[Ontbirds] Great Egret

2010-08-10 Thread peter wukasch
the north part of Bradford. Take County Rd. 88 east from Hwy. 400. Turn left on 10th SR and go north to 8th Line and turn right. Ponds are past the houses on the left. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Bradford birds

2010-08-21 Thread peter wukasch
aight ahead. Peter Wukasch ___ 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://www.ofo.ca/

[Ontbirds] Birds along the Holland River/Cook's Bay

2010-10-30 Thread peter wukasch
13th Line and drive east to the end. Lookout across the bay to the east. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For i

[Ontbirds] Golden Eagle near Bradford

2010-11-04 Thread peter wukasch
d north of the town of Bond Head on Hwy. 27. Turn right on to the 9th Line and the bird was about .5 km coming from the northeast. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.

[Ontbirds] Birds in the Bradford /Newmarket area

2010-12-03 Thread peter wukasch
the road makes a sharp right an then a sharp left right along the lake shore. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org

[Ontbirds] addition to Ron Flemings report of York Region birds - March 3

2011-03-04 Thread peter wukasch
d Bathurst runs north of Queensville Sideroad east of Yonge Street. Peter Wukasch, Bradford ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about

[Ontbirds] birds near Bradford, Ont.

2011-03-26 Thread peter wukasch
Harriers causing a stir overhead. I expect more cranes will appear once this little cold spell is over. Peter Wukasch Go east along County Rd. 88 from Hwy. 400 to Hwy. 11. Turn north to the 11th Line and turn right to the junction of 11th Line and 20th Conc

[Ontbirds] some bird sightings in n. King Twshp.

2011-05-03 Thread peter wukasch
Rd., turn back on to C.R. 11. birds were seen around 5:00 pm., May 3. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about

[Ontbirds] Bradford birds

2011-08-11 Thread peter wukasch
to County Rd. 88. Go east to Prof. Day Drive (Bradford High School is at the corner). Turn Left on to Ptof. Day Drive and go to where it intersects with the 8th Line. "Ponds" are just to the north of 8th Line just west of the interse

[Ontbirds]sightings in Bradford area - Oct. 21

2007-10-21 Thread Peter Wukasch
grassy meadow. The arboretum is north of that , past the stop sign for Gilford. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org

[Ontbirds]Bradford-West Gwillimbury Christmas Bird Count

2007-12-30 Thread Peter Wukasch
count. One notable highlight was a close encounter with a young opossum who ventured to a feeder in broad daylight while we were counting no more that 3 meters away! Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincia

[Ontbirds]birds near Bradford, Ont.

2008-01-17 Thread Peter Wukasch
of Bradford-West Gwillimbury which responded energetically to my imitation of their "keow" call note. This road is north of Bradford on County Rd. 11 (Hwy. 11), east on the 10th Line just past the Quonset hangar on the right hand side of the road about 1km past the railroad tra

[Ontbirds]Birds in Bradford area

2008-03-19 Thread Peter Wukasch
k entrance. Turn left and go to pking. lot. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTB

[Ontbirds]Birds seen this week in Bradford,Ontario

2008-03-19 Thread Peter Wukasch
Today I saw an immense flock of Bohemian Waxwings (estimated at close to 300 birds) feeding in and around some flowering crab trees on Maplegrove Avenue in Bradford. At one point, they arose en masse and towered overhead to avoid a Sharp-shinned Hawk that had bolted onto the scene. Several days

[Ontbirds]birds north of Bradford

2008-03-29 Thread Peter Wukasch
Date: Sat., 29 Mar 2008 08:30-0:930 From: Peter Wukasch Subject: birds north of Bradford At about 8:30 this morning (Saturday), I went for a short drive and walk north of the town of Bradford. Along Hwy. 11 near the 13th Line of Bradford I saw a flock of 20 Wild Turkeys. Later I went over to

[Ontbirds]birds north of Newmarket and at Humber Bay East - April 3

2008-04-03 Thread Peter Wukasch
diner Expressway at Park Lawn Ave. Go south past Lakeshore Blvd. to the park. Bear right after the bus loop. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONT

[Ontbirds]birds near Bradford and north of Newmarket

2008-04-05 Thread Peter Wukasch
active and vocal here and there was an Eastern Phoebe calling by the observation platform. On the way back to my car I also saw an Eastern Meadowlark perched and calling along the fencerow at the road. Peter Wukasch April 5 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by

[Ontbirds]birds north of Bradford,Ont.

