Hello birders:
The 15 participants on today's annual field trip to Cobourg Harbour and
Presqu'ile enjoyed 56 bird species, including 5 gulls, 4 shorebirds, 17
waterfowl, and a warbler.
At Cobourg Harbour, the steady west wind pushed the "feels like"
temperature below 0 degrees Celsius, meaning a
This morning in Cobourg between 9am-12 noon I saw a female tanager on the
east side of College Street between James Street and King Street. My wife
said there was a yellow and green bird with a slight crest outside our
window and I rushed to look. After a moment's disorientation, I soon
concluded
Hello birders:
Of the 63 bird species spotted collectively by the 30 participants, BRANT,
PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN COOT, EVENING GROSBEAK, GREAT HORNED OWL,
RED-THROATED LOON, EASTERN TOWHEE, BROWN THRASHER, and GREATER YELLOWLEGS
were the highlights.
A one-day reprieve from gloomy weather mad
Hello folks:
Eleven participants made a go of it amid on and off rain throughout the
day. Limited visibility across the lake made long-distance viewing
challenging. That, combined with bouts of torrential rain, contributed to a
lower-than-usual species count of 37. All the same, it was a solid day
(Today really is June 8 – yesterday’s posts should have been dated June 7 –
sorry.)
No sign through today of the Black-headed Gulls seen in Cobourg harbour
yesterday.
Still 200+ Boneys around – 180 on the middle pier alone.
Several Little Gulls – high count so far is 5 – all first year birds, oft
The Arctic Tern is showing well on the east pier of Cobourg harbour together
with Commons, Caspians and 1 or perhaps 2 Forster’s Terns.
Many young Boneys and at least 2 first year Little Gulls.
Kittiwake has not been seen since 7.15am but may be out on lake – worth
checking later today as yester
Addendum:
As per the title, there were two SNOWY OWLS seen of Owen Point, Presqu'ile
on the Cobourg/Presqu'ile OFO outing.
On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Ian Shanahan
wrote:
> Good evening birders:
>
> The last-minute change to the weather forecast fell in our favour as a
> largely beautiful
Good evening birders:
The last-minute change to the weather forecast fell in our favour as a
largely beautiful day served as a backdrop to the 4th annual
Cobourg/Presqu'ile OFO excursion.
18 participants cumulatively amassed a respectable 53 bird species. Though
no rare gulls or uncommon shorebir
Yesterday afternoon, 26th, in excess of 100 RB Mergansers in the Cobourg harbour and at least one Bonaparte's Gull. Sea wall breached by the waves!
=Remember the Lorax.Colin GriffithsCell (613) 720 3846
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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
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This afternoon (Sunday) there were three male King Eiders in the western
basin of the harbour. The harbour can be reached btyexirtng the 401 at
Divisoin St. and driving due south.
Bill Logan
Cobourg
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Late Friday afternoon my wife and I simultaneously spotted male
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in the separate sections of the garden in which
we were working. The garden backs on to Dunegan Park in Cobourg's southeast
section and can be reached by driving south on D'Arcy Street.
Bill Logan
Cobourg ON
My wife, Nancy had a Brown Thrasher in the back yard at 8:45 this morning.
We abut Dunegan Park in the southwest corner of the town.
Bill Logan
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Greetings folks:
Two months removed from the rarity-filled September OFO outing at
Presqu'ile, rarities once again highlighted the day at this inaugural
mid-November outing to Cobourg, Presqu'ile and points between. 19 birders
arrived at Cobourg Harbour at 8:30am and were immediately drawn to a
s
This past few days and just before sunrise, there has been small groups of
Bonaparte's Gulls in various stages of maturity totalling about two dozen
birds at the water's edge in Cobourg's Victoria Park beach.
Victoria Park is at the south end of Division Street (401 interchange #474).
Bill Logan
Co
Before the wind's speed started to climb, there were another Eastern Towhee
and two Brown Thrashers in our backyard this morning. We back-on to Dunegan
Park which is in southeast Cobourg and is accessible from D'Arcy St..
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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
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01.03.11 - 10am - Cobourg - juv King Eider found by Charles smith east of
harbor off municipal Water Plant, near inshore, among assorted Goldeneyes,
Greater Scaup, Redheads, Canvasbacks and Long-tailed Ducks - pefect light
- great looks - harbor frozen over.
