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Subject: [Ontbirds]Spring migrants at Rattray Marsh, Mississauga
From: Wayne Renaud <wayne(AT)renaudwebber.com>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 7:40am
Last night I birded Rattray Marsh had a few interesting birds. Two Eastern
Screech-Owls were at the north end of the marsh off just west of the lower
bridge of Sheridan Creek; one perched on the Wood Duck nest box, the other
in a tree about 20 feet away (this was around 7:40 pm). Also two Eastern
Phoebes were found: one near the bridge just mentioned, the other in the
flooded woods at the trail leading down to the lake just se of the marsh.
There was also one Wilson's Snipe on the flooded area of the creek visible
from the Knoll walk (which is 'technically' blocked off for construction of
the new lookout bridge which is all but complete). The Tufted Titmouse is
still hanging around the woods just east of the just-mentioned bridge,
obviously on territory. There also four Carolina Wrens (two singing) in
dense undergrowth between the bridge and lake both yesterday and day before.
Directions:
Go south down to the end Bexhill which runs south of Lakeshore about 5 long
blocks east Erin Mills Parkway; park at the metal gate The marsh and knoll
trail start at the bottom of hill from the parking area. This gets you
into, more or less, the middle of main area of the marsh. Find a street map
to orient yourself and/or follow the the trail map inside the park.
Wayne Renaud
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Subject: [Ontbirds]First Egg for 2008 in Sheraton Hamilton Peregrine
Nest
From: "Mike Street" <mikestreet1(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 6:06am
Hamilton Community Peregrine Project (HCPP) Lead Monitor Audrey Gamble
advises that around 10:30AM yesterday, Saturday, March 30, 2008, the
first egg of 2008 was seen clearly in the Sheraton Hamilton Peregrine
Falcon nest. Peregrines typically lay two to four red-brown eggs at
alternate day intervals, so by Monday we will hope to see another. The
female, Madame X, has laid four eggs in the Sheraton nest each season
since she started her breeding career in 2001. The adults will share
the responsibility of incubating the eggs for 30 to 35 days.
The progress of the birds can be followed on the HCPP web cam at:
http://falcons.hamiltonnature.org/
HCPP will also have a television monitor and information station set
up in the Jackson Square shopping mall in a few days. The Sheraton
Hamilton and Jackson Square are located just east of the corner of
King St. West and Bay Street in downtown Hamilton.
Mike
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Mike Street
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Bohemians and Cedars -Toronto - Leslie and
Lawrence Update
From: "L Terris" <bohemianww(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 9:28am
An update on recent postings:
At 0840 this morning, a flock of about 30 Waxwings, including at least 3
Bohemians, continue to feast in crabapple trees located on the eastern side
of the condo building -on the southeast corner of Lawrence Avenue at Leslie
Street.
Parking on Tottenham Road, the first street (a very short block south of
Lawrence and running east off Leslie) is the closest.
A fine start to this Sunday morning.
Lynne Terris
Leaside
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Brereton club, Sandhill cranes
From: "Linda Crome" <lindacrome(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 8:42am
On Saturday morning we got an early start(8.00am) on a very cold morning
with very little open water on our field trip into the Minesing wetlands
looking for Snowie owls and Sandhill cranes. While on the tour we found a
Bald eagle on a nest with young on Sunnidale Concession 6. The Swowie owl
was only 3 meters from where we had see it weeks three ago siting on a
tractor tire( there were four in a row) north of Sunnidale 7 and the 15/16
side road. We found the cranes southeast of Sunset lane visible from
Sunnidale 17/18 side road.
we also found:
Blacked capped Chickadee
Red -winged Blackbirds
Common Grackle
Downie Woodpecker
American crow
Wild Turkeys (10)
Gull species
European Starlings
Turkey Vultures (3)
Canada Goose
American Goldfinch
Common Redpolls
Mourning Dove
Blue Jays
Northern Cardinal
American Tree Sparrows
Brown Headed Cow Bird
House Sparrow
Hairy Woodpecker (4)
Dark eyed Junco
American Robins
Horned Larks
Northern Shrike
Great black backed Gull
Bald Eagles 2 adults and a chick
Rough legged Hawk
Buto species
Snowie Owl
Rock Pigeons
Sandhill Cranes (2) huddled together and very cold
kKilldeers (2)
Snow Buntings (9)
Willow Creek:
Common Golden eye (pair)
Malllard
American Black Ducks
Driving directions. From Barrie go west on hwy 90 to close to Angus and
turn north on Mckinnon (dead end road) all the way up to the farm house at
the end with all the feeders. Return south and then continued on a
rectangle around the Minesing wetlands. Next trip is Saturday April 12 when
we walk on the Uhtoff trail. MTM Conservation is having a waterfowl viewing
day April 19 @ Tiny Marsh. Thanks Linda Crome
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Snow Geese and Red-shouldered Hawk
From: Eve Ticknor <sandbird(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 6:19pm
I was traveling along the St Lawrence River via Rte 2 between
Lancaster and Morrisburg this afternoon ( 3pm ). Just east of
Cornwall near Gray's Creek I saw a large number of Canada Geese. As
I was looking them over, lots of Snow Geese suddenly came in, most of
them immediately tucking in for a sleep. The Canadas were restless
and many took off northward, presumably looking for fields..............
