Re: [Ontbirds]Bohemian Waxwings Willow Beach, Lake Simcoe Nov.4

2007-11-05 Thread RON FLEMING
For the record, Margaret's Bohemian Waxwings were observed at #840 Montsell Avenue, the same street (and a relatively short one at that) as the Evening Grosbeaks that have been lingering for two weeks around #821 Montsell Ave. Ron Fleming, Newmarket Montsell Avenue runs south from La

Re: [Ontbirds] NOT SEEN : Barrow's Goldeneye on Rideau River, Ottawa

2007-11-05 Thread Paul Makepeace
At 4pm today, walking along the Rideau RIver from Cummings Bridge south to the RIdeau Tennis Club, I was unable to locate the male Barrow's Goldeneye. There was one male Common Goldeneye and several females, plus about seven Hooded Mergansers. Paul Makepeace Ottawa, ON Richard KILLEEN <[EMAI

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (05 Nov 2007) 155 Raptors

2007-11-05 Thread reports
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (05 Nov 2007) 229 Raptors

2007-11-05 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2007 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 191 16

[Ontbirds]Bohemian Waxwings - Muskoka

2007-11-05 Thread Barbara Taylor
Today we found 15 Bohemian Waxwings in an ornamental crabapple tree by 35 Meadow Heights Dr. in Bracebridge. A flock of 30 was reported yesterday by David Goodyear on the same street. Common Redpolls and Evening Grosbeaks have also been seen in the neighbourhood recently. directions: From H

[Ontbirds]goshawk, rough-leggeds, common redpoll, fox sparrows at Cranberry-Nov.5

2007-11-05 Thread Doug Lockrey
Monday, Nov.5--weather conditions did not suggest a hawk flight. However we did have a low-flying juvenile Northern Goshawk, 2 Sharp-shinneds, 1 male Northern harrier, 1 red-tailed and 2 light-morph Rough-leggeds, one of which put on a spectacular hovering display before continuing across the we

[Ontbirds] Western Tanager, Cave Swallows - LONG POINT November 5, 2007

2007-11-05 Thread Stuart Mackenzie
Hello All, The Western Tanager was re-found this morning at the Long Point Bird Observatory's Old Cut field station by George Pond. It was hanging around until about 1300, but is likely still in the area. It is most commonly seen in the Old Cut woodlot property high in the pines, feasting on

[Ontbirds]Bohemian Waxwing - 50 Toronto St., Guelph, Ontario.

2007-11-05 Thread Andrew Keaveney
Hey birders. I ran out of the house this morning around 8am to catch up with my girlfriend and upon reaching two doors down I stopped her in her tracks when I heard the unmistakable call of a Bohemian Waxwing. I told her to "freeze" and ran back for my bins. Sure enough a single Bohemian sto

[Ontbirds]Ross's Geese at Peters Corners, Hamilton

2007-11-05 Thread Rob Dobos
At about 12:00 today (Nov. 5) I found two adult Ross's Geese a few km west of Peters Corners (junction of Hwys 5, 8 & 52) west of Hamilton. The birds were originally found in a corn stubble field at the SE corner of Orkney Rd & Hwy 5 along with hundreds of Canada Geese, a few Cackling Geese and th

[Ontbirds]RE Snow Geese, Ross' Goose at Wildwood Conservation Area

2007-11-05 Thread Ken Clarke
Folks Yesterday afternoon Don Farwell and I had a good opportunity to study two dark-phase Snow Geese and a Ross's Goose amongst several hundred Canada Geese on Wildwood Lake in the Conservation Area north of Harrington in Oxford County. The birds were seen first east of Oxford Line 31 and no

[Ontbirds]Barred Owl at Hullett

2007-11-05 Thread Scot Russell
Observed and photographed Barred Owl in the Sugar Bush (80602 Wildlife Line ~ see directions below) on the evening of November 4th, 2007 at Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area. To view photos go to http://hullettmarsh.org/Harvestprowlpics.html Noticed perched silently in the tree. Very tame allowing

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 05Nov07... Waterfowl, Barrow's Goldeneye, Eared Grebe

2007-11-05 Thread Gordon Pringle
- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 05 November 2007 * ONOT0711.05 - Birds mentioned Snow Goose Brant Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Hooded Merganser Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe EARED GREBE Osprey

[Ontbirds]Cattle Egret - Hillman Marsh - Sun

2007-11-05 Thread Tom Hince
As I was driving into Leamington, I noted a single Cattle Egret flying northwest over the bridge at northwest Hillman Marsh Conservation Area around 1 pm Sunday afternoon. Hillman Marsh is located about 5 km east of the town of Leamington in southwestern Ontario. Good birding. Tom Tom Hince