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Subject: [Ontbirds]Pine Siskins in Windsor
From: "David D'hondt" <vulpes_dhondt(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 21 Apr 2008 4:43am
Dear Birders,
>
> Tonight at 7:30 pm while having dinner with my family, two Pine Siskins
> landed in our Blue Spruce. They actually sat for a few minutes while
> they sang to us! My mother informed me that she has seen these two
> birds over the last week (Thanks Mom!). They were spotted at 1002
> Garden Court, which can be found at the corner of Jefferson and Garden
> Court in Windsor, Ontario.
>
> Cheers to all!
> Dave
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Black-crowned Night-Heron , Bruce Pit, Ottawa
From: Ian Clark <ipclark(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 21 Apr 2008 5:36am
A lone Black-crowned Night Heron was seen last evening, 7:30PM, foraging in the
creek on the north side of the Bruce Pit Pond in Ottawa.
Ian Clark
Directions ( courtesy of Larry Neily)
>From Highway 416 take exit 72 (West Hunt Club Road). If northbound, the 0.2 km
offramp brings you to Cedarview Road, where you will turn left or NNW onto it.
If southbound, a 0.4 km offramp dumps onto West Hunt Club Road, where you will
turn left or northeast and in 0.4 km turn left or NNW onto Cedarview Road and in
0.2 km join the northbound offramp traffic. Both groups will now follow
Cedarview Road NNW for an additional 1.4 km to the parking area, on the right,
for the Bruce Pit Trails.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] 25 Little Gulls courting at the Oshawa Second
Marsh this morning
From: "Tyler Hoar" <thoar(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 21 Apr 2008 8:49am
This morning there were 25 Little Gulls in the Oshawa Second Marsh. Up to 21
of them were doing breeding displays over the marsh at one time.
Other species observed this morning include 3 species of warblers ( Pine,
Yellow-rumped, and Nashville), 19 species of waterfowl ( including 42 Ruddy
Ducks) and several fly by loons
This weekend Friends of the Second Marsh are having a Little Gull viewing
weekend
LITTLE GULL VIEWING AT SECOND MARSH
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 & SUNDAY APRIL 27
DAWN TO 10 AM
Bring your binoculars, spotting scopes to see Little Gull at Second Marsh.
Chip Weseloh from the Canadian Wildlife Service and Tyler Hoar will be there
to answer you questions about the Little Gull.
Directions
Oshawa Second Marsh
Exit from the 401 at the Harmony Rd. Exit(419) in Oshawa. Go south on
Farewell St. Colonel Sam Drive. Turn East onto Colonel Sam Drive and follow
to the parking lot at the GM Headquarters. Park in the west parking lot
close to the marsh. The east (GM) platform is visible from the NW corner of
the lot.
For a trail map of the Oshawa Second marsh area visit
www.secondmarsh.com and check the link for a trail map of
the area.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Assist with birder research at Rondeau Provincial
Park between April 27th and May 10th, 2008
From: "Gavan Watson" <mailbox(AT)gavan.ca>
Date: 21 Apr 2008 8:47am
**This message has been approved by Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS coordinator**
Ontario birders,
My name is Gavan Watson and I am a PhD student at York University,
Toronto. I am conducting approved field research for my dissertation
throughout the upcoming birding season and am seeking birding
participants for my project.
My specific request today concerns an upcoming visit to Rondeau
Provincial Park, between April 27th and May 10th. If you are planning
a visit to the park between those dates, I would love the opportunity
to meet you and talk about your birding practise. I anticipate
interviews would be between a half-hour and an hour in length.
This research, approved by York University and the park
administration, is attempting to investigate what birders learn
through the act of birding. For more specific information about my
dissertation research, feel free to visit my academic website:
http://www.gavan.ca/academic-information/dissertation-research/
Please contact me (gavan(AT)yorku.ca <mailto:gavan(AT)yorku.ca> or
416-878-2495) if you are interested in participating in an interview
between the 27th and the 10th.