Going further east on Rte 2, I saw more Canada Geese and Snow Geese
beside the eastern end of Long Sault Parkway, right by the causeway.
Finally going back to Ottawa via Hwy 31 from Morrisburg, There was a
lovely Red-shouldered Hawk on the side of Leitrim, near Albion
( airport side).
Rte 2 can be reached from the 401 ( take Cornwall or Summerstown
exit) and Rte 31 is Bank St in Ottawa and can be reached both by the
401 and the 417.
Cheers, Eve
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Subject: [Ontbirds]re Red-shouldered Hawk posting - correction
From: Eve Ticknor <sandbird(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 6:38pm
With apologies, the road was Lester, not Leitrim.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa, Red-shouldered Hawk
From: "Don Wigle" <don.wigle(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 4:22pm
We saw a Red-shouldered Hawk this morning on Moodie Drive just south of Hunt
Club perched in a tree on the west side near the road.
Don Wigle
Directions: at Google maps, enter "Moodie Drive, Ottawa)
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 30Mar08... Gyrfalcon
From: Gordon Pringle <parula(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 8:03pm
- RBA
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 30 March 2008
* ONOT0803.30
- Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
GYRFALCON
Peregrine Falcon
Killdeer
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Northern Shrike
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
- Transcript
hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 30 March 2008
Number: 613-860-9000
For the status line PRESS * (star)
To report bird sightings, PRESS 1 (one)
Rare bird alerts are now included in the introductory message
coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que.
compiler & transcriber: Chris Lewis hagenius(AT)primus.ca
internet: Gordon Pringle parula(AT)magma.ca
THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 12:30 pm, SUNDAY MARCH 30, 2008
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
Spring flooding has not yet occurred and is not likely to for a while unless
the weather changes dramatically. However, a "flood" of reports came
in over the past week - an indication of how the season affects both
birds and people, regardless of the weather.
On the 27th, some new waterfowl arrivals on the Rideau River south of
Riverain Park included 8 Wood Ducks, 1 Lesser Scaup and several
Hooded Mergansers. The 1st Pied-billed Grebe of the year was also seen
here the same day. On the 29th, a Pied-billed Grebe was also reported
father south along the Rideau at the base of Centennial Blvd., along with
a pair of Wood Ducks, more Hooded Mergansers and a male Redhead.
East of Ottawa in the Cornwall area, some Greater Snow Geese have
begun to show up in small flocks since the 25th.
Canada Geese, Great Blue Herons and Turkey Vultures are being
reported daily in both rural and urban locations, a Red-shouldered Hawk
flew over the Eardley escarpment of the Gatineau Hills on the 24th.
Red-tailed Hawks and the resident pair of Peregrine Falcons were seen
mating on the 25th. The 1st local Killdeers of the year were single rather
lost-looking birds in the snow at the Britannia Conservation Area and
along Hwy 148 near Plaisance, Quebec on the 27th, and an adult Lesser
Black-backed Gull was found in the vicinity of the Trail Rd. landfill along
with at least 1 Iceland and 2 Glaucous Gulls on the 29th. A Carolina
Wren was heard on the 29th in the Rothwell Heights neighbourhood, and
the first migrant Song Sparrow was reported from Britannia on the 27th.
Large flocks of Bohemian Waxwings numbering into the multiple 100's
continue to move through Ottawa & Gatineau, descending upon
whatever berries and crab apples they can find as they head up north,
and Cedar Waxwings, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds and
Common Grackles are arriving in increasing numbers.
