[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Piping Plover

The banded Piping Plover was at Presqu'ile again today at noon at Beach 2 near the water, as yesterday. Sorry for the late post. Thought someone would post earlier. (Nice to see a Wasaga bird doing well. I hope to see it in Cobourg on its travels between Darlington and Presqu'ile.) Enter

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon

The 3 drake Eurasian Wigeon seen again by Glenn Coady yesterday at Cranberry Marsh are still there today and one of the males is still courting the female that Glenn suspects is a fourth Eurasian Wigeon. Directions as per Glenn: Cranberry Marsh is at the foot of Hall's Road S, south of

[Ontbirds] Little Gulls Turkey Point

Margaret Bain, Hugh Currie, Andrew Don and I found about 20 Little Gulls at Turkey Point yesterday around 4pm. Probably the same group reported earlier. Go to the Turkey Point Marina, where there were several circling, and look back east along the shore to see where the big mixed flock is

[Ontbirds] Cobourg King eiders

Those of you planning the trip to Cobourg should know that the birds reported yesterday have not been refound. Will post if they turn up. Richard ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.

[Ontbirds] Gulls etc.

). Cheers, Richard Pope Directions (provided by Andrew): Sedgewick Park. From QEW take the Third Line exit, go south towards the lake to Hixon Drive and turn left (east), follow to the end and the park entrance is here; follow the trail through the woods towards the lake. Creanona Road( or Blvd

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Tufted Titmouse

Between 1 and 2pm 1 Tufted Titmouse just across the road from the Calf Pasture in a dead spruce near the 2 big live White Spruces. Also a yellow Pine Warbler at Owen Point. Presqu'ile Provincial Park is south of Brighton. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by

[Ontbirds] Mew Gull Cobourg Harbour

Around 2:45, after Sherwood McLernon photographed it extensively, the Mew Gull found by Roger Frost flew off southeast out of sight over the lake. Not to say it won't be back, but a heads up for those coming from afar. Richard Pope ___ ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Active

Today Margaret Bain, Paul Riss and myself birded Algonquin Park. The visitor Centre was slow except for 40-50 Evening Grosbeaks, many Blue Jays, a pair of Hairy woodpeckers and a Red-breasted Nuthatch. The Spruce Bog Trail had several sizeable flocks of White-winged Crossbills, 1 Red Crossbill

[Ontbirds] Common Eider yes

easterly spot to the beach and walk a bit west, the bird could be seen easily. It is in the medium distance and not out where all the loons are. Richard Pope ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Mountain Bluebird Yes

For those planning to go tomorrow, the Mountain Bluebird was seen up close for at least an hour today from 1:30 -2:30 by Margaret Bain and me right behind Ridge Winery in the vineyard on the posts and foraging in the grass beneath the rows and in the nearby ploughed area. RP PS. The King Eider

[Ontbirds] Cobourg King Eider

The young male king eider is still in Cobourg. Because the inner harbour is largely iced in, the bird was just east of the cement pier out near the lighthouse this afternoon. R Pope ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Cobourg

Those planning trips to Cobourg should know the harbour is completely iced in and quite dead at the moment, an astonishing difference from yesterday. RP ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Cobourg No Mew

For those out of town people, as of 5:00pm, yesterday's Mew Gull found by Doug McRae was not seen again today. However, the BLKittiwake was reliable and easily photographed all day. There were many white-winged gulls, especially before noon; Iceland and Glaucous of all ages, and at least 1 adult

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon Oshawa

Street pier. Common Loons abounded. Richard Pope ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Shorebirds

A heads-up for the weekend: I did not see the Long-billed Dowitchers today. Nor did I find a Western Sandpiper, though I looked at every peep repeatedly. Most of the shorebirds were hanging around Lookout 3 on the Owen Point Trail from Beach 4. Here there were 2 White-rumped Sandpipers, 4

[Ontbirds]Cobourg Purple Sandpiper

From 3.00 p.m. until now there has been a juvenile Purple Sandpiper in the Cobourg Harbour where the west headland meets the breakwater feeding in the smelly algae and paling with a Dunlin. Photographers, please do not harrass and walk this bird up as some of you are doing to our Snowy Owl

[Ontbirds]Cobourg Purple Sandpiper

Upon returning home and studying my books I realise I should have said this bird is in first-winter plumage. RP ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle Fowlers Corners

Yesterday at 5:00 p.m. directly over Fowlers Corners I observed an adult golden eagle lazily circling for 10 minutes. sorry I could not post earlier. richard pope Fowlers Corners is northwest of Peterborough where Highway 7 North makes a right angle to the west at Chemong Lake

[Ontbirds]Wolfe Island Owls and Hawks etc

Today Margaret Bain and I birded Wolfe Island. Highlights: 10 short-eared owls between 4 and 4:30 pm on the south side of Highway 96 near 2nd line (just east of the Ferry to Simcoe Island sign). They came from the north in a group at 4 o'clock (none were there earlier), perhaps from a roost on

[Ontbirds]Yellow-breasted Chat in Ashbridge's Bay Park

life-saving buoy and ladder. The first tree to the east is an ash, then 2 small elms, then the Russian olives in which I saw the bird - just above the euonymus with the red berries. Richard Pope -- Richard Pope-Russian Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 4700 Keele Street Toronto

[Ontbirds]Eurasian Wigeon Kingston

of the Dupont Pond. Richard Pope The Dupont Plant is at 255 Front St. in Kingston. From Hwy. 401 take exit 615 (Sir John A. MacDonald) and proceed south to King St. West and turn right (west). Proceed west past Portsmouth Ave. to Cataraqui (Elevator) Bay where King St. becomes Front Rd. and where the Dupont

[Ontbirds]STSP andWhPelCootesParadise

This morning Hugh Currie and I saw a white pelican fly over Dundas Marsh. We also found sharp-tailed sparrow in Cootes Paradise. Directions for sharp-tailed: Proceed along Willows trail until you see the dried up Paradise Pond on your right and enter the sedge and tall grasses around the pond.

[Ontbirds]JuvRuffPresentHarrington

Yesterday at 4.30 pm and today at 10.30 pm the juvenile ruff was present west of the bridge on Road 31. Both days it was chumming with with lesser yellowlegs, rather than pectorals. It stands out by its peachy coloured face, neck and breast alone. Directions: (by memory; have lost earlier

[Ontbirds]Baird'sWilletRNPhal

The was a Baird's sandpiper at Presqu'ile (viewing platform 1 on Owen Point Trail ) this morning at 11.00a.m. There were 2 juvenile (already with white foreheads) red-necked phalaropes in cell 2 at Nonquon at 4.00 p.m., and the Baird's was still in cell 4, and the willet was still at Lynde

[Ontbirds]Barrow's Goldeneye Presqu'ile

I saw the male Barrow's Goldeneye at 4.30 pm today about halfway between the nature centre and Denson house (which is just before the lighthouse). I had to walk through the strip of woods to the shore to check it out. It was with ten other common goldeneyes, 3 of which were males.

[Ontbirds]Cranes

Sadly, between 5:30 and 6:30 I was unable to find any cranes 5 km. east of Sanford or anywhere else in the immediate area. None of the people I spoke to - who had come from afar - had any luck as far as I know. R. Pope From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Apr 15 07:56:29 2006 Return-Path: [EMAIL