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Subject: [Ontbirds]Algonquin Park Update: 29 November 2007
From: Ron Tozer <rtozer(AT)vianet.ca>
Date: 30 Nov 2007 6:44am
All small lakes and ponds are frozen now, and there is nearly
30 cm of snow (and counting!) in most areas of the Park.
The bigger lakes are open, so a few ducks may still be
lingering, although there were no reports this week.
The winter gate is now closed on Opeongo Road, and the
road is irregularly plowed.
The following summary outlines observations received during
the last week for birds often sought by visiting birders here.
FINCHES:
Pine Grosbeak: Up to 30 regularly at the Visitor Centre feeder.
A few seen elsewhere.
Purple Finch: No reports.
Red Crossbill: No reports.
White-winged Crossbill: No reports.
Common Redpoll: Up to 20 regularly at the Visitor Centre feeder.
A few observed elsewhere.
Pine Siskin: Four at the Visitor Centre (November 29).
American Goldfinch: No reports.
Evening Grosbeak: No reports. (Correction of last week's update:
this species was last seen at the Visitor Centre on November 18.)
REGULAR BOREAL SPECIES:
Spruce Grouse: Try Spruce Bog Boardwalk and Opeongo Road.
Black-backed Woodpecker: four seen from the chain across the old
railway to West Rose Lake (November 26).
Gray Jay: reported along Opeongo Road, at Visitor Centre, and
at Wolf Howl Pond area.
Boreal Chickadee: reported on Arowhon Road (3.8 km from Highway
60), and along old railway near chain gate, Wolf Howl Pond and West
Rose Lake (November 26).
OTHER SIGHTINGS OF NOTE:
Sharp-shinned Hawk: young female stalking birds at the Visitor Centre
feeder on November 23. Late for this species in Algonquin.
American Three-toed Woodpecker: a female was photographed (sent
to me) on Spruce Bog Boardwalk on November 25. If walking
backwards on the trail, the location was described as about 325 m before
reaching the open bog. It was not found by others later, but may be
still in the area. This bird may be the forerunner of a possible "echo
flight" of this boreal forest woodpecker, following last winter's
major irruption.
BIRDERS:
Please let us know the date, number and location of birds you observe
when you visit Algonquin Park. This information is stored in the
Algonquin Visitor Centre database, and will help us to assist other
birders here. Thanks.
Good birding.
Ron Tozer
Algonquin Park Naturalist (retired)
Dwight, Ontario
Directions:
Algonquin Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways 400, 11
and 60. Follow the signs, which start in Toronto on Highway 400. From
Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then follow Highway 60 to the
park. Kilometre markers along Highway 60 in the Park go from the West
Gate (km 0) to the East Gate (km 56). Permits and information are
available daily at both gates throughout the winter, including the
Algonquin Information Guide showing locations discussed here.
The Visitor Centre (km 43) is open on weekends (10 to 4) through the
winter. Recent bird sightings and information, plus feeders, can be found
there. Birders visiting during the week are welcome to contact staff for
birding information via the service entrance (right end of the building
as you face it from the parking lot).
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report -
Friday, November 30th, 2007
From: cheryle29(AT)cogeco.ca
Date: 30 Nov 2007 7:57am
On Friday, November 30th, 2007 this is the HNC Birding Report:
PACIFIC LOON
NORTHERN GANNET
PURPLE SANDPIPER
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
Brant
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Green-winged Teal
King Eider
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Red-throated Loon
Merlin
Parasitic Jaeger
Great Horned Owl
Northern Shrike
Tufted Titmouse
Winter Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Fox Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
A short and to the point report this week. We are one day away from winter
listing and there are still a few goodies
hanging around in the Hamilton Study Area. This weeks “place to be” seems to be
Fifty Point Conservation Area.
Early in the week a PACIFIC LOON was seen not too far off shore along with a
number of Red-throated Loons. Our trio of
NORTHERN GANNETS was seen here on Tuesday in a migrating line just off the
point. There may be more than three on this
end of the lake as more were seen earlier in the day and then again last
Saturday. Also seen last Friday were two more
PURPLE SANDPIPERS. Unfortunately their stay was short, just a rest and then
they moved on. Other birds seen here
include Cackling Goose mixed in with Canada, Northern Shrike and Common
Redpolls.