Thanks,
Gavan Watson, MES, BASc
PhD Candidate
Faculty of Environmental Studies
York University, Toronto.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 20Apr08... Ross's Goose, Greater
White-fronted Goose, Cackling Goose, Snow Goose, Great Egret
From: Gordon Pringle <parula(AT)magma.ca>
Date: 21 Apr 2008 12:03pm
- RBA
* Ontario
* Ottawa/Gatineau
* 20 April 2008
* ONOT0804.20
- Birds mentioned
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
SNOW GOOSE
ROSS'S GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
Blue-winged Teal
Redhead
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
GREAT EGRET
Osprey
American Coot
Lesser Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Iceland Gull
Purple Martin
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Bohemian Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Rusty Blackbird
Common Redpoll
- Transcript
hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
date: 20 April 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, 9:00 pm, SUNDAY APRIL 20, 2008
This is Chris Lewis reporting.
A very busy week - no surprise considering the suddenly summer-like
weather!
All of our local water bodies are now almost totally ice-free, and
waterfowl were the story of the week, with 25 spp. reported since the
14th. An estimate of over 50,000 Snow Geese in the Fournier and Riceville
areas east of Ottawa this past week was without doubt the most
spectacular event. Canada Goose numbers continue to be inestimable,
and several are now beginning to nest. On the 20th, a Greater
White-fronted Goose flew in to the large pond on Moodie Dr. south of
the Trail Rd. landfill, a ROSS'S GOOSE was seen from the bridge along Frank
Kenny Rd. south of McFadden Rd. and a CACKLING GOOSE was seen
along Frank Kenny Rd. as well, making for a "5 Goose Day in the 50K".
Earlier reports of Greater White-fronted and CACKLING GOOSE came from
the 16th and 14th respectively, and a Tundra Swan was observed at the
Moodie Dr. pond on the 15th but was not subsequently seen. New ducks
this week included Gadwall, Blue-winged Teal, Red-breasted Merganser
and Ruddy Duck, and Redheads were observed in the Frank Kenny Rd.
area as well as on the Ottawa River at Dick Bell Park and the Alfred
lagoons, along with the other expected dabblers & divers.
The 1st report of Common Loons and Double-crested Cormorants came
from Shirley's Bay on the 18th, and the 1st GREAT EGRET of the year was
seen east of Bourget on the 17th. The first reports of Lesser Yellowlegs
came from the fields at Cobb Lake Creek and Milton Rd. the same day.
Ospreys have begun to arrive at nest sites in several locations and but
the light northeast winds this week have not encouraged any significant
movement of hawks other than our resident species. The first local report
of American Coot came from the Alfred lagoons on the 20th and the 1st
Bonaparte's Gulls were seen at the north end of Twin Elm Rd. the same
day along with a rather late Iceland Gull.
Purple Martins, Bank Swallows and Barn Swallows are back on schedule.
A very vocal and visible Carolina Wren was singing in the Britannia woods
on the 19th, and a very early Gray Catbird was observed in literally the
same place at the same time. Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Brown Thrashers,
Yellow-rumped and Pine Warblers have also arrived, and a Palm Warbler
was seen at Mud Lake in Britannia on the 17th. In sparrow reports, 10
species have now been reported, with Eastern Towhee, Chipping, Field,
Vesper, Savannah, Swamp and White-throated Sparrows all back in their
typical habitats this past week. Fox Sparrows were still in evidence on
the 19th, and a flock of at least 20 Lapland Longspurs in breeding
plumage was seen along French Hill Rd. on the 20th. A small number of
Rusty Blackbirds was seen along Frank Kenny Rd. on the 20th as well.
Winter "leftovers" included a few Bohemian Waxwings along the Ottawa
River Parkway on the 17th and a few flocks of Common Redpolls last
reported at feeders on the 15th.
Thank you - Good Birding!
