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Subject: [Ontbirds]horned larks Iroquois
From: Trevor & Wendy Heuvel <trevorwendyheuvel(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 19 Mar 2008 6:15am
Numerous flocks of horned larks have been gathering in the fields off of Carman
road and area near Iroquois, ON.
Directions: Exit 738 off the 401. Go north on Carman Road until the stop sign (3
km). Turn left or right - this stretch of road (and a few roads off of this
road) (about 2 km either way) has been full of horned larks.
Wendy H.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (18 Mar 2008) 2
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 19 Mar 2008 9:03am
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 96 96
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 17 17
Northern Harrier 1 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 10 10
Cooper's Hawk 0 12 13
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 26 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 279 280
Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 8
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Total: 2 468 470
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Peter Booker
Observers: Marcie Jacklin
Visitors:
Dawn and Joey McFarlane, David Mills from Toronto.
Mike and Jenny Foley from Stoney Creek
Weather:
Full cloud cover for the count period. Temperature ranged from -1 to 5C
with on and off periods of drizzle, and one period midday of moderate rain.
Occasional light wind.
Raptor Observations:
Weather not conducive to raptor migration. Only two migrating raptors. Also
local Red-tail and Cooper's observed.
Non-raptor Observations:
Little activity other than local birds. Occasional groupsof robins,
blackbirds and waxwings.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Peter Booker ()
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at:
http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
Site Description:
Beamer Conservation Area is located on top of the Niagara Escarpment above
the town of Grimsby, Ontario. The site is 1km south of the south shore of
Lake Ontario, 20km east of Hamilton, 40km west of Niagara Falls.
Directions to site:
To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 72, follow Christie St./Mountain
St. to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road West, and go
1.6km to Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to the
conservation area. Parking is normally available inside the park. If
parking at the entrance or on the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your
car.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Bohemian Waxwing - Stratford
From: Steve Thorpe <sthorpe3(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 19 Mar 2008 11:19am
About 1 PM today I saw a flock of waxwings land in a maple tree at the corner of
Front Street and Lakeside Drive in Stratford. There were 8 Bohemian Waxwings
and about 25 Cedar Waxwing. In Lake Victoria there was a single male Common
Goldeneye and a single female Wood Duck. Also seen around Stratford in the last
2 days are Killdeer, grackles, and cowbirds.
Directions: From Ontario Street (Hwy 7/8) head south on Front Street about 0.5
km to Lakeside Drive. Lots of parking is available at this time of year.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]bohemian waxwing in London
From: "peter burke" <psburke(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 19 Mar 2008 2:18pm
In addition to Steve Thorpe's observation of Bohemian Waxwing in Stratford
today, I had a single with a flock of 30+ Cedars in my neighborhood of Old
South in London. I suspect that these birds are drifting northwards as
numbers typically build in late winter/early spring in the usual wintering
areas for Bohemians in Ontario about now.
Peter
London, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Great Gray Owl , Kingston area
From: Paul Mackenzie <mackenzp(AT)queensu.ca>
Date: 19 Mar 2008 3:49pm
Bruce Ripley called several of us to report a Great Grey Owl on Unity
Road about 1.5 km west of Sydenham Rd. That is beside the village of Elginburg.
It was in roadside trees on the south where there ios a tall
embankment, and moving east. the 401 exit for sydenham raod is at km 613 north.
Probably will not stay long, but since there are few reports I wanted
to get it out.
Paul and /or Nittaya Mackenzie,
Kingston, Canada.
<mackenzp(AT)queensu.ca
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (19 Mar 2008) 3
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 19 Mar 2008 6:03pm
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1 97 97
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 17 17
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 11 11
Cooper's Hawk 1 13 14
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 26 26
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 279 280
Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 8
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 0 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 4 4
Total: 3 471 473
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Observation start time: 12:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter: Barry Cherriere
Observers: Linda Cherriere
Weather:
Totaly overcast with light drizzle
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
The mockingbird is still enjoying the grapes that have been put out for it.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Barry Cherriere ()
Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at:
http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/
Site Description:
Beamer Conservation Area is located on top of the Niagara Escarpment above
the town of Grimsby, Ontario. The site is 1km south of the south shore of
Lake Ontario, 20km east of Hamilton, 40km west of Niagara Falls.
Directions to site:
To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 72, follow Christie St./Mountain
St. to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road West, and go
1.6km to Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to the
conservation area. Parking is normally available inside the park. If
parking at the entrance or on the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your
car.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Birds in Bradford area
From: "Peter Wukasch" <wukasch.family(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 19 Mar 2008 5:29pm
The last week has been good for waxwings and winter finches in Bradford. Today
there was a flock of 300 Bohemian Waxwings feeding on two flowering crabs in a
yard in town on Maplegrove Avenue, and several days before the same trees were
crowded with an eqaul number of Cedra Waxwings with five Bohemians thrown in.
They spooked when a Sharpie came on the scene and towered above to avoid the
hawk. At Scanlon Creek ther is a mixed flock of 10 Pine grosbeaks and 20 Com.
Redpolls feeding in the tamaracks right at the education centre.
On another note, I also saw a Northern Mockingbird in a very "un-mockingbird "
habitat in a back alley just west of the Tor. Western Hosp.
Directions:
Bradford is north on Hwy 400 to County Rd. 88 east to Simcoe Rd., south to
Catania Ave. and west again to Maplegrove. Scanlon Creek is north on Hwy. 11 to
the 9th line and east to the park entrance. Turn left and go to pking. lot.
Peter Wukasch
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Birds seen this week in Bradford,Ontario
From: "Peter Wukasch" <wukasch.family(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 19 Mar 2008 5:30pm
Today I saw an immense flock of Bohemian Waxwings (estimated at close to 300
birds) feeding in and around some flowering crab trees on Maplegrove Avenue in
Bradford. At one point, they arose en masse and towered overhead to avoid a
Sharp-shinned Hawk that had bolted onto the scene. Several days ago the trees
were crowded by an equal number of Cedar Waxwings mixed with five Bohemians.
This is the largets flock of Bohemians I have witnessed in this area.
I also saw a Northern Mockingbird in the alley way just west of Toronto Western
Hospital in a very "unmockingbird" habitat.
Directions:
Hwy. 400 to C.R. 88
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Red Poll still in Houghton
From: "Kathryn Boothby" <kmboothby(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 19 Mar 2008 11:46am
March 19, 008:
Dozens of Red Poll are still visiting the feeders here. Accompanied by
goldfinches and a pair of House Finch
Fairnorth Farm, 710 North Road, Langton (feeders are at rear of property)
Directions from Woodstock: South on Hwy 59 to RR 13 (cross over Hwy 3);
Right onto RR 38 go west for10 kms to North Road; South on North Road 10.2
kms.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Great Blue Herons - Guelph
From: carol parafenko <cmparafenko(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 19 Mar 2008 9:14pm
Hello birders.
A lovely regal pair of Great Blue Herons slowly flapped their way across the
intersection of Kortright and Edinburgh roads in south Guelph on Wed. Mar. 19,
about six storeys off the ground. They were silent, heading roughly northeast.
At about 5 p.m., they contrasted noticeably with the rush hour busy-ness of the
intersection below. Since I haven't seen any herons in the area since last fall,
I am assuming they are not local but are on their way home to somewhere else
(if I am mistaken, please let me know). This is the earliest in the year I have
ever seen blue herons.
Conditions were: overcast, slight drizzle, about +4, little wind, deep slushy
snow cover, ponds only slightly melted in their centres.
Carol Parafenko
Guelph
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