2008-04-12 Thread Peter Wukasch
Turn right and continue past Hwy.11 to the 20th Sidroad past the RR tracks. To get to the 10th Line, go back to Hwy.11 and head south back towards Bradford. These roads are quite rutted right now so be careful. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by th

[Ontbirds]Newmarket and area sightings

2008-04-16 Thread Peter Wukasch
River coming from Newmarket into Bradford on Hwy. 11/Bridge St. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions

[Ontbirds]Bradford Birds

2008-05-11 Thread Peter Wukasch
get to the second road on your left. follow road to the dead end and walk east as far as the trail goes. Gnatcatchers, etc. are there. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.

[Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes in Bradford area

2008-08-12 Thread Peter Wukasch
rth to the 14th Line. Turn right and proceed to the 20th. SR. Turn right and look on the left in the grassy meadow past the farm on your left. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organiza

[Ontbirds] Wood duck near Bradford, Ont.

2011-12-02 Thread Peter Wukasch
Today I spotted a beautiful (are there any that aren't?!) male wood Duck swimming in the canal along Canal Road east of Hwy. 400 exit before you get to Tornado Rd. This is only noteworthy because of the late date - my only winter record of this species in this area. Peter Wukasch Go nor

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes

2012-03-18 Thread Peter Wukasch
. Turn right and comtimue on to the centre of Bradford at #11 and Holland St. turn left and head up to the 13th Line of Bradford-West Gwillimbury. Turn right and continue on until you reach the 20th Conc. Turn left again and the birds are in the wet field on your right. Peter Wukasch

[Ontbirds] Marbled Godwit just north of Schomberg

2012-05-16 Thread Peter Wukasch
Semipalmated Plover. Be careful, because the road shoulder is quite soft there. Go west of Hwy. 400 to the intersection of Hwy 9 and 27. Turn right and drive up the hill and look on the left before you get to the large white "barn". A larger pond is just north of the "Godwit" pond. Pe

[Ontbirds] Bradford shorebirds

2012-05-18 Thread Peter Wukasch
d one on front of the bridge. Peter Wukasch Bradford, Ont. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/

[Ontbirds] Birds in Bradford

2012-08-23 Thread Peter Wukasch
>From Peter Wukasch Today I was driving past a small pond behind the Harvey's and Swiss Chalet on Holland St. West in Bradford and had close-up views of 4 Baird's Sandpipers accompanied by R.-Billed Gulls. This "pond" is really more of a temporary pool, so the birds

[Ontbirds] nesting Great Horned Owl near Bradford, Ont.

2013-04-09 Thread Peter Wukasch
the canal close to wher you see a small tributary with beaver lodges/food piles on either side. You should be able to clearly spot the large nest nearby. The road is narrow and busy, so be careful where you stop and pull over! Peter Wukasch

[Ontbirds] Yellow-throated vireos

2013-06-10 Thread Peter Wukasch
around the gate and bear right on the gravel rd. Birds were on the right side of the road. There was also a Green Heron in the general vicinity. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] gull colony

2013-06-22 Thread Peter Wukasch
unusual that far from Lake Simcoe, but there it is. I was searching for any other species amongst the gulls, but no luck. The colony is near the junction of County Rd. 88 and the 10th Sideroad. Peter Wukasch ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Ravens in Toronto

2014-01-16 Thread Peter Wukasch
quot; just north of there, but they were definitely in an area of residential homes and commercial buildings in a far from typical setting. Interesting! Peter Wukasch peterbethwuka...@bell.net ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornitholog

[Ontbirds]Bird sightings in Bradford, Ont. area - Mar. 26

2006-03-26 Thread peter Wukasch
March 26 , 2006 - Bird sightings in Bradford area From: Peter Wukasch Today at 8:30 am I spotted a flock of 8 Bohemian Waxwings in the front yard of a home on the 10th sideroad of Bradford -West Gwillimbury just north of the 6th Line. They were perched in a maple in front of the third

[Ontbirds]Bradford bird sightings

2006-03-30 Thread peter Wukasch
towards the river, so be careful. Peter Wukasch From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 31 07:36:02 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from skunk.apca.gc.ca (mail-ext.pc.gc.ca [205.206.15.145]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B35236423E

[Ontbirds]April 12 sightings in Bradford area

2006-04-13 Thread peter Wukasch
u can drive in to the wide gravel area to park. the trail leads east from here. This place will host Yellow-throated Vireos and Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers later in the Spring. Many Wood Frogs, Spring Peepers, and Cricket frogs were also calling in the area. Peter Wukasch From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu A

[Ontbirds]Red-necked Grebes at Rattray's Marsh

2006-06-01 Thread peter Wukasch
l Golden-winged warblers, and got excellen photos of a snipe on a fencepost, all along Wylie Rd. Rattray's Marsh is easily accessible from the end of Bexhill Rd. which is just south off Lakeshore Blvd. between Mississauga Rd. and Southdown Rd. Peter Wukasch From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri

[Ontbirds]Birds at Holland Landing Sewage Lagoons - July 31

2006-07-31 Thread peter Wukasch
s are starting to appear along Canal Road between Highway 11 and Simcoe Road (Bradford) as well as several Great Blues and Caspian Terns. Good birding! Peter Wukasch Bradford, Ont. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Aug 1 13:01:06 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Rec

[Ontbirds]migrants observed in Bradford Ontario

2006-10-07 Thread peter Wukasch
ravel road, past the pumpins station and along the trail to the marshy area. Lots of sparrow activity as well. (Wh. Thr., Swamp, Song, Wh. Cr., Lincoln's). Peter Wukasch Peter Wukasch From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Oct 7 17:29:35 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: o

[Ontbirds]Bradford-West Gwillimbury Christmas Bird Count.-Dec. 30

2006-12-31 Thread peter Wukasch
- 31 (10) Red-breasted Nuthatch - 20 (17) Three Red-bellied Woodpeckers were seen, tying the previous record. Thanks to a great group for participating on a successful count. Peter Wukasch From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 31 14:28:36 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: on

[Ontbirds]Bradford birds

2007-04-14 Thread peter Wukasch
locations listed. Peter Wukasch From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 15 11:25:58 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Received: from mx3-6.spamtrap.magma.ca (mx3-6.spamtrap.magma.ca [209.217.78.173]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1180C6348C

[Ontbirds] birds in Bradford Area

2014-04-07 Thread Peter Wukasch
.with mixed reviews from the CIBC Bank, I'm sure! Good birding, Peter Wukasch Bradford ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For informa

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese in Bradford

2014-09-10 Thread Peter Wukasch
lex so it is hard to miss. Go north on Hwy 400 to C.R. 88 and go east to Bradford to the second set of lights past the Wal-Mart. Turn left on Summerlyn Trail. The pond is on the right side of Summerlyn. Peter Wukasch peterbethwuka...@bell.net ___ ONTB

[Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings and Spring Arrivals in Bradford

2015-03-16 Thread Peter Wukasch
left. Had Killdeer as well in Bradford itself. Spring is springing! Peter Wukasch Bradford,Ont. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information

[Ontbirds] Birdathon results for May 22/14

2014-05-24 Thread Peter Wukasch via ONTBIRDS
d Vireo at Edenvale Cons.Area. Sixteen warbler species were recorded. Peter Wukasch Bradford, Ont. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For informa

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes

2018-11-15 Thread Peter Wukasch via ONTBIRDS
were headed west perhaps to roost in one of the local corn fields and were calling the entire time. The flocks were seen just south of Holland St. west of Highway 11 north of the 6th Line of Bradford West Gwillimbury at about 11:45 AM. Peter Wukasch