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Subject: [Ontbirds] Yellow-headed Blackbird, Red-bellied
Woodpecker,Snowy Owl,Tufted Titmouse NE of Cornwall and E of
Ottawa
From: "Jacques Bouvier" <bouvier(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 6:05am
Hi all,
Yesterday (Friday) on a tip from Bob Carlisle, Christine Trudeau and I were
able to see an adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD and a female RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKER at a feeder west of Williamstown (northeast of Cornwall).
Then at 4:15 pm we saw the TUFTED TITMOUSE at the Manitou Street feeder east
of Embrun. The owner allows birders to walk along the right-hand side of the
house to the backyard. The feeders can be viewed from the corner of the
house.
On our way back to St-Isidore we passed through the Ste-Rose area and saw at
a distance the dark SNOWY Owl I had originally reported here back on
December 6. It was being photographed point blank in the middle of the field
at a safe distance from the road. Birders need not be frustrated that they
can't see it atop the usual hydro pole at the roadside. Just park safely by
the side of the road and walk quietly towards the friendly photographers for
a very close view of the owl. I am sure the photographers have obtained
permission from the local farmer to enter the field.
DIRECTIONS : Yellow-headed Blackbird and Red-bellied Woodpecker (from
Cornwall)
Take Hwy 401 west of Cornwall to exit 804. Proceed north past Summerstown
Station until you get to the stop sign just past the Raisin River bridge.
Turn right on Cty Rd 19 towards Williamstown. A couple of kms along, just
past the covered bridge (on your right) is 19,275 County Road 10, on the
north (left) side of the road. It is a blue house. The owner allows birders
to drive up the lane and check out his feeder on the north side of the
house. If the weather is lousy the owner will allow birders to walk up into
the 2 car garage, up the little set of steps into the sun room and look in
comfort from there. Please do not block the driveway.
There is another Red-bellied Woodpecker closer to Ottawa but I it is very
unpredictable and scarcely visits the feeder of Mario Bourdon in Hammond
north of the 417. See photo of Hammond bird here
http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.com/2008/01/pic-rare-vu-prs-de-hammond-hier-matin.html
DIRECTIONS: Tufted Titmouse (from Ottawa):
Take Hwy 417 east to exit 79, go south (right) on County Rd. 5 to the 4
way-stop
intersection of County Rd.5 and Route 500 West (Cty Rd 3) . Go east (left)
on Rte. 500 West (Cty Rd.3), and look for Manitou St. - the 4th street on
your
right. The 103 Manitou residence is near the end of the street on the
right-hand side.
DIRECTIONS: Snowy Owl (from Ottawa)
>From Hwy 417 east of Casselman take exit 58 and proceed north on Cty Rd 8
for about 1 km until you come to Concession 20 Rd in the middle of the long
curve. Turn right (east) on Concession 20 Rd. The Snowy Owl and
photographers are usually seen close to this corner. Another Snowy Owl is
often seen at the corner of Concession 20 and Ste-Rose Rd. You will find
Concession 19 Rd
just north of 20 where a third Snowy is usually seen.
Jacques Bouvier
CP/Box 184
St-Isidore, ON K0C 2B0
(613) 524-1154
miroisont(AT)gmail.com
Les oiseaux des comtés unis de Prescott /Russell et d'ailleurs
http://jacquesbouvier.blogspot.com
L'observation des oiseaux dans l'Est ontarien et ailleurs
http://www.jacquesbouvier.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Wolfe Island - Snowy Owl etc, Feb. 29th
From: "Chris Kimber" <cmkimber(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 10:01am
Yesterday afternoon, I did a little leap-day birding on Wolfe Island along
with fellow Queen's biologists Jamie Morris-Pocock, Martin Mallet and Susie
Crowe. We worked over about half the area west of 8th line. Highlight of
the day was an exceptional view of 1 Snowy Owl at 5th Line and Baseline Rd.,
where it seems to favour the telephone poles at the corner and the surface
of the field itself. Doubtless other birds remain in this general area as
well, but we did not spend much time searching for them. Early spring
migrants included 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet with chickadees along Hwy 96 west
of Hwy 95, and a flock of 13 Cedar Waxwings in this same area. Horned Larks
are now abundant again on the roads of the island - about 50 individuals
were seen. Other birds seen included ~50 Rough-legged Hawks, 5 Red-tailed
Hawks, 1 American Kestrel, 1 male Northern Harrier, 1 Northern Shrike (along
Hwy 96) and ~25 Wild Turkeys NE of Reed's Bay.
