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Subject: [Ontbirds]Brighton Wetlands
From: "Keith Lee" <keith.lee(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 4:17am
Hi again
I popped over on Friday night to check out a few things and to my surprise we
have the mixed Swan Pair trying to set up house, the Trumpet swan and mute swan
, they also have a young female trumpet with them, I can only guess that it's
last years offspring (sp), also there was two pair of Ringnecks.
Tiny
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Northern Hawk-Owls - Ignace
From: "Mike Boyd" <mike.d.boyd(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 5:40am
Dear Fellow Birders
Yesterday I had two Northern Hawk-Owls in northwestern Ontario. One
was 34km east of Ignace on Hwy 17 and the other was 20km west of
Ignace also on Hwy 17. Both were on the north side of the road, the
first in a clear cut on the top of a dead tree, the second was in
natural forest. Also of note were several Black-billed Magpies in the
first 20km west of Dryden on Hwy 17.
Mike Boyd
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (28 Mar 2008) 164
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 29 Mar 2008 9:03am
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 138 1427 1427
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 30 30
Northern Harrier 1 20 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 54 54
Cooper's Hawk 0 40 41
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 226 226
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 16 861 862
Rough-legged Hawk 0 19 19
Golden Eagle 0 4 4
American Kestrel 0 12 12
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 0 5 5
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 164 2711 2713
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Tim Foran
Observers: Barry Cherriere, Bouwe Bergsma, Brian Mishell,
Linda Cherriere, Marcie Jacklin, Paul Summerskill
Visitors:
Barbara Austin helped Marcie Jacklin and me, to keep a good eye on things.
Weather:
Overcast and flurries to start. Variable winds Then the sun shone and
finally flurries again.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Sandhill Crane
Predictions:
Considering yesterday's weather presented poor conditions, the number of
birds that migrated through bodes very well for Saturday and Sunday when
the sun will shine. Expect good numbers.
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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.
Please note: Data in this report is not official until reviewed and finalized
after the end of the season. © 2008 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings Lawrenve and Leslie
From: Hugh Currie <currie_hugh(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 7:05am
Today at 9:30 AM there were at least 7 Bohemians among the 50 or so waxwings at
the location reported yesterday afternoon. Going north on Leslie turn right just
before Lawrence and park after only about 1oo metres. Going south on Leslie it
may be better to continue south a few hundred meters to Overland, then go left
and continue around on Tottenham. The birds were feeding on a crabapple tree
just behind the apartment building. There are still plenty of apples.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]West Hamilton-Brant-Guelph birding
From: carol parafenko <cmparafenko(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 9:23am
Hello birders.
The warm sun on Friday, Mar. 28 was a lovely respite from the winter-like
chill of recent days, and the birds were celebrating with a lot of activity in
sheltered spots. Loads of Robins poking around for worms and larvae in exposed
patches of grass. Some late Horned Larks flushing from the roadside on Glen
Morris Road west of St. George, and Sheffield Road north of Hwy. 5.
An Eastern Bluebird has been claiming its territory for the last week at the
corner of Hwy. 97 and Sheffield Road, east of Cambridge, playing sentry on the
power lines right at the corner. Spotted a bashful Northern Shrike sitting at
the top of an old apple tree at the side of Sheffield Road just north of Hwy. 5.
And, on the other side of the road, what looked like a Northern Goshawk slowly
flapped and coasted, following the contours of the tiled fields before
disappearing into trees in a northwest direction. It was a new species for me,
sorry to be unsure of the identification. Quite a marvellous sight. It was regal
and lovely with soft grey on its back and a white breast, as big as a
red-tailed hawk, with a small head, a noticeably long tail, a black streak
through its eye and a white spot on its nose. At one point it was less than 20
feet from my car.
Also notable were a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers in the Hanlon Creek Woods
behind Moss Place in Guelph, first observed Mar. 23. They could be a returning
pair that last year were living a bit further southeast in the same forest.
Canada Geese claiming nesting territory in random spots on the still-frozen
holding ponds in south Guelph, noisily drowning out practically everything else.
Spring must be here.
