[Ontbirds]OTTAWA LBB Gulls and G W-F Goose

2005-10-19 Thread Gerard Phillips
Hello Ontbirders At 3:30 pm today (Oct 19th) there were large numbers of geese and gulls in the fields immediately north of the Park 'n' Ride off Brophy Road just west of Hwy 416. Numbers were as follows; 5000-6000 Canada Geese This included a small flock of 5 Cackling-type Geese, which were clear

[Ontbirds]Black-tailed Gull - Burlington, Vermont

2005-10-19 Thread Martin Bowman
Posting for Martin Bowman who is subscribed. Nice bird. Mark Cranford Ontbirds Coordinator Dear Ontbirders, Seeing the Black-tailed Gull is feasible at least from eastern Ontario. I left my house 16 kms. from the Quebec border at 11:30 a.m. and was home at 8:00 p.m. See below for direct

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (19 Oct 2005) 3992 Raptors

2005-10-19 Thread reports
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]Boreal Chickadee/West Elgin

2005-10-19 Thread Brenda Sanderson
On October 17th at about 3:15pm saw a Boreal Chickadee on my bird bath. Looks like he came for the water. I live in Dutton, Ontario, township of Dutton/Dunwich, Elgin County. Take 401 West, get off at Currie Road, turn right, and you arrive right in Dutton. 30 minutes from London, Ontario. H

[Ontbirds]Hudsonian Godwit, Brock St., Whitby

2005-10-19 Thread Rick Lauzon
At 5:20PM on Oct 19th there was a H. Godwit on the west side of the bridge, north of Whitby harbour. It had just flown in while I was there and was the only shorebird in sight. Couldn't find a Cackling Goose at Sobey's or with the 1,000 Canada Geese on Hall's Rd. -- No virus found in this outgoing

[Ontbirds]Pierre Bannon's bird photos

2005-10-19 Thread Bill Bowman
After checking out the report of the Black-tailed Gull, I clicked on his photo page http://pbase.com/pbannon What a treat. Great photos by digiscoping. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Oct 19 18:35:59 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from taiga.com (mail.

[Ontbirds] fox sparrow, rusty blackbird, snow goose, cackling goose-southwest Whitby-Oct.18,19

2005-10-19 Thread Doug Lockrey
After 3 excellent days of viewing migrating raptors at Cranberry Marsh RW we succumbed to a 2-day lull; 63 hawks on Oct.18--42 Turkey Vultures, 12 red-tailed, 1 Rough-legged, 1 N.Harrier, 5 Sharp-shinned, AND 1 late Osprey AND 1 adult BALD EAGLE. In spite of vigorous winds on Oct.19 very few birds

[Ontbirds]Black-tailed Gull - Burlington, Vermont

2005-10-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks to Langis Sirois, the following is from the Quebec list, more details may be on Vermont birds Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:09:37 -0400 From: Pierre Bannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bonjour Je vous transmets rapidement ce message de Matt Medler. Matt m'informe qu'un GOÉLAND À

[Ontbirds]Cackling Geese at Sobeys Pond in Whitby

2005-10-19 Thread Bill / Anita Edmunds
At 1:00 p.m. today, 19 October, at Sobeys Pond in Whitby, there were at least two Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii) among the Canadas. Directions: South on Brock Street in Whitby (not Brock Road in Pickering) to Victoria, right on Victoria to Gordon; right on Gordon (opposite road t

[Ontbirds]Ruddy Ducks & Godwits - Amherstview Lagoons

2005-10-19 Thread Bruce Ripley
At 11:45 a.m. at the Amherstview Lagoons there were 2 RUDDY DUCKS in the south west cell in a large flock of ducks containing mostly LESSER SCAUP and a few BUFFLEHEADS and 1 RING-NECKED DUCK. In the south east cell the 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were still present not very far away from a working steam s