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Subject: [Ontbirds]Greater Snow Geese - Green Valley
From: Brian.Morin(AT)pc.gc.ca
Date: 17 Apr 2008 8:22am
For those who are keeping track, I am posting an update on the count of
Snow Geese present along Cty Rd 34 at Green Valley earlier this week. A
review of sequential pictures of birds on the ground indicated that there
were over 22,000 birds, not the 12,000 mentioned (the field estimate was
conservative). This would make it the third largest single flock recorded.
Together with the birds further north along the South Nation River the same
day, there are likely 30,000 birds in Eastern Ontario this week.
As noted in yesterday's Ontbirds post, no Snow Geese were observed at this
particular location on Wednesday, but birds are still in the area.
Brian Morin
Cornwall
Cty Rd 34 is just south of Green Valley and can be accessed from the south
via Hwy 401 at Lancaster (east of Cornwall), exit 814 and from the north
via Hwy 417 exit 35.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Rattray Marsh 16 April
From: "Kevin Norbury" <knorbury(AT)kingschristian.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 8:35am
I took my birding club from school to Rattray Marsh yesterday afternoon and we
saw the following:
3 Red-necked grebes offshore
1 Pied-billed grebe in the lagoon
4 male and 1 female Northern Shovelers
Kevin Norbury
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Hermit Thrush cameo
From: "Keith Sharp" <keith(AT)accessmag.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 8:42am
As Spring migration brings in several new faces to my back garden, I was able to
catch a brief glimpse of a Hermit Thrust who hopped on to my fence mid
afternoon yesterday and posed for about 10 seconds before hopping down onto my
neighbour's lawn.
My house is in the Port Union area of Scarborough.
Keith Sharp
(keith(AT)accessmag.com)
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Longspurs in breeding plumage- Melbourne
From: Doug/Ann <doug.ann.white(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 7:08am
There are a good number of Lapland Longspurs on Hyndman road west of Melbourne,
which have apparently stayed for a week in the same field. It is a great
photo-op for serious photographers to get them in breeding plumage without going
way north. From 401, west of London, go north on Melbourne road, to Hyndman.
Turn west,(left), and travel along Hyndman to where the hydro lines cross the
road.Just before you get to them, on North side of road, there is a cornfield.
The birds can be seen between the rows. I was there yesterday evening and found
a good spot to watch was where there is a pond by the fence on the south side,
in a ploughed field. The birds frequently fly across the road, visit the pond
and sit around on clumps of dirt. They can be heard singing.
Melbourne can also be reached from highway 2 locally. Travelling east or west on
#2, go north in Melbourne to Hyndman, (second road,) and turn west.
Ann White
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Rattray Marsh & Turtle Creek: early morning 17
March 2008
From: Wayne Renaud <wayne(AT)renaudwebber.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 10:16am
David Hallett did Rattray Marsh yesterday afternoon and it was very
luck-luster.
This morning from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. was a totally different story.
Along Turtle Creek where it crosses Bexhill I found 3 Black-crowned
Night-herons, 3 Purple Finches, two Red-bellied Woodpeckers and one
Yellow-rumped Warbler. At Rattray Marsh, at the bottom of the hill off the
parking area there were a total of 8 Yellow-rumps in three small groups with
as many Golden- crowned Kinglets feeding at the tops of balsam poplars. In
the flooded area just across the boardwalk near the pumping station I found
a male Black-throated Green Warbler.
On the marsh there was a Common Moorhen along the dense edge of cattails
at the very northern-most end of the marsh ... it was weaving in and out of
the cattails and often lost from view. Sparrow-wise a descent, but modest,
showing: Song, Lincoln, Swamp, Fox and White-throated, all in small numbers.
Single Caspian Terns were seen over the marsh and on the lake off Turtle
Creek.
Off-shore, small numbers of Common Loons, Red-necked Grebes and Horned
Grebes.
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.
Glenleven Park is located on the west side of Bexhill about half way between
Lakeshore and Nautalix ... down stream you can bird a large part of the
floodplain from the road.
For those who want to visit the site for the first time or simply want to
know where all the trails area, Mississauga has a map of the marsh and
surrounding trails on their web site:
'http://www.creditvalleycons.com/recandleisure/maps/rattray.pdf'.
Wayne Renaud
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Subject: [Ontbirds]>30,000 greater snow geese - Fournier ON, April 15
From: Geof Burbidge <lava(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 10:39am
I would like to boost Brian Morin's totals of Greater Snow Geese in
the Eastern Ontario flyway. On the evening of April 15th there were
at least 30,000 very noisy snow geese visible on the floodwater
beside the north levee of the South Nation, just east of where 9
crosses the river. We travelled as far as we could east along
concession road 12, a hundred metres north of that bridge, and heard
an even louder cacophony coming from the adjacent fields, where there
were about equal numbers of CAGO and snow geese arriving in flocks of
hundreds as the light faded.
