[Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending March 24th, 2005

WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA for the week ending Thursday, March 24, 2005 Spring arrived this past week in little spurts as though unsure of its welcome. However, there was enough warm, sunny weather to stimulate the arrival of least a few of the traditio

[Ontbirds] Ottawa - Townsend's Solitaire & dark morph Red-tailed Hawk

Hello Ontbirds people, Received a message (plus some nice photos) from Vivien Rolland-Commarmot re: the Townsend's Soitaire in Rothwell Heights. This is from last weekend (apologies for the delay - Vivien sent this on 23 March). No specific location was given, but the bird is still in the Rothwel

[Ontbirds]GWFG at Coyote Pond

11am today - 1 GWFG at Coyote Pond North end also South side of Hwy 7 just East of pond hundreds of Canadas among which 5 [at least] Cackling Geese - look for them in group as they tend to stick together - kerb can be mounted by SUVs. Coyote Pond lies on North side of Hwy 7 - 1km East of Ninth Li

[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (25 Mar 2005) 208 Raptors

Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]Numerous Owls on Amherst Island March 24th, 2005

Hi fellow birders, I birded the eastern part of Amherst Island last night and located 12 owls in three hours. Waiting for the ferry at Millhaven, a dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGEG HAWK flew in from Amherst Island, while a female NORTHERN HARRIER flew out from the mainland towards the island. At the KFN-pro

[Ontbirds]Tundra Swans - Aylmer

Hi Birders: Had not heard of Swans at Aylmer WMA this year so decided to find out for myself today. Found out why not. Just a few hundred there in the field to the north. The pond in front is still frozen. Have not seen it this way in the 20 odd years that I have been going in March. No ducks,

[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (22 Mar 2005) 443 Raptors

Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]Lake Simcoe Bird Update

The GREAT GRAY OWLS are still in place in most locations in Simcoe County and the total for the winter is now 300 plus 51 dead Great Grays killed by vehicle impacts. Several reports from various locations and the owls are moving around more now from location to location but none have left as fa

[Ontbirds]White-Fronted geese at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons

Posting for Brian Wilkie who is away from his computer : Today , Friday Mar. 25, Brian visited the Blenheim Lagoons. Although the cells are still mostly ice-covered, there is a corner of Cell # 3 with a fair bit of water. This was filled with waterfowlmaking for easy viewingkeep a good dist

[Ontbirds]fisherville short-eared owls

I forgot to say what time I saw the owls. It was about 5 pm. Kathryn Mills Toronto [EMAIL PROTECTED]