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Subject: [Ontbirds]bonapartes & gr yellowlegs, Walsingham
From: "Diane Salter" <dianesalter(AT)execulink.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 7:44am
This morning there are hundreds of bonaparte gulls & about 10 greater yellowlegs
in the mud flats just east of Big Creek on the 6th Conc. immediately west of
#59 in the Village of Walsingham. This flock of bonapartes has been building
for the past 3 days. Yesterday a goshawk swooped down over the flock & put them
all up in the air. They are very alert & often fly up & circle. I've been
watching for a little gull in the group but have not found one yet.
This field has been under water for quite a while & now with the water slowly
draining away I expect there are lots of drowned worms etc. to be found.
Walsingham is on highway #59, about 15 km north of Long Point.
Diane Salter
Conc. Rd. 6, Walsingham
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Black-headed Gulls - Minesing west of Barrie
From: RON FLEMING <flemingron(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 7:53am
For the OBRC in particular, it should be noted that Chris Evans of Midland had
two BLACK-HEADED GULLS among several Bonaparte's during a field trip to the
Minesing Swamp on Saturday. He has some good pictures which clearly show the
red bill, red legs, and shorter hood. If you key in Simcoe Nature Board on your
computer, you will see the thread of discussion under Chris's title
"Black-headed Gulls and Short-Eared Owl - Minesing Wetlands".
There was initially some debate about the identification but this was due to
the fact that Chris took many shots during the trip and his post on SNB
initially shows pictures of Bonaparte's gulls in flight before a viewer gets to
see his shots of the birds at rest. The 7th entry in the thread of commentary
shows the best photo, along with helpful identification points by Bob Bowles,
the administrator of the Simcoe Nature Board.
The birds were not rediscovered on Sunday but since this sighting has not yet
been posted on Ontbirds I thought it would be of interest to subscribers,
especially the many gull-enthusiasts in Ontario.
Ron Fleming
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ring-Necked Ducks & Northern Pintails in
Hillsburgh
From: paloma plant <skorbar58(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 5:20am
This past weekend saw a small number of Ring-necked
ducks on the Mill Pond in the village of Hillsburgh.
There were also a few Common Mergansers, Scaup,
Buffleheads & Common Goldeneye. Just north of
Hillsburgh in a flooded field a little north of
Birkbank Farms, on the right side of the road, there
have been a few Northern Pintails foraging, alond with
a Trumpeter Swan on occasion.
Hillsburgh is located just slightly north of the
village of Erin, approximately 20 minutes south west
of Orangeville.
Good Birding.
Paloma Plant.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Cranberry Marsh birding: 14 April 2008
From: Wayne Renaud <wayne(AT)renaudwebber.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 8:44am
While David Hallett and I spent most the afternoon and early evening
doing the "high-yield" birding areas along the northwest shoreline of Lake
Ontario from Whitby and W. Oshawa (Thickson Wood to Oshawa 2nd Marsh). The
best results by far came from our last stop: Cranberry Marsh at the mouth of
Lydde Creek (all seen in 20 minutes off the north observation platform near
sunset).
As others who have recently visited the marsh have reported, the variety
of waterfowl (18 species!) was outstanding: Mute Swan: 25, Trumpeter Swan:
1; Canada Goose: 16; Mallard: 29; American Black Duck: 13; Northern Pintail:
5; American Wigeon: 31; Gadwall: 80; Green-winged Teal: 20; Blue-winged
Teal: 2; Northern Shoveller: 11; Lesser Scaup: 3; Ring-necked Duck: 110;
Redhead: 4; Bufflehead: 85; Common Goldeneye: 3; Ruddy Duck: 3 and Hooded
Merganser: 2.
Other notable sightings were a Least Bittern at 7:15 pm, a Lincoln's
Sparrow, four Wild Turkeys (in the field just west of entrance), one
Northern Harrier and four American Coots.
DIRECTIONS
Just east of Lakeridge Rd. in southwest Whitby, along Victorias St., turn
south down Hall's Rd. toward the lakefront, parking at either roadside
parking area.
