and I just had a grey phase Gryfalcon fly low over the shorebird cell and flush everything. It landed briefly and then departed heading towards the parking lot. Paul Pratt natural...@primus.ca 519-995-5562 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
[Ontbirds]Gyrfalcon at Hillman Marsh
Today at 12 noon my brother Randy and i had the pleasure of observing the Gyrfalcon perched on top of the utility pole directly behind the green pump house along the shorebird compound we had enjoyable looks with binoculars and scope Robert Horvath Windsor [EMAIL PROTECTED] good birding __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Mar 13 07:56:38 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from e450.mnsi.net (e450.mnsi.net [216.8.137.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5B4963A0E for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2005 07:56:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (dyn216-8-144-41.win.mnsi.net [216.8.144.41]) by e450.mnsi.net (8.13.2/8.13.2) with ESMTP id j2DD2BQ7017040 for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:02:14 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:02:12 -0500 From: Bruce Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ONTBIRDS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Ontbirds]Lesser Black Backed Gulls X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:56:38 - Haven't seen any reports lately from the Niagara Gorge. Is anyone seeing any Lesser Black Backed Gulls? Thanks Bruce
[Ontbirds]gyrfalcon at Hillman Marsh
This morning just before 11 a.m. the Gyrfalcon flew over the road just south of the pair of churches at the NW corner of Hillman marsh. It flew into the marsh area, but I couldn't find it after that. I also saw a Snow Bunting in among the Horned Larks on that same road. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 10 14:41:51 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from fep7.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9144A63D7B for ; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:41:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from mainoffice (d141-159-105.home.cgocable.net [24.141.159.105]) by fep7.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 0F47D11D0; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:46:59 -0500 (EST) From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:47:00 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal cc: Betty Blashill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, March 10, 2005 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:41:51 - At 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10th, 2005 this is the HNC Birding Report: TURKEY VULTURE THAYER'S GULL GREAT GRAY OWL COMMON GRACKLE Red-necked Grebe Tundra Swan Wood Duck American Wigeon Northern Shoveler Redhead Ring-necked Duck King Eider Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Ruddy Duck Bald Eagle Merlin Peregrine Falcon Wild Turkey Northern Saw-whet Owl Snowy Owl Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Shrike Carolina Wren Winter Wren Gray Catbird Brown-headed Cowbird Red-winged Blackbird Purple Finch Common Redpoll Well- variety steps back into the picture here in Hamilton this week. Guess who is back? Elvis, the GREAT GRAY OWL. This time the bird was spotted again in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area in a place close to where the bird was first found in January. The bird was seen on Sunday around noon west of the Merrick Field Centre and south of the Merrick Orchard in the Conservation area. Maps can be picked up at the main gate off of Governors Road. This bird was reported to the phone line on Tuesday and there have been no further reports but obviously this bird has been there most of the winter. Other owls in the area include a Snowy Owl seen last Friday at the Lowville Golf Course and a Northern Saw-whet Owl has been present in the northeast corner of Fifty Point Conservation Area for some time as well by the amount of pellets under the tree. Again we ask that people keep their distance with the owls when viewing or photographing. Other birds reported this week have been of the waterfowl nature with the arrival of American Wigeon at LaSalle Park. Also seen here was an increase in the number of Tundra Swans with up to four being reported. On the bay here which is opening up nicely (until yesterday), a couple of Red-necked Grebes were seen from the Window on the Bay just east of LaSalle. Bald Eagles are continuing to be seen in the harbour area from Ferry Street W. this week. Gulls are also present on the ice in the harbour with a first year THAYER'S GULL being seen off of the ship canal amongst the other rif raf on the ice. On the other side of the pond, typical winter species are being seen with three King Eiders being seen off of Fruitland Road last weekend. Two species of scoter, White-winged and Surf were seen but seas have been choppy this week making viewing difficult. At Windermere Basin a variety of ducks are still being counted with Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck and this week the first Wood Duck being seen. Now onto the dickie bird sections. The first COMMON GRACKLE migrant was seen in Carlisle last Monday. Also present in Flamborough is a more winterish mix of Purple Finch on Middletown Road inbetween 7th & 8th Concession W. and Common Redpolls finishing out the winter in the 8th road E and Westover Road area. Also seen up here were nineteen Wild Turkey. Down at the Valley Inn the Gray Catbird is growing back its tail feathers. Other birds seen here this week include a couple of migrant Red-winged Blackbirds, Carolina Wren, Winter Wren and Pileated Woodpecker. That's the news for now. This week should bring in some more migrants and perhaps even that Gyrfalcon from Pelee (wishful thinking). Good Birding Cheryl Edgecombe 905-381-0329 HNC Hotline
[Ontbirds]Gyrfalcon at Hillman Marsh
At almost exactly 3:00 PM today , my brother Randy and i were driving east on Oak street in Leamington en route to Hillman Marsh, when we suddenly observed the Gyrfalcon flying just north of OAK STREET , west of Hillman Creek . The bird was flying northwest about 50 feet above the fields, before heading north over a woodlot.We gave chase but were unable to relocate it. Hopefully, it will return.I want better, closer looks ! Robert Horvath NBT4U@ yahoo.com - Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Mar 9 20:15:32 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.80])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E584B63DF4 for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:15:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from unknown (HELO doug) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@24.112.18.37 with login) by smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 10 Mar 2005 01:20:35 - Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Doug Lockrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:24:00 -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 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Subject: [Ontbirds]Great Gray Owls are still around in south Whitby--Mar.9 X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 01:15:32 - Several people have emailed me to say that, although not as likely to be seen as a week ago, there are still GGOs around in southwest Whitby/southeast Ajax. It apppears that just before dark is the most likely time, along Shoal Pt. Rd. or Hall's Rd. One or two have been seen along both streets on some early mornings. There are still 2 Barred Owls-- one, on occasion, in Lynde Shores bird feeder trail, one near the entry to the north pathway from Hall's Rd., but patience is required . Mar.9--N.Shrike--top end of Hall's Rd., along with 3 Red-tailed hawks; Red-bellied Woodpecker near the suet feeder at the north pathway entry. Exit the 401 at Salem Rd. (Ajax), south to Bayly, east to the first light (Shoal Pt. Rd.) or continue on through LakeRidge Rd. to the first street east (Hall's Rd.) Doug Lockrey, Whitby