Carol Parafenko
Guelph
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Snow geese (Blue Phase)
From: "beth mcpherson" <bethm(AT)ihorizons.net>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 1:08pm
2 snow geese and 2 blue phase snow geese were seen this a.m. on Lake ont. just
west of the Lennox Generating Station, along with thousands of Canada geese and
many duck varieties
Beth McPherson
Directions.from 401 at Napanee take the highway 41 exit.Head straight south to
Lake Ont .Turn right (west) at the Hydro station .There is open water from there
til the road swings away from the lake. The geese are found all along that
stretch of water the snow geese in with hundreds of geese
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Subject: [Ontbirds]white-fronted goose
From: gerald paul <paulgw73(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 12:10pm
Today, March 29, at noon, from the Amherst Island ferry while leaving the ferry
dock, we saw seven Canada Geese standing on the ice and with them was a Greater
White-fronted Goose. Its white forehead behind the yellow-orange bill, orange
feet, yellow-orange legs, speckled black patches/bars on the belly and white
line along the sides made it easy to identify. From the passenger window on the
ferry we had a clear view as close as 5-10 metres. We watched it as we aproached
the goose, when we were broadside and as we passed it.
We were not sure whether it was of the Tundra or Taiga population. We have no
reason to believe it was a domesticated escapee but would welcome information on
this sighting.
Besides the White-fronted Goose, we saw 5 American Kestrels, 7 Rough-legged
Hawks, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 4 Northern Harriers, many Killdeer, Song Sparrows,
Robins, etc. and 10 species of duck. We had birded from 10-12.
Gerald & Shirley Paul (paulgw73(AT)hotmail.com) Kingston, ON.
To reach the island take the ferry (every hour on the half) from Milhaven about
25 km west of Kingston via Hwy 33.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Bald Eagles / Big Creek, Holiday Beach area
From: "Theresa LeMire" <tlemire1(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 3:29pm
Did see one great egret along Canard Drive as per Jeff Larsons email.
Flying over Big Creek I saw two adult Bald Eagles and about 20 minutes later
there was a juvi sitting up in the tree on the south side of the road.
Did manage to get off a few shots as I tried to get closer and closer before it
flew off over the creek.
Theresa LeMire
Windsor / LaSalle
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Subject: [Ontbirds]birds north of Bradford
From: "Peter Wukasch" <wukasch.family(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 2:23pm
Date: Sat., 29 Mar 2008 08:30-0:930
From: Peter Wukasch
Subject: birds north of Bradford
At about 8:30 this morning (Saturday), I went for a short drive and walk north
of the town of Bradford. Along Hwy. 11 near the 13th Line of Bradford I saw a
flock of 20 Wild Turkeys. Later I went over to the Provincial Wildlife area off
the 20th Sideroad and the 11th Line of Bradford-West Gwillimbury and walked into
the marsh on the boardwalk. Plenty of action, including two singing Brown
Creepers ( they have a great song and it was echoing throughout the silver maple
swamp), a loudly calling Red-bellied Woodpecker, and an assortment of
nuthatches, chickadees, and Golden-crowned Kinglets. I was hoping to see if any
Sandhill Cranes are back there this year, but the date is a bit early.
Exit right from Hwy. 400 and go to the lights in Bradford at County Rd. 88
(Holland St.) and turn left on Hwy. 11. Go north to the 13th Line of
Bradford-West Gwillimbury, turn right and then left at the 20th S.R. go south
along 20th, cross RR tracks and look for wildlife are entrance on your left.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Redhead and Bohemian Waxwings, Rideau River,
Ottawa
From: PETER HALL <halljp(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 5:30pm
Hi Ontbirders:
This afternoon at about 3:00 pm, a male Redhead was sighted in a group of four
Common Goldeneye on the Rideau River in Ottawa East. The ducks were seen where
Centennial Boulevard runs down to the river. The birds were all diving in the
middle of the river. Further up the River, where Bank Street crosses it at
Billings Bridge, four Bohemian Waxwings were in the top of a large tree just to
the west of the bridge.
Good birding
Peter Hall
Directions:From Highway 417 going east, exit at number 120 to Bank Street.