We await reports from Plaisance.
Geof, Anne, Emma Burbidge, Marc-Andre Lafontaine, Chelsea QC
To access this area from HWY 417 east of Ottawa, go north on 9 from
the St Isadore exit, and continue through St. Isadore towards the
north. The road still may be officially closed but it should be
passable as you approach the bridge where road 9 crosses the South
Nation River. Once over the bridge it is an immediate right on
Concession 12.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Reesor Pond - note
From: "STAN LONG" <stan.long(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 9:45am
Reesor Pond this morning: one Common Yellowthroat, pair of Spotted
Sandpipers, pair of Northern Shovellers - Reesor Pond lies just North
fo Hwy 407 on Reesor Road in Markham-cheers - Stan Long
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Warblers plus at Kipling spit ( Colonel Sam)
From: llukefazio(AT)netscape.net
Date: 17 Apr 2008 1:15pm
This AM I spent 2 h birding & videoing birds at Colonel Sam ( Kipling Spit):
Here are the Hilights;
{{ Not to worry spring is here!!}}
Pine Warblers 2? ( at Lakeshore, NE of "Campus area")
Yellow-rumped Warblers 3 ( at Lakeshore NE and? creek entrance behind pump)
Hermit Thrush? 1? ( behind Humber College main building)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets? 6?
Short-eared Owl ( grassy area? SE of?southernmost parking spot) being mobbed by
RB & Herring gulls!!
Northern Shrike?( west of Father Redmond High School, it has been in the area
since January!)
Caspian Terns 6
Bonaparte's Gulls 2
Black-crowned Night Herons 2
Killdeer? 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker? 1
Eastern Towhee? 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Northern Flicker 6
Northern Mockingbirds? 2
Tree Swallows? 30+
Barn Swallows? 6
Rough-winged Swallows 2
Purple Martins 2
White-breasted Nuthatch? 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Savannah Sparrows? 4
White-throated Sparrows 2
Song Sparrow? 60+
Coots 4
Common?Loon ( spring plumage)? 4
Red-necked Grebes? 150
Horned?Grebes 25
Red-breasted Merganser 50+
Common Mergansers? 6
Hooded Merganser 2
Lesser Scaups 30+
Greater Scaups 20
Redheads 4
American Wigeons? 2
Wood Ducks? 5
plus 20 more common birds species
and 30 subspecies of Canis familiaris
Enjoy!
?
2347 Nikanna Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario
CANADA, L5C2W8
905-2734596 BE at Peace with Nature
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Directions to Kipling spit (Colonel Sam)
From: llukefazio(AT)netscape.net
Date: 17 Apr 2008 1:21pm
Sorry:
? Directions to Kipling Spit ( Colonel Sam);
QEW ( east or west) exit at Kipling St in West Toronto. Drive south to lake
Ontario ( south of Lakeshore Rd) to the furthest south parking lot.
NE corner of Campus is? very close to Lakeshore Rd., south side; 100 m east of
Kipling Ave & Lakeshore Rd intersection.
2347 Nikanna Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario
CANADA, L5C2W8
905-2734596 BE at Peace with Nature
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Grerat Egret east of Ottawa
From: "J GRIFFIN" <currawong13jg(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 10:30am
Hi,
Found a Great Egret east of Cobb's Creek (east of Bourget) this morning.
On the far side of Cobb's Creek.beyond the major part of the flooded area
after the left turn on #2 but before the right turn toward Alfred..
Jean Griffin
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Subject: [Ontbirds]blue-gray gnatcatcher at Cranberry; pine warbler
at Thickson's--Apr.17
From: "Doug Lockrey" <lockrey33(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 2:31pm
Joyce Collier-Brown and Bettina Murphy had a wonderful view of a Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher at 0945 on Apr.17 near the end of the south pathway leading toward
Cranberry Marsh. We had earlier viewed 17 white-tailed deer in the field to the
west of Hall's rd., along with a beautifully displaying male Wild Turkey. On the
wetland were all of the recently-reported waterfowl, highlights being 5+ Ruddy
Ducks, Northern Shoveler and Blue-winged Teal.
Patient watching and listening at Thickson's Woods enabled us to locate
White-throated Sparrows, Winter Wrens, Fox Sparrow, Hermit Thrushes,
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, N.Flickers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, etc. Others had
seen Pine Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Savannah Sparrow and Brown Thrasher.
