Birders,
Temperatures have been between 10 and 14C the past
couple of days, and today frogs were croaking in the
Ojibway pond and a chipmunk came out of its winter
den.
Horned Larks migrated overhead towards the northwest.
Directions: Drive west on the E.C Row Expressway and
exit at Matchette
Hello Birdwatchers:
It took some searching, but we saw teh Eurasion Wigeon on The Leslie Spit
this morning.
It was NOT in the previous noted area ( Between bays B C). I found in a
'treed bay' 100 m before getting to the Red Bridge on the North (Toronto)
side of the spit paved road. The
Donald Miller I visited the RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD this morning at 10:30. It
was seen first flying back and forth over the feeder and into the large
cedar tree then it went to feed at the feeder for about 20 seconds. While we
watched the RUFOUS an immature BALD EAGLE flew along the river shore and
Saturday, January 3, 2004
We, along with Bill Heather Wilson and Maris, Penny Emily Apse had
excellent views of the Band-tailed Pigeon this morning.
After arriving around 10 A.M. there was no action until the Cooper's Hawk
landed in the sycamore tree at 10:40 A.M. It didn't hang around
This morning I attended a trip around sarnia and Pinery PP with the Detroit
Audubon. We first headed to the Point Edward lighthouse where we saw a
common loon in flight and in the fast flowing water where the St. Clair
river opens were 3 adult female or juvenile and one adult male HARLEQUIN
DUCK.
There was also a Great Horned Owl on Peninsula C - I saw it from the tip of
Peninsula D (on which the yacht club is located), overlooking the narrow
entrance to Bay C where the EUWI was feeding, north of the bridge.
Also a Great Blue Heron was on Triangle Pond, and cells 1 and 2 had a
collection
This pm on 14th Ave, 1/3km West of the Markham/Pickering
townline in dead trees at roadside - 1 Red-bellied woodpecker -
the Markham/Pickering Townline or York/Durham Line - runs
North of Steeles Ave in Toronto's East End - 14th Ave is the
first intersection North of Steeles - cheers - Stan long
Hi Ontbirders,
Glenn Coady and Mark Peck called to say they saw 13 Greater White-fronted
Geese in a flock of about 500 Canada Geese at Smithville at 2:00 p.m.
today. The geese were on a farm field near the Smithville Sewage Lagoons
and they flew to the lagoons.
Smithville is south of
If you are planning to bird the Niagara River on the American side, then you
need to read this. NOTE: this is not a joke!
Today, Dean DiTommaso and I walked Bird Island Pier in Buffalo, in search of
the recently reported Willet. Bird Island Pier starts at Squaw Island and
runs south, parallel
We were present at the Gray Flycatcher location from about 12:00 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. but did not see the bird, nor did about 15 others who came and
went while we were there. Birders who were present when we arrived said
that other birders who had already come and gone had seen the flycatcher
Birders,
At 5pm I saw the Greater White-fronted Goose at Jack Miners on the east/left
side of the front field.Also present were the 2 Snows and a Richardson's
Goose. All of these birds and 3000+ Canada Geese flew off from 5pm - dark
to roost in West Cranberry Pond, Point Pelee Marsh. If one
Sixty-eight observers conducted the 30th annual Algonquin Provincial Park
CBC on Saturday, January 3. Preliminary results showed a total of 30 species
(average is 28) and 3,010 individuals (average is 5,111).
Unusual Species:
Mallard (1)
Rough-legged Hawk (1)
Herring Gull (2)
Great Horned Owl
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