[Ontbirds] Lapland Longspur in Harrow, Ontario
As I passed the picture window on my way to the kitchen I was very surprised to see a single Lapland Longspur in with the many House Finch and Goldfinch. The bird briefly fed under the feeder and now has moved on. Directions: Heading north on Walker Road out of Harrow, turn right on Concession Road 3. The feeders can be seen in our backyard, third house on right just past Grant Street. Rick Brown Harrow, Ontario Sent from my iPad ___ 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] Lapland Longspur - Oshawa (Harmony & Conlin)
There haven't been many longspurs in Durham County this winter so I thought I would post this. Charmaine Anderson found these birds yesterday afternoon. Relocated them myself yesterday as the sun went down, returned this morning with my scope to confirm. Bruce Aitkins stopped by for a look as well. Yesterday afternoon at 5:30 PM there were 20+ Horned Lark, 20+ Snow bunting, 2 Lapland Longspur. This morning at 9:30 AM 50+ Horned Lark, 1 Snow Bunting, 2 or 3 Lapland Longspur. Harmony has an interchange with the 401 at east end of Oshawa, proceed north on Harmony to Conlin (northern edge of new subdivision development along Harmony), birds in the stubble field on NE corner, often in front of large hay bale in front of farm buildings, often scattered through fields on both E and W sides of road, sometimes on shoulder of Harmony Rd. Mike Ferguson ___ 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] Lapland Longspur
Hello Birders Had over 80 Snow Buntings in the farm field behind our home, included in this gathering was one Lapland Longspur. Have had several visits of Purple Finch mixed in with A/Goldfinch & House Finches. They're eating me out of house & home, hard to keep the feeders full. Cheers & Good birding Mike Williamson Golfview Drive, Kingsville, Ontario ___ 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] Lapland Longspur, West Perth Wetlands
I had about 50 (skittish) LAPLAND LONGSPURS at the West Perth Wetlands this afternoon, along with at least 3 American Pipits. Shorebird-wise, Dunlin and both Yellowlegs were present, along with Least, Semipalmated, Solitary, and Spitted Sandpipers. To reach West Perth Wetlands from the south, turn left at the first stoplight (Wellington St.) off Hwy 8 in Mitchell. Chris Burris Waterloo ___ 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] Toronto Islands - Nelson's Sparrows, Lapland Longspur, etc.
Yesterday Monday Sept. 29/14 Margaret Liubavicius, Alfred Adamo and I birded Hanlan’s Point on The Islands and among the 53 species found were 2 Nelson’s Sparrows, 1 Lapland Longspur, 6 Warbler species and 9 Sparrow species. Some other highlights were Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shined and Copper’s Hawks, Peregrine Falcon, Philadelphia Vireo, Scarlet Tanager and Indigo Bunting. Besides those birds there was a increase in the expected October and first of season sightings of birds like Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Brown Creeper, both Kinglets, Hermit Thrush, American Pipit, Nashville Warbler, Palm Warbler (75+), Yellow-rumped Warbler, Field, Swamp, White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows. Note:- On Friday the 26th though we were not birding together both Margaret and I each found a Clay-colored Sparrow in separate locations on Hanlan’s. DIRECTIONS TO THE TORONTO ISLAND FERRY DOCKS TORONTO ISLANDS – FALL SCHEDULE Note:- Fare :- Adults $7.00 - Seniors / Students $4.50 If you are on the subway southbound get off at the TTC’s Union Subway Station, walk south on Bay Street (on the east side of the station) for about 1 km to the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street at Queen’s Quay and you are there. The entrance to the ferry docks (well signed) is on the west side of the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. To get to the Toronto Islands from the TTC’s Union Subway Station on the TTC you may transfer to the #6 or the #6A Bay St. TTC bus on Bay Street just outside of the east entrance to the GO Station. They both go down Bay Street to Queen’s Quay. Go passengers arriving by train or bus must pay a fare to use the TTC bus. For those who choose to head down to the docks on Sunday before the Subway opens you can catch the #97B Yonge St. Blue Night bus (Steeles Ave. To Queens Quay). This bus will let you off right across the street on Bay St. only steps from the ferry docks entrance. You may also want to visit the TTC web page http://www.ttc.ca/ for trip planning assistance. If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then exit at Bay Street and drive south to Queen’s Quay, there are very few parking lots nearby. One is located just a block north of the ferry docks. NOTE 1: – For those who arrive at the docks early or need the fix there is a Tim Hortons across from the ferry dock entrance just east of the corner of Bay St. and Queens Quay. NOTE 2:- If you want to learn more about birding on the Toronto Islands you can access my Toronto Islands Birding And Site Guide on the OFO web site at:- http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/articles.torontoislands NOTE 3:- From October 15th, 2014 to April 18, 2015 there will be no ferries to Hanlan’s Point or Centre Island, the Ward’s Island ferry will continue to operate during that period as usual. Norm Murr Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada You can't see birds if you don't go out but sit and wait for others to find them. ___ 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] Lapland Longspur
Large flock (75+) near Hillman Marsh on Mersea Rd 21 between Mersea # 2 and Fox Run Road. The flock was in the plowed corn stubble across from the un-numbered house (the only house on that section). Sighting was at 6PM. Sandy & Ross Mackintosh Leamington ___ 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
[Ontbirds] Lapland Longspur, Field Sparrow - Hall's Road
A female Lapland Longspur was feeding on the roadside about 100 m south of #605 Hall's Road, south of Bayly Street in Pickering. A single Snow Bunting flew by while I was watching the Longspur. The Field Sparrow found by Rayfield Pye yesterday was present today along the southern path to Cranberry Marsh. I saw it feeding, with Tree Sparrows, a White-throated Sparrow and Juncoes, about 2:40 P.M. today, about halfway down the path from the road. Mark Kubisz, Scarborough, ON ___ 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
[Ontbirds] Lapland longspur near Blenheim
The lapland longspur, snow buntings,white crowned sparrows and horned larks are still at the compost pile on Gore Road. We didn't see the pipit today. Take the hwy 40 exit off the 401 and go to Blenheim, at the traffic light turn right and go through town, continue to Erieau Road, turn left. At Bisnett turn right, first right is Gore Rd. Compost pile is approx 2 km up on right side. This road still has some drifts on it. Do NOT take gore Rd from Hwy 3, Talbot Trail. Odds are you will get stuck going that way. Ric -- Ric McArthur PO Box B1 Morpeth, Ontario,Canada N0P 1X0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricmcarthur ___ 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
[Ontbirds] lapland longspur still on courtice road
Today I found the lapland longspur amongst a flock of horned larks finding food in the freshly manured field. Enjoying the feast also were twenty rock doves with interesting colour variations and Canada geese. The field is on the east side of Courtice Road, north of Bloor Street (22) and south of Hwy 2. The farmhouse to the north is 911 number 2433. Courtice Road intersects Hwy 401 east of Oshawa. Proceed north on Courtice. Eric Davis ___ 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
[Ontbirds] Lapland Longspur, Courtice Road
Thanks to a tip from a Durham birder, we spotted one Lapland Longspur within a flock of 50+ Horned Larks in a recently manured field on the east side of Courtice Road, north of Bloor Street (22) and south of Hwy 2. The farmhouse to the north is 911 number 2433. Courtice Road intersects Hwy 401 east of Oshawa. Proceed north on Courtice. Happy new year John Carley Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
[Ontbirds] Cape Croker CBC - Gyrfalcon, Hermit Thrush, Lapland Longspur
The third annual "official" Cape Croker CBC was held today, Sat. Dec. 14, in raw easterly winds, constant lake-effect snow, reduced visibility, and unrelenting -11 to -12 temperatures. As a result, the totals for species (37) and number of individuals (757) were well below those of previous years. However, 14 intrepid birders were rewarded with some great winter birds. These included several new species for the count, such as a dark-phase Gyrfalcon (found by John Haselmayer), a Hermit Thrush (found by Anthony Glenesk & team), 3 Black Scoter and a Lapland Longspur. Almost all expected species were reported in below normal numbers, and a few were not recorded at all. Nonetheless, in the end, participants were more than satisfied, if not exhilarated, with the surprises and camaraderie of the day. Happy Birding! Jarmo Jalava The Cape Croker CBC circle is centred within the Chippewas of Nawash (Neyaashiinigmiing) Unceded First Nation, ~20 km northeast of Wiarton on the Bruce Peninsula. ___ 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
[Ontbirds] Lapland Longspur, Kirkfield
Today, Dec 31st, 2012 at 3:15 p.m., we saw a darker coloured bird flying with a flock of 30 snow buntings. It was a bit smaller than the Snow Buntings. The flock was very active and we couldn't get a good look for detail through the scope. The flock was feeding in a long, cropped, field running parallel to Eldon Station Road and east from Centennial Park Road in the Carden Area. We first located this bird yesterday while participating in the Carden CBC with Ron Reid. Unfortunately, this area is just outside the Carden CBC circle. Dan Bone and Susan Blayney Directions: From the south take Highway 12 to Beaverton and turn East on the Argyle Road ( Cty hwy 15) to Argyle, turn north on Cty hwy 46 to Eldon Station Road and then East to Centennial Park Road. ___ 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] Lapland Longspur - Brantford Airport