Cranberry is at the bottom of Hall's Rd., accessed from Victoria St. in
southwest Whitby, 1 block east of Lakeridge Rd.
Thickson's Woods is a White Pine tract to the east of the south end of Thickson
Rd., alongside Lake Ontario.
Doug Lockrey, Whitby
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Brighton Wetlands and Lagoon
From: "Keith Lee" <keith.lee(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 1:39pm
Hi everyone, the wetlands water level has been dropped, I will be
open on Friday afternoon from 5pm to 7pm, and Sunday from
9am till 12am. Please don't drive into the wetland, everyone young
and old welcome, I have a spare set of Binoculars and my scope
is always available. See you there, if these times are not good
for you let me know I might be able to set up a time.
Cell # 613-391-9142
Home # 613-475-0881
Directions: The Constructed Wetland is located at the SE corner of
Brighton. From Hwy 401, take the Brighton exit (Hwy. 30)and follow
it south into town. Go south through the two traffic lights, over
the railway tracks and follow the main road, now called Prince Edward
Street, south. About 1 km south of the tracks, the main road begins
to swing to the left and becomes Cty. Rd. 64. As this long turn
ends, the constructed wetlands appear on the right side.
There is room to park on the edge (shoulder) of the road, but
use your own judgment.
Keith " Tiny" Lee
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending April 17th
From: "Terry Sprague" <tsprague(AT)kos.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 7:13pm
WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA FOR THE WEEK
ENDING
Thursday, April 17, 2008
New arrivals this past week included BROWN CREEPERS, CASPIAN TERNS, CLIFF
SWALLOW, LITTLE GULL, RED-NECKED GREBES, HERMIT THRUSH, and say it isn't so -
the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS of the season! The latter species, along with
the first RED-NECKED GREBES (13) and the first HERMIT THRUSH of the spring
season, were all recorded at Prince Edward Point yesterday, marking a nice jump
start in the spring migration. And more new arrivals below.
The Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory opened for the spring 2008 season on
the 15th April. Although it has only been running for three days the numbers
banded have been good with 355 birds banded so far. A few COMMON LOONS are going
over, as are CANADA GEESE with 200 seen on the 15th and 76 on the 17th. Apart
from up to 75 BUFFLEHEADS, there have been few ducks offshore at the moment but
they should pick up soon. The WILSON'S SNIPE and AMERICAN WOODCOCKS are calling
in the field and a KILLDEER is noisily calling most days. MOURNING DOVES are
moving with up to fifteen being seen daily. A BELTED KINGFISHER flew over on the
16th and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS are drilling holes in the trees for the sap.
NORTHERN FLICKERS numbered 30 on the 16th and EASTERN PHOEBES numbered four on
the 15th. A COMMON RAVEN was calling near Point Traverse on the 16th while at
the Observatory the TREE SWALLOWS are starting to guard the swallow boxes. A
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW was seen in the harbour on the 15th and a CLIFF
SWALLOW appeared on the 16th, and around the building two BARN SWALLOWS are
present. A TUFTED TITMOUSE visited the feeder for about one minute on the 17th
and BROWN CREEPERS are moving in good numbers with 45 seen on the 16th with
similar numbers seen on the 17th. It looks as though the male GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLETS have already gone through and most of the ones being seen are females;
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS are just starting to move with 20 seen on the 16th and 50+
seen on the 17th. An EASTERN BLUEBIRD appeared on the 16th and the first
HERMIT THRUSHES have arrived with 3-4 being seen daily. A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was
seen on the 15th and the first YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was banded on the 17th.
Sparrow numbers have been good with AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS on the 16th and 17th,
and 20 CHIPPING SPARROWS arrived mid-morning on the 16th. FIELD SPARROWS are
singing, and a VESPER SPARROW was seen at Point Traverse on the 16th. One or two
FOX SPARROWS are being seen or heard singing daily, up to 40 SONG SPARROWS are
singing and the first SWAMP SPARROW arrived on the 16th, the first EASTERN
TOWHEE was singing on the 17th and at least three WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were
seen that day as well. Up to 80 DARK-EYED JUNCOS are being seen as they feed
around the Observatory. The first RUSTY BLACKBIRD arrived on the 17th and a
COMMON REDPOLL was at the feeder on the 16th.
