Burlington, Long Point, Fisherville - Red-throated Loon, Sandhill C, Short-eared

2004-03-13 Thread Frank Pinilla
Hi All, Headed down to the Long Point area today, stopping in at LaSalle Marina/Park in Burlington. At the "Window to the Bay" which is an overlook just east of LaSalle there was a winter plumaged Red-throated Loon. At LaSalle there were many of the regular diving ducks (Canvasback, Redhead,

Greater White-fronted and Snow Geese, 3 swan species - Prince Edward County

2004-03-13 Thread John Blaney
Viewing conditions were perfect today at the East Lake boat launch in Sandbanks PP. Enough ice had melted so that birds were not spooked by birders but still stayed within 60-75 metres of the boat launch. Two greater white-fronted geese were obvious standing on the edge of the ice among the 1000 or

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

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Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

RE LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES.

2004-03-13 Thread ALFRED RIDER
Hi Chatters. I can only speak for this southern part of Ontario, down to Lake St Clair and up to Grand Bend. The late Dennis Rupert and myself had a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE on the same corn crib two years running on March 4th. many years ago at Mitchell's Bay. They seem to move i

Loggerhead Shrike - Caution

2004-03-13 Thread Jean Iron
Ontbirders, There have been two recent reports of possible Loggerhead Shrikes to Ontbirds. It is not imposible to see one this early. However, I'd like to caution observers that at this time of year adult Northerns mimic Loggerheads in both appearance and behaviour, especially in March and Ap

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

California X Herring Gull Hybrid?

2004-03-13 Thread Randy Horvath
Here's one I need help with from the experts. At about 11:45 a.m. today at Wheatley Harbour, I found a gull perched on a piling in the marina that immediately had me thinking "California." It had a black spot on the bill in addition to the red spot, a more rounded-looking head, and greenish-yell

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

Re: York Region: Tundra Swans (NO), Snowy Owls and an X Shrike

2004-03-13 Thread Gene Denzel
Given the beautiful (if chilly) day, and the forecast of grubby weather tomorrow, we decided to take off this afternoon to follow up on Ron Flemings sightings. We had no luck with the tundra swans (not even any geese there!), but did better up on Ravenshoe Rd where we found (near the Jade Green

Pileated Woodpecker

2004-03-13 Thread Sandra Hawkins
It was sunny, but cool (-10C) and windy this morning at Thickson's Woods (Thickson Road, south from Hwy. 401 East in Whitby). The Woods were very quiet at first, except for a few of the usual suspects: House Finch, Black-capped Chickadee, Grackle, Mallard, Mourning Dove, American Crow. Betwe

Great Blues at Taunton rookery, Pickering-Mar.13

2004-03-13 Thread Doug Lockrey
I noted several Great Blue Herons flying and 2 sitting on nests at the well-established rookery along Taunton Rd. just east of the York-Durham Sideline in the AM on Saturday Mar.13. Seen on Hall's Rd. in southwest Whitby, incl. the feeder setup, in the fields and at the north Cranberry Marsh platf

Hoary Redpoll and wolves in Algonquin

2004-03-13 Thread Kevin Clute
Ontbirders, On Friday, March 12, 2004 a single Hoary Redpoll was observed by Ethan Meleg and Carol Norris mixed in with approximately 30 Common Redpolls at the Algonquin Visitor Centre. Today (Saturday), as visitors watched Common Redpolls (~30) and Pine Grosbeaks (~12) at the Algonquin Visitor

York Region: Tundra Swans, Snowy Owls

2004-03-13 Thread Ronald J. Fleming
I got up early this chilly March morn to join Kevin Shackleton and Keith Dunn to check if any of the tundra swans reported in southwestern Ontario earlier this month might have made their way up to York Region yet. Low temperatures and a surprisingly bitter wind made us doubtful, but as male red-w