Black-headed Gull still present

2003-01-05 Thread Robert Curry
The gull was right where it was supposed to be today, and at the right time too. Up river from the Queenston sand docks we saw it flying back and forth reaching the waterfalls before it would turn downstream again, at 2:20. (per Willy D'Anna's posting) We watched the fly past from Nelson Park in N

Fw: Pine Warbler at Niagara Falls

2003-01-05 Thread Diane and Kayo Roy
This should have been sent to the Ontbirds list. Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court Fonthill, ON. L0S 1E3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Diane and Kayo Roy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mark Cranford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "David F. Suggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Drew Campbell" <[EMAIL P

Chat still at La Salle Park Sunday January 5 '03

2003-01-05 Thread Karl Konze
Hi all, Since nobody has posted yet I thought I would mention that the Yellow-breasted Chat was still present at the LaSalle Park in Burlington, this Sunday afternoon. In contrast to other days, the bird was proving easier to see today. Perhaps the mild weather and lack of cold winds has made it m

Quinte Area Bird Report

2003-01-05 Thread Terry Sprague
WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM THE QUINTE AREA for Sunday, January 05, 2003 Final Results from the Belleville Christmas Bird Count on December 28th revealed a total of 49 species seen. EUROPEAN STARLING led the list with a high of 2,527, followed by 1,224 MOURNING DOVES. Other noteworthy sightings and n

Short-Eared Owls - Raptor Reserve - Haldimand

2003-01-05 Thread Dennis Lewington
This afternoon at 4:30 P.M. we had 10 Short-Eared Owls - 8 Roosting in treetops along the road and 2 flying over the fields. Quite a sight. The Raptor Reserve is located on Concession 6 which runs between Reg. Rd. 53 and Reg. Rd.. 12 in Haldimand Township (north of Fisherville). Dennis & Gwen L

King eider, Stony Creek

2003-01-05 Thread John Keenleyside
An adult male King eider was present at 11:30 this morning (Sunday) off the foot of Fruitland Rd., Stony Creek, in with a large flock of ducks which were predominantly White-winged scoters. This is presumably the same individual reported by others several days ago, and arguably the same individual

Algonquin Park CBC

2003-01-05 Thread Ron
The 29th annual Algonquin Provincial Park Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, January 4, with good weather condtions. Sixty-one observers recorded 33 species (average: 28), just one below our highest total species (34 in 1979 and 1991). There were 8,419 individuals observed (average: 4,993).