[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending September 30, 2004.

This has been another good week for birding at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, with interesting sightings of individuals in a variety of bird families. Common Loons are appearing regularly, but as yet there has been no sign of Red-throated Loons, which have returned by the end of September in rec

[Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 30 Sep 2004

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 09/30/2004 * NYBU0409.30 - Birds mentioned // Please phone in any rare sightings so they may be shared via the DAB telephone update system, and submit email contributions directly to [EMAIL PROTEC

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (30 Sep 2004) 1308 Raptors

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2004 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Thursday, September 30th, 2004

At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 30th, 2004 this is the HNC Birding Report: FERRUGINOUS HAWK POMARINE JAEGER PARASITIC JAEGER SABINE'S GULL BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE NELSON'S SHARP TAILED SPARROW Common Loon Red-throated Loon Great Egret American Wigeon Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Redhead

[Ontbirds]Semipalmated or Western?

A number of people have responded to my inquiry about the long-billed peep at Rock Point Provincial Park, Ontario which was seen on Sept. 6. Some responses were summarized on the OFO web site where a few photos of the bird were also posted. Here I wish to summarize more responses and give some of

[Ontbirds]Snow Goose in Whitby

Dear Ontbirders, I went looking for the white goose we saw today at Cranberry Marsh Hawkwatch and found one white morph Snow Goose feeding among the large flock of Canada Geese on the lawn at Whitby Mental Health Centre. This isn't far from Cranberry so it's likely the same goose Doug Lockrey

[Ontbirds]Iroquois Shoreline Rapter Watch Sept. 04 Totals

This report gives you the total Raptor count + hrs + average per hr. . TV =250 OS= 3 BE= 8 NH= 8 SS= 64 CH= 9 BW=457 RS= 8 RT= 37 RL= 0 GE= 0 AK= 12 ML= 3 PG= 2 Total migrating raptors = 861 Total hrs =25.5 Average per hr. =33.8 Counters Mike Wlliamson , Graham Nord & Martin Bence Report sent by Mi

[Ontbirds] Snow Goose (perhaps a Ross's), several passerines at Cranberry Raptor Watch-Sep.30

Over 4 hours migrating hawk numbers, on a mild southerly wind-day, totalled 11, including 2 OSPREYS. Other birds included Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Blue-headed Vireo, 2 Lincoln's Sparrows, 26 Tree Swallows, C.Yellowthroat, Yellow-rumped W., Am.Redstart, White-breasted and Red-brea

[Ontbirds]Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows in Algonquin Park

A search by Doug and Ron Tozer (utilizing chest waders) of the sedge marsh adjacent to Lake of Two Rivers Campground in Algonquin Park turned up three Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows this morning, between 9:30 and 10:30. This site is being monitored for this species, given its presence there last ye

[Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Long-b Dowitcher and other migrants

Greetings again, Bruce Di Labio and I went out this morning birding Gull Island, the lighthouse area and Calf Pasture. The best bird was a juv. Long-billed Dowitcher. It was initially sitting on Sebastopol Pt., then flew to the shoals off from Owen Pt., then finally flew over Owen Pt. heading to

[Ontbirds]Jaegers at Van Wagner's Beach - Sept 29/04

Re: Jaegers at Van Wagner's Beach - Sept 29/04 I had the opportunity to watch and interesting behavioral activity with Barry Cherriere and his wife. From about 5:55 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. last night we watched as two Parasitic Jaegers exhibited what looked like a cooperative hunting technique. The proc

Re: [Ontbirds]Ottawa: Red-headed Woodpeckers

I was there this afternoon between 4 and 5:30pm and they were still there. Eve on 9/29/04 9:27 AM, Bruce Di Labio at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Everyone > Yesterday, September 28,2004 I checked the Red-headed Woodpecker site at > Constance Bay and there were at least two birds, 1 adult and 1 j