Any vestiges of the winter are slowly disappearing, as the spring migration
begins to take control. A few RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES are still visiting feeders
across the region and a handful of COMMON REDPOLLS are still hanging on at a
feeder in Stirling. Two AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS are still coming to a feeder east
of Lake on the Mountain, but at some feeders they have been replaced by
CHIPPING SPARROW arrivals. A lingering PINE SISKIN continues to visit daily to a
feeder near Lake on the Mountain. PURPLE FINCHES (6) showed up at a feeder
mid-week at Glenora, likely spring migrants, and three were also at a feeder in
Thurlow, and one at a feeder on George's Road, east of Northport. At Cape Vesey,
in Prince Edward County, one bird feeder operator had a TUFTED TITMOUSE at his
feeder both Saturday and Sunday which has since disappeared. FOX SPARROWS
continue to turn up across the region. One was seen in a patio area of one home
at the west end of Big Island, and in Kingston on the weekend, one was
scratching about under the ornamental shrubs at the entrance to the Cataraqui
Region Conservation Authority's Education Centre.
Other migrants seen during the week included 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at Cherry
Valley on April 16th, and two WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS on Barker Street in
Picton. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS have been turning up everywhere, in some cases
involving several individuals in local backyards. West of Consecon, two knocked
themselves out when they flew against a living room window. EASTERN BLUEBIRDS
are reported to be nesting near Tweed. As TURKEY VULTURES continue to increase
in numbers and establish territories, a few amusing stories have come in. One
west Big Island resident was concerned when two individuals perched on the
property as his wife was still in bed asleep. Other stories have come in
involving small kettles circling over the hospital in Picton, as well as over at
least two nursing homes, the Whattam Funeral Home, and the local municipal
government offices at Shire Hall. CASPIAN TERNS (2) were seen in Muscote Bay on
the 14th, and four were at the mouth of the Outlet River at Sandbanks last
Sunday. A LITTLE GULL joined a flock of 50 BONAPARTE'S GULLS in an agricultural
field near Sandbanks on the 13th.
The Kaiser Crossroad flooded cornfields continue to offer some good
opportunities and on the 12th there were AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, NORTHERN
PINTAILS, CANADA GEESE and a pair of SHOVELERS. Over 250 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were
present there on the 16th. The flooded field along Wesley Acres Road, known
locally as Bucknell's slough, and the adjacent marsh across the road, offered
about a dozen species of waterfowl this week, among them both species of teal,
NORTHERN PINTAILS, RING-NECKED DUCKS and AMERICAN WIGEON. Waterfowl come and go
on Muscote Bay, dictated apparently by the whims of the day.
Other interesting sightings include a persistent singing early morning flock of
30 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS along South Big Island Road, 45 WILD TURKEYS in a field near
Sandbanks, an AMERICAN KESTREL in Picton and on Big Island, a BALD EAGLE over
Trenton, and a pair of WOOD DUCKS in Cherry Valley.
And that's it for this week from Prince Edward County and the Quinte area. Our
thanks to David Okines, Heather Heron, Pamela Stagg, Chesia Livingston, David
Bree, Henry Pasila, Bill Hogg, Doris Lane, Cheryl Anderson, Cathie Stewart,
Frank Artes & Carolyn Barnes, John & Janet Foster, Silvia Botnick, Kathleen
Rankine, Marilyn Holland-Foster, Fiona King, Henri Garand, Owen Weir, and Fred
Chandler for their contributions to this week's report. This report will be
updated on Thursday, April 24th, but sightings can be e-mailed any time before
the 9:00 p.m. Wednesday night deadline (please note the new deadline). Featured
photos in the online edition of the Quinte Area Bird Report are of a MUTE SWAN
doing a ballet, by Susan Shipman of Wellington, and a BROWN CREEPER by Elena
Petrcich of Ottawa. Photo of "fishing cormorants" in China on the Main Birding
Page of the NatureStuff website is courtesy of Ingrid Harrington of Bloomfield.
Terry Sprague
Prince Edward County
tsprague(AT)kos.net
www.naturestuff.net
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Even more Greater Snow Geese (East of Ottawa)
From: Roger Clark <erogclark(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 8:00pm
Hi Ontbirders,
Without wanting to get into a numbers game, I have to
report that Joel Nordenstrom & I found two significant
flocks of Greater Snow Geese this afternoon (17 April)
in the Riceville/Franklins Corners area north of
St-Isidore.
We estimated (conservatively) that the first flock
numbered well over 50,000. It was in the same area as
reported by Geof Burbidge (et al) two days ago, & was
best viewed from Vallee Road (off Concession Road 12,
east of Hwy 9). At least two of the geese had visible
neck collars which will be reported for identification
to the Canadian Wildlife Service.
The second, much smaller flock, numbered around 5,000
& was visible to the north from Hwy 16 just west of
Riceville. Many roads in the area remain closed
because of flooding but Vallee Road & Concession Road
12 were fully accessible. Please contact me privately
if more directions or information are needed.