Turn right on Bank (south) and follow it until it crosses the Rideau River at
Billings Bridge. Park on side streets to look for the Bohemian Waxwings. For the
Redhead, from Billings Bridge going north on Bank, turn imediately to the right
on Riverdale Avenue. Follow Riverdale until it ends at Maine Street. Turn right
on Main Street and then immediately turn left onto Centennial Boulevard.
Centennial ends at the Rideau River in two blocks.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Barred Owl, Bald Eagle, RS Hawk - Newmarket Area
From: RON FLEMING <flemingron(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 7:00pm
An excursion originally designed for waterfowl today yielded a good list of
raptors instead.
This trip, led by Mike Van den Tillaart, included members of three clubs: the
West Humber Naturalists, Richmond Hill Naturalists, and York Simcoe Naturalists.
(Especially interesting when you consider there were only 9 people in total.)
We started in Newmarket, where we kicked things off with a BARRED OWL sitting
at the edge of a woodlot near Wayne St. on Waratah/Huron Heights Blvd.- a very
pleasant surprise in a suburban setting! At nearby George Richardson Park we
added a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and several Cm. Grackles. Driving north to Ravenshoe
Rd. in southwest Keswick we added a COOPER'S HAWK, an unidentified swan, one
late SNOW BUNTING, and 23 GREAT BLUE HERONS standing on nests in the heronry
that is visible from the west end of that road (it is on the north side of
Ravenshoe, near Cook's Bay).
At the north end of 2nd Concession above Holborn Rd. we were treated to
excellent views of a sub-adult BALD EAGLE which some of us (especially me, I
must admit) tried valiantly to make into a juvenile Golden. Keith Dunn doused
the fire of our excitement with that most heinous of extinguishers, compelling
facts. The eagle peeled off to the north and was soon replaced by one of three
Turkey Vultures that followed its flight path. On the east side of 2nd
Concession about 1 km south of Holborn we tooped to observe a WILD TURKEY lek,
complete with ritualistic circling, wing drooping, and the fanning of huge
tails. It was a treat to watch. Continuing south along 2nd Concession toward
Queensville Sdrd. we added a NORTHERN SHRIKE and a male AMERICAN KESTREL.
The north end of Bathurst Street, which is usually excellent for waterfowl at
this time of year, was birdless except for a dozen Canada Geese and the odd
crow. The ice and snow in the fields has yet to melt in this area, so there are
few places for migrating waterfowl to stop and feed (if they happened to be
passing at all). It is interesting to note that last year on this same date
most geese, ducks, and swans had not only shown up here but had, in large part,
already gone through.
Around noon we decided to drive south to the Cawthra Mulock reserve in west
Newmarket. Coming along Miller Sdrd. from the west, we spotted a RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK perched in a conifer by the roadside not far from Bathurst St. We had
excellent looks at the bird through my scope as he perched, flew a bit, then
perched again. In the trees south of us a handful of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS
could be heard calling. At the reserve itself we added NORTHERN HARRIER (our
9th raptor species of the day) and a calling PILEATED WOODPECKER.
The field trip ended around 1:00 p.m. but I discovered via cell phone that
Dad's taxi service was not needed until 2:30, so I drove the backroads a little
longer and observed a few more birds. One of them was a second NORTHERN SHRIKE
(Dufferin St. just south of Miller Sdrd.), a few more Red-tailed Hawks, two
tagged TRUMPETER SWANS in the West Holland River (which was open through the
heart of the "Bradford Marsh" vegetable fields) and, keeping company with
several Mallards and Blacks, two NORTHERN PINTAIL drakes, my first ones of the
spring.
Although we did not get KILLDEER today, Keith and Mike both had them earlier
in the week. Still lots of birds to come!
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
Newmarket is in north-central York Region, north of Toronto and south of Lake
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Leslie Street Spit - Woodcock, Lesser Yellowlegs,
etc.
From: "Norman Murr" <normurr(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 4:37pm
Good evening .
Today Margaret Liubavicius and I spent the day birding The Spit and we did find
some decent birds besides the usual suspects.
Best birds of the day ( for us ) were 4 A. Woodcock and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs.
Other goodies were:-
Red-necked Grebes, 35+ Double-crested Cormorants, Trumpeter Swan, 30+
green-winged teal, N. Pintail, all 3 Mergansers, both Scaup, 2 N. Harriers, 20+
Killdeer, an adult Glaucous Gull, Hairy Woodpecker, N. Flicker, N. Shrike,
Horned Larks, 15+ Song Sparrows, and 14 Common Redpolls.