A lack of open water with the exception of the ferry channel itself is
limiting waterfowl numbers, though Common Merganser, Common Goldeneye,
Greater Scaup and American Coot may be found at the Kingston-side ferry
dock.
Mammals included both a coyote and a red fox on the ice along the ferry
channel.
Directions: Wolfe Island may be reached via a free ferry from Kingston,
which leaves from the docks at the foot of Barrack St (Barrack and Ontario
St.). A schedule may be found at this link:
http://www.wolfeisland.com/ferry.php Typically the area W. of 8th line,
where the bulk of the island lies, is the area most birded in winter.
Please keep in mind that Wolfe Island is essentially all privately owned and
respect landowner's rights by not trespassing.
Good birding,
Chris Kimber
Dept. of Biology
Queen's University
Kingston, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Two Golden Eagles near Port Burwell
From: Joe Stephenson <joestephenson11(AT)mac.com>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 2:05pm
Hello Birders,
Two Golden Eagles were spotted today at 11:20 am, Saturday, March 1,
2008 by Ron Allensen.
Spotting was along the bluffs east of Port Burwell on the Lakeshore
Road at Ron's Monarch Landing location.
I joined Ron at 11:50 am and saw both birds.
They soared at bluff level, so our vision was essentially horizontal
towards the birds looking south over Lake Erie. The Lake remains
frozen.
Ron tried to get photos and will see if they turn out considering the
difficult light conditions.
These magnificent birds soared and winged back and forth along the
stretch of bluffs from first spotting until about 12:30 when we both
left the location.
Joe Stephenson
Port Burwell
Directions
This is about 1 km east of Port Burwell. All of the land along the
bluff tops is private. Ron's Monarch Landing property welcomes
observation from the bluff area.
Port Burwell is at the southern end of Highway 19; one-half hour south
of Tillsonburg and about 45 to 60 minutes south of 401.
From the Shell gas station in town, go east on Lakeshore about 1+/-
km where there is a sign for Monarch Landing. parking is limited, but
traffic is light here.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Fwd: Two Golden Eagles near Port Burwell
From: Joe Stephenson <joestephenson11(AT)mac.com>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 2:08pm
I should also have pointed out that Ron Allensen has a "resident"
Northern Mockingbird at his feeders at Monarch Landing.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Joe Stephenson <joestephenson11(AT)mac.com>
> Date: March 1, 2008 1:05:17 PM GMT-05:00
> To: Ontbirds <ontbirds(AT)hwcn.org>
> Cc: Aaron Allensen <bjbird9(AT)hotmail.com>
> Subject: Two Golden Eagles near Port Burwell
>
> Hello Birders,
>
> Two Golden Eagles were spotted today at 11:20 am, Saturday, March 1,
> 2008 by Ron Allensen.
>
> Spotting was along the bluffs east of Port Burwell on the Lakeshore
> Road at Ron's Monarch Landing location.
>
> I joined Ron at 11:50 am and saw both birds.
>
> They soared at bluff level, so our vision was essentially horizontal
> towards the birds looking south over Lake Erie. The Lake remains
> frozen.
>
> Ron tried to get photos and will see if they turn out considering
> the difficult light conditions.
>
> These magnificent birds soared and winged back and forth along the
> stretch of bluffs from first spotting until about 12:30 when we both
> left the location.
>
>
> Joe Stephenson
> Port Burwell
>
> Directions
> This is about 1 km east of Port Burwell. All of the land along the
> bluff tops is private. Ron's Monarch Landing property welcomes
> observation from the bluff area.
> Port Burwell is at the southern end of Highway 19; one-half hour
> south of Tillsonburg and about 45 to 60 minutes south of 401.
> From the Shell gas station in town, go east on Lakeshore about 1+/-
> km where there is a sign for Monarch Landing. parking is limited,
> but traffic is light here.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa - dark morph Gyrfalcon
From: "Christina Lewis" <hagenius(AT)primus.ca>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 5:37pm
Hello Ontbirds people,
A dark morph Gyrfalcon was reported today (March 1st) at 3:00 pm along the
Rideau canal at Queen Elizabeth Driveway and 1st Avenue. It was seen perched in
a tree opposite #300 The Driveway and then flew east. This is very likely the
same bird that was 1st discovered last Monday (Feb. 25th) on the Ottawa River.
It might have been heading for a duck dinner on the Rideau River due east of the
canal, where several Am. Black Ducks and Mallards are commonly fed in winter.
Thanks to Nicole Rainer for calling the OFNC Bird Status Line with this
sighting!