For general information, Embrun, Casselman, &
St-Isidore lagoons still have plenty of ice & few
birds were present today. The ponds & fields along
Milton Road & Frank Kenny Road (just east of Ottawa)
produced the regular ducks, including two Redheads,
Blue-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup,
Roger Clark
Ottawa
(613) 744-0314
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Subject: [Ontbirds]WNY Dial-a-Bird 17 Apr 2008
From: dfsuggs(AT)localnet.com
Date: 17 Apr 2008 9:02pm
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 04/17/2008
* NYBU0804.17
- Birds mentioned
---------------------------------------------------------- Please
phone in rare sightings for update
Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com
Thank you, David
----------------------------------------------------------
SANDHILL CRANE
LA. WATERTHRUSH
BL.-GR. GNATCATCHER
PINE WARBLER
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Red-shouldered Hawk
Wild Turkey
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe
Little Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
L. Black-b. Gull
Glaucous Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Yellow-b. Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Horned Lark
Purple Martin
N. Rough-w. Swallow
Barn Swallow
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-cr. Kinglet
Ruby-cr. Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-r. Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
- Transcript
Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 04/17/2008
Number: 716-896-1271
To Report: Same
Compiler: David F. Suggs (dfsuggs at localnet com)
Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario
Website: www.BOSBirding.org
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science
and this answering system was donated by the Buffalo Ornithological
Society. Press (2) to leave a message, (3) for updates, meeting and
field trip information and (4) for instructions on how to report
sightings and use this system. To contact the Science Museum, call
896-5200.
Highlights of reports received April 10 through April 17 from the
Niagara Frontier Region include SANDHILL CRANE, LA. WATERTHRUSH,
BL.-GR. GNATCATCHER, PINE WARBLER and BOS April Count reports.
April 15, a SANDHILL CRANE at sunset in the Buckhorn Island State
Park marshes on Grand Island. For viewing the marsh, hike the gravel
trail from the Eagle Overlook parking lot on West River Road. The
crane was not found on the 16th.
From Wyoming County, April 13, at the Carlton Hill Area in the Town
of Middlebury, first report of LA. WATERTHRUSH and BL.-GR.
GNATCATCHER, plus a surprising 34 COMMON TERNS. At Beaver Island
State Park on Grand Island, several calling VIRGINIA RAILS on April
16, and COMMON MOORHEN at Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo on the 14th.
PINE WARBLER at several locations this week - the spruces near the
tennis club at Amherst State Park; in Chautauqua County, PINE WARBLERS
at Dunkirk's Point Gratiot Park and at Saint Columbans in Sheridan;
and in East Aurora, at a suet feeder in a yard where PINE WARBLERS
have nested in previous years. Also new this week, widespread GRAY
CATBIRDS and FIELD SPARROWS, and in the Lake Ontario Plains, PURPLE
MARTIN and VESPER SPARROW.
Continued reports of YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN
PHOEBE, N. ROUGH-W. SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BROWN CREEPER, WINTER WREN,
GOLDEN-CR. KINGLET, RUBY-CR. KINGLET, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HERMIT THRUSH,
BROWN THRASHER, CEDAR WAXWING, YELLOW-R. WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE,
CHIPPING SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD and PURPLE FINCH. And
still, small numbers of COMMON REDPOLLS, but no reports of Blue-headed
Vireo yet.
The BOS April Count was conducted on the 13th. Many of the previous
species were reported. Other count highlights - LONG-TAILED DUCK on
Francis Road in Bethany. On the Niagara River at Lewiston, 6 LITTLE
GULLS and first FORSTER'S TERN. Upper Niagara County totals of 1400
BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1550 HERRING GULLS, 3 ICELAND GULLS, L. BLACK-B.
GULL and 2 CASPIAN TERNS. A single GLAUCOUS GULL at the mouth of
Cattaraugus Creek in Hanover. And PILEATED WOODPECKER was found again
at Wilson-Tuscaurora State Park in Wilson.
Also this week, MUTE SWANS - one at Wilson-Tuscaurora State Park,
another on Route 18 in Wilson, and in Ontario, at Lake Gibson on
Beaverdams Road in Thorold, 3 MUTE SWANS plus an immature white SWAN
that so far, has been a challenge to identify. A pair of WOOD DUCKS
still in a yard pond in North Tonawanda. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK at
Amherst State Park. In Batavia, a field with 39 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and
18 HORNED LARKS. Eight more GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 12 WILSON'S SNIPE
on Wentworth Road in the Chautauqua County Town of Villenova. And in
Buffalo, a WILD TURKEY on Forest Avenue near Delaware Park.
Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, April 24. Please call
in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may report sightings after the
tone. Thank you for calling and reporting to Dial-a-Bird.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending April
17, 2008.