Other birds reported to us by Dan Derbyshire and Ed O'Conner were:-
Horned Grebes, A. Wigeons, Ruddy Duck, More A. Woodcock, Common Snipe. Belted
Kingfishers, and E. meadowlark.
We also saw 13 Cottontails and a great view of a Coyote crossing the ice.
Though the bays are still mostly frozen over the next few days promise a quick
melt like is happening now with the snow down there and by next weekend the
birding there should have picked up significantly.
Also be aware that the birding on Peninsula D will be some what restricted as
the banding station opens on Tuesday ( April 1st ). If you do bird this
peninsula please try not to interfere with the banders and also do not approach
the nets as any birds already in the nets are under enough stress without
worrying about the big predator approaching.
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.
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:- When we left The Spit at 5 pm there were 5 vehicles locked in the
parking lot whose drivers apparently did not read the large warning sign,
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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] Redhead, Pied-billed Grebe, Lesser Black-backed
Gull- Ottawa
From: "Langis Sirois" <lsir(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 29 Mar 2008 6:19pm
Hi all.
The Redhead, reported by Peter Hall earlier to-day, March 29, was still
present on the Rideau River, at the base of Centennial Boulevard, in the
early evening. Also seen from the base of Centennial, along the other shore
of the river, a Pied-billed Grebe, a pair of Wood Ducks and 3 Hooded
Mergensers.
Yesterday afternoon, on the frozen pond on Moodie Dr., South of Trail Rd,
there was an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and a possible immature Thayer's
Gull. At the Trail Rd landfill, among the thousands of gulls, there were
still at least 2 Glaucous and one Iceland.
Good birding.
Langis Sirois, Ottawa
Directions to Centennial: from the 417 going East, exit at Lees Ave, turn
right on Lees, then left on Main and left again on Centennial; climb on the
snow bank (on foot!) and scan the river.
Directions to Moodie Dr pond and Trail Rd landfill, from the 417 going West,
exit at Moodie Dr., go South on Moodie; or take the 416 South, exit at
Fallowfield, go West on Fallowfield and turn left on Moodie, drive in the
South direction on Moodie; Trail Rd will be on the left, the pond is about
one kilometer further South.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (29 Mar 2008) 571
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 29 Mar 2008 9:03pm
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 406 1833 1833
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 2 32 32
Northern Harrier 0 20 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 61 61
Cooper's Hawk 1 41 42
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 56 282 282
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 93 954 955
Rough-legged Hawk 4 23 23
Golden Eagle 1 5 5
American Kestrel 0 12 12
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 1 6 6
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 571 3282 3284
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10.92 hours
Official Counter: Chris Escott
Observers: Barry Cherriere, Colin Horstead, Linda Cherriere,
Phil Waggett
Visitors:
Junior Hamilton Naturalists (34 young birders and 25 adults), Colin
Horstead, Jennifer & Derek Lyon, Tony Nicholls, Dave Weir, Phil Waggett,
Brian Hawthorne, Mike Street, Jacques Giraud, Kayo Roy, Barry & Linda
Cherriere, Derek Nichols, Kevin McLaughlin, Dave Sked and Fran, Brandon
Holden, Tim Foran, Bridget Hribljan, Mary Rae, and a number of others.
Weather:
Clear and sunny, with cloud cover from about 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. but
otherwise virtually cloudless. Temperatures rose from -3 C to a high of +1
C then back to -2 C by the end of the count. Winds were mainly N and later
NE, generally light, but with chilly gusts from time to time.
Raptor Observations:
In the 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. hour an almost pure white Red-tailed Hawk went
over, with other RTHA and other species, followed shortly by a very light
coloured Red-tailed Hawk that resembled a Krider's form.
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Mockingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Wilson's Snipe
Predictions:
Weather will reportedly be sunny with cloudy period, SE wind and high of +4
C or warmer, so should be a very good day.
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Report submitted by Chris Escott ()
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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.
Please note: Data in this report is not official until reviewed and finalized
after the end of the season. © 2008 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch
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