A single Lapland Longspur was seen amongst a large flock (25) of Horned Larks. The birds were moving around a lot along Robinson Rd. Near #135 and on the airport property. Take Hwy 403 west to Brantford. South on Rest Acres Rd. Turn left onto Robinson Rd. On the north boundary of Brantford Airport. ___ 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] Lapland Longspur, American Pipit - Presqu'ile PP
Sept 30 2012, 1:30pm Lapland Longspur (at least one) American Pipit (five or more) On Gull Island at Presqu'ile Provincial Park today, several of the Longspurs and Pipits mixed it up with sparrows and Least Sandpipers as they bathed and fed amongst the algae-covered rocks on the west side of the island. Photos taken. Gull Island is reachable on foot now from Owen Point due to the low water level. To get to Presqu'ile Provincial Park, take the 401 to Brighton and follow the signs to the park. An entrance fee is required, and there 'may' be access issues due to waterfowl hunting (although I didn't see any problems...) Keith Linton Orono, ONT ___ 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] Ottawa East (St. Isidore area) - Gray Partridge, Lapland Longspur, Thayer's Gull
I apologize for the late report. Yesterday afternoon between 1-4pm I birded the St. Rose / St. Isidore area east of Ottawa. Along Concession 20 there was a juvenile SNOWY OWL near the power station. Ten GRAY PARTRIDGES were feeding under a spruce along Concession 19 near Renaud Road. Along Concession 21 there was a large mixed flock of SNOW BUNTINGS and LAPLAND LONGSPURS, the latter of which I counted 23 individuals. Further down the road was another juvenile SNOWY OWL. At the Laflèche landfill just south of the 417, scanning through a large congregation of gulls revealed six species, including GREAT BLACK-BACKED, HERRING, RING-BILLED, ICELAND (1), GLAUCOUS (3, including 1 adult), and THAYER'S (1) GULLS. Good birding!Pat DIRECTIONS: The St. Rose / St. Isidore area can be reached by taking Hwy 417 eastward to exit 58. Turn left onto Hwy 138 and follow, turning right onto Concession 20. Any of the long concessions here are fair game for the species mentioned above. Return to Hwy 138, heading south past the 417 on-ramp, and turn right onto Allaire Road. This dead-end road stops at the Laflèche landfill; the gulls were observed in the large field next to the dump. ___ 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] Lapland Longspur Near Metz, Post No. 2
As a sequel to my earlier post for this bird, we picked up my brother-in-law, John Lichty, this morning to take him to see the bird which represents a lifer for him. When we arrived the individual banding the buntings had cages over the mounds of corn to lure the birds into the enclosure, from which there is no means of egress. Incredibly, three Snow Buntings and the Lapland Longspur entered one of the cages giving us very easy looks at our target bird. Then, a Sharp-shinned Hawk moved in and perched atop the cage. As one might expect the birds inside panicked and the hawk thrust its talon inside and grabbed the longspur. It struggled, (in fact it was pitiful to watch); the hawk attempted to get its beak in position to dispatch its prey when the bird bander moved in and scared it off. He examined the longspur and released it. It flew away, much to our surprise, and the Sharp-shinned Hawk zoomed after it, but appeared not to catch it. Whether it can survive this ordeal is open to question, but it would be interesting if someone else could report if the bird is seen again. The address shown on my earlier post is incorrect. The number of the house is 7165 NOT 71650. My apologies for this error. One we get our photographs downloaded I will post a report on my blog (see below). If anyone is interested they could check within the next few days and there will be pictures of the event. I doubt whether one could have a more dramatic lifer! David Gascoigne Waterloo, ON www.travelswithbirds.blogspot.com ___ 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] Lapland Longspur near Metz
Yesterday Miriam and I decided to go for a drive through the backroads to look for the numerous Rough-legged Hawks that populate this area in the winter. It was a bright, sunny day and we were rewarded with some great looks. We wandered farther and farther afield and finally wound up in Metz where we decided to search for Snowy Owls. There were no owls, but numerous large flocks of Snow Buntings, one of which contains a single Lapland Longspur. As soon as the birds land this lone longspur is easily seen; in fact much of the time, it seems to come to ground first. Someone has been banding Snow Buntings and leaves piles of corn which attract the birds and they return frequently. Directions: Side Road 25 and Sixth Line of Garafraxa Township. The corn is in the field at the east side of Sixth Line, just south of House No. 71650. David Gascoigne Waterloo, ON www.travelswithbirds.blogspot.com ___ 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] Leslie street Spit (Tommy Thompson Park) - Lapland Longspur, etc.
Good evening. Today Margaret Liubavicius and I took walk out onto The Spit and while there we found a Lapland Longspur out on The Endikement. Other kind of nice birds that we found were Common Loon, Common Goldeneye, Redhead, Greater Scaup, all 3 Mergansers, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin, 2 Peregrine Falcons, American Pipits, Blue-headed Vireo, Rusty Blackbirds, the usual Sparrows to be found at this time of year, several Winter Wrens and a passel of Black-capped Chickadees, Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. We didn't look for the previously reported Laughing Gull but it could be still around though no one else reported it on Friday. Directions:- LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO To get to "The Spit" from Queen and Yonge Streets. Take the Queen Street Car #501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station and take it to Leslie St. and Commissioner St. ( Saturday and Sunday as well as week days ). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St. then south to The Spit. If before 9 am you can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave., after 9 am the parking lot inside the gate is open, be sure to note the closing time as your car will be locked in at that time. - 6 pm at present. -- NOTE:- The official hours for The Spit are 9 am to 6 pm (weekends and holidays only of course) but the unofficial hours are sunup to sundown. To date no one has questioned any birder, jogger, cyclist, etc. about the use of The Spit from sunup to sundown. The spit is only open on the weekends and on holidays, at other times you will not be able to access the area. I have been told (hearsay) that you can access The Spit after 4:30pm during the week but at this tme of year the sun goes down pearly so you will not have much time to bird. This area is extensive, 7 km to the tip, but be prepared to walk more than that. Norm. ___ 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] St. Rose: Snow Geese, Lapland Longspur
Along Concession 19 east of Casselman I found a single LAPLAND LONGSPUR foraging with at least 150 SNOW BUNTINGS in an exposed tilled field. The real highlight of the day was three SNOW GEESE flying high over the area, heading northeast. Is it too early to hope that spring might be on the way with snow geese already moving northward? Good birding! Pat DIRECTIONS: From 417E, take exist 58 for Hwy 138. Turn left on 138, then turn right onto Concession 20 Road. Scan the fields here for flocks of snow buntings; horned larks and longspurs may be hiding in the larger flocks. _ ___ 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] Lapland Longspur SW of Hagersville
During the Fisherville CBC today Bill Smith and I found a flock of 50 Lapland Longspur SW of Hagersville. The birds were in fields on both sides of Concession 9, approximately 500-750 m west of Cheapside Rd. >From the traffic light in Hagersville follow Reg. Rd. 20 toward Nelles Corners. Cheapside Rd. starts and runs south off Reg. 20 just before the 'Hagersville Junk Yard'. Concession 9 is the third cross road. Turn right (west) and look for the birds near a small pine plantation. Please be careful - these birds are slow to get out of the way of moving vehicles. Mike . -- Mike Street Ancaster, Ontario, Canada mikestre...@gmail.com ___ 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 Ontario: Marbled Godwit, Ruddy Ducks, Gray Partridge and Lapland longspur
Hello Ontbirders Spent part of yesterday birding various sewage lagoons in Eastern Ontario. Overall, very quiet, all high water level but Alfred Sewage Lagoon had a good variety of water birds including 100+ Ruddy Duck, 7 Redhead, 22 Northern Shoveler, 38 American Coot, 11 Common Moorhen and 2 American Bittern. Along Peat Moss Road a single Gray Partridge was observed running across the road. At St. Isidore Sewage Lagoon, 3 Lapland Longspur flew over calling. At Shirley's Bay the Marbled Godwit and 2 Long-billed Dowitcher were still present feeding at the base of the dyke. Water levels are on the rise and there was very little mud. good birding, Bruce Directions: Shirley's Bay: From Ottawa take Hwy. 417 west to the Moodie Drive exit and turn north (right) on Moodie Drive and continue to Carling Ave. Turn left at Carling Ave. and follow Carling to Rifle Road. Turn right (north) on Rifle Rd. Park at the lot at the end (boat launch). Walk back to the road, and continue through the gate on the Department of National Defense property. There is a trail on your right (clearly marked with vehicle "No Entry" signs) which heads into the woods, and, eventually to the dyke. There is lots of POISON IVY along the dyke. PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE RANGE CONTROL OFFICE BEFORE ENTERING THE DYKE AREA-- Call (613) 991-5740 and request permission to visit the dyke area for birding. Directions: Alfred Sewage Lagoon:: From the town of Alfred go east on Highway 17, then turn south on Peat Moss Road and drive for 2 km. The lagoons are on your left (east side of road). The birds are best observed from the viewing tower. Access to the viewing tower is free and no permit is needed. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www.dilabiobirding.ca http://www.brucedilabio.blogspot.com Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Office 613-839-4395 Mobile 613-715-2571 ___ 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] Holland Marsh Area- Jan.30- Snowy Owls, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspur, Horned Larks