From: Fred Helleiner <fhelleiner(AT)trentu.ca>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 9:59pm
At Presqu'ile Provincial Park, the spring bird migration is no longer
retarded. Most species are now arriving right on schedule, and some are
even a few days ahead of time, certainly ahead of last year, when bird
migration slowed right down in mid-April.
Most of the ducks in Presqu'ile Bay are spread out over a broad expanse
of open water. There are still hundreds (mostly scaup and Ring-necked
Ducks), but not the thousands of a month ago. Red-throated Loons in
Popham Bay have been fairly easy to spot with a scope in recent days
because of good viewing conditions. The high count so far has been ten
birds on April 17, but smaller numbers have been seen on each of the
previous three days. As many as 20 Common Loons were counted in
Presqu'ile Bay on April 14, with smaller numbers elsewhere around the
peninsula. Five Red-necked Grebes were off the south shore of the Park
on April 15.
Great Egrets, some with magnificent plumes, have been seen both in the
marsh and on High Bluff Island. A Black-crowned Night-Heron was on the
causeway leading into the Park this morning.
A minor flight of Turkey Vultures (at least 14) took place on April 14,
and single birds have been feeding on the beach on two subsequent days.
Ospreys were seen on April 13 and 14. Two Merlins were present on April
16.
One of the next expected arrivals is Common Moorhen, which may already
be lurking in the marsh. An American Woodcock was flushed near the
lighthouse on April 17, suggesting that the migration of that species
continues, even though others have been performing on territory for some
time. A murder of American Crows led an observer to a well concealed
Great Horned Owl.
All of the expected swallows have been found this week at Presqu'ile
except Bank Swallow and Cliff Swallow. The highlight of the week was a
Tufted Titmouse that spent an hour and a half near the lighthouse on
Monday morning. That bird, or perhaps a different one, showed up at 167
Bayshore Road yesterday evening and was singing there first thing this
morning. Carolina Wrens are also singing in that area on most
mornings. A male Eastern Bluebird, the only one of the season at
Presqu'ile, was at the lighthouse on April 15. Two Brown Thrashers were
singing at the calf pasture on the same date. Single Yellow-rumped
Warblers were found on April 16 and 17 and three Pine Warblers on April
17. Two Eastern Towhees were present on April 17 and White-throated
Sparrow numbers began increasing on that date after singles found on
April 12, 13, and 15. A Vesper Sparrow, uncommon at Presqu'ile, was at
the beach on April 15. Two Fox Sparrows continue to patronize the
feeders at 85 Bayshore Road, occasionally in full song. Two Rusty
Blackbirds were on the beach 1 access road this morning. An unwelcome
pair of House Sparrows has taken up residence near 186 Bayshore Road,
and an additional male was also there on April 11.
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.
Questions and comments about bird sightings at Presqu'ile may be
directed to: FHELLEINER(AT)TRENTU.CA.
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Fred Helleiner
186 Bayshore Road,
Brighton, Ontario, Canada, K0K 1H0
VOICE: (613) 475 5309
If visiting, access via Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (17 Apr 2008) 903
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 17 Apr 2008 11:04pm
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 55 2376 5064
Osprey 0 28 28
Bald Eagle 3 11 45
Northern Harrier 4 60 85
Sharp-shinned Hawk 236 741 815
Cooper's Hawk 5 47 95
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 268 606
Broad-winged Hawk 522 568 568
Red-tailed Hawk 65 818 1925
Rough-legged Hawk 0 22 54
Golden Eagle 1 2 7
American Kestrel 5 34 49
Merlin 0 4 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 8 15
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 2 23 28
Total: 903 5019 9406
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Tom Thomas
Observers: Brandon Holden, Colin Horstead, Mike Street, Peter Booker,
Phil Waggett, Tim King
Visitors:
The great weather today and the hopes of a good Hawk flight, brought out
many visitors......Linda Wills, Gail Ingraham,Keith Sealy, Brian Hawthorne,
John Froom,George Pond,Barrie Jones, Jim Heslop, Bob Stamp, John Olmstead,
Barrie Cherrier, Brandon Holden, Jean Iron, Ron Pittaway,Bob Curry, Glenda
Slessor, Mike Street, Mike Myers, Colin Horstead, Phil Waggett, Tim King,
David Sked, Kevin McLaughlin,Peter Booker,Marion Robertson and many
others.
If I have left anyone out or miss spelled any names, please accept
my apologies.
Weather:
The weather today was sunny and warm. temperatures ranged from 17 degrees
C. at the start of the count, and remained steady at around 20 degrees for
most of the day.
The winds again were very strong from the south west, but not as
severe and as gusty as yesterday.