Moving along the lakeshore, a female King Eider was spotted from Fruitland Road
on Monday, and better viewed from the
parkette at the end of Frederick Road just west of here. The bird was also
reported on Tuesday and is probably still in
the area if you have the time to sift through the birds. At Gray’s Road, the
Barrow’s Goldeneye was seen at close
range last weekend.
Other good winter birds about include reports of Tufted Titmouse, Winter Wren,
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER and Green-winged
Teal at Paletta Park/Shoreacres in Burlington. Down at Burloak Park, Brant
were observed last Saturday and may still
be around but can be hard to see in all the nooks and crannies along the
lakeshore. At the Marine Discovery Centre, a
Parasitic Jaeger was seen chasing the gulls yesterday, another excellent choice
for a winter bird.
Behind the Dundas Arena, Eastern Bluebirds, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Fox
Sparrow were seen in the week. A flock of 14
Tundra Swans also flew over.
Winter finches are still in the area with Pine Grosbeaks being reported from
Hyde Tract on Safari Road once again. Also
of note is a spot in Carlisle where they were feeding on crabapples a couple of
days ago. They were seen on the north
side of Kentmere Grove and Flamborough Hills Drive, which is the first road on
the left if you come from Centre Road and
head east on Carlisle Road. This could be a good magnet for Bohemian Waxwings
too. Pine Siskins were reported from the
Brantford Area. Common Redpolls are showing up at feeders in the area.
In the odds and sods this week, a Merlin has taken up residence in south
Oakville, close to Bronte area. A Great Horned
Owl has been heard calling in Brantford Area. Rusty Blackbirds were observed at
the Valley Inn and Trumpeter Swans (now
countable!) have returned to LaSalle Marina.
That's the news for this week. Happy Winter Birding, please report your
sightings!
Cheryl Edgecombe
HNC Hotline
905-381-0329
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Kingston area birds to Nov. 30, 2007
From: "Peter and Jane Good" <goodcompany(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Nov 2007 7:39am
There was very little mention of waterfowl this week and only a few reports
of raptors. There are apparently lots on Wolfe Island; more than on Amherst.
Specific sightings include a Sharp-shinned at an Elginburg feeder last
Friday, a Bald Eagle near Roblin on Wednesday and only moments ago an adult
Red-tail made an unsuccessful swoop through my backyard hoping to have a Red
Squirrel for breakfast.
The largest number of winter finches seems to be north of the city; 25
Evening Grosbeaks at Bedford Mills last Friday and two dozen Pine Grosbeaks
in Verona Saturday. Pine Grosbeaks were also seen on Wolfe Island, outer
Montreal Street, and at Bedford Mills. The Bedford Mills feeder has also had
close to a hundred Common Redpolls all week. A dozen Bohemian Waxwings in
Verona and a Northern Shrike near Camden East last Saturday completes the
winter bird list for this week.
Lingering and late migrants made things a little more interesting. There
were 4 Killdeer and an Am. Pipit at Bath, 4 Sandhill Cranes flew over
Dorland and a Robin at Bedford Mills (these are conspicuously absent this
winter) ; all reported last Friday. Some feeders are hanging onto some
individuals; a male Red-winged Blackbird and a Red-breasted Nuthatch at
Bedford Mills, and a Common Grackle at Camden East. There was another
Grackle seen in Hartington on Saturday. The bird of the week (for all those
winter listers) was a Gray Catbird in Barriefield yesterday.
Cheers,
Peter Good
Kingston Field Naturalists
613 378-6605
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Harlequin Duck in Ashbridges Bay, Toronto.
From: "Ian Cannell" <cannell(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 30 Nov 2007 11:37am
Norm Murr called me at 11:30 am to ask me to post this sighting he just had
at Ashbridges Bay.
He had a male Harlequin Duck in the dock area near the main parking lot.