- End transcript
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Sharp-tailed Grouse - OFO Manitoulin Trip
From: Jean Iron <jeaniron(AT)sympatico.ca>
Date: 21 Apr 2008 12:27pm
In perfect weather on Saturday and Sunday, members of the Ontario
Field Ornithologists (OFO) attended the 12th annual Manitoulin Island
trip to view Sharp-tailed Grouse at the Gore Bay Airport. From a
blind we watched about 50 Sharp-tailed Grouse dancing and cooing on
this large lek. Other sightings on Manitoulin included two Bald Eagle
nests, dancing Sandhill Cranes, several Brewer's Blackbirds, many
Rusty Blackbirds, two Upland Sandpipers, a Short-eared Owl, Pileated
Woodpeckers, an adult Glaucous Gull, Pine Warblers and Brown
Thrashers. See two pages of trip photos.
http://www.jeaniron.ca/2008/manitoulin2008.htm
For information on Sharp-tailed Grouse see account in the new Ontario
Breeding Bird Atlas by Nick Escott and the two articles by Harry
Lumsden in the Canadian Field-Naturalist, vol. 119, no. 4, 2005.
Don Barnett coordinated the trip. OFO thanks our Manitoulin hosts,
Steve and Reta Hall, Sylvia Kemp-Fletcher, Rodney Campbell and The
Friends of Misery Bay for their hospitality and for showing us the
Sharp-tailed Grouse.
Jean Iron
Toronto ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Welland - Northern Parula
From: "Rob Hanson" <rhanson5(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 21 Apr 2008 3:49pm
Took a walk at our local park today to see any migrants where around. Was
surpiesed to find a Northern Parula feeding in the cedar trees that lined the
path. There was also a Pine Warbler and a few Yellow-Rumped Warbler's around as
well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alodor/2432197240/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alodor/2432194596
Rob Hanson
Directions:
Driving Directions
Link:
<http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=11917029027151162129,43.177490,-79.284970&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=QEW+%4043.177490,+-79.284970&daddr=42.996236,-79.245694&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=16&sll=42.994023,-79.246359&sspn=0.011881,0.020084&ie=UTF8&ll=42.994258,-79.246359&spn=0.011426,0.020084&z=16&om=0>
Start address: QEW
End address: Unknown road
Start at: QEW
1. Head east on QEW - 1.1 km
2. Take exit 47 for Ontario St/RR-42 - 0.4 km
3. Turn right at Ontario St/RR-42 - 2.3 km
4. Turn right at 4th Ave/RR-77 - 0.5 km
5. Turn left to merge onto HWY-406 S - 21.8 km
6. Turn right at E Main St - 2.1 km
7. Turn right at Cross St N - 0.6 km
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Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (21 Apr 2008) 267
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 21 Apr 2008 10:04pm
Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 5 2526 5214
Osprey 0 34 34
Bald Eagle 0 18 52
Northern Harrier 4 93 118
Sharp-shinned Hawk 180 1575 1649
Cooper's Hawk 2 65 113
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 290 628
Broad-winged Hawk 58 1724 1724
Red-tailed Hawk 12 963 2070
Rough-legged Hawk 0 26 58
Golden Eagle 0 3 8
American Kestrel 6 80 95
Merlin 0 7 8
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 7
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 8 15
Unknown Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 27 32
Total: 267 7449 11836
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: John Stevens
Observers: Barry Cherriere, Brian Hawthorne, Colin Horstead,
Ed Couture, Eric Holden, Frances Alvo, Gord McNulty,
Jack Alvo, John Niewiadomski, Peter Booker, Phil Waggett,
Tom Thomas
Visitors:
Today's visitors included Nadine Litwin's Bird Studies class of about 20
from Niagara College, Brian Mills from Guelph, Paul Summerskill, Brandon
Holden and Lauren, plus a few others for brief periods.
Weather:
Mostly sunny with some high thin cloud. Winds light to moderate from the
east northeast off the lake keeping temperatures to the mid-teens on the
tower. A bank of cumulus clouds was visible to the south during the
afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Disappointingly small flight with not too much variety. Many birds were
missing feathers in the wings sparking rumours of an earlier rumble. :-)
Non-raptor Observations:
A flock of 8 Double-crested Cormorant flew north at 4:10 EDT. Several
Common Loon flew west. Two Brown Thrasher below a feeder, 2 Eastern
Phoebe, Field Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow but generally few
migrants.
========================================================================
Report submitted by John Stevens ()
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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