Wayne Renaud
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (13 Apr 2008) 119
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 14 Apr 2008 11:04am
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 45 1774 4462
Osprey 4 18 18
Bald Eagle 0 5 39
Northern Harrier 2 40 65
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 338 412
Cooper's Hawk 1 19 67
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 236 574
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 29 586 1693
Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 46
Golden Eagle 0 1 6
American Kestrel 0 21 36
Merlin 1 2 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 1 8 15
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 18 21 26
Total: 119 3087 7474
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Keith Dieroff
Observers: Barry Cherriere, Colin Horstead, Phil Waggett, Tom Thomas
Visitors:
Colin Horstead, Barry Cherriere, Tom Thomas, Phil Waggett, Jean Iron, Ron
Pittaway, Jennifer & Derek Lyons, Kevin McLaughlin, Bob Stamp, George
Bryant, John Olmsted, Jim Heslop, Anthony Miller and his friend Chris, plus
Joey (sorry buddy I don't know your last name).
Weather:
Mostly sunny but cold with a gusty northeast wind.
Raptor Observations:
Numbers low for April, but good variety of species.
Non-raptor Observations:
None.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Keith Dieroff ()
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]Great egrets,Black-bellied Plovers at Port Burwell
From: Aaron Allensen <bjbird9(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 11:06am
Hi Ontario Birders
New Weekend birds around Port Burwell included 3 Great
Egrets in flight along the shoreline Sunday morning in snow flurries. Going
west-8:20a.m. Also 56 Tree swallows, 3 Barn Swallows, 1 bank swallow, all in
reverse migration going west along the shoreline. Afternoon included 2 pair of
very tame Blue-winged teal at close range,(less than 20 feet) and a fair size
flock of ducks which included at least 10 Northern Shoveler, 8 wood duck, 14
American widgeon, 8 redheads, 3 male canvasback, Scaup sp. and numerous
blackduck and mallard. At about 2 p.m. a couple of black-bellied plover flushed
from shore and flew out on to the rock jetty. This is about a month early for
this species at our location. One of the birds was in breeding plummage the
other was still in adult molt with distinct white eyebrow a black chin line and
large black splotches scattered on a mostly white breast and belly. The birds
stayed and sunned themselves on the rocks most of the afternoon and were
observed by several people. Checking again early this morning they could not be
relocated. Good birding Ron Allensen, Port Burwell.
Directions: Port Burwell is located at the southern terminus of hiway 19 on
lake Erie. Take hiway 19 south at Ingersol cut off on 401.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Snows, Cackling Goose - South Glengarry
From: Martin Bowman <pict(AT)riverlink.ca>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 3:25pm
Thousands of Snow Geese spent the morning in flooded fields on
Schoolhouse Road in South Glengarry Township. With them was one
Cackling Goose. There are lots of Snow Geese around South Glengarry
township so it's worth driving the concession roads.. I also saw a
large number in more flooded fields along Highway 34 south of Green
Valley at the Beaudette River bridge.. Also seen: Northern Harrier,
Northern Pintail, American Kestrel, Killdeer, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow.
Martin Bowman
Directions: Schoolhouse Road is a short sideroad between Cedar Grove
and Fallowfield Roads. Access is via either of these west of Highway 34
about 5 to 7 kms. north of Lancaster 401 Exit 814. For the flooded
fields south of Green Valley, continue north on 34.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (14 Apr 2008) 110
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 14 Apr 2008 8:04pm
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 64 2020 4708
Osprey 0 24 24
Bald Eagle 0 8 42
Northern Harrier 4 56 81
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 421 495
Cooper's Hawk 2 41 89
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 258 596
Broad-winged Hawk 3 3 3
Red-tailed Hawk 22 706 1813
Rough-legged Hawk 1 22 54
Golden Eagle 0 1 6
American Kestrel 0 26 41
Merlin 0 3 4
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 8 15
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 21 26
Total: 110 3627 8014
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Ann Gray
Observers: Barry Cherriere, Brian Gray, Dave Sked, John Niewiadomski,
Mike Kirchin, Peter Booker
Visitors:
First visit from Brian and Kathy Coleman of St. Marys, Ontario; Tom Thomas,
Tim King, Kevin Mclaughlin, Bouwe Bergsma
Weather:
Mainly sunny with haze, cool N/NE breeze
Raptor Observations:
8 raptor species migrated today including the first 3 Broad-winged Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Brown Thrasher singing (1), White-throated Sparrow (1), Fox Sparrow (2),
Tree Swallows (15), Purple Martins (2),Common Loon (3), Belted Kingfisher
(1)
Double-crested Cormorants: 3@ 11:20am, 14 @ 11:34 am, 7 @ 3:44pm, 8@ 3:48
pm - all flying high above the escarpment in a northerly direction.
