Re: [Ontbirds]Roseate colour-marked Ring-billed Gull - Leslie Street Spit

Michael, Any color (colour) marked bird should be reported to the bird banding office. The following page should provide you with everything you need: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/reptauxm.htm Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http

[Ontbirds]Fw: Ontario whooper update

to me, I couldn't open it. I wouldn't have forwarded that anyway as attachments are not allowed on this list. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet

Re: [Ontbirds]Whooping Cranes on the Bruce

Birders, Bob Russell, who is with the US Fish & Wildlife Service in Minnesota, asked me to post the following to the Michigan chat groups, but this is obviously of interest to ONTBIRDS subscribers as well... Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Web

[Ontbirds]Rufous Hummingbird in Niagara Falls - long and detailed

#x27; backyard once again. Reference: Stiles, F. G. 1972. Age and Sex Determination in Rufous and Allen Hummingbirds. The Condor 74: 25-32. (available as a PDF file from SORA: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/index.php) Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/index.htm

[Ontbirds]A Birder's Guide to Michigan

lus shipping. For ABA Sales, go to: www.americanbirding.org. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/index.htm

[Ontbirds]Finding Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows - Summary

nt Murray (IN) Karl Overman (MI) Ron Pittaway (ON) John Pogacnik (OH) Bill Watson (NY) Alan Wormington (ON) Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/index.htm

[Ontbirds]Sharp-tailed Sparrow habitat

here, and I was wondering if anyone could describe the habitat(s) where the sparrows are being found in Ontario, which might provide insights on other places to search for the species. Thanks! Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.am

Re: [Ontbirds]dark morph Broad-winged Hawk at Burwell AND Hawk Cliff

#x27;re crossing they don't usually zigzag around like they do at Holiday Beach, making it more straightforward to count them. Just my ideas. I could be totally wrong! Detailed radar images on such peak days could tell us a lot. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Driv

[Ontbirds] Fw: [BIRDWG01] Eurasian Finches in the Great Lakes Region -- What's going on?

Birders, I'm forwarding this from the ID Frontiers list as it addresses a question raised on ONTBIRDS recently. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/inde

Re: [Ontbirds]Chaffinch

Dearborn, Michigan, two winters ago when the temperature was lingering around 0-10 Farenheit for weeks, so some of them can survive Michigan winters, which are generally harsher than in the UK but similar to northern continental Europe. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, M

Re: Kingston RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD Update - Seen Wed. Jan. 7, '04

provided for these birds. Sometimes extensive changes around their feeder can put them off. Others don't mind at all. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/inde

Re: Kingston RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD Update - Seen Wed. Jan. 7, '04

und right now, but not yet heading back northwest to BC and Alaska, so there seems to be an instinctive "schedule" that causes them to move again this time of year. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michiga

Re: Dec. 7 - RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK Status

rning for the bird to feed on. It does require a committment to wake up early enough every morning, since these birds have been known to start feeding as early as 6:30 a.m. even in mid-December in northern latitudes. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI

HBMO, Ontario Fall 2003 banding summary

Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Fall 2003 Banding Summary By Allen Chartier A total of 76 species was banded this year, the highest ever since we opened the station in 1997. The previous high was 73 species in 2001. A total of 1310 new birds, plus 89 recaptures was

Holiday Beach, Ontario banding summary - 22-23 November 2003

inter Wren - 2 (plus 1 recapture) American Tree Sparrow - 4 Song Sparrow - 2 White-throated Sparrow - 1 (plus 2 recaptures, 1 banded 8 Nov 2003, and 1 orginally banded 2 Nov 2002). Banders: Allen Chartier, Carl Pascoe, Bob Hall-Brooks Assistants: Rachel Powless Sunday, November 23, 2003 4.00 ho

HBMO, Ontario banding summary - 10-16 November 2003

stations, two for raptors (since 1987) and one for passerines and hummingbirds (since 1997). The Holiday Beach Conservation Area was designated an Important Bird Area by Conservation International in 2000. Lat: 42-01'54.1" Long: 083-02'41.6" Website: www.hbmo.org Allen Ch

HBMO Saw-whet Owl banding correction

Nov. 6: 11 banded Nov. 8: 20 banded, 1 Eastern Screech-Owl, 1 foreign retrap NSWO The total was closer to 160 for the week. I'm still hearing saw-whet calls in my sleep. - - Jason Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.ama

HBMO, Ontario banding summary - Week of 3-9 November 2003

cord late) Eastern Towhee - 1 (second for season, and second ever for station) Fox Sparrow - 2 Song Sparrow - 2 Swamp Sparrow - 2 White-throated Sparrow - 4 Banders: Allen Chartier, Carl Pascoe Assistants: Rachel Powless, Bob Hall-Brooks Holiday Beach Migration Observatory (HBMO) is an organization de

HBMO, Ontario banding report - 31 October - 2 November 2003

- 3 Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco - 3 Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks, Carl Pascoe Assistants: Rachel Powless, Cindy Cartwright, Rudy Mulder Sunday, November 2, 2003 8.00 hours from 07:00 - 15:15 E.S.T.; 97.50 Net Hours. Nets were closed for 1/4 hour in morning due to rain. One additional