Late this afternoon I had the opportunity to take some time and check out the Holland Marsh area for Snowy Owls and other winter birds. At the horse ranch at the corner of Hwy.9 and Jane St. there were several hundred Snow Buntings feeding on the snowy fields amongst the horses. They were spread out in several large flocks with some birds very close to the roadside fences and on the driveway. 2 other large flocks were feeding in the hilly fields behind the barn. Of the several hundred birds in the foreground fields were approximately 150 or so Horned Larks some mixed in with the Snow Buntings but most in one big main group of about 100. I eyed the moving flocks for almost an hour and was able to locate only one male Lapland Longspur among all those Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. The Longspur was actually with the Snow Buntings closest to the road and farm driveway. From there I went north on Jane St. into the Holland Marsh veg. fields area. Just before Edwards St. I saw the first of 2 Snowy Owls- a very white female- fly low across the road in front of me. The 2nd one was near Strawberry Lane sitting on small old tree way out in the field. It was heavily streaked underneath. Also in the last 2 weeks I have seen/found flocks of White-winged Crossbills on 3 occasions feeding on cones in the Spruce trees around our house in Aurora. Numbers ranged from 6 to 20. In my work travels I also found a large flock of 35-40 in the Spruce trees at the entrance to the Lionhead Golf & Country Club in Brampton on Miss. Rd. Good winter birding Sigi Bodach Aurora, On ___ 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/Gatineau 14 Jan 09 - Gray Partridge, Lapland Longspur, Hoary Redpoll, winter lingerers
Ontario Ottawa/Gatineau 14 January 2009 Birds mentioned: Barrow's Goldeneye GRAY PARTRIDGE Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Northern Shrike American Robin Northern Mockingbird Bohemian Waxwing Song Sparrow LAPLAND LONGSPUR Snow Bunting Red-winged Blackbird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll HOARY REDPOLL Pine Siskin Evening Grosbeak Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis hagen...@primus.ca At 4:00 pm Wednesday January 14, 2009 this is Chris Lewis reporting. Another week of winter is behind us without much change in the local birding scene. A few new reports for the new year included GRAY PARTRIDGE - a small covey of 5 was discovered on the 9th on Maple Grove Rd. in Kanata and 2 were seen here again on the 13th west of the Bell Sensplex arena. A Song Sparrow was a surprise on the 10th near the Hurdman bridge over the Rideau River. Single LAPLAND LONGSPURS were noted among flocks of Snow Buntings in the east near Ste-Rose on the 9th and in the west at Akins and Shea Rds. on the 11th. A HOARY REDPOLL was reported visiting a feeder in Merrickville on the 10th. A male and female Barrow's Goldeneye continue to linger on the Rideau River and have most frequently been seen south of the Hurdman bridge as of at least the 11th; a female was also reported farther north along the Rideau on the 12th. Three Bald Eagles were found near Pakenham on the 11th and an adult has been seen several times during the past week at points along the Rideau between Hurdman and Billings Bridge. A visit to the Eardley-Masham area in the Gatineau hills on the 6th again produced an immature Golden Eagle. Snowy Owls remain in well-known locations. A lingering Northern Hawk Owl and a Northern Mockingbird have attracted a lot of attention along Grandview Rd. in the Crystal Beach neighbourhood. Grandview is a quiet residential street and every effort should be made to be respectful; please avoid crowding, blocking traffic and unnecessarily loud human behaviour. While Northern Shrikes are still relatively scarce, a few were reported from widespread locations and one was calling and singing in the Britannia Conservation Area on the 11th. A few American Robins are apparently surviving the winter so far; a couple of recent reports came from Rockcliffe Park and Merivale Gardens. Another out-of-season survivor, an immature male Red-winged Blackbird, was spotted at a feeder on Cedar Hill Rd. in Pakenham on the 11th. Roving flocks of Bohemian Waxwings and White-winged Crossbills continue to grace the local landscape, Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls are being regularly reported as well, and the first substantial number of Evening Grosbeaks this season was reported on the 14th - approx. 60 descended on a feeder in Poland (that would be the village west of Lanark, not the country in Europe!) Thank you - Good Birding! ___ 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] Casselman-Ste. Rose area: Snowy Owl, Gray Partridge & Lapland Longspur
Hi Ontbirders The birding around Ste.Rose and the Casselman area was great this morning. Highlights included 4 Snowy Owl along Con. 20, Con.19 and Ste. Rose Road. There was also 8 Rough-legged Hawk scattered around and a flock of Snow Buntings with a couple of Lapland Longspur and Horned Lark. Two small coveys of Gray Partridge were noted along Con. 20. good birding, Bruce Directions: Take Hwy 417 east of Casselman and exit at #58 and go north. Take the first right turn which is Con. 20 and follow to Ste. Rose Road and turn left. Please remember all the land is private property. Di Labio Birding Website Courses and Field Trips http://www3.sympatico.ca/bruce.dilabio/ Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. Munro Drive P.O. Box 538 Carp, Ontario, K0A1L0 Home (613) 839-4395 Cell (613) 715-2571 ___ 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]Lapland Longspur, Snow Buntings, Horned Larks...Vineland
A large flock of mixed SNOW BUNTINGS, HORNED LARKS and at least 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR on the escarpment south of Vineland. QEW to Victoria Ave. (Reg.24) travel south through Vineland, up the escarpment. Turn right on Fly Rd. at the traffic light (new) then left on Campden Rd. to Bethesda Rd. The birds were moving back and forth across Campden Rd. south of Bethesda Rd. Good luck! Dress warm! Nancy Smith RR#1 Vineland ___ 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 - Hudsonian Godwit, Golden Eagle, Lapland Longspur, Redpolls, etc.
Ouch!!! Is it ever wintery out there! After yesterday's snowstorm, strong winds from the west continued throughout the entire day - perfect conditions for pushing birds through the Ottawa Valley. Many of today's interesting bird observations were rapid fly-bys. Although I missed the Purple Sandpiper, there were plenty of other rewards to compensate. At Ottawa Beach/Andrew Haydon Park there were two juvenile Golden Eagles, one female Long-tailed Duck, one Brant, and a juvenile Sanderling. On the sandspit at Ottawa Beach there were 12 American Pipits. At the Moodie Drive Quarry Ponds, there was one Hudsonian Godwit of an undetermined age. It was observed flying low over the pond, then returning to fly low over the road. It continued in a determined southwesterly direction, out of sight. A flock of about 150 redpolls and a flock of about 60 Pine Siskins swirled over the Cedar Woodlot across the road from the gate. I returned later this evening. But, nothing unusual was observed except a juvenile Peregrine Falcon, showing characters of the Tundrius race. Along Akins Road, near the corner of Eagleson, there were large numbers of Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. Also present were smaller numbers of American Pipits, and two Lapland Longspurs. The birds were spread out over the large cut field. However, many could be observed around a large manure pile on the north side of Akins. This evening, many of these birds (including one Lapland Longspur) were observed with the Canada Geese along Eagleson Road, southeast of Brownlee. Directions to Andrew Haydon Park courtesy of Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo14.htm Directions to Moodie Drive Quarry Ponds courtesy of Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony8.htm Directions to Akins Road courtesy of Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony4.htm Cheerio Tony Beck http://www.tonybeck.ca Always An Adventure ___ 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]102 raptors-Cranberry-Oct.28; Lapland longspur, Kumlien's Iceland gull in Whitby
CRANBERRY MARSH RAPTOR WATCH, sw Whitby, ON Mon.Oct.28/08 Observation time: 0800-1500EST Coordinator: Doug Lockrey Official Counters: Doug Lockrey, Tyler Hoar, Ron Pittaway Observers: Karl Jennewein, John Stirrat, Jim Skene, Jim Munroe, Jerry Ball, Charles Smith, Bruce Falls Firstly-- Ron & Jean reported a LAPLAND LONGSPUR on Hall's Rd. near the north entrance to Cranberry, AND a Kumliens' Iceland gull on the lake, 1km. east of Westney Rd. in Ajax. As reported earlier we had 30 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS--0900EST near the south carpark area. We had all-day strong NW winds, but falling BP. Most raptors came through after 1100EST--see table below.. >From the 401 eastbound, exit at Salem Rd. in Ajax, south to Bayly, the east >through Lakeridge Rd. to the first street beyond-Hall's Rd.--south toward the >lake to the second roadside parking area. From the 401 westbound--exit at >Brock St. in Whitby, south to Victoria St., west right through to Hall's Rd. Species Oct.28 CountMonth Total Season Total -- -- - - Black Vulture(BV) 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture(TV) 4 2935 3200 Osprey(OS) 0 3 149 Bald Eagle(BE) 0 23 66 Northern Harrier (NH) 3 32 80 Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) 5433 442 Cooper's Hawk (CH)1 49 106 Northern Goshawk (NG) 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk(RS)1 79 Broad-winged Hawk(BW) 0 02042 Red-tailed Hawk(RT)74 437 522 Rough-legged Hawk (RL) 5 14 14 Golden Eagle(GE)3 5 5 American Kestrel (AK) 4 210 698 Merlin(ML)0 8 27 Peregrine Falcon (PG) 1 7 17 Unknown Accipiter (UA)1 10 13 Unknown Buteo (UB)1 4 6 Unknown Falcon(UF) 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle (UE) 00 0 Unknown Raptor(UR)0 11 39 TOTAL 102 4263 8463 - Doug Lockrey, Whitby, ON ___ ___ 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 - White-fronted Goose, Cackling Geese, Lapland Longspur, Golden Plover, etc.