DIRECTIONS:
>From downtown Ottawa (actually, this report was IN downtown Ottawa), take exit
#119B and go south on O'Connor St. to 1st Avenue, then left onto 1st Ave. to
where it ends at the canal. However, your best bets might be to try the Rideau
River around the Rideau Tennis Club or Strathcona Park (the duck feeding
spots)....or... the R.H. Coats building at Tunney's Pasture at Holland Ave. and
Scott St. (where both Peregrine Falcons and Gyrfalcons have tended to roost when
they're in Ottawa) - this building is nearly mid-way between the Ottawa &
Rideau Rivers and would provide a great vantage point for a Gyr to view its next
potential meal.
Good Birding,
Chris Lewis
Ottawa, ON
hagenius(AT)primus.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Greater White-fronted Geese in Port Hope
From: Glenn Coady <glenn_coady(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 3:22pm
Hello Ontbirds subscribers,
For those interested in an update on their present whereabouts, Gerry Binsfeld
and I viewed the 6 Greater White-fronted Geese in the harbour in Port Hope this
morning. All six birds were together among a group of a few dozen Canada Geese.
Directions:
Hwy 401 to exit 464 (Ontario St.). Proceed south on Ontario St. and stay left
onto Mill St. and follow it to the end of Mill St. S. where the harbour is on
the right (west).
Glenn Coady
Toronto
glenn_coady(AT)hotmail.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Harlequin ducks at Humber Bay plus - Mar. 1
From: Garth Riley <rileygv(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 9:39pm
Hi everyone, a successful Toronto Ornithological Club outing today starting at
Humber Bay East with a male and female Harlequin Duck in the southern most bay
along the path to the southeastern tip. Other good birds here included five
Horned Grebes, two American Coots, two Lesser Scaup and three Ruddy Ducks.
At Colonel Samuel Smith park we couldn't locate the Snowy Owl but were
rewarded with a Northern Shrike.
At Port Credit harbour we had a Yellow-rumped Warbler on the east side just
south of the Snug Harbour Restaurant and another Lesser Scaup in the harbour.
Rattray Marsh was rather quiet in the strong north-west wind but we did find a
Carolina Wren.
At Hamilton harbour west of the ship channel in Hamilton Bay we saw five Bald
Eagles. We had both Peregrine Falcons on the lift bridge. We had Bald Eagle in
flight at the Travel Lodge in Burlington where we also had close up looks at a
male Surf Scoter and two other more distant Surf Scoters. White-winged Scoters
were very common along the western Lake Ontario waterfront with 124 being seen
and several very close views at Port Credit harbour and the ship channel.
Good-birding,
Garth
Directons:
Humber Bay East is located in Toronto just south of the intersection of
Parklawn Rd. and Lakeshore Blvd.
Colonel Samuel Smith Park is located in Toronto south of the intersection of
Kipling Ave. and Lakeshore Blvd.
Port Credit Harbour is reached by traveling south on Hurontario St. from the
QEW. Drive through the lights at Lakeshore Blvd. and turn right at the stop sign
onto Port E. Take this west to Stavebank and turn left into the parking lot.
Rattray Marsh can be reached by taking Lakeshore Blvd. west from Port Credit.
Turn left onto Meadowood Rd. and left onto Green Gable, park at the school and
walk across the playing field to enter the marsh.
Hamilton ship channel is reached by taking the QEW towards Niagara Falls and
exiting at Eastport Dr. follow Easport over the lift bridge and take the first
right into the parking area adjacent to the ship channel.
Travelodge in Burlington is reached by following Eastport Dr. to Lakeshore
Blvd. and following it east past Brant St. to Elizabeth St. turn right toward
the lake and park,
Garth Riley
Etobicoke, Ontario
rileygv(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Great Blue Herons - Detroit River
From: "Todd Pepper" <tandjpepper(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 1 Mar 2008 5:39pm
There was an amazing number of 40 Great Blue Herons along the edge of Peche Ille
and out onto the ice at the mouth of the Detroit River at Lake St. Clair this
morning (in Canadian waters). Also the expected ducks for this time of year:
Redhead, Canvasback, Common Goldeneye, Ring-necked, Greater Scaup and all 3
species of Mergansers.
Peche Ille is best viewed from the public Lakeview Marina at the intersection of
Riverside Drive and Riverdale Street in the City of Windsor. Turn towards the
river at the intersection with the Lighthouse.
Todd Pepper
Leamington, ON
tandjpepper(AT)cogeco.ca
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