After seeing #150 for my winter list-a Sapsucker near Guelph, I crawled down
Guelph Line to the lake in a snowstorm. Sheltering from the high winds
around the Travelodge Hotel were 20 + Canvasback, a female Long-tailed Duck,
43 Trumpeter & 35 Mute Swans, 25 White-winged and 6 Surf Scoters, 4 Ame
Despite the rather horrid winter conditions in southern Ontario, there is
actually some migration taking place here at Point Pelee.
In chronological order, here are the migrants recorded thus far:
JANUARY 29:
Horned Lark (8) at NW Hillman Marsh (Alan Wormington)
-- all were adult males, and all
Saturday (15 February) the RED-NECKED GREBE that has been seen on the
Otonobee River, south of the Lakefield bridge, was easily found around 5
p.m. It was resting with a group of about 15 COMMON GOLDENEYE and a lone
female BUFFLEHEAD. A MERLIN was seen about 1 km downstream from the grebe
locatio
Hello Birders,
2 HORNED LARKS on the side of Concession Rd. # 4 west of Highway # 115/35
north west of Newcastle.
The regulars at my feeders: NORTHERN CARDINALS (6), CAROLINA WREN (1),
HOUSE FINCHES (25), GOLD FINCHES (2), BLUE JAYS (6), DOWNY, HAIRY & RED
BELLIED WOODPECKERS (1 of each), SLAT
Up early at my sister's home in Stoney Creek this morning, I realized
that I had a few free hours before everyone rolled out of bed, so I
grabbed my binos, jumped in the car and drove out to Fisherville. I
birded the 6th Concession exclusively (based on limited time) and had
very good views of the
WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM THE QUINTE AREA for Sunday, February 16, 2003
Frigid weather during the past week has kept most bird feeders operating at
full capacity with higher than normal numbers of many species. An East Lake
feeder operator has 4 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS coming to their feeder, and a feede
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