[Ontbirds] Outdoor Enthusiasts Needed for the 2005 season of the Marsh Monitoring Program

2005-02-22 Thread Kathy Jones
Dear ONTBIRDS Subscribers The Marsh Monitoring Program (MMP) is looking for interested naturalists to monitor birds, amphibians and their habitats in marshes throughout the Great Lakes basin in both Canada and the United States. MMP volunteers conduct surveys during spring and early summer i

[Ontbirds]Ross' Geese, Jack Miners

2005-02-22 Thread Ware Dean
Birders, Today (22nd) I observed a adult pair of Ross' Geese in the front field at Jack Miners. Jack Miner Sanctuary: 3km north of the town of Kingsville located on the 3rd con. west. Dean Ware Wheatley ON. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Ontbirds]Amherst Is. Boreal Owls

2005-02-22 Thread Doug McRae
Hi Everyone Today, Feb.22,2005 I birded Amherst Island and saw 2 Boreal Owls. One was in the major White Cedar grove past the feeder and the second owl was in the south west corner of the Jack Pine plantation. At the east end of the island 11 Short-eared Owls were feeding over the

[Ontbirds]Red-belied, Pileated-Hall's Rd., Whitby- early AM Great Grays--Feb.23

2005-02-22 Thread Doug Lockrey
On Feb.22 a Pileated Woodpecker, unseen for 2 weeks, was seen working on an overhanging tree branch along Hall's Rd. Feb.23-at the north path-- Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers, Brown Creeper. AT 6:45a.m. IT IS DARK, but if you want to see the area's GREAT GRAY OWLS of late(I figu

[Ontbirds] Bolton Hawk Owl and Newmarket Great Grays - Accident Victims

2005-02-22 Thread RON FLEMING
Northern owls driven south to survive the winter not only risk death by starvation, but through collisions with southern Ontario's many vehicles and buildings. This was brought to my attention as I encountered four Great Gray Owls in the Newmarket area this morning: two of them alive and well,

[Ontbirds]Mississauga Road: Great Gray Owl

2005-02-22 Thread j.illingworth
Hello all, I was pleased to see a great gray owl just north of the intersection of Mississauga Road and Old School Road at about 8:30 p.m. on Monday night. It was sitting on a roadside fencepost when I spotted it. Even though it was very much after dark, the overcast sky coupled with reflected