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Subject: [Ontbirds]Hoary Redpole, Northern Flicker, Yellow Finches,
White and Red breasted Nuthatch
From: lmelang(AT)execulink.com
Date: 2 Mar 2008 12:02am
Waterford, Ontario
Spotted the below birds near conservation area and our home
Red Pole (first time at our finch feeder)
Northern Flicker (female and male)
Yellow Finches (multiple)
Whitebreasted Nuthatch (multiple)
Red Breasted Nuthatch
A great day of birding in Waterford!
Lana Lang
RR#1 Waterford, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Killdeer and Robins
From: bruce <brucep(AT)mnsi.net>
Date: 2 Mar 2008 1:41am
Fridays drive into work along county rd 14 from the Wheatley town line
to the Windsor Airport produced 2 Killdeer, 1 Redtail Hawk, 2 Kestrel, 1
Northern Harrier (male) numerous snow buntings horned larks and junco's
and 3 Robins.
It must be Spring
Good Birding
Bruce Patterson
B & B's Bed and Breakfast
www.bandbsbandb.com
1-800-851-3406
local 519-825-8008
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Red Crossbills - Eardley-Masham, QC
From: "David Morin" <foxheadraven(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 2 Mar 2008 9:03am
For those of us in the Ottawa area, we saw two Red Crossbills feeding at the
tops of coniferous trees on the Eardley-Masham Rd, below Ramsey Lake today.
David Morin
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Eared Grebe at leslie Street Spit in Toronto
From: "Norman Murr" <normurr(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 2 Mar 2008 1:07pm
Good afternoon folks.
Today Ian Cannell and I found an Eared Grebe beside Pipit Point on the Leslie
Street Spit. It was constantly diving in the bay beside Pipit Point.
We also observed a N. Flicker and N. Shrike as we walked along and we found an
even number of 20 Cottontail Rabbits almost under foot. We were actually
surrounded by 12 of them at one time and feared for our lives :>)).
Snow is up to 10-12 inches deep in some areas and in others you walk in mud.
Directions:-
LESLIE STREET SPIT (TOMMY THOMPSON PARK) IN TORONTO
To get to "The Spit" from Queen and Yonge Streets. Take the Queen Street Car
#501 east to Leslie St. and walk south (about 2 km) or as far as you can go on
Leslie St. at Unwin Ave. and you will see the gate and signage. You may also
catch the Jones Bus #83 at the Donlands Subway Station or transfer to it at
Queen St. and Jones Ave. and take it to Leslie St. And Commissioner St. (on
Saturday only). By automobile you may drive to Lakeshore Blvd and Leslie St.
then south to The Spit.
Pipit Point is the extreme left hand (southwest) point. When walking out towards
the lighthouse you will come to a road going off to the left (at the Quonset
hut or tin shed). Follow this road along the outer arm as far as it goes and at
the T junction where the paved road goes off to the right continue straight onto
the dirt road and you will end up on Pipit Point
You can park either on Leslie St. or Unwin Ave. You may also park in the parking
lot inside the main gate after 9 am. Be sure to observe the parking lot closing
time as if you are not out by then your auto will be locked in until the
following day. — THE PARKING LOT AND ALL GATES WILL BE LOCKED AT 4:30 pm and
there is no Van in the
winter.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE:- The official hours for The Spit are 9 am to 4:30 pm (weekends and
holidays only of course) but the unofficial hours are sunup to sundown. To date
no one has questioned any birder, jogger, cyclist, etc. about the use of The
Spit from sunup to sundown.
The spit is only open on the weekends and on holidays, at other times you will
not be able to access the area. This area is extensive, 7 km to the tip, but be
prepared to walk more than that. The Spit is only open on the weekends and
holidays because they are still building it.
Norm Murr
Richmond Hill, ON
"Sils mordent, mords les"
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Harlequin Ducks at Humber Bay Park East
From: "Giraud, Jacques" <jacques(AT)giraud.com>
Date: 2 Mar 2008 5:53pm
I located and photographed the harlequin duck pair at Humber Bay Park
East located by Garth Riley several days ago. The male is in superb
breeding plumage. Also present were trumpeter swan, mute swan, mallard,
black duck, gadwall, hooded merganser, common merganser, red-breasted
merganser, horned grebe (3), Canada goose, redhead, canvasback,
long-tailed duck, common goldeneye and greater scaup.
Photographs can be found at (the link must be on a single line, Ontbirds
wraps the URLs):
http://giraud.com/gallery2/v/Birding/2008/20080302_Humber_View_Park_East
_Ducks/
To see the exact locations of the birds using Google Maps, click on the
View Album on Map on the left hand navigation menu.
Humber Bay East is located in Toronto just south of the intersection of
Parklawn Rd. and Lakeshore Blvd.