HBMO, Ontario banding report - October 25-27, 2003

Vireo - 1 (late) Orange-crowned Warbler - 4 (record day, exceeding previous record season!) Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks, Carl Pascoe Assistants: Rachel Powless Sunday, October 26, 2003 8.25 hours from 06:45 - 15:30 E.S.T.; 102.00 Net Hours. Intermittent light rain all day delayed opening,

HBMO, Ontario banding summary - 16-19 October 2003

shville Warbler - 1 Blackpoll Warbler - 1 (late) Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco - 1 Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks Sunday, October 19, 2003 7.00 hours from 05:30 - 12:30 E.S.T., 105.00 Net Hours (Russell Trap not opened today, no hummingbirds seen. Three additional nets used for owl ban

HBMO, Ontario banding summary - 11-12 October 2003

ermit Thrush - 1 (first of season) Red-eyed Vireo - 2 Nashville Warbler - 2 Northern Parula - 1 (first of season, late, 4th ever) Magnolia Warbler - 2 Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler - 4 Northern Cardinal - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks, Carl Pascoe Assistant

HBMO, Ontario: Banding Summary - 3-5 October 2003

Thrush - 1 Swainson's Thrush - 2 Gray Catbird - 1 White-eyed Vireo - 1 (first for station!) Red-eyed Vireo - 3 Tennessee Warbler - 1 Nashville Warbler - 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 American Redstart - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 1 (first of season) Banders: Allen Chartier, Carl Pascoe

Mew Gull and 2 Sabine's Gulls in Port Huron, Michigan

St. and the parking area for Lighthouse Park is about 100 yards on the right. From the parking area, walk to the beach which is past the brick restrooms. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: htt

HBMO, Ontario banding report - 27-28 September 2003

7;s Thrush - 1 [Brown Thrasher - 1 recapture] Warbling Vireo - 1 Philadelphia Vireo - 1 Red-eyed Vireo - 4 Nashville Warbler - 2 Magnolia Warbler - 2 Ovenbird - 1 Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks, Carl Pascoe Assistants: Rachel Powless Sunday, September 28, 2003 7.00 hours from 05:00

Purple Gallinule at Holiday Beach

right. Drive all the way into the park to the Hawk Tower. Note: you can also take County Road 20 west from the Pt. Pelee area to where it reaches County Road 50. Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet

HBMO, Ontario Banding summary - 19-21 September 2003

ckpoll Warbler - 1 American Redstart - 2 Wilson's Warbler - 4 Scarlet Tanager - 1 (second ever for station) [Northern Cardinal - 1 recapture] An unknown number of Monarch butterflies was tagged. Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks, Carl Pascoe Assistants: Rachel Powless, Cindy Cartwright, Da

HBMO, Ontario banding summary - 12-14 September 2003

ican Redstart - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 2 (Northern Cardinal - 1 recaptured, banded 16 August) Plus 2 Monarch butterflies tagged Banders: Allen Chartier, Carl Pascoe, Bob Hall-Brooks Assistants: Rachel Powless Saturday, September 13, 2003 8.00 hours from 05:00 - 13:00 E.S.T., 100.00 Net Hou

HBMO, Ontario banding summary - September 6-7, 2003

27;s Warbler - 3 [Northern Cardinal - 2 recaptures] Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 (first of season) Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks, Carl Pascoe Assistants: Rachel Powless Sunday, September 7, 2003 10.00 hours from 05:00 - 15:00 E.S.T., 125.00 Net Hours. Temperature was 17-28 Celsius, sky was

HBMO, Ontario, Canada banding summary - August 30 - September 1, 2003

(first of season) Wilson's Warbler - 3 (first of season) Northern Cardinal - 1 Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks, Carl Pascoe Assistants: Rachel Powless Sunday, August 31, 2003 9.50 hours from 05:00 - 14:50 E.S.T., 118.75 Net Hours. Temperature was 12-20 Celsius, sky was mostly cl

HBMO, Ontario, Canada banding report - August 23-24, 2003

ll's" Flycatcher - 4 Swainson's Thrush - 1 (first for season, late) Magnolia Warbler - 2 Black-and-white Warbler - 1 Ovenbird - 1 (first of season, late) Northern Waterthrush - 1 Mourning Warbler - 1 (first of season, late) Canada Warbler - 3 Northern Cardinal - 1 Recaptures - 1

HBMO Banding report corrections - 16-17 August 2003

mmer from the list of dragonflies. I'll go get some sleep now! Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/index.htm "Allen Chartier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED

HBMO banding report - 16-17 August 2003

"Traill's" Flycatcher - 2 Warbling Vireo - 2 Black-and-white Warbler - 1 Northern Cardinal - 1 American Goldfinch - 4 Plus 2 recaptures from 16 Aug 2003. Banders: Allen Chartier, Bob Hall-Brooks, Carl Pascoe. Assistants: Rachel Powless, Jason Sodergren. Butterflies and Dragonflies

HBMO, Ontario banding report - 9-10 August 2003

tions and information on our site, go to the HBMO website at: http://www.hbmo.org Allen Chartier [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1442 West River Park Drive Inkster, MI 48141 Website: http://www.amazilia.net Michigan HummerNet: http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/index.htm "Allen Chartier" <[EM