[Ontbirds]Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs - Wheatley to Tilbury

2005-02-25 Thread Vicki McKay & Brett Groves
Hi all, For the past three days there has been several large groups of Snow Buntings along the Wheatley Road (Cty Rd 1) Most of the groups are approximately 50 birds. There are also large groups of Horned Larks scattered along as well as a few Lapland Longspurs moulting into breeding plumage.

[Ontbirds]new york great grey siting

2005-02-25 Thread doug
finally a great grey owl from our friends up north.a lifer for me.sighted midday on mason rd just south of cape vincent on 2-25-05 in new york.thanks fellow ofo's

[Ontbirds]Short-Eared Owls - Amherst Island

2005-02-25 Thread Bruce Ripley
After a three week period of moving to a new house, working and having a hernia operation, I finally was able to get out birding for a couple of hours with my nephew Justin to get a SHORT-EARED OWL for his life list. We took the 3:30p.m. ferry and easily found 10 SHORT-EARED OWLS at the southe

[Ontbirds] Ottawa: Great Grays, Northern Hawk-Owl, Barrow's Goldeneye and hybrid goldeneye

2005-02-25 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Everyone The Great Gray Owls are still in good numbers in the Shirley's Bay area. Today, February 25th we saw 10 to 15 along March Valley Road between 7:30 am and 9:00am. A quick run along March Valley Road at around 4:00pm netted 5 owls. The Northern Hawk-Owl was present again today

[Ontbirds] Northern Hawk Owl Replaced by Northern Shrike, Bracebridge

2005-02-25 Thread Eleanor Kee Wellman
For the second day in a row a Northern Shrike was perching in all the trees used by the Northern Hawk Owl on Robert Dollar Dr. in Bracebridge. From it's arrival on January 1 to Wednesday I had seen and photographed the hawk owl at least 30 times. It may still be around but had been less reliable

[Ontbirds]sharp shinned hawk younge and summerhill

2005-02-25 Thread Tim Foran
I was delighted to see a */sharpie/* hunting over my house as I returned home on Friday at 4:30pm. Perhaps this bird is the Sgt Major leading the parade that will gradually become the spring migration? I won't leave directions as I don't expect this bird to return. Beamer in 4 days!

[Ontbirds]Ottawa - Townsend's Solitaire

2005-02-25 Thread Christina Lewis
Good day Ontbirds people, Reported by Justin Peter (the man who 1st reported this bird back on Feb. 2)The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE is still present in the Rothwell Heights neighbourhood, most recently seen on Coxford St. just west of Rothwell Dr. at 3:30 PM on Thursday Feb. 24. It was evidently ve

[Ontbirds]Great Gray Owls in Holland Landing

2005-02-25 Thread RON FLEMING
Up far too early for work this morning, I took my dog out for a drive and a walk under the full moon. He and I observed two Great Gray Owls in the Holland Landing area and another just west of Newmarket in the Holland Marsh area. At 6:15 a.m. we saw one perched on the west side of the 2nd Co

[Ontbirds] Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5 Great Grays, Barred--Hall's Rd., 2 Coyotes Whitby--Feb.25

2005-02-25 Thread Doug Lockrey
Between sunup and 0800 there were at least 5 Great Gray Owls seen along Hall's Rd., in the field and on trees to the west. TO SATURDAY VISITORS -- IT IS DOUBTFUL IF YOU WILL SEE THEM AFTER 8a.m. The Barred Owl may or may not show itself--anywhere!!! Just before sunset you may see a Great Gray or tw

[Ontbirds]Young bald eagle in Mississauga

2005-02-25 Thread Robert Laker
About 10 this morning I saw an immature Bald Eagle sitting at the end of a pier at the boat launch on the east side of Lakefront Promenade park in Mississauga. Very big and massive, almost all dark brown with some light low on its back. When it flew up and away to the north west, some light showed

[Ontbirds]Fw: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Update

2005-02-25 Thread Sandra Eadie
More on the Rosy-Finch - Original Message - Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:55 AM Subject: Re: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Update Forwarding info from John Somerset Two items: -I saw the rosy finch briefly this morning around 10.15AM. (Friday, 25th) I did not see it earlier, although

[Ontbirds]N. Hawk Owl, Merlin at Welcome, More owls

2005-02-25 Thread Michael Nelson
Just arrived back from a two day "owl trip". The N. HAWK OWL was seen on Wednesday Feb.23 at the same spot west of Welcome, at about 12 noon. While looking for it we saw a MERLIN at the north-west corner of Highway 2 and Deer Park Road. Earlier that morning we saw the GREAT GRAY OWLS at Hall's