Redtails and a Peregrine - Hamilton to Oakville

2003-01-30 Thread Geoff Carpentier
On my drive along 403/QEW from Hamilton to Oakville, I saw 14 Red-tailed Hawks .. many more than the usual 4 or 5 ... could they be moving in? Some were clearly paired .. others were close together ... spring can't be far off! In downtown Hamilton, the Peregrine put in a brief appearance by the Sh

Eastern Bluebirds, NORTH SIDE, #5 Highway, Brant County

2003-01-30 Thread Robert Nixon
Two for sure, maybe five Bluebirds 2 km east of St. George, perched on Spruce limbs 20 feet from road side. January 29, 3PM Robert Nixon, RR#!, St. George, On. N0E 1N0 519.448.1955 Robert Nixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Short-eared Owls, Haldimand

2003-01-30 Thread John Miles
This afternoon there were at least 20 Short-eared Owls along the 6th Concession north of Fisherville. Photographers are urged to stay on the road and not go up people's lanes as took place today. Also seen along the road near the raptor preserve were several Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Harrier, Roug

WNY Dial-a-Bird 30 Jan 2003

2003-01-30 Thread D Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 01/30/2003 * NYBU0301.30 - Birds mentioned \\ Please phone in any rare sightings so they may be shared via the DAB telephone update system, and submit email contributions directly to [EMAIL PROTECTE

Bald Eagle - Stirling, Hastings County

2003-01-30 Thread John Blaney
Today at about 2 p.m. a Bald Eagle in adult plumage was soaring above highway 14 north of Stirling close to the intersection with Kings Mill Rd. Directions: Exit highway 401 at exit 538 (Wallbridge-Loyalist Road) and travel north to the end of the road. Turn left on highway 14 (now cty road 14) an

Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending January 30, 2003.

2003-01-30 Thread Fred Helleiner
At times when no migration is under way, it is easy for those who go birding frequently at Presqu'ile Provincial Park to become complacent, since many of the same birds remain in the same places for weeks at a time. The reality, however, is that some of those birds are far from commonplace in Onta

SPOTTED TOWHEE - Cruickston - Cambridge

2003-01-30 Thread Bill and Heather Wilson
Hello Ontbirders, As posted earlier, I will be meeting birders tomorrow morning (Friday, 31 January) at 9 a.m. at the Garden Gate parking lot in Blair to enter Cruickston Charitable Research Reserve to view the SPOTTED TOWHEE that was seen today and has been in the same area since mid-December. He

Red-necked Grebe - Lakefield

2003-01-30 Thread Anne Anthony
Bryan Wyatt reported (and photographed) a Red-necked Grebe in the Otonabee River just south of Lakefield yesterday. It was still there this morning, Thursday Jan. 30, at 10:30 a.m. It's a 'good' bird in Peterborough Co. at any time of the year. It was with Common Mergansers and Common Goldeneye.

Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report - Thursday, January 30th, 2003

2003-01-30 Thread Keith Dieroff
At 11:30am, Thursday, January 30th, 2003, this is the Hamilton Naturalists' Club Birding Hotline Report. The Hotline is normally revised on Thursday nights, unless an unusual bird turns up in the Hamilton area. The NORTHERN HAWK OWL continues to be seen with some regularity at the corner of the R