Ashbridge's Bay Park is at the foot of Coxwell Ave. in Toronto, east of the
Don Valley Parkway. Exit south off Lake Shore Blvd at Coxwell, and drive to
the parking lot.
Ian Cannell.
PS. For winter listers, I still have a Fox Sparrow coming to my garden (and
a couple of White-throated Sparrows, too).
I live near Dufferin and Steeles a couple of blocks north of Toronto.
Email me if you would like to come over and see these birds.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] aerial harassing marks unofficial end of raptor
watch at Cranberry. along with some good birding--southwest
Whitby--Nov.30
From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 30 Nov 2007 1:40pm
Cranberry Marsh, southwest Whitby, Ontario
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2007 (see table below)
Observation time: 9am to 12 noon, before snowfall commenced
Official Counter: Doug Lockrey
Observers: Jim McKnight, Jim Munroe, Jim Skene, Ross Lamb, Rosemary Harris,
Frank Oland, Phil Babbin, and several others who braved the strong winds and
c-c-cold.
Weather: strong SW winds; falling BP; -2C; cloudy; at noon light snow
started to fall
Non-raptor Observations: on the waterfront--many Greater Scaup, Common
Goldeneye, several Redheads, Buffleheads, Common Mergansers; over the
wetlands- N.Flicker, 1 Am.Pipit, Red- and White-breasted Nuthatches,
N.Shrike
Raptor Observations: AGAIN I WISH TO THANK EVERYONE OF THE OVER 100 WHO
HELPED WITH THE CMRW 2007 OVER 104 DAYS. On 25% of those days we had weather
conditions amenable to a migratory raptor flight, this being the first time
since 2001 in which over 15% of the days were satisfactory. Undoubtedly this
explains why we had nearly 11,000 choose the lakefront route--the first time
since 2001 with over 9,000
Today the raptors were strongly buffeted by the SW winds, gradually coming
through. To watch the antics of Rough-legged Hawks, whether hovering,
battling winds or feeding always brings thrills. An aerial battle took place
over the field to the west of Hall's Rd.--2 N. Harriers being harassed,
unsuccessfully by a Peregrine falcon.
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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 3 25 237
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 79 2108
> 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 2 1235 1855
> Rough-legged Hawk 10 116 121
> Golden Eagle 0 5 8
> American Kestrel 0 21 627
> Merlin 0 2 27
> Peregrine Falcon 1 4 43
> 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: 16 1552 10966
Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW 2007 (CMRW 2008 will start up in late August)
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch November 30/2007
From: "Mike Williamson" <mdw49(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Nov 2007 12:10pm
ISRW HeberDown C.A.
Whitby,Ontario,Canada
November 30/2007
Just a short post as between 11:30 - 12:30 we had snow squalls.Dropped in at
Cranberry Marsh and spoke to Rosemary Harris. Skies appeared better North at
ISRW so returned and recorded 2 Northern Harriers 3 Rough-Legged Hawks & 2
Red-Tailed Hawks.Observation time 1:30 to 2:30 May return Dec.1st. weather
permitting. Will post in any case if year end totals change,below are the
totals to date for 2007
Total migrating Raptors 11,854
Total hours of observation 161
Total Days of observation 38
Avg.Birds per hour 73.6
Directions & Info. can be found at torontobirding.ca highlight Projects &
click on Raptor Watch & click on Iroquois
Report submitted by Mike Williamson coordinator for ISRW
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Pine Grosbeak - Stratford
From: Steve Thorpe <sthorpe3(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 30 Nov 2007 1:50pm
The OFO winter finch forecast is proving correct as I saw my first Pine Grosbeak
in Stratford this morning. It was in a tall spruce tree on the Forest Road
about 100m south of Ontario Street in the eastern part of Stratford. Other
birds seen today on a walking/driving tour included Merlin and Red-bellied
Woodpecker.
Steve Thorpe
Stratford
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (30 Nov 2007) 10 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 30 Nov 2007 6:11pm
Holiday Beach
Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 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 2 193 1266
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 151 12378
Cooper's Hawk 0 133 729
Northern Goshawk 0 4 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 205 505
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18400
Red-tailed Hawk 7 4517 6370
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: 10 7488 73314
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Bob Pettit
Observers:
Visitors:
Claude and Nina Radley took me to lunch. Thanks!