Hello Ontbirders We had an excellent day after some miserable weather yesterday. It started early at Ottawa Beach (Andrew Haydon Park east) with a relatively tight flock of 11 Cackling Geese mixed with the Canadas. Also present was a Blue Goose. A flyover of a single adult winter Bonaparte's Gull was mildly interesting. When we returned at noon, there was an adult Greater White-fronted Goose in with the Canadas. In a harvested farm field along Akins Road there was a tight flock of 42 American Golden Plovers. Along Brownlee Road, we had a flock of 6 Lapland Longspurs. In this general area there were several small flocks of Horned Larks, American Pipits, a flock of about 150 Snow Buntings, 5 various plumaged Rough-legged Hawks and a male Northern Harrier. Directions to Ottawa Beach courtesy of Neily World: http:// ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo13.htm Directions to Akins, Brownlee courtesy of Neily World: http:// ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony4.htm Cheerio Tony Beck http://www.tonybeck.ca Always An Adventure ___ 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/Gatineau 06Apr08... Flood of Migrants, Also Barrow's Goldeneye, Sandhill Crane, Townsend's Solitaire, Lapland Longspur, Gray Partridge
- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 06 April 2008 * ONOT0804.06 - Birds mentioned Snow Goose Canada Goose Northern Pintail Ring-necked Duck BARROW'S GOLDENEYE GRAY PARTRIDGE Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Northern Harrier Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Merlin SANDHILL CRANE Killdeer American Woodcock Iceland Gull Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Eastern Phoebe Horned Lark Tree Swallow Tufted Titmouse Carolina Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE Hermit Thrush American Robin Bohemian Waxwing Song Sparrow LAPLAND LONGSPUR Snow Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin Evening Grosbeak - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 06 April 2008 Number: 613-860-9000 For the status line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings, PRESS 1 (one) Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet: Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 7:00 pm, MONDAY APRIL 7, 2008. This is Chris Lewis reporting. Despite below normal temperatures during most of the past week, the birds want to come back and are arriving pretty much on time. Several recent excursions to the agricultural fields near Navan and Bourget east of Ottawa revealed that there is still a lot of snow, no flooding, and very few waterfowl other than Canada Geese and a few Northern Pintails, but with the warmer forecast, things could happen very quickly. Greater Snow Geese are building up along the St. Lawrence River in the Long Sault and Cornwall areas with approx. 4,000 seen here on April 6th and they may soon head our way. Reports from all over the Ottawa-Gatineau area since the 29th included all the common expected migrants, some in large numbers on the 6th, as if a gate had suddenly been opened to finally allow them in! Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons, Turkey Vultures, Northern Harriers, American Kestrels, Killdeer, Eastern Phoebes, Horned Larks, Tree Swallows, American Robins, Eastern Bluebirds, Song Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Meadowlarks, Common Grackles and Brown-headed Cowbirds are all back in force. The first Ring-necked Ducks and Golden-crowned Kinglets of the season were spotted along the Rideau River this week. Three Red-shouldered Hawks were noted in both rural and urban locations, Merlins have been noted performing courtship displays in at least 3 urban areas over the past week, and a SANDHILL CRANE flew over downtown Ottawa heading southeast on the 4th. American Woodcocks were seen and heard south of Munster Hamlet on the 2nd and 5th along with a Northern Saw-whet Owl, and a Short-eared Owl was seen near Carlsbad Springs on the 6th. A good-sized flock of Horned Larks and Snow Buntings along Rushmore Rd. on the 6th contained 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS - the first reported this year. A pair of very wary GRAY PARTRIDGE was also seen nearby. A Carolina Wren was discovered near the Britannia filtration plant on the 5th, and another was in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood on the 4th along with a small number of Pine Siskins. Bohemian Waxwings continued to move through during the week in flocks of up to 150 birds and small numbers of Pine and Evening Grosbeaks are still around here & there. Winter "leftovers" included the male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE on the Rideau River near the Hurdman bridge on the 2nd, a 1st-winter Iceland Gull at the Trail Rd. landfill on the 6th, the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in Parkwood Hills on the 3rd, the Tufted Titmouse in Forest Park (Embrun) on the 5th, and one of our successfully over-wintering Hermit Thrushes was still at the Hurdman feeders on the 3rd along with a Hoary Redpoll among approx. 30 Common Redpolls. The ONLY redpoll at the feeders by Shirley's Bay back on March 30th was a Hoary as well. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript ___ 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]Lapland Longspur at Jack Miners
There were dozens of small flocks of Horned Lark and Snow Bunting, including mixed and single species flocks, on the 3rd and 4th Concession Roads of the Town of Kingsville, and the 6th, 7th, and 8th Concession Roads in the Town of Essex today, totalling hundreds of individuals of both species. There was one lone Lapland Longspur in a mixed flock of Horned Lark and Snow Bunting at Jack Miners, on the 3rd Concession of Kingsville, seen at approximately 4:30 p.m. Todd Pepper Leamington, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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 OFO Trip Report - Lapland Longspur, Townsend's Solitaire, Harlequin Duck
This morning I was joined by 18 birders for a pleasant morning of casual birding in the Ottawa area. The weather was very pleasant with mostly clear skies, no wind and temperatures around -8 degrees Celsius We began west of Ottawa, along Huntmar Rd. where, just north of Highway 417, we had a nice comparison of both light and dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS as well as a nearby RED-TAILED HAWK. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was in the same area. A little further north on Huntmar, between Richardson Sideroad and the Carp River Bridge, a flock of 200+ SNOW BUNTINGS in a field of corn stubble on the east side of the road also contained one LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Despite a fairly intensive search, we were unable to turn up the overwintering Red-shouldered Hawk at Huntmar and Old Carp. We headed back down March Valley Road, finding a couple more Red-tailed Hawks and a single Rough-legged. In the fields east of Herzberg Rd. south of Carling Avenue we managed to find a couple of small groups of WILD TURKEYS and had a flyover of approximately 38 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. Moving on the feeders on Hilda Rd. near Shirley's Bay, we had several more groups of waxwings and the usual feeder birds, including a number of COMMON REDPOLLS. An AMERICAN ROBIN hanging around the feeders was the first one I've seen in Ottawa this month. After reprovisioning at Tim Hortons we headed to 7 Millbrook Crescent near Meadowlands and Merivale where we had the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in its usual juniper tree on the left side of the house. The bird was quite hunkered down close to the trunk eating berries and took a little bit of searching to find. After wrapping up the trip, Maris Apse and I made a quick run along the Ottawa River and had the female HARLEQUIN DUCK off Bate Island at the Champlain Bridge. Thanks to everyone who participated in a great morning of birding! For specific directions to any of the aforementioned sites, contact me directly. David Britton 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 - Thayer's Gull, Northern Mockingbird, Peregrine Falcon, Lapland Longspur
It was a great day for birding in Ottawa with mild temperatures and great light. In addition to the birds already posted by Tony Beck and Bev McBride, I can add the following sightings: - 2 Peregrine Falcons roosting on the east side of the R.H. Coates Building at Tunney's Pasture - 1 adult Thayer's Gull, 1 juvenile Iceland Gull and 2 juvenile and 1 adult Glaucous Gulls amongst numerous Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls on the the ice of the Rideau River at the south end of Riverain Park just north of the Highway 417 Bridge - 1 Northern Mockingbird along the railway line behind Nestow Dr. - thanks to Chris Lewis et al. for sharing info about this bird which was last reported in this location back in November - 1 Lapland Longspur with Snow Buntings at the southern end of March Valley Rd. Directions courtesy of NeilyWorld Birding Coates Building - http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo5.htm Rideau River at Riverain Park - http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/rideaue4.htm March Valley Rd. - http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo24.htm Directions to Nestow Dr. - Take the Woodroffe Exit off Hwy 417, south to Medhurst Dr., turn right (east) on Nestow Dr. I accessed the rail line by taking a narrow poorly travelled path beside #50 Nestow, but it required some wading through deep snow to get to the rail line. Others had evidently accessed the line from the north, off of Viewmount Dr. (off of Meadowlands). The birds was sitting on hydro lines where the rail line passes directly behind the houses on Nestow, just past a house with several feeders mounted on its back fence. David Britton 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 Shrike, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting, Barred Owl (Ottawa)
Hi Ontbirders, While checking out (successfully) the Barred Owl along March Valley Road early this afternoon (3 January 2008), I saw a Northern Shrike, a flock of around 30 Snow Buntings, together with a single Lapland Longspur. The owl was in its (now) usual location (north-west of Klondike Road). All the others were towards the south-east end of March Valley Road (on the north side near the DND building on "Skeet Range Road"). Good 2008 birding, Roger Clark (Ottawa) (613) 744-0314 Directions (courtesy Larry Neily): >From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 138 (Eagleson/March Roads). If >travelling west, the 0.6 km offramp sends you right or north onto March Road. >If driving east, a 0.4 km offramp brings you to Eagleson Road, where you will >turn left or north onto it and in 0.5 km join the westbound offramp traffic on >March Road (it changed names as you went under the overpass). Both groups will >now follow March Road north 1.0 km to Herzberg Road. Turn right or north on >Herzberg. As March Road bends to the left you actually end up going the same >direction you were before the turnoff. Follow Herzberg north for 1.1 km, where >it bends left and becomes Terry Fox Drive. Turn right onto Terry Fox and >follow it for 1 km to March Valley Road. Turn right or north onto it and go >down the hill 0.5 km to the old Fourth Line Road. ___ 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
