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Subject: [Ontbirds]Snow Goose near Caledonia
From: "Diane Salter" <dianesalter(AT)execulink.com>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 9:22am
My son, Greg, reports a snow goose with a large flock of Canadas on #54 between
Caledonia & Brantford this morning. The birds are located, about 4 km west of
Caledonia in the trailer park next to the Grand River.
Highway 54 runs along the Grand River between Caledonia & Brantford.
Diane Salter
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Many Goldfinches, Hoary and common Redpolls @ Wye
Marsh
From: "Adam Zita" <camp(AT)wyemarsh.com>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 9:09am
Yesterday we saw over 30 American Goldfinches at our feeders. Never before
have I seen so many goldfinches at once. Also of note 2 white-crowned
sparrows and a hoary in amongst 2 or 3 other common redpolls
Directions: 400 N to Hwy 93 N. East on Hwy 12 - look for the Wye Marsh
sign.
Adam
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Trip date changes
From: dave milsom <milsomdave(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 8:55am
OFO members are asked to check the OFO website for updated 2008 Fieldtrips. :
www.ofo.caThe trip list sent out recently contains some dates which have been
changed :Tiny Marsh Trip should read April 20.Gore Bay-Manitoulin is now April
12 & 13. There are still 6 places available.Apologies for the inconvenience.Dave
MilsomOFO Fieldtrip Coordinatormilsomdave(AT)hotmail.comTel. # 905-857-2235.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Northern Gannet - Whitby
From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 12:15pm
A first winter Northern Gannet flew east along the Lake Ontario shore at the
Cranberry Hawk Watch at 11:30 today, Nov. 28th.
Geoff Carpentier
Ajax, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Fw: Snow Goose near Caledonia
From: "Diane Salter" <dianesalter(AT)execulink.com>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 12:37pm
I'm resending this message at 12.35 as the original posting at 9:22 never came
through..........
----- Original Message -----
From: Diane Salter
To: ontbirds(AT)hwcn.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 9:22 AM
Subject: Snow Goose near Caledonia
My son, Greg, reports a snow goose with a large flock of Canadas on #54 between
Caledonia & Brantford this morning. The birds are located, about 4 km west of
Caledonia in the trailer park next to the Grand River.
Highway 54 runs along the Grand River between Caledonia & Brantford.
Diane Salter
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Thayer's Gull today and strange gull yesterday
From: "Ladouceur, Bernie" <Bernie.Ladouceur(AT)cra-arc.gc.ca>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 1:28pm
This morning at about 8 a.m. Bob Cermak and I had a second winter Thayer's Gull
looking east off Britannia Point. It was standing and walking in shallow water
between the exposed shoal and the Ottawa River Parkway. Structurally, the bird
resembled an Iceland Gull. It was off-white overall with slightly darker coverts
and tertials (but still very pale), a little bit of mottling on the breast,
grey mantle feathers, an all dark bill, pale chocolate primaries edged with
white, and a slightly darker chocolate complete and unmottled tailband.
More on the posting by Bob Cermak yesterday about the dark-backed gull observed
yesterday along the Ottawa River off Oakley street. He forgot to mention the
possibility of a hybrid, in particular Great Black-backed X Herring Gull, which
upon reflection seems to me to be the most likely possibility. The colour of the
mantle was halfway between a Great Black-backed Gull and a Herring Gull, i.e.
just slightly lighter than a Lesser Black-backed and probably darker than any
Vega Gull - but my experience with Vega Gulls is very limited; the bird
"appeared" to be slightly larger than the Herring Gulls next to it; and the
paleness of the head. The bird also appeared to lack the robust features (head,
bill, body) that I associate with Western Gull. We did not see the legs and we
adjusted our position to try and seen them. From any angle the bird was easily
relocated and appeared to be dark-backed gull, but definitely not either a
(pure) Great Black-backed Gull or Herring Gull.
For directions to Britannia Point, click on the following link; find 1. The
Britannia Conservation Area (BCA) and scroll down to Britannia Point.
http://www.ofnc.ca/birding/wheretogo/bca
Oakley street is about halfway between Scrivens Street and Ottawa Beach (Andrew
Haydon Park East), north of Carling Avenue. You can find directions to Scrivens
street and Ottawa Beach by clicking on the link above and scrolling further
down.
Bernie Ladouceur
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Slaty-backed Gull (No) - Eganville
From: "Bruce Ripley" <ripley(AT)kingston.net>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 3:38pm
Just returned from Eganville where we spent from 10:30a.m. to 1:00p.m.
looking for the SLATY-BACKED GULL. Although we observed several GLAUCOUS and
ICELAND GULLS, we did not see the bird we wanted. We did see a GOLDEN EAGLE fly
over the landfill site and on the way home we had a perched BALD EAGLE eyeing a
beaver carcass that was on the highway close to Roblin.
