Today at 4:45 pm I had an adult Bald Eagle fly low over the 401 just west of
the Hwy 8 exchange. It was flying North along the river.
Wayne Bennett
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Hello everyone,
I stopped in at Cobourg Harbour late this afternoon (Dec. 21) and was
impressed by the gull show. Among the 1500-2000 Herring, 30 GBB, and
100 Ring-billed present, there were also 3 adult Thayer's Gulls (the
most I have ever seen in Ont. in a day), plus one sub-adult bird t
On Friday, December 21st, 2007, this is the HNC Birding Report:
NORTHERN GANNET
VIRGINIA RAIL
NORTHERN HAWK OWL
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
PINE WARBLER
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Gray Partridge
Wild Turkey
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tai
Hey Birders,
Mike and I drove down to Long Point today and had a pretty good day. Overall
it was really nice out with great conditions: calm, sunny and warm. We had a
little over 70 species for the day. Sparrows were particularly evident.
Highlights are broken down below.
Timpf's farm/Wals
Hello Fellow birders,
Sighted my first SNOW BUNTINGS today, 5 REDPOLLS, 12 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, 4
HAIRY & 3 DOWNY WOODPECKERS, 12 JUNCOS, 2 NORTHERN CARDINALS. At the lake
the following birds were sighted: 1 TRUMPETER SWAN, 4 COMMON & 6 RED
BREASTED MERGANSERS, 2 LONG TAILED DUCKS (OLDSQUAWS),
Hi Everyone
Spent a few hours this morning birding the open water along the Ottawa
River at Deschenes Rapids and Remic Rapids. The female Harlequin Duck was
still present between Bate Island and the north end of Champlain Bridge.
There was also a male hybrid Barrow's x Common Goldeneye feedi
Reached the area at the arboretum about 11 ma and looked about,walked,drove
till 1.00 pm when as I was about to0 drive out I saw about 150 of these
birds in the very top of a group of tall trees close to College Ave East and
Victoria Rd S.Good luck.
I took 401 to Hwy 6 turned right or north to C
At 1 pm today, December 21st, there were five Tundra Swans - three adults and
two immatures - in the Detroit River visible from St. Rose Park. They
accompanied the normal wintering flock of around 100 Canvasbacks.
St. Rose Park is at the end of St. Rose Avenue in Windsor.
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A "largish" flock of Redpolls [about 35 individuals] visited my feeders this
morning ... there were lots of Common "flammea" males and females and at least
one male "exilipes" Hoary. Additionally, two of the femal
Hi All,
Last week we reported a single yellow-throated warbler at our feeder.
Half a dozen people came from afar to have a look during this past
week, but it did not reappear.
I am pleased to be able to report that it has returned as of 08:20
this morning, Friday, December 21st (my birth
The cancellation of the Kingston Christmas count last Sunday was a
disappointment to many and certainly had an impact on the number of birds
reported this week. No one seems to be looking at waterfowl; the only duck
mentioned was a male Hooded Merganser at the Millhaven ferry dock last
Saturday. Ra
Snow continues to pile up in Algonquin Park. As is usual at
this busy time, there were no reports from visiting birders
this week.
The Visitor Centre (km 43) will be open daily on December
27 to 30, from 10 am to 4 pm.
The following summary outlines observations made during
the last week for bi
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