Fw: [Ontbirds]Hoary Redpoll, Lapland Longspur, Barred Owl and Bald Eagle - Durham Region
Liberty Rd is 3-ish km west of Bragg not 30 as I previously reported Geoff Jan1/08: Hoary Redpoll (exilipes) at feeder Liberty Rd N. @ Conc. Rd 4 Bald Eagle (Adult) at Conc. 3, 1 km west of Bragg Rd Barred Owl, near junction of Bragg Rd and Conc. E Lapland Longspur (2) with 100+ Horned Larks in field west of school on Hwy 2, 1/2 km west of Courtice Rd. All sites can be reached by going north off 401 at Bennett Rd and then east to Bragg Rd then north to Conc. E and then further north to Conc. 3. Liberty Rd is 30ish km. west of Bragg Rd. NO Bohemians, Bluebirds, Peregrine Falcon or Pine Grosbeaks were seen in the area of Conc. 3 and Bragg as previously reported by others . Geoff Carpentier Ajax, 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 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] Hoary Redpoll, Lapland Longspur, Barred Owl and Bald Eagle - Durham Region - Jan 1/08
Jan1/08: Hoary Redpoll (exilipes) at feeder Liberty Rd N. @ Conc. Rd 4 Bald Eagle (Adult) at Conc. 3, 1 km west of Bragg Rd Barred Owl, near junction of Bragg Rd and Conc. E Lapland Longspur (2) with 100+ Horned Larks in field west of school on Hwy 2, 1/2 km west of Courtice Rd. All sites can be reached by going north off 401 at Bennett Rd and then east to Bragg Rd then north to Conc. E and then further north to Conc. 3. Liberty Rd is 30ish km. west of Bragg Rd. NO Bohemians, Bluebirds, Peregrine Falcon or Pine Grosbeaks were seen in the area of Conc. 3 and Bragg as previously reported by others . Geoff Carpentier Ajax, 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]Kingston area: Barred Owl, Lapland Longspur
On Saturday December 15th, a small detachment of Queen's University bio grads birded the islands S. of Kingston, primarily searching for the Snowy Owls reported a week previous by Bruce Di Labio. We covered Wolfe Is. in the morning, birding much of the territory between 8th Line and the W. end of the island. Unfortunately, no Snowy Owls or Northern Shrikes were found by our group. Rough-legged Hawks were abundant, and 2 Red-tailed Hawks and 2 Northern Harriers added to the raptor tally. A flock of several hundred Snow Buntings was just W. of town while small groups of Horned Larks were scattered throughout the island and about 7 Lapland Longspurs showed very well along Hwy. 96. 4 American Robins were in town just W. of the current ferry dock. Steam coming off the water on the coldest day of winter thus far prevented observation of waterfowl on the lake. A trip to Amherst Is. in the afternoon confirmed Bruce's report of low raptor numbers on the island. The core of Owl Woods was very quiet, with only the regular feeder birds present. Just north of the entrance around the S-bend in the road, a Short-eared Owl was present, as was a Barred Owl which showed well in the deciduous forest just N. of the curve along the E. side of the road. This provides yet more evidence to the extant body suggesting these birds are moving in large numbers at present. 15 Gadwall were present along the S. shore of the island but once again visibility was hindered by the steaming lake, with birds more than 40 feet offshore completely invisible; consequently we skipped the KFN property at the E. end of the island. A Belted Kingfisher and a drake Hooded Merganser were both present at the Amherst ferry dock on the mainland side. Directions shamelessly stolen from Bruce Di Labio: Amherst Island: Located 18 km. west of Kingston. Exit off Hwy. 401 at exit 593 (County Rd. 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 now $8.00 Canadian round trip. There are no gas stations on the island. There are restrooms on the ferry, and at the island ferry dock. The East End K.F.N. property is at the easternmost part of the island on the east side of the Lower Forty Foot Road. The Owl Woods are located at the S-bend along Marshall Forty Foot Road, which is the N-S line to the E of Stella Rd. Wolfe Island: The ferry can be reach along the water front in downtown Kingston. This ferry is free of charge. Please read below. Because of liability issues, visitors to the Kingston Field Naturalists' property at the east end of Amherst Island MUST be accompanied by a KFN member. For KFN contact information or how to become a member, please visit http://kingstonfieldnaturalists.org/ ." Good birding, Chris Kimber Dept. of Biology Queen's University Kingston, ON ___ 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] Fw: Port Rowan to Fisherville, Lapland Longspur, Tundra Swans, Sandhill Cranes, Short- (and Long-)eared Owls
- Original Message - From: A & K Williams To: Mark Cranford Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 9:08 PM Subject: Port Rowan to Fisherville, Lapland Longspur, Tundra Swans, Sandhill Cranes, Short- (and Long-)eared Owls It was a happy day of winter car-birding for us! (Car-birding = drove around a lot, mostly too lazy to get out of the car.) We visited Port Rowan first, didn't see the Ross' Goose, but there were little flocks of Tundra Swans flying around, and a group of 8 Sandhill Cranes in a field right across of Lee Brown's Marsh, 4 km West of Hwy 59. After that, we moved over to the Fisherville Raptor Reserve, on Concession Rd. 6, 1 km West of Regional Rd. 12, just North of Fisherville. We saw some Short-eared Owls roosting in a tree by the road. There were lots of Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, and a Lapland Longspur was seen foraging in a manure spread, across the road from the Raptor Reserve. We found Long-eared Owls in a stand of pines on Concession Rd. 7, right beside the bridge over a stream. Those owls are on private property, but one of them happened to flush when a cat walked across the road and into the trees. From the road, we could see at least one more (maybe 2) Long-eared Owl roosting in those trees. Everywhere in between Port Rowan and Fisherville, we saw Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Harriers, and one Bald Eagle. The eagle was near the Nanticoke Generating Plant (where else?) Ken & Angie Williams Angie and Ken Williams 83 Edinburgh Ave. Hamilton, Ontario, L8H 2C6 905 547 8580 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 5 09:26:53 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from web88105.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web88105.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.37.206]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 23737638AC for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:26:53 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 9434 invoked by uid 60001); 5 Mar 2007 14:26:53 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=k3I8p9MAQgDt8XTOQ4PFG88S1vQiYLic0Pv8G1JNFQ+xyf/ypxNw28Cx6q25Twj8vY3vxG44tzdDJ8p4wJCodj68jTchWbIt7tUxuLOWgWu0Z4mnbdVW19o4y3mHkEHp2B6xq4a1tCfz2fwuH0mo3Jz2sxRgA4WQLJX9KRH7oEE=; X-YMail-OSG: VHB1_8QVM1mY3xfAMcBV6uIDJ6VXbDgbuOqctwfdML6Qx2QLXy2Er9Lv7Xw.TD.XpCQtbtJAHZXo1DU85uCn_IXIHsv8YxRPvz2TlW8ckQlcNB4AS60jo6DpeJEVD9fpsGxK4Mn4FwF5ZQwHFCbGGs7en7Em6HPb_Q-- Received: from [74.105.136.223] by web88105.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:26:53 EST Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:26:53 -0500 (EST) From: PETER HALL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ontbirds@hwcn.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:01:09 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Bald Eagle, Hawk Owl, Brennan's Hill, Qc X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:26:53 - Hi Ontbirders: My wife, Judy Hall and I have recently returned from three years living, and birding, in England. Now back in Ottawa we have taken up Ontario birding again. This is our first report to Ontbirds. On Sunday, March 4, in the afternoon, we visted the site in the Gatineau Hills near Brennan's Hill where the Hawk Owl has been in residence for several months. The owl was still showing well at the corner of Chemin McDonald and Chemin Legault. On returning down Chemin McDonald, we observed an immature Bald Eagle circling low over the forest about 6 km from Highway 105. Other sightings: On Saturday, March 3, we observed a male Hooded Marganser amid the hundreds of Mallards and Black Ducks on the Rideau River near Billings Bridge at Bank Street in Ottawa. Peter Hall, Ottawa, ON Directions: From Ottawa, cross the Macdonald-Cartier bridge into Quebec and follow highway 5, then 105 north towards Maniwaki. Just before Low, Quebec, at Brennan's Hill, turn left onto Ch McDonald and follow this dirt road approx. 8 Km to a private lane, Ch Legault (on the right).
[Ontbirds]Lapland Longspur/Hwy #3, Dutton
On Sat. Jan 27th, 50 Lapland Longspur's were seen and some had breeding plumage. On Sun. Jan 28th in same area a Northern Shrike . For further information you can contact Reinhold Pokraka at (519) 762-3309 Take 401 west to Iona Rd. Go south to Hwy 3. West on Hwy 3 (right). Then South on Willy side rd. (left). _ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6dFrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 29 11:11:27 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from saruman.ncf.ca (saruman.ncf.ca [134.117.136.37]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB9CE6348A for ; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:11:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from BILL (125.137.hiper0-nic2.std.dialup.ncf.ca [134.117.137.125]) by saruman.ncf.ca (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 Patch 2 (built Jul 14 2004)) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for ontbirds@hwcn.org; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:11:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:04:34 -0500 From: Bill Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ontbirds Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: "Barbara @ EC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds]Northern Hawk Owl in Ottawa/Gatineau area X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:11:27 - The Northern Hawk Owl at Brennan's Hill was still present and actively feeding on Sunday, January 28. Photos at http://web.ncf.ca/ed143/northernhawkowl.htm We also saw a small flock of American Tree Sparrows, and a large flock of Snow Buntings in the same general area. Directions courtesy of Bruce Di Labio: north of Ottawa near Brennan's Hill on the Quebec side. It's approximately 60 km (35miles) north of Ottawa. >From Ottawa take Parkdale Ave. exit north off Hwy.417 and go north to the Ottawa River Parkway. Turn right (east) and follow parkway to the Portage Bridge and turn left onto bridge and follow Maisonneuve Blvd. north and watch for Hwy.5 north to Maniwaki. After cross bridge it is approximately 55 Kms to the turn off at Brennan's Hill. The hwy. will change from a 4 lane (Hwy.5) to a 2 lane (Hwy.105) a few times but keep following north through Wakefield, Alcove, and Farrellton before you reach Brennan's Hill. Turn left at Brennan's Hill Restaurant and follow MacDonald Road 8 Kms. Bill & Barbara Bowman
[Ontbirds] Leslie Street Spit - Red-throated Loons, Lapland Longspur, etc.