Weather:
Very windy 20-32 km/hr (22 mph) from SW. 2-4 C temp, pressure 30.12 in Hg,
57% humidity, 20%-99% cloud cover With very good visibility.
Raptor Observations:
So windy that few birds noted in early time count with none very high and
most down on the 'deck' just over the water or vegetation over the marsh.
Nice close male harrier.
Non-raptor Observations:
6 hooded mergansers, cardinal, bluebird, Caroline Wren, coot, (one each).
300 mallard and mixed pond ducks.
Predictions:
This was the last official day of the 2007 Hawk Count Season. We only count
in the fall but the birds fly when they want to. I THANK all of the
volunteer counters, spotters, and helpers for a job well done for this
season. A raw summary of the season can be seen at (hawkcount.org) by
clicking on the menu for 'Holiday Beach". A more complete accounting will
be forthcoming in the newsletter, Northwind, available with a membership
(hbmo.org). See our website for dates for the HBMO Christmas Bird Count and
annual meeting in March 2008. Have a splendid birding year! Bob Pettit,
count Co-chair.
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Report submitted by Bob Pettit (redknot(AT)earthlink.net)
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Rufous Hummingbird - Kingsville - Yes
From: ian woodfield <ijwoodfield(AT)yahoo.ca>
Date: 30 Nov 2007 6:44pm
The adult female Rufous Hummingbird was still present
in Kingsville at 95 Queen Street at 4.00 pm today.
The feeder is attached to a window on the south side
of the house and is easily visible from the warmth of
your parked vehicle.
Select some good music and wait.
I waited for 30 mins
Queen Street is a north-south street located one block
west and 2 1/2 blocks south of the main intersection
(Main and Division) in Kingsville.
Ian Woodfield
Windsor
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (30 Nov 2007) 8
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 30 Nov 2007 7:11pm
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 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 16 211
Northern Harrier 0 70 818
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 170 9909
Cooper's Hawk 2 217 724
Northern Goshawk 2 4 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 602 1026
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574
Red-tailed Hawk 2 6702 9406
Rough-legged Hawk 0 25 29
Golden Eagle 1 90 124
American Kestrel 0 3 1275
Merlin 0 3 41
Peregrine Falcon 1 6 67
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: 8 11388 156297
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Bruce Roberts, Frank Kitakis, Rodney Laura, Ron Harkness
Visitors:
Cliff Tally
Sean Bachman
Tex Wells
Jim Maki
Weather:
Skies overall today were a mix of sun and cloud with fairly strong and
gusty winds starting in the southwest bearing to the west as the day
progressed.
Raptor Observations:
The day was about on par with the average for the final week of the season
although the quality was certainly nothing to complain about. Best looks of
the day went to a juvenile Northern Goshawk that passed low over the
channel just to the north of the count area and an overhead view of a
juvenile Peregrine.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan (common_raven(AT)hotmail.com)
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http://www.smrr.net/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Black-headed Gull at Fort Erie
From: Jean Iron <jeaniron(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Nov 2007 8:00pm
Today I saw the adult Black-headed Gull in a large flock of
Bonaparte's Gulls on the Niagara River at Fort Erie between 11 a.m.
and 1 p.m. Several thousand Bonaparte's Gulls stretch from the
Anglican Church at Gilmore Road on the Niagara Parkway north to the
railway bridge. The best way to find the Black-headed is hope that it
flies past, which it did three times in two hours. The flock of
Bonaparte's Gulls is about 1 km long and floats north, then when they
reach the railway bridge they fly south to opposite the church, rest
on the water and float down river again. I also saw an adult Little
Gull and a Bonaparte's still with a full black hood. We will look for
the Black-headed on the OFO gull trip on Sunday. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at
the Sir Adam Beck overlook on the Niagara Parkway south of
Queenston-Lewiston Bridge.
Directions: QEW to Fort Erie, exit at Central Avenue, left to Bertie,
then right to the Niagara Parkway and turn left.
Jean Iron
Toronto ON
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