Raptor Observations:
Today's flight was dominated by Broadwinged Hawks and Sharp-shinned Hawks.
Due to the strong winds, most of the flight today was at tree level
and we had great close up looks at the hundreds of Broadwings and
Sharpshins that came in and over the observation tower.
Other raptors of note were a single adult Golden Eagle that came in
low and fast and only a few observers managed to see it, three Bald Eagles,
and some Red-shouldered Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other species seen were....Upland Sandpiper, Sandhill Crane, Fox
Sparrow,Eastern Towhee,Belted Kingfisher, Northern Rough-winged Swallow,
Barn Swallow, Common Loon and Great-blue Heron.
Predictions:
The Next few days could be very promising indeed
========================================================================
Report submitted by Tom Thomas (tthomas(AT)cogeco.ca)
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]Algonquin Park birding update: 17 April 2008
From: Ron Tozer <rtozer(AT)vianet.ca>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 10:34pm
By the end of the week there was a little more open water
where creeks and rivers flow into lakes (e.g., Long Lake,
Lake of Two Rivers at Airfield), but all lakes are still ice-
covered. Snow depth went down some, but snow cover is
still very extensive in all areas not in direct sunlight. There
is much more snow and ice in the Park than at nearby places
such as Huntsville, due to the higher elevation of the
Algonquin Dome compared with surrounding areas. This
difference is reflected in later spring arrival by birds in
Algonquin, as well.
Very few new migrants were discovered this week until the
last two days, when temperatures were warmer, including at
night. Again this week, there was a mix of earlier than average,
about average, and later than average arrivals. Below, the
first date seen this week is followed by the average first date
in brackets.
Later than average first date:
Green-winged Teal: April 16 (April 14)
Ring-necked Duck: April 16 (April 8)
Bufflehead: April 17 (April 12)
Northern Harrier: April 17 (April 4)
Close or equal to average first date:
Common Loon: April 16 (April 15)
Ring-billed Gull: April 16 (April 16)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: April 16 (April 15)
Savannah Sparrow: April 16 (April 16)
White-throated Sparrow: April 17 (April 16)
Earlier than average first date:
Blue-winged Teal: April 17 (April 24)
Broad-winged Hawk: April 17 (April 21)
Hermit Thrush: April 14 (April 16)
Chipping Sparrow: April 17 (April 19)
Vesper Sparrow: April 16 (April 21)
Swamp Sparrow: April 16 (April 21)
FINCHES:
Common Redpoll: At least 3 were at the West Gate
feeder this week, and about 10 at the Visitor Centre.
Half a dozen were at seed put out at the Opeongo Road
winter gate on April 15.
Hoary Redpoll: One was at the West Gate feeder on
April 16. This is a new all-time late spring date for
the species in Algonquin. Previous latest was April 13.
Evening Grosbeak: One was at the West Gate (April 16),
and three were at the Visitor Centre (April 17).
BOREAL RESIDENTS:
Spruce Grouse: A male was on Spruce Bog
Boardwalk near the register box on April 12. A
female was along Opeongo Road, 1.1 km north of
the winter gate, on April 15, and two Spruce Grouse
were reported along Opeongo Road on April 17.
Black-backed Woodpecker: No reports. Try km 8 on
Highway 60, and Opeongo Road.
Gray Jay: They were observed at Spruce Bog Boardwalk,
and Opeongo Road.
Boreal Chickadee: Try Spruce Bog and Opeongo Road.
NOTEWORTHY THIS WEEK:
The average date (28 years) of the first drumming by
Ruffed Grouse heard in Algonquin Park is April 9. This
year's date was late, on April 17. In late springs like this
one, drumming is delayed until the drumming logs become
free of snow.
The first of three nocturnal owl surveys that are undertaken
annually in the Highway 60 Corridor was done on April 15.
The only owls detected at ten stops (2 km apart) involved
a pair of Barred Owls just east of the Portage Store turn at
Canoe Lake. This scarcity of owls was entirely expected
following a winter of very low small mammal populations
due to the virtual total absence of tree seed crops. Barred
Owls went south in large numbers this year, and many that
remained were clearly food-stressed as they hunted by day.
It will be interesting to see the results of the other two owl
surveys along the highway. We have yet to detect a Northern
Saw-whet Owl in the Park this spring.
Wild Turkeys have become regular in Algonquin Park
since 2002. However, there is no evidence to date that they
are present here during the winter (i.e., no sightings between
December 20 and April 14). It appears that dispersing birds
re-occupy the Algonquin Highlands each spring. On April 15,
a first year male and three females were observed walking
eastward along the margin of Highway 60 at km 6. This
group had reached the km 29 to 33 area by the following day,
showing the rapidity and extent of their movements.