Good evening Today Ian Cannell and I birded the Leslie Street Spit and we had a pretty good day out there with relatively calm winds and good visibility on and over the lake. We headed straight out to Pipit Point and there were rewarded with among other birds 3 Red-throated Loons together close to shore, a Red-necked Grebe, a passing Double-crested Cormorant that landed and is hanging around the Lighthouse, White-winged and Black Scoters, 13 Common Loons, 2 large flocks of A. Goldfinch, and a couple of N. Harriers. On the way to Pipit Point along the Outer Arm we found Ring-necked Ducks, N. Shovelers, 7 Green-winged Teal, the first of 184 Hooded Mergansers on The Spit (another GTA record broken), American Pipits, Lapland Longspur, Snow Buntings and the first of 67 A. Tree Sparrows. After leaving Pipit Point we headed for the Lighthouse area and on the way found a Northern Shrike on The Flats and 8 more Common Loons. From the Lighthouse we headed back towards The Base finding A. Wigeons, Canvasback, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Brown Creepers, White-throated Sparrows, and Belted Kingfisher. A good day's birding. Directions:- LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO To get to "The Spit" from Queen & Yonge Sts. Take the Queen Street Car #501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station or transfer to it at Queen St. and Jones Ave. and take it to Leslie St. And Commissioner St. (on Saturday only). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St. then south to The Spit. Pipit Point is the extreme left hand (southwest) point. When walking out towards the lighthouse you will come to a road going off to the left (at the Quonset hut or tin shed). Follow this road along the outer arm as far as it goes and at the T junction where the paved road goes off to the right continue straight onto the dirt road and you will end up on Pipit Point. NOTE:- This is a dead end road You can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave. You may also park in the parking lot inside the main gate after 9 am. Be sure to observe the parking lot closing time as if you are not out by then your auto will be locked in until the following day. — THE PARKING LOT AND ALL GATES WILL BE LOCKED AT 4:30PM - NOTE:- The official hours for The Spit are 9 am to 4:30 pm (weekends and holidays only of course) but the unofficial hours are sunup to sundown. To date no one has questioned any birder, jogger, cyclist, etc. about the use of The Spit from sunup to sundown. The spit is only open on the weekends and on holidays, at other times you will not be able to access the area. This area is extensive, 7 km to the tip, but be prepared to walk more than that. The Spit is only open on the weekends and holidays because they are still building it. Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON S'ils te mordent, mords les - "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net
[Ontbirds]Lapland Longspur, various geese, etc. - Ottawa
Hello Ontbirders It was a bit cooler and breezier today. But, it seems the birds are still arriving. This morning at Andrew Hayden Park, most of the usual characters were still there with increased numbers of Canada Geese and gulls. Most interesting was one Brant feeding with the canadas on the lawn between the bandstand and the playground. Also, one Purple Finch flew overhead. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/orwo14.htm In a grassy field north of Brophy Road, (behind #4700) an interesting mix of geese foraged with 3 Clydesdale Horses. They included 1 Greater White-fronted Goose and 31 Snow Geese. The mix of Snow Geese included only 2 Greater and 1 juvenile White-morph Lesser. The remaining 28 were all Blue Morph Lesser including 6 juveniles. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony7.htm In a harvested field east of the corner of Eagleson and Akins (south of Fallowfield) a flock of about 400 Horned Larks included small numbers of Snow Bunting and Lapland Longspurs. The birds typically caused much frustration as they swirled into the air, back down, only to disappear into the furrows. Although I only cast my eyes on three longspurs, when they took to the air I could hear several calling - persistence & perseverance helps. Directions courtesy Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony4.htm Cheerio Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 7 15:51:34 2006 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 5C6DD63A54 for ; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 15:51:34 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 66573 invoked from network); 7 Nov 2006 20:51:34 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-Id:X-Mailer:Date:To:From:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=MXEAOXCiZvTOoNkdKUKLd88Ca/FQV39kuHo8GMRJiub5YBtBQaLvSrPwT29y9lVuiNqrZydMzxC5ph+KAB/qaPxK4+pgfN19CSZBydlNzRznJ6OJxwOuDhhlcELu0ZhawCgqXiqv4ZBtxSVwJ1UgKZcsiVAzjemwkAEywRkqFNg= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Bruce.rogers.com) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@207.164.233.48 with login) by smtp102.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Nov 2006 20:51:34 - Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:51:37 -0500 To: ontbirds@hwcn.org From: Bruce Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:51:35 - This article was in the Windsor Star. I thought=20 it would be of interest to this group. Point Pelee wind turbine proposal axed Brian Cross Windsor Star Tuesday, October 31, 2006 LEAMINGTON - A surge of opposition has diverted a=20 plan to put wind-powered turbines on the Point Pelee peninsula. Boris Vondrus of Advantis Energy confirmed on=20 Monday his company will respect the wishes=20 expressed quite passionately at a Saturday night=20 public meeting and look for a more bird-friendly=20 location for the turbines. "We think we can find=20 a solution a lot of people will be positively pleased with." His Toronto-based company set up the meeting=20 Saturday to present its 10-megawatt project=20 employing four tall turbines erected between=20 Mersea Road B and C, a couple of kilometres north of Point Pelee National= Park. More than 50 people showed up. "We told him it's a terrible plan for wind=20 turbines, and he backed off it right away, we're=20 quite impressed with his integrity," said Mike=20 Malone, the owner of Pelee Wings Nature Store. He=20 said most environmental people are opposed to the=20 project going anywhere on that Pelee peninsula,=20 stretching between Wheatley Harbour and Leamington Harbour. "There's this tremendous movement of birds back=20 and forth outside of the park," said Malone, who=20 said he was impressed with Vondrus's response. "To a lot of us, it's really good news. We have=20 an ethical developer here who seeks out the opinion of the people." Vondrus said his company will look for a new site=20 where the wind load is strong enough to make the=20 project, costing $16 million to $18 million, feasible. A much larger plan to put 119 wind turbines in=20 Lake Erie west of Point Pelee, one kilometre from=20 shore, resulted in a massive protest in=20 Leamington and Kingsville. Last month, Minister=20 of Natural Resources David Ramsay announced he=20 would not allow the bed of Lake Erie -- all of it=20 on the Canadian side o
[Ontbirds] Greater White-fronted Goose, Brant, Cackling Geese, Lapland Longspur, etc. - Ottawa
Hello Ontbirders Although still cold, breezy and gray, there was much activity in the fields southwest of Ottawa. At the Quarry Ponds off Moodie Drive there were many diving ducks, Ruddy Ducks, and geese, including one Cackling Goose, one Pied-billed Grebe and an American Coot . Periodically, individuals of Snow Buntings would fly overhead. Directions per Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony8.htm Along both sides of Eagleson Road, south of Fallowfield Road, many gulls, geese and American Pipits foraged through the harvested fields (mainly east of Eagleson, between Shea and Akins Roads). Also present were small numbers of Snow Bunting, and a group of about 14 Lapland Longspurs. A flock of 50 Brant also flew overhead. Directions modified from Neily World: From Highway 416 take exit 66 (Fallowfield Road). If southbound, a 0.4 km offramp dumps onto Fallowfield, where you will turn right or west. If northbound, the 0.4 km offramp brings you to Fallowfield, where you will turn left or west onto it and in 0.5 km join the southbound offramp traffic. Both groups will now follow Fallowfield Road west 7.0 km from here, passing Moodie Drive and Richmond Road to reach Eagleson Road. Turn left (south) on Eagleson Road. At the corner of Moodie Drive and Brophy/Bankfield, mixed in with the Canada Geese and a flock of 60 Snow Buntings, were 2 Cackling Geese and 1 Greater White-fronted Goose. Directions per Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/stony7.htm Note: Hunters have intermittently set up stations in the fields throughout this area. Cheerio Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Oct 26 11:13:32 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from hotmail.com (bay108-f34.bay108.hotmail.com [65.54.162.44]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 142DB63BBB for ; Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:13:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:12:25 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 65.54.162.200 by by108fd.bay108.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:12:23 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.213.229.245] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Earthquest Canada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:12:23 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Oct 2006 15:12:25.0137 (UTC) FILETIME=[24A7BA10:01C6F911] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format="flowed" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ontbirds]RE:Re: Fox sparrows at Pinecroft, near Aylmer, Ontario X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:13:32 - Oct. 26, 2006 Greetings fellow birders: This week has been very active for a flury of fall migrants discovered at Pinecroft. Yesterday, at around 6:00 pm on the south side of the pond a small flock of Hermit thrush moved through with Brown creeper, Ruby crowned kinglet, Golden crowned kinglet, Black capped chickadee and numerous American robins. Over the weekend 2 Fox sparrows appeared on Trail C, located on the east side of the parking lot. The Fox sparrow and Hermit thrush were new birds for the official Pinecroft bird species list, which is available for purchase inside the Green frog tearoom restaurant for $1.50 CAD. To get to Pinecroft, take Highway #3 to Aylmer. On the west side of Aylmer, turn left, heading south on Rogers Road South. Continue on Rogers Rd. S. approximately 1.5 kilometers to the stop sign at Conservation Line. Continue through the stop sign at Conservation Line to the third or forth entrance on the left, or east side of Rogers Rd. S. This is the entrance to Pinecroft. If you get lost you may phone them for directions at; 519-773-3435. Good birding! Dave Jolly, Senior Instructor EARTHQUEST Biological Field School 8122 Rogers Road South RR#5 Aylmer West, Ontario N5H 2R4 Phone: 1-519-875-3340 Email: earthquestAThotmail.com _ Experience [1]Live Search from your PC or mobile device today. References 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMAENCA/2728??PS=47575 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Oct 26 11:38:22 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.216])by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3430063B1F for ; Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:38:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.186.57]) by bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830);
[Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwit, Lapland Longspur, Sandhill Crane - Ottawa