Cheers
Bruce Ripley
Amherstview
To enter the landfill as a guest, call ahead (613-735-7537) to the landfilland
ask for Elizabeth Graham. She has some rules and wants everyone tocheck in at
the entry office. You wait for the green light and then driveup on the scales
to check in. The best time to visit is between 11 AM and 1PM. You shouldn't
leave your car unless you are wearing certified safetygear. It is also a good
idea to stay in your car and use it as a blind,driving near the gulls very
slowly. Scope from the window, althoughbinoculars are sometimes enough. Other
gulls at the landfill are HEGU,GBBG, RBGU and GLGU.To get to the landfill, drive
north of Eganville staying on Hwy 41 for about14 km., then turn left on B-Line
Rd. Go about 2 km. travelling around acurve to the left and at the end of the
curve turn left onto County Rd 56,also called Woito Station Road. The landfill
is on your right about 3 km.down Cty Rd 56.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] GANNET, 5 Common Redpolls, Flicker, 18 Wild
Turkeys, 19 migrating raptors at Cranberry Marsh,southwest
Whitby-28 Nov 2007
From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 4:53pm
Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2007 (see table below)--TOTAL with 2 days to
go--10,934
Observation time: 9am to 12 noon, and 2pm to 3pm
Official Counter: Geoff Carpentier
Observers: Dan Kaczynski, Doug Lockrey, Jim Skene, Jody Melanson
Weather: light N winds became medium SE; falling BP; -4C
Non-raptor Observations: 1 juvenile GANNET flew over at 1130; 5 Common
Redpolls; 1
N.Flicker; 18 Wild Turkeys on Hall's Rd.
Raptor Observations: During the first hour we observed "several"
Rough-legged Hawks hovering to the east (all were light morphs) --over the
rest of the watch, including 1 mid-afternoon hour, they "elected" to come
through westerly. WE HAVE 2 OFFICIAL DAYS REMAINING--AGAIN, ALLOW ME TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED WITH THE COUNT, FROM AUG.18 TO NOV.28.
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 10 2264
> Osprey 0 0 167
> Bald Eagle 0 4 53
> Northern Harrier 1 22 234
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 78 2107
> Cooper's Hawk 0 23 120
> Northern Goshawk 0 7 9
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 13 35
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 3185
> Red-tailed Hawk 5 1228 1848
> Rough-legged Hawk 12 97 102
> Golden Eagle 0 5 8
> American Kestrel 1 20 626
> Merlin 0 2 27
> Peregrine Falcon 0 3 42
> Unknown Accipiter 0 2 15
> Unknown Buteo 0 1 28
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 7
> Unknown Eagle 0 2 4
> Unknown Raptor 0 3 53
>
> Total: 19 1520 10934
Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (28 Nov 2007) 1
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 28 Nov 2007 7:11pm
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 3476 62882
Osprey 0 4 195
Bald Eagle 0 15 210
Northern Harrier 1 68 816
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 169 9908
Cooper's Hawk 0 213 720
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 602 1026
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6699 9403
Rough-legged Hawk 0 25 29
Golden Eagle 0 89 123
American Kestrel 0 3 1275
Merlin 0 3 41
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 66
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 8
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 1 11373 156282
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 4.5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Rodney Laura, Terry Angevine
Visitors:
Paul Cypher
Weather:
Partly sunny conditions early gave way to overcast skies by late morning as
yet another frontal system moved into the region. Winds were moderate
south-southeast.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan (common_raven(AT)hotmail.com)
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]mongoose, titmouse
From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 7:32pm
Re. proper plural of the Titmouse. It is not a mouse; therefore, how can we talk
about Titmice? Surely we should be saying Titmouses.
The Mongoose plural is not Mongeese.
Doug Lockrey, Whitby
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa - Oregon Junco still present
From: "Christina Lewis" <hagenius(AT)primus.ca>
Date: 28 Nov 2007 7:35pm
Hello Ontbirds people,
A male Oregon Junco ("Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon form") 1st reported on 12 November
was seen again at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden today, 28 November at ~ 1:00 pm.
It was loosely associating with several other birds at the feeder behind the
FWG Interpretive Centre (building #138) including 2 White-throated Sparrows and
3 Dark-eyed Juncos ("Slate-coloured form" - 2 males and 1 very brown female).
DIRECTIONS:
>From downtown Ottawa, ON, take Preston St. south until it becomes Prince of
Wales Dr. at Dow's Lake, continue south and look for the sign on your left
indicating the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. The FWG Interpretive Centre (#138) is
at the very end of the driveway..but there are many areas worth exploring here
for birds, including those at the nearby Arboretum of the Central Experimental
Farm. The Oregon Junco has also been seen by the feeders at the south side of
the FWG (opposite Carleton University), as well as at the Arboretuem near
building #72.
Chris Lewis
Ottawa, ON
hagenius(AT)primus.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (28 Nov 2007) 12 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 28 Nov 2007 8:11pm
Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 2168 31327
Osprey 0 0 186
Bald Eagle 0 22 174
Northern Harrier 5 191 1264
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 150 12377
Cooper's Hawk 2 133 729
Northern Goshawk 0 4 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 205 505
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400
Red-tailed Hawk 5 4510 6363
Rough-legged Hawk 0 16 20
Golden Eagle 0 50 79
American Kestrel 0 3 1611
Merlin 0 3 107
Peregrine Falcon 0 8 94
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 4
Unknown Buteo 0 12 37
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Raptor 0 1 7
Total: 12 7478 73304
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.25 hours
Official Counter: Claude Radley
Observers: Jim McCoy
Weather:
A beautifully sunny, cool, crisp morning with light ENE winds gave way to a
rather blustery overcast afternoon with biting winds out of the SE. Temps
ranged from a low of -5 to a high of 4C.
Raptor Observations:
A rather desultry day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Migrating non-raptors included Black-crowned Night Heron, Tundra Swans,
Brown Creepers, Eastern Bluebirds, Goldfinches. Local birds notert were
Tree, Swamp,White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos and
Chickadees.
Predictions:
West winds, cood temps and variable cloud with the chance of a few light
rain or snow showers.
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Report submitted by Claude Radley (cradley(AT)cogeco.ca)
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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