Good Birding
Jacques Giraud
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Subject: [Ontbirds] York Region - Goshawk, Snowy Owls, Bohemian
Waxwings, Ravens
From: RON FLEMING <flemingron(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 2 Mar 2008 6:50pm
Wind and blowing snow from Friday's little blizzard frustrated Snowy Owl seekers
on Saturday, but Alfred Adamo found an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK instead (west
side of Jane Street, about 1 km south of Hwy. 9) while Frank Butson took
consolation in finding a flock of PINE GROSBEAKS along Bolton Avenue in central
Newmarket. Alfred Adamo also observed three separate groups of HORNED LARKS
along Woodchopper's Lane and Strawberry Lane as well as a good-sized flock of
SNOW BUNTINGS (150-200) in a weedy field on the S.side of King Rd. between Keele
and Dufferin west of Newmarket.
Conditions for birding were better today - bright morning sunshine and no
blowing snow
increased visibility, even in the open fields around Keswick and Bradford.
Chris Dunn was able to find 2 SNOWY OWLS in the "Bradford Marsh" between 8:00
and 8:30 a.m., one on each side of Hwy. 400. The bird on the east side was about
250 m north of Woodchopper's Lane and 250m east of Jane while the second bird -
also sitting on the ground - was about 300m west of Holancin Rd. and 250m south
of Hillsview Rd. Both owls were very white individuals, likely adult males.
I found another Snowy Owl this afternoon (3:15) in Keswick. It was on the
east side of Yonge Street, about 2 kms south of Ravenshoe Road. This bird - a
heavily barred female or juvenile - was perched on top of one of the improbably
long irrigation machines that stretches across the frozen fields out there. It
was ENE of the white trailer near the south end of Yonge and ESE of the last
building on Yonge.
Also seen by Chris Dunn in the Bradford area today was a NORTHERN SHRIKE on
River Rd., an AMERICAN KESTREL at the end of Hillsview, several flocks of SNOW
BUNTINGS totalling around 250 birds, and at least 8 HORNED LARKS, several of
which were singing.
While Chris was birding west of Newmarket I was XC skiing east of town. I did
not see many birds but did happen upon two COMMON RAVENS in the southeast
corner of the North Tract (locally called "Vivian Forest" due to its proximity
to Vivian Road). The ravens were hushed as they flew into the trees above me
but when I coasted down a hill that took me closer to them, one bird gronked
loudly as if to say "Get out of here". I took his advice and made my way back
to my vehicle on McCowan Road south of Davis Drive.
I had a small group of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS (4) in the conifers by the
roadside as I was putting my skis away.
Well north of Newmarket and west of Keswick today, Walter Hyde had a flock of
30 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS across from Virginia Road just off Hwy. 48, roughly 4 kms
east of the town of Sutton. In Keswick yesterday, Keith Dunn had a NORTHERN
SHRIKE at the intersection of Deer Park Road and the Queensway North, as well as
a large flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS a little further south on Queensway. Keith
has had Horned Larks, Snowy Buntings, and at least one SNOWY OWL in the
Ravenshoe Road/Yonge Street area every day except Saturday.
As reported by Keith's nephew Chris Dunn, a nice sign of spring in Newmarket
this week has been flocks of American Robins over Bolton Avenue (10, 27 and 9),
many singing Cardinals and House Finches, and some drumming Downy Woodpeckers.
Pine Grosbeaks were seen three days this week in the same area.
Other notes from York region over the past week include a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
that visits Gene Denzel's feeder every every day for berries and water, as well
as two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS at his yard in Thornhill (Uplands area west of
Yonge and south of Hwy. 7). Joan Love had a LONG-EARED OWL up the hill from her
property in southwest Kleinburg last weekend but it has not shown itself since.
Frank Pinella is still getting visits from a female PILEATED WOODPECKER in his
yard in northwest Richmond Hill (McLeod's Landing area). The woods of the
David Dunlap Observatory in central Richmond Hill have again offered a few lucky
birders good looks at BARRED and GREAT HORNED OWL, but never at one reliable
place or time. This eco-island surrounded by suburban sprawl can be an
excellent place for a nature hike. Vehicle entry is from just east of the
dead-end of Hillsview Avenue, which runs west from Bayview. Unfortunately this
property is in the process of being sold off by
the U of T. (See the Richmond Hill Naturalists' website for more
information.)
York Region is north of Toronto, running south from Lake Simcoe. For specific
directions regarding any of the many places mentioned here, reply to sender.
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Kingston
From: Ken Kingdon <kenkingdon(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 2 Mar 2008 9:08pm
On the afternoon of Sat., March 01, 2008 I had a wonderfully close look at a
lone Ruby-crowned Kinglet, my earliest ever. It was seen while snowshoeing deep
into the Lost Lake Bog, located 2 km north of Amherstview, 5km west of
Kingston.
It was foraging very close to ground in a tangle of saplings. The snow is
20-inches deep, so how it gets food is unclear.
There were also 5 Common Ravens seen. They are becoming common in the vicinity
of this Bog. :)
Best Pishes,
Ken Kingdon,
KINGSTON, ON
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