BIRDERS:
Please let us know the date, number and location of birds you
observe when you visit Algonquin Park. This information is
stored in the Algonquin Visitor Centre database, and will help
us to assist other birders here.
Arowhon Road and Rock Lake Road are officially closed to
public travel until further notice. Do not use these roads.
Good birding.
Ron Tozer
Algonquin Park Naturalist (retired)
Dwight, Ontario
Directions:
Algonquin Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways
400, 11 and 60. Follow the signs, which start in Toronto on
Highway 400. From Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then
follow Highway 60 to the park. Kilometre markers along Highway
60 in the Park go from the West Gate (km 0) to the East Gate
(km 56). The park gates are currently not staffed, but you can
still get your permit there (by machine), and the park tabloid
(with a map of birding locations mentioned here) is available
there too.
The Visitor Centre has recent bird sightings and information, plus
feeders. Birders visiting during the week are welcome to contact
staff for birding information and access to the viewing deck, via the
service entrance (right end of the building as you face it from the
parking lot). Exhibits and restaurant are open on weekends through
April 20, 10 am to 5 pm.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Point Pelee--Wheatley --Rondeau---Traffic delays
From: "Irene Woods" <irewoods(AT)ciaccess.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 10:37pm
Posted with permission from Mark
Ontbirders: Of interest to any of you who use Highway # 3 [ Talbot Trail ]
from Windsor to Chatham-Kent for Spring birding.
Beginning Mon., April 21, 2008 Wind Turbine parts will be transported,
via H # 3, from a ship in Windsor to a new Wind Farm in the vicinity of Port
Alma--along the lake. There is a total of 44 turbines ; each turbine requires
7 loads = 308 loads. Some loads will be 196 ft. long. [ Wow ]. There will
be
Police escort, front and back, for every load. The loads will be on this
highway
from 8:30 a.m.--till 5:30 pm, every week day- Mon. thru' Fri. , for 12 weeks
!!!!!!!
Roughly April 21 to July 11. Week-ends are free.
Police have issued a request that drivers find an alternative route.
They have not printed a "Closed Road" statement to my knowledge, but
have said to expect delays----well, I guess so !
Today, I took the journey from my house, in Blenheim, to the Harbour in
Wheatley,
a distance of 54 km. searching for a suitable alternate route. As soon as I saw
the turbine
"bases" in near-by fields, I drove North 1 concession, then turned South twds.
Wheatley.
This was in the Port Crewe area. These concessions running parallel with H # 3
were OK,
but slow-going and already very dusty --with little traffic--today ! However, I
discovered that
they too had Wind Farm access roads across them --so may be of NO benefit to
us.
My only suggestions might be to get where you're going Early, and stay Late !
Don't we always anyway ?
A Map Art of Southwestern Ontario will be a definite help. Do pack loads of
Patience !
---and the hardest task for me--Don't even think of parking on the road
shoulders to see
those flocks of Shorebirds. Those 308 loads are VERY WIDE ! + a lot of Police
presence !
Of course you might just wish to settle at Rondeau Park for your birding.
Those "Pelee birds" fly over us too you know. We'd love to have you !
Sorry, I have no suggestions, re roads, for our U.S. friends. Perhaps someone
from the Essex- Windsor-Pelee area could comment on that. You will be
"following " the loads, we will be "meeting" the loads.
Hope this message is of some benefit--at least a "head's-up ".
Irene Woods
irewoods(AT)ciaccess.com
Blenheim, ON
Chatham-Kent Municipality
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Common Flicker and Ruby-Crowned Kinglet at Mud
Lake, Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa west.
From: Mykhaylo Lytvynyuk <lytvynyuk(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 10:53pm
Tonight I had change to see 3 COMMON FLICKERS had
mating games at the top of the tree. Never saw this
before, was quite interesting. More common was couple
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and bunch of SONG SPARROW also
bunch of WOOD DUCK.
Direction:
Going from west: Take exit 129 toward Greenbank
Rd/Pinecrest Rd/Ch. Greenbank/Ch. Pinecrest/Nepean,
Turn left at Chemin Pinecrest/Pinecrest Rd,
Turn right at Chemin Richmond/Richmond Rd,
Slight left to stay on Chemin Richmond/Richmond Rd,
Turn left at Avenue Poulin/Poulin Ave,
Turn left at Priscilla St/Rue Priscilla,
Turn right at Britannia Rd/Chemin Britannia,
Turn left to stay on Britannia Rd/Chemin Britannia,
Turn right at Cassels St/Rue Cassels
Google map link:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=45.36879,-75.785751&spn=0.021708,0.057335&t=h&z=15
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