Predictions:
With warmer temperatures for the balance of the week and the first
Broad-winged Hawks for the season today- possibly a few good Broad-winged
Hawk kettles later in the week.
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Report submitted by Ann Gray ()
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]OFO Outing east of Ottawa today
From: Jeff Skevington <jeff_skevington(AT)yahoo.ca>
Date: 14 Apr 2008 9:01pm
Hello Ontbirders,
Today 13 of us went on an OFO trip primarily focused
on the flooded fields east of Ottawa. We hit it right
for water levels with all areas at or near maximum
flood. However, there were still areas of ice in some
ponds and lots of snow still in the fields so the peak
of waterfowl migration is still a couple of days away.
Petrie Island (the meeting point) was still locked in
ice and the only highlights there were Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, Tree Swallow and Eastern Phoebe. We saw
more of all of these species later in the day. Milton
Road and Frank Kenny Road both had lots of water and
moderate numbers of waterfowl. We had our only
Green-winged Teal for the day here. The bulk of the
ducks that we saw today were along Milton Road. A
singing Vesper Sparrow on Milton Road was a year bird
for all people in the group. Three Snow Geese were the
first of the day and the only Snow Geese that most of
the group saw.
We then headed to Larose Forest for lunch. There was
still over 2 feet of snow in the forest so it was very
quiet. American Woodcock and Evening Grosbeaks were
the only birds of note here. After Larose, we headed
east to Cobb’s Creek. There were hundreds of Canada
Geese around but not too much else. Highlights were 1
Cackling Goose, 90 Snow Buntings and 1 Lapland
Longspur. Some of the Snow Buntings and the Longspur
were moulting into alternate plumage.
We decided to head further east to see if there was
much in the Alfred area. The Lagoons were still frozen
and it was getting late so most of the group decided
to head back to Ottawa at this point. The three of us
who continued on found two large groups of Snow Geese
along the South Nation River. The river is in high
flood and has formed an impressive lake over 2 km
across in spots. Many of the north south roads are
entirely blocked by the flooding. Over 5000 Snow Geese
were just south of Fournier in the flooded fields.
Another 4200 were in the flooded area about 2 km west
of Fournier.
A list of the 59 species birds observed today is
included below. If you need specific directions for a
particular species, please e-mail me privately.
Snow Goose 9200
Cackling Goose 1
Canada Goose 10000
Wood Duck 6
Gadwall 3
American Wigeon 4
American Black Duck 30
Mallard 100
Northern Pintail 280
Green-winged Teal 12
Ring-necked Duck 35
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 16
Hooded Merganser 5
Wild Turkey 12
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 12
Northern Harrier 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rough-legged Hawk 8
American Kestrel 5
Killdeer 10
Ring-billed Gull 30
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 12
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 12
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 40
Common Raven 5
Horned Lark 20
Tree Swallow 7
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Brown Creeper 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 70
European Starling 120
American Tree Sparrow 2
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 40
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Lapland Longspur 1
Snow Bunting 90
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 400
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 300
Brown-headed Cowbird 80
House Finch 1
Common Redpoll 4
American Goldfinch 4
Evening Grosbeak 3
House Sparrow 3
Good birding,
Jeff
Jeff Skevington, Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
K.W. Neatby Building, C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave.
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada
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