Red Headed Woodpecker

2003-03-02 Thread The Matthews
There has been a Red Headed Woodpecker at our feeders for the past 4 mornings. This is my first sighting in this area. The location is Shingletown which is about 8 km west of Kitchener on Bleams road. Good birding! John Matthews The Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fw: Great Gray Owl

2003-03-02 Thread Mark Cranford
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_005D_01C2E048.370692C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Kingston Birders, This message from Rory MacKay should give us a lift. It is the first = GREAT GRAY OWL

Kildeer at Muddy Creek

2003-03-02 Thread Ware Dean
Good Morning! This morning at 9:15, I spotted what may be the first Kildeer of the season at Muddy Creek at the Wheatley Harbour. I also would like to report 2 White winged Scoters in the same location. Spring is upon us! Dean Ware Wheatley, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Owls, Shrikes and others Hagersville area to Long Point

2003-03-02 Thread Norm Murr
Good morning Yesterday, Sat. March 1, 2003 Stan Bajurny and I headed on down to the Long Point area and despite the fog shortened day we did okay and following are some of the hi-lites. Along 14th Concession Rd (runs west from Townsend to Simcoe) we found a Cooper's Hawk, 1 Red-bellied

Ashbridge's Bay WW Scoters Toronto

2003-03-02 Thread Bob Kortright
4 White-winged Scoters were just off the western end of Ashbridge's Bay Park at noon today. Nearby were a dozen Redhead , a dozen Lesser Scaup, 3 pairs of Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 pair of Common Mergansers, and the usual Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Long-tailed ducks, Gadwall, Blacks

King Eider in Burlington

2003-03-02 Thread Ady Gancz
Hi there, I had a nice birding morning today at Burlington-Hamilton area. The highlight was a 1st winter male King Eider seen from Spencer-Smith Park in Burlington. The bird was seen with a mixed group of White-winged and Surf Scoters about 200m off shore (using a scope). The plumage was almost

North West shore of Lake Ont.

2003-03-02 Thread Craig McLauchlan
Please Excuse my spelling ,I am Dyslexic thank you for your understanding. With all the reports of Red Neck Grebes lately Bev and I decide to drive the North West shore of Lake Ont. from Hamilton to Toronto today and count the number of Grebes we could find. Starting at the Travel Loge at Brant

Hermit Thrush in Edward's Garden

2003-03-02 Thread Eleanor Beagan
Ontbirders, For those interested, the Hermit Thrush is still at Edward's Garden. No doubt it has been there all winter. Directions: Edwards Gardens is at the corner of Lawrence Ave and Leslie Street in downtown Toronto For more specific directions, just email me. Thanks, Eleanor Beagan Ontario

GETTING GROUNDED GREBES GOING!

2003-03-02 Thread The RIDERS
With the possible re-appearance of the Red-necked Grebe in the St. Clair River found by Blake Man yesterday, and the interesting details provided by Bob and Glenda, it was a surprise to hear that yesterday,a PIED-BILLED GREBE was picked up off the road on Hwy 21 between the Lambton County

iceland gull - windsor / detroit river

2003-03-02 Thread Matthew Baker
around 4.30pm at the mouth of little river at windsor marina (riverdale and riverside drive), there was a 1st winter iceland gull mixed in with the huge amounts of ring billed gulls. the area in front of peche island is still packed with ducks and gulls, and today were all very active in the