Hello Ontbirders Today, in areas east of Ottawa, conditions were mild and relatively calm. Birding was excellent, especially in mid morning as skies thinned out, and westerly winds blew. The highlights included the following: One Hudsonian Godwit (probable juvenile) flew over, occasionally circling, the Quarry Ponds along Giroux Road (east of Frank Kenny Road). It continued south. At least two Lapland Longspurs were seen, and several others heard. They were mixed with flocks of American Pipits. Some of the pipit flocks held over 200 individuals. Most were observed along Milton Road near the overpass at Bear Brook. Nearby, there were also 3 Greater Snow Geese in with a flock of about 250 Canada Geese and various puddle ducks. A widely dispersed group of 41 Sandhill Cranes were feeding in the large field west of Milton Road, north of Perrault Road (see link below for more detail). All flew west, out of view, at about 11:30am. Direction links courtesy of Neily World Directions to Giroux Road: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/merblu11.htm Directions to Milton Road: http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/merblu8.htm Cheerio Tony Beck 158-B Woodridge Cr., Ottawa, Ont. K2B 7S9 (613)-828-5936 website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Oct 18 15:51:06 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from taiga.com (mail.taiga.com [204.11.32.182]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 762DB63B93 for ; Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:51:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 14004 invoked by uid 30); 18 Oct 2006 19:46:12 - Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ontbirds@hwcn.org From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 18 Oct 2006 15:10:12 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Cranberry Marsh (18 Oct 2006) 7 Raptors X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:51:07 - Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1393 1644 Osprey 0 10154 Bald Eagle 0 10 48 Northern Harrier 2 18160 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4322 1372 Cooper's Hawk0 31 86 Northern Goshawk 1 3 13 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 5 Broad-winged Hawk0 7974 Red-tailed Hawk 0 99335 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 15652 Merlin 0 4 24 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 14 Unknown29 81 Total: 7 1947 5563 -- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: John Stirrat Observers:Charlie Adey, Dan Kaczynski, Joyce Collier-Brown, Karl Jennewein Visitors: after I opened the watch 8 came to continue, but missed the excitement of the NG fly through low. Weather: light SW wind; overcast sky following a full day of rain yesterday; rising BP; 12C Raptor Observations: 1 juv. NORTHERN GOSHAWK; 4 SS, 2 NH Non-raptor Observations: Rusty Blackbirds, Wilson's snipe, Yellowlegs, Am. Wigeon, Gadwall, Wood Duck Report submitted by John Douglas Lockrey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Cranberry Marsh information may be found at: http://www.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw
[Ontbirds]Toronto Islands- Lapland Longspur & Red-headed Woodpecker
Good day I did The Islands again today and at and west of the airfield on Hanlans Point I found Black-bellied Plover, Wilson's Snipe, a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker, Brown Thrasher, 12 Field Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, Eastern Towhees, Eastern Meadowlarks, Rusty Blackbirds, and a Lapland Longspur. The other areas had the usual suspects including Winter Wrens, Nashville Warbler and a good number of both Kinglets to keep a birder busy and on his or her toes. In the Trout Pond on Gibralter Point were 8 Canvasback in the a.m. Directions:- TORONTO ISLANDS - WINTER SCHEDULE (Wards Island to Hanlans Point - without side trips is 5 km) To get to the Toronto Islands from Queen and Yonge Streets on the TTC. If your on the subway southbound stay on it and get off at Union Station, walk south about 1 km to the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street at Queens Quay and you are there. If in an auto on the Gardener Expressway or on Lakeshore Blvd, then exit at Bay Street and drive south to Queens Quay, there are lots of parking lots nearby (fee). There is a fee for using the island ferries ($6.00 adult / $3.50 for seniors & students) and to find out the sailing times you can phone (416) 392-8193. There are washrooms on the islands as well as the city side at the ferry docks and you can pick up a schedule at the docks or check on line. The 1st boat to Wards Island (my preferred starting point) is 6:35 am and the 2nd is 7:00 am Monday to Friday. The 1st is at 6:35 am and the 2nd boat is at 7:15 am on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. The 1st boat to Hanlans Point is 9:00 am - Monday to Friday only. There are no ferries to the Hanlans on Saturday or Sunday. There are no boats to Centre Island in the Winter If arriving in early am you must obtain your ticket from a machine just inside the gate so be sure to have $1.00 and $2.00 and/or 25 cent coins before you arrive at the docks as there is no place to get change and the machine does not make change. (There is a change machine there if you want to chance it). There are coffee shops across from the ferry docks in the building on the northwest corner and they are open early. food and beverages on The Islands when open are very expensive i.e. soft drink $3.00 plus. For a detailed ferry schedule check the following web site. http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/springschedule.htm Norm Murr Richmond Hill, ON S'ils te mordent, mords les - "Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." http://www.ihatespam.net
[Ontbirds]Lapland Longspur in breeding plumage @ Merlin. May 10th
Lapland Longspurs are still around in fair numbers. This might not be a big deal except for those who have never seen a male in breeding plumage. Chestnut and black separated by white... Wow! Planting is underway so any remaining corn stubble field west of Leamington is worth checking. Today, May 10th. I had 20 [ 5 male in breeding] near Merlin. DIRECTIONS: Head east from Leamington on HWY. 3. Turn north past Port Alma on County Road 7 to Merlin. Turn Left on the first N.W. road after Merlin. After about 1 Km. there are 200 acres of corn stubble. The west edge had the most activity. Longspurs are occasionally coming to the road and also drinking from the ditch. There are several Vespers, Savannas, Horned larks. and Bobolinks there also. The Bobolink numbers are quite high with winter wheat fields in the area your best bet. Some males are displaying. I also had 80 Black-bellied Plover with one lonely Ruddy Turnstone near Merlin. DIRECTIONS: Continue along this road and turn left. Turn right at the next road and continue until you hit pavement. Turn right again and on your right after 50 meters you will see a huge seeded field where the plovers were. You might have to back track to the east a bit to get close. I also had 2 small flocks fly over. Good Birding. Darrell Parsons 46 Mayfair Dr. Sarnia. ON
[Ontbirds] Possible Good Location for Lapland Longspur near Hagersville
While doing our area for the Fisherville Christmas Bird Count on Saturday Dec. 31 Bill Smith and I came across a freshly (and heavily )manured field that was host to hundreds of birds, including at least 15 Lapland Longspur, many Horned Larks and others. Reporting has been delayed due to the weather - snow on Sunday and a freezing rain warning Sunday night through Monday night. Since most of the precip in this area has been rain and not the other two, there is a good chance that the manure is not covered by snow and that the birds may still be visiting. The manure is spread in a wide 'U' in a field opposite 1332-10th Concession, between the Cheapside Road and Sandusk Road. Take Hwy. 6 to Hagersville, left at the light onto Regional Road 20 (Indian Line), past the Hagersville metal recycling plant (junk yard) to the 10th Concession, right on 10th to Cheapside Rd, then another km or so to 1332. Mike -- Mike Street Ancaster, Ontario, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jan 3 13:24:35 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from mx1.magmacom.com (mx1.magmacom.com [206.191.0.217]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C502C63F27 for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:24:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail4.magma.ca (mail4.magma.ca [206.191.0.222]) by mx1.magmacom.com (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k03IOZ8u032619; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:24:36 -0500 Received: from oemcomputer.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-206-191-33-127.d-ip.magma.ca [206.191.33.127]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail4.magma.ca (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k03IOVc2011769; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:24:34 -0500 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 13:24:30 -0500 To: ontbirds@hwcn.org From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 01Jan06... Gray Partridge, Barrow's Goldeneye, Snowy Owls X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:24:36 - - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 01 January 2006 * ONOT0601.01 - Birds mentioned Gadwall Long-tailed Duck BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Northern Goshawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk GRAY PARTRIDGE Wild Turkey Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Great Horned Owl SNOWY OWL Red-headed Woodpecker Horned Lark Bohemian Waxwing Northern Shrike Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 01 January 2006 number: 613-860-9000 for the status line : press 2 for rare bird alerts: press 1 to report a sighting: press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compiler : Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 7:00 pm, SUNDAY JANUARY 1, 2006. This is Chris Lewis reporting. A quiet start to the New Year, but several birds of interest were reported over the past week. Waterfowl highlights included a Gadwall on the Madawaska River in Arnprior on Dec. 26th, a female Long-tailed Duck in the Ottawa River at Bate Island today the 1st, and both a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE and a male Common X Barrow's hybrid on the Rideau River at the Hurdman Bridge at the south end of North River Rd. also on the 1st. A Northern Goshawk was seen along Trail #44 off Davidson Rd. on Dec. 28th. A fairly impressive number of at least 15 Red-tailed Hawks were found in various locations on the 1st, but only 2 Rough-legged Hawks were noted west of Ottawa today; a single Rough-legged was also seen along Earl Armstrong Rd. on the 27th. 14 GRAY PARTRIDGE were seen along Donald B. Munro Rd. at Panmure Rd. near the village of Marathon on the 26th, and a large flock of approx. 40 Wild Turkeys flew and then marched across Riddell Rd. southwest of March Valley Rd. in Kanata on the 1st. Record high numbers of Wild Turkeys were reported from both the Arnprior- Pakenham and Carleton Place Christmas Bird Counts on the 26th and 27th, with counts of 159 and 169 respectively. At least 13 Glaucous Gulls were in a field at the corner of Moodie Dr. and Barnsdale Rd. on the 1st, single Iceland Gulls were noted over the Central Experimental Farm on the 1st and the Trail Rd. landfill on the 28th, and 2 Great Horned Owls were seen in the Britannia Conservation Area along the main trail off Cassels Rd. on the 26th. Several SNOWY OWLS continue to be reported - at least 6 were in the Eagleson Rd. / Fallowfield Rd. area on the 31st, 3 were seen along Greenbank Rd. between Hunt Club Rd. and one was seen again at Frank Kenny Rd. near French Hill Rd. on the 1st. Two Red-headed Woodpeckers were in the old burn area in Constance Bay on the 26th. In songbird reports,
[Ontbirds]Huron-Perth Lapland Longspur...
One Lapland Longspur was seen today with a flock of 45 Horned Larks and a single Snow Bunting. These birds were seen around 10a.m. this morning by myself and Fritz Fischer (sorry you weren't with us Levi ). Yesterday we came across an American Robin and a mature Bald Eagle. Many flocks of Snow Buntings, and Horned Larks were seen throughout the area. 3 Northern Shrikes, and at least a dozed Rough-legged Hawks (versus only a couple of Red-tailed Hawks) were seen over the past two days. The Lapland Longspur was seen on Tower Line between Belfast Rd. and Belgrave Rd. roughly 15 minutes northeast of Goderich. happy birding, Brett Woodman - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 31 20:14:27 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 35CFDCA459 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:14:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from penfoldlhvhxk0 ([67.70.206.141]) by tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:14:22 -0500 From: "Helen and Mike Penfold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:14:13 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: [Ontbirds]Grey-crowned Rosy Finch -- Chelmsford X-BeenThere: ontbirds@hwcn.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 01:14:27 - No one else has posted this today, so: Helen and I saw the Grey-crowned Rosy Finch this afternoon around 1:45 p.m., for about 5 minutes. It arrived with a flock of at least 20 Pine Grosbeaks, spending all of its time at the tray feeder with the birch roof in the middle of the front yard. The homeowner was very pleasant, commented on the courtesy of the birders who have been there, and appreciated a bag of black oil sunflower seeds. Directions: Mapart Ontario Road Atlas 2005: Page 94, B18. From the start of Regional Road 15 at Highway 144: follow Regional Road 15 for 6.4 km to Montee Principale. The Regional Road 15/Montee Principale intersection has a Sudbury Race Slots sign just before the intersection, and a Norstar gas station at the southwest corner. Turn north on Montee Principale, which becomes Seguin Street, for 1.8 km. The house is on the north side of Seguin Street, 911# 374, Somerset on the rural mailbox.
[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Sandhill Cranes, Lapland Longspur, etc.