Lingerers on the 24th at Deschenes, Quebec included a GYRFALCON
(reported as a grey morph) as well as the Hermit Thrush. The Tufted
Titmouse is still alive & well at the feeders in Forest Park (Embrun) as of the
30th along with several Common Redpolls and Evening Grosbeaks. On
the 28th a Northern Shrike was singing in Britannia, and a small number of
Common Redpolls were still at the feeders by Shirley's Bay as well as at
the feeder on Hurdman Rd. along the Rideau River. A dozen Pine
Grosbeaks and approx. 25 Common Redpolls were still visiting feeders
along a couple of ski trails in Gatineau Park on the 24th.
Thank you - Good Birding!
- End transcript
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (30 Mar 2008) 1081
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 30 Mar 2008 8:03pm
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 847 2680 2680
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 1 33 33
Northern Harrier 1 21 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 73 73
Cooper's Hawk 4 45 46
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 53 335 335
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 150 1104 1105
Rough-legged Hawk 8 31 31
Golden Eagle 0 5 5
American Kestrel 3 15 15
Merlin 1 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3
Unknown Buteo 1 7 7
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 1 1
Unknown Raptor 0 5 5
Total: 1081 4363 4365
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 06:30:00
Observation end time: 16:45:00
Total observation time: 10.25 hours
Official Counter: Chris Escott
Observers: Barry Cherriere, Colin Horstead, Dave Don, Linda Cherriere,
Sandra Davey
Visitors:
Colin Horstead, Jennifer & Derek Lyon, Sandra Davey (Counter), Heather
Goldie, Neil Baker, Dave Don, Jacques Giraud, Brandon Holden, Phil Waggett,
Ron Pittaway, Barry & Linda Cherriere, Brian Hawthorne, Tom Reavley, Carol
Horner, Mary Schuster, John Nishikawa, Kevin Seymour, Wayne Parnall, Keith
Sealey, Dave Brown, Mark Cunningham, Matt Oswald, Bob Curry & Glenda
Slessor, Hugh Currie, Sandra Eadie, and many more.
Weather:
Winds were primarily from the East, switching frequently to SE and
occasionally around to NE, mostly breezy but with heavier gusts later in
the day. There was some high cloud through most of the day but by
mid-afternoon heavier cloud cover moved in from the west and by the end of
the count there was no blue sky remaining. Temperatures rose from -3 C to a
high of +8 C and later back down to +3 by the end of the count.
Raptor Observations:
The lone Bald Eagle of the day was an Adult. The Rough-legged Hawks
comprised 6 Light and 2 Dark (1 in the 1-2 hour, 1 in the 4-5 hour)
individuals.
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Mockingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Kildeer.
Predictions:
The weather report says rain, and the clouds moving in suggested rain, so
it looks like a rainy day tomorrow!
========================================================================
Report submitted by Chris Escott ()
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.
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] Hooded Mergansers and Common Goldeneye, Rideau
River Ottawa
From: Diane Larabie <larabie23(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 4:59pm
Hi all -
My first dedicated bird outing proved fruitful! At 3:40 pm, saw a flock of
Hooded Mergansers and a pair of Common Goldeneye. Location not too far along the
Rideau River as previously reported. This flock was seen a bit further on the
east side of the bridge at Bank and Riverside, swimming mid-river, closer to the
Riverside drive. Access can be seen along the eastern recreational pathway -
going North on Bank St., cross the bridge, turn immediately right and follow the
pathway.
Count: 2 Male and 1 Female Hooded Mergansers; 1 Male and Female Common
Goldeneye.
"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Bohemian Waxwings at Oakville Harbour
From: Eric Harrison <eric_harrison(AT)ieee.org>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 5:15pm
A group of at least fifty (as counted in photograph we took) Bohemian
Waxwings was holding a song-fest in the top of one of the white-
birches(?) on the west side of Oakville harbour by the lighthouse.
They flew off as a flock to the west at 2:22 PM.
Pictures available on request...
Barbara and Eric Harrison
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Meadowlark [Blakeney]
From: "IAIN WILKES" <iain.wilkes(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 3:46pm
We saw a single Meadowlark on Blakeney Road(cty rd 17) just north of
Blakeney. Blakeney is north of Almonte to the east of County Rd 29 between
Almonte and Packenham
iain CO DSBC (NC)
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Access to Peninsula D/Tommy Thompson Park
From: Dan Derbyshire <DDerbyshire(AT)trca.on.ca>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 9:45pm
Dear Ontbirders,
To clarify an earlier post, access to peninsula D at Tommy Thompson
Park (Leslie Street Spit) is in no way restricted by the activities of
the Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station. Increasing awareness is
one visitors, so please don't hesitate to drop in and talk to us a bird
banding demonstration when the park is open (see below for park
hours) which are well marked by signs.
The Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TTPBRS) operates a
Migration Monitoring Program on a daily basis during the spring and
fall migration seasons (starting each day a half hour before dawn and
running for 7 hours). Our 6th consecutive Spring Migration Monitoring
seaso The Fall Migration Monitoring Program runs daily from
August
5-November 12. Please v results from the station during member
station of the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network (ht
tp://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/cmmn).
Tommy Thompson Park (Hours of Operation)
Open t Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day. Operating hours
are
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (April to October) and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(November to March). For more information visit the Tommy Thompson
Park website (http://www.trca Good birding!
Dan Derbyshire
Coordinator, Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Toronto and Region
Conservation (TRCA)
www.ttpbrs.ca
References
Visible links
Hidden links:
1. 3D"http://www.ttpbrs.ca";/
2. 3D"http://www.ttpbrs.ca";/
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Greater Snow Geese - Long Sault
From: Brian.Morin(AT)pc.gc.ca
Date: 30 Mar 2008 10:28pm
Late this afternoon there was a large flock of Canadas on the ice along hwy
2 at Long Sault (west of Cornwall) A good count put them at over 12,000.
There were also 1,800 Greater Snow Geese with them in a single group and an
additional 100 overhead closer to Cornwall.
The river is frozen on the Canadian side except for an area of fast water
at Long Sault. The shipping channel (on the American side west of Cornwall)
is now open but with broken ice.
Brian Morin
Cornwall
Long Sault is just west of Cornwall along Hwy 2.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Presqu'ile P.P.: Red-throated Loons,waterfowl &
migrants
From: "Bruce Di Labio" <bruce.dilabio(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 8:47pm
Hello Ont. Birders
Spent the weekend March 29 and 30 birding Presqu'ile Provincial Park. Still
felt and looked like winter. Visibility over the water was excellent. There
was a nice variety of waterfowl - 550 Canvasbacks, 1250 Redheads, and
increasing numbers of Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Ducks, and
Hooded Mergansers. Highlights Saturday included a Northern Shrike at the
Calf Pasture; 2 Merlins at Lighthouse Lane and Paxton Road; 2 Ruddy Ducks
off Salt Point; a very vocal Carolina Wren along Bayshore Drive; 1 very
unhappy Tree Swallow at the Calf Pasture; and a Hoary Redpoll at #186
Bayshore Drive.
The bay froze overnight so on Sunday morning the ducks were pushed close to
the shore allowing for excellent views. On Popham Bay we found 3
Red-throated Loons and 3 Double-crested Cormorants. Land bird migration was
limited to small flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles and
American Robins. We heard an Eastern Meadowlark off Huff Road.
Good Birding,
Bruce
To reach Presqu'ile Provincial Park, follow the signs from Brighton.
Locations within the Park are shown on a map at the back of a tabloid
that is available at the Park gate. Access to the offshore islands is
restricted at this time of year to prevent disturbance to the colonial
nesting birds there.
Bruce Di Labio
400 Donald B. Munro Drive
P.O.Box 538
Carp,Ontario,K0A 1L0
(613)839-4395 Home (613)715-2571 Cell
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Courses and Field Trips
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Birds flooding the Thornbury/Collingwood area
From: Sarah Richer <sarah_richer(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 30 Mar 2008 8:48pm
As a shoutout to any/all birders in the area who haven't had a chance to
explore;
On three recent drives along Hwy 26 and various sideroads over the past three
days, birds observed included:
A PINE GROSBEAK, female, alone in an apple orchard kiddy-corner to Blue Mountain
Collision Service, just south of Thornbury along Grey County Road 13;
A MERLIN west of Collingwood, perched on a fencepost;
Several KESTRELS perched on telephone wires throughout the backroads;
Two EASTERN MEADOWLARKS (100% positive on the ID, not Western) perched in trees
on Grey County Road 13 just north of Kimberley, my first for the season for this
area;;
A late(?) flock of approx. 50 SNOW BUNTINGS along County Road 19 heading west
out of Ravenna;
A GREAT BLUE HERON flying low over the water along the beach just east of
Craigleith Provincial Park, my first for the season for this area;
Loads of AMERICAN ROBINS, GRACKLES and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS are now everywhere
I look.
An EASTERN SCREECH OWL flying across County Road 2, approx. 5 min south of
Feversham.
Please feel free to share any other new obs or sightings for this area with me.
PS. Could someone please share with me why the Ottawa area seems to get so many
cool bird sightings throughout the year? Is there something geographically
unusual about the area?
Cheers,
Sarah Richer
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