2 Bald Eagles Corner Marsh, Pickering

2003-03-23 Thread Dave Worthington
This morning (8:30 to 9 am) at the northwest end of Corner Marsh, Pickering I observed 2 IMM (1st or 2nd yr birds) Bald Eagles. I originally saw them in the trees above and just to the west of a new Wood Duck box that has been put there. Then they flew down to the water's edge and walked around on

London Area Updates March 15-22 + sad Peregrine news

2003-03-23 Thread Doug / Ann White
Mar 15 Killdeer, many Grackles,(first on 13th), Redwings Robins. 4 Wigeon on river forks area. Mar. 16 Milbert's Tortoiseshell in Dave Martin's yard. ( Second butterfly of year - A cabbage White was flying in a basement in early Feb). Northern Shrike at Kilally Meadows. Bald Eagle at Byron bridge

Greater-White fronted Geese Sturgeon Creek(Pelee)

2003-03-23 Thread Ware Dean
Birders, Today there was a pair of Greater White-fronted Geese behind the Pelee Days Inn (Sturgeon Creek). Located along the Bevel line(Pelee drive). Neither of these two individuals were the same birds I found near the end of Feb. at Jack Miners. Hillman Marsh: Adult Glaucous Gull

York Region Migrants

2003-03-23 Thread Ronald J. Fleming
Observed ten turkey vultures and two sharp-shinned hawks migrating north over Richmond Hill on my way to hockey this morning. Also had three eastern meadowlarks along the King-Vaughan Line west of Bathurst. York Region is directly north of Toronto on Yonge Street Ron Fleming, Newmarket Ronald

Coyote Pond - new arrivals

2003-03-23 Thread Stan Long
Last three days have seen Redhead, Common goldeneye, Northern pintails, a pair of Ring-necked ducks, Common mergansers and a Richardson's goose - pond is still 9/10ths covered with an 8 ice plate - cheers - Stan Coyote Pond lies 1 km east of the 9th Line in Markham on the North side of Hwy 7 Stan

Quinte Area Bird Report

2003-03-23 Thread Terry Sprague
WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM THE QUINTE AREA for Sunday, March 23, 2003 More stuff arrived during the week to join the throngs of KILLDEER, and members of the blackbird family that showed up en masse last weekend, along with SONG SPARROWS. A TURKEY VULTURE was seen on Long Point Road, east

Ottawa arrivals

2003-03-23 Thread eve ticknor
Hi all, Today I saw a male Harrier hunting along the north side of Earl Armstrong Rd, the first I've seen here. Also there were 5 Great Blue Herons on nests at the Leitrim Wetlands heronry (a heronry of 25 to 35 nests yearly). This section of Earl Armstrong Rd runs between Limebank Rd and High