Hello Ontbirders A total of 22 Sandhill Cranes, (groups of 2, 4, 5 and 11) were observed in various spots along Milton road, all in the general vicinity southwest of the corners of Milton and Smith roads. On two separate occasions, a Lapland Longspur was heard calling above Smith Rd. At the pond along Moodie Drive, south of Trail Road, Canada Geese numbers continue to increase. This seems like a very dynamic spot with birds arriving continuously. Present among them today were 230 Snow Geese. Also, patrolling the pond was a juvenile tundrius Peregrine Falcon. Cheerio Tony http://www3.sympatico.ca/beck.tony/ Directions (in part) courtesy of Neily World: http://members.rogers.com/larry.neily/birdguide.htm Milton Road: >From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 96 (Boundary Road). Proceed 2.0 km NNW on Boundary Road to Russell Road (Regional 26). Turn right or ESE onto Russell and drive 3.5 km to Milton Road (Regional 31). Turn left or NNW on Milton. Historically, the cranes can be anywhere in the fields north of the bridge over Bearbrook. (about 2.0 km from Russell Road). However, today, all the cranes were viewed much further north of this point. Moodie Drive Pond: >From Highway 416 take exit 66 (Fallowfield Road). If southbound, a 0.4 km offramp dumps onto Fallowfield, where you will turn right or west. If northbound, the 0.4 km offramp brings you to Fallowfield, where you will turn left or west onto it and in 0.5 km join the southbound offramp traffic. Both groups will now follow Fallowfield Road west for an additional 0.4 km to reach Moodie Drive. Turn left or southeast onto Moodie Drive and go 5.3 km, passing Cambrian Road to reach the Burnside Pits (second gate on the left). Park along the side of the road without blocking the access. Warning: This site is private property and is an active quarry. Because of liability concerns the pit operators do not allow access during working hours. Trucks and machinery operate here on workdays, so please don't block the roads into the quarry. At such times, limited birding can be accomplished from the roadside, which overlooks the pond, especially with a good scope.
[Ontbirds] Algonquin PP - Mon Oct 11 - 3 Black-backed Woodpeckers, Lapland Longspur
Hi All, I went up to the Hwy 60 corridor yesterday (Monday October 11), only arriving around 1pm, nothing really uncommon but may be of interest to others. At the airfield no Le Conte's Sparrows but did have 27 Horned Lark, 1 Lapland Longspur, 2 Savannah Sparrows, and 25+ Black Ducks, also had a Northern Goshawk circling over the ridge to the south of the airfield, seemed to be making it's way west (migrating?). At Spruce Bog I had a low flying Sharp-shinned Hawk (afternoon search for Spruce Grouse, no luck) and at Bat Lake (walking the trail backwards, just to the lake) I had a Boreal Chickadee. Behind the sanitation station, I called in a female Black-backed Woodpecker (decided to hoot a couple of times and she immediately came in). At Mizzy Lake Trail, I had both male & female BBWO at West Rose Lake, also called in a Hairy, Pileated and a Barred Owl was calling (around 6pm) from the north (?) side of West Rose, also here at dusk were 6 Rusty Blackbirds and 6 Hooded Mergansers at Wolf Howl Pond. Cheers & good birding, Frank DIRECTIONS: Hwy 11 at Huntsville, exit Hwy 60 east, from here 45 km to the West Gate of the Park. Old Airfield is located along the Mew Lake Campground access road, park at a small parking lot on the left at the beginning of the Old Railway Bike Trail and walk around the airfield. Spruce Bog Trail is at km 42.5 Sanitation Station is at km 35.6 and there is a gravel parking area behind the sanitation station, bird was spotted just beyond the wooden gate. Wolf Howl Pond & West Rose Lake are on the Mizzy Lake Trail and can be accessed by driving 4.8km up Arowhon Rd and then turning right onto an abandoned railway and follow 0.6km to chain gate, park well to the side and walk in 1.5km to Wolf Howl and another 1km to West Rose.
Ottawa/Gatineau 22Feb04... Barrow's Goldeneye, Northern Hawk Owl, Lapland Longspur
- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 22 February 2004 * ONOT0402.22 - Birds mentioned BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Bufflehead Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk Red-tailed Hawk Peregrine Falcon Wild Turkey Snowy Owl NORTHERN HAWK OWL Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Horned Lark Common Raven Golden-crowned Kinglet Bohemian Waxwing LAPLAND LONGSPUR Snow Bunting Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 22 February 2004 number: 613-860-9000 press 2 to report: 613-860-9000 press # coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. compilers : Chris Lewis : Terry Higgins : Colin Bowen [EMAIL PROTECTED] transcriber: Michelle Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22 AT 8 PM This is Chris Lewis reporting. A fairly quiet week for bird reports but signs of spring are beginning in our region including increasing numbers of Red-tailed Hawks, the larger gulls, Horned Larks and Snow Buntings. Sightings of local interest include the following: a female Bufflehead was still present at the Deschenes Rapids on February 21 and 22 and a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE remains a Remic Rapids, observed from both sides of the river on the 21st. Bald Eagles continue to be seen in the Gatineau Hills two adults flew over Eardley-Masham Rd on the 22nd. A Northern Goshawk was also seen today, flying over the Stoney Swamp at Jack Pine Trail. The resident male Peregrine Falcon is regular on the R.H. Coates Building at Tunney's Pasture. Four Wild Turkeys were still present at the Duck Club feeder on March Valley Rd at Riddell Rd on the 20th. Three recent reports of Snowy Owls include one along Concession 20 east of Casselman on February 16, one on Brownlee Rd at Eagleson Rd on the 20th and today, the 22nd, another bird was discovered along Earl Armstrong Rd, west of Bowesville Rd. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL has returned after a 6-week hiatus to the Almonte area, along Old Union Hall Rd, near the intersection with Ramsay Concession 7. The Barred Owl reported earlier along March Valley Rd was found again on the 20th and Short-eared Owls are still being seen along Earl Armstrong Rd with at least 3 reported near the S-curve on the evening of the 22nd. Common Raven courtship flights are intensifying in the Gatineau Hills. Two Golden-crowned Kinglets were discovered along the Jack Pine Trail on the 20th. A flock of approximately 50 Bohemian Waxwings was along the Lower Aylmer Rd near Vanier St on the 22nd. Two LAPLAND LONGSPURS were with a flock of approximately 800 Snow Buntings on Akins Rd west of Eagleson Rd on the 20th. And finally, back on the 15th, a Hoary Redpoll and a number of Pine Siskins were new arrivals at an Ottawa south feeder, near Albion Rd. Thank-you. Good birding. - End transcript Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Lapland longspur
Greetings there was a Lapland longspur banded by Barry kinch of the timiskaming banding group today just outside of Elk Lake today. It came in with a number of snow buntings. A photo is available upon request. bird on!! "Bruce Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Mississauga Halequin Ducks, Lapland Longspur Kleinburg and Keswick Snowy Owl
Hi Everyone Mary Schuster and I had a great weekend of birding in and around southern Ontario. Yesterday, Saturday we found the Harlequin Ducks at Ben Macree Park as previously reported. We had to spend a couple of hours looking for them, even though we had it on good authority they were there just before we arrived. They did eventually fly in and give us good looks. We went on to look for the King Eiders at Stoney Creek and the Tufted Duck at Port Weller with no luck. There were almost no ducks at Stoney Creek, and visibility was very limited due to the formation of ice and snow banks along the lake shore. Today we went up to the MacGilvary and Rutherford Rd area and found the Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. Of the 4 birders there at the time 3 of us had about a 3 second look at a single Lapland Longspur. We spent another cold hour trying to relocate it with no luck. Finally we went in search of Snowy Owls. We searched the Shelbourne area where one was seen about 2 weeks ago, with no luck, then tried Ravenshoe Road west of Leslie St near Keswick. Here we were lucky to spot a very distant Snowy Owl in one of the fields. Directions as noted in previous Ontbirds posts: Harlequin Ducks: From the Q.E. exit Hurontario St. South to the Lakeshore Rd. go west to Maple, and South to Ben Macree Park. From the West exit the Q.E. at Mississuaga Rd. drive South to Lakeshore Rd., and head West to Maple, and turn right, and head South to Ben Macree Park. Buntings, Longspur and Larks: This area is northeast of the intersection of Hwys. 50 & 7, just above Woodbridge and southwest of Kleinburg. Today the birds were about 1km north of the intersection of MacGillvray and Rutherford Rds, on the west side. Snowy Owl: From Newmarket go north on Leslie Street then west on Ravenshoe Rd. Search the farm fields between Leslie and the dead end of the road. Good Birding Carol Carol Horner Toronto, Ontario, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] remove NOSPAM to reply to this address Carol Horner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
Windsor Lapland Longspur - Oct. 14
Birders, To echo Ethan's post, American Pipits have been flying past Windsor for the past week. Sometimes they land on the hill at Malden Park, Windsor. Today, I heard my first Lapland Longspur of the season at Malden Park. Directions: Drive west on the E.C. Row Expressway and exit at Huron Line. Drive north to Malden Road and turn left. Drive past Sun Valley and Malden Park is on your right. Fred Urie Windsor [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com fred urie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
1 Eurasian Wigeon, 40 Lapland Longspur at Lee Brown's
Hi all! In spite of the strong winds(and that I should have been home helping my daughter paint baseboards and trim)- I ventured down to Long Point to-day and was rewarded with some good birds. There were 11 Gr.Yellowlegs and about 30 Pectoral Sandpiper in the wet area on Con.7 west of Hwy 59. A Vesper Sparrow south of Rd.60 on 1/4 Line West. The Eurasian Wigeon was on the "left bank" at Lee Brown's, with many of its American cousins at 12:15 pm. A flock of about 40 Lapland Longspur, mostly in breeding plumage, flew in to the corn field just east of the pond and the next field held a Sandhill Crane. At Old Cut woods I had Chipping and Field Sparrow, Carolina Wren, Hermit Thrush, both Kinglets and 4 Sandhill Crane flew over towards the marsh. At the "old campground" I had a Fox Sparrow, male Eastern Towhee and both sexes of Yellow-rumped Warbler. Driving out on Hastings Ave I saw 4 Barn Swallow and an adult Bald Eagle over the tree line. Another 2 Sandhill Crane landed not far from the roadway. Coming back over the causeway I saw 2 immature Bald Eagles - one flew right over me at about 50ft and the other was being "escorted" over the Big Creek marsh by a male N.Harrier. A pretty good day - 6 new for the year -much better than painting the house. Cheers! Maris Maris Apse - OFO SALES 511 Chamberlain Lane, Oakville ON L6J 6A2 HOME - 905-338-0318 SCHOOL - 416-393-1510 EXT.20041 FAX - 416-393-8172 _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail "Maris Apse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