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
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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
The first-winter Black-legged Kittiwake first seen briefly in Cobourg
harbour a couple of days ago was refound today and is swimming close to
shore just off the west parking lot.
The harbour gulls are spectacular today - an estimated 5000+ total packed
onto the ice, including 10+ Glaucous, 12+ Icel
As of 11::00 AM today, there is a Great Blue Heron at the boat launching
ramp besides the marina at Cobourg's harbour. To access the harbour exit
the 401 at interchange 474 and go south on Division St. to the harbour.
Bill Logan
Cobourg ON
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Two Killdeers and a Spotted Sandpiper were observed this morning on the
shore at the bottom of D'Arcy St. in Cobourg. D'Arcy St. is the first major
street east of Division ( 401 exit 474).
Bill Logan
Cobourg ON
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Sorry for the late transmission but some computer problems were encountered.
This morning, Friday the 19th, there was a male Harlequin Duck just inside
the entrance to Cobourg harbour. The harbour can be reached by leaving the
401 at interchange 474 and travelling south on Division St. to the pier
If you are thinking of going to Presqu'ile to see the white-winged gulls
posted by Don Shanahan you might want to stop off at Cobourg harbour where
there has been a huge increase in gull numbers in the last 10 days, and
"7-gull days" have been the norm. There have been 8 Glaucous and up to 5
Icelan
Reporting for Margaret Bain: The Purple Sandpiper is in the same
place as yesterday. Details from yesterday:
There was an alternate plumaged Purple Sandpiper towards the south
end of the main pier, on the west side, in Cobourg Harbour.
Directions: Exit #401 at the eastern Cobourg exit [#474
Hello winter birders!
A golden eagle was spotted at Cobourg Harbour at 2:45 Saturday afternoon.
Prior to its arrival there were hundreds of gulls on the ice by the east pier
and over a 100 mallards, Canada geese, a few buffleheads and 4 swans in the
water or on the shore close to the parking l
I was in Cobourg all day. The tame Brant is still on the grass at the Yacht
Club. A male Black Scoter was diving in the east side of the harbour before
noon but flew off while I was there. A Cackling Goose flew in from the
north in late afternoon.
Rick Lauzon
Scarborough
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Good evening
Today Ian Cannell and I returned from Cobourg Harbour along Lake Shore Road and
in the Lakeshore Road / Willow Beach Road area just west of Port Britain we
found 89 Eastern Bluebirds, 175+ Cedar Waxwings, 225+ American Robins, 2
Yellow-rumped Warblers, 2 A. Tree Sparrows and a Red
Upon returning home and studying my books I realise I should have said
this bird is in first-winter plumage. RP
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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 wh
The Snowy Owl first found on the Cobourg harbour breakwater on the 19th was
there again today, October 24th around 10am(likely the same bird, moderately
but not heavily barred in black). It is hunkered down sheltering from the
stong southerly winds on the lower level of the smooth concrete section
Good evening.
This afternoon Ian Cannell and I went down to Cobourg Harbour in hopes of
seeing the White-fronted Geese but with out luck except for a lone Trumpeter
Swan, 1 Black Duck and a hundred or so Mallards.
We then started back towards Port Hope along Hwy 2 and just west of Cobourg we
Greetings all,
I checked Cobourg Harbour late this afternoon and saw an adult Lesser
Black-backed, 4 ad. Glaucous, 4 ad Kumlien's Iceland Gull and 2 1st
winter Iceland. There were also several hundred Ring-bills, 8 GBB,
and about 350 Herring. Most of the gulls, including all the goodies
At around noon today four of us saw the gannet flying East several hundred
yards off shore. We were on the West pier at the harbour. It flew across the
harbour mouth and then low over the water in an ESE direction. We left
immediately after, so it may have returned.
David and Barbara Selley
Margaret Bain just [9.30 a.m.] called to say the gannet is still off
Cobourg harbour. I append the edited parts of my post yesterday for
details.
An Immature N. Gannet has been visiting feeding flocks of loons, Red-
breasted Mergansers and gulls [but sometimes alone]. on the east side
of t
The Laughing Gull is still at Cobourg harbour today, Monday March 19th. It is
most often close to the boat launch beside the west parking lot, either on the
grass or nearby ice.
Icy winds have brought in an impressive number (for Cobourg) of large gulls,
including at least 5 Iceland (2 first-win
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