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Subject: [Ontbirds] PHAINOPEPLA seen at 9 a.m.
From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <cheryle29(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 12 Nov 2009 9:17am
At 9 Aberdeen Ave. Behind the house. Directions as posted previously.
Cheryl
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Phainopepla - seen @ 9am Thur Nov 12 - Brampton
From: Frank Pinilla <fpinilla15(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 12 Nov 2009 9:44am
A bit more on this amazing vagrant. A large group congregated because
Dave B had spotted the bird behind 7 & 9 Aberdeen Cres., when we got
there a very kind homeowner at #9 allowed us into her backyard to look
for the bird (thanks to Ian Cannell for asking permission!!). While
standing there I spotted the bird fly up from behind #7 into a bare
tree. The bird sat up high in decent light for at least 5 minutes. I
believe all that were there got great looks at this bird.
The bird moves around quite a bit and is in between the houses
mentioned on Aberdeen, seen also from 90 & 92 Addington Crescent, some
patience may be required (although I'm one of the lucky few who saw it
within 10 minutes of arrival, others had come back from missing it the
day before). You could also see down between the houses if looking
from the driveway of #4 Ascot Avenue (but only look from the driveway
as the owner was allowing people in the back while she was there, but
leaving at 10am).
Good luck to all who can get out there!
Good Birding,
Frank Pinilla
Richmond Hill, ON
DIRECTIONS:
>From the intersection of Dixie Road & Steeles Avenue in Brampton, go
north on Dixie to Birchbank Rd, turn right here to the stop sign where
you turn left on Avondale Blvd, Addington Crescent is the 4th street
on the right, turn here and park either here or on Ascot Ave or
Aberdeen Cres.
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Goldeneyes on Rideau River, Ottawa
From: "Poirier, Alain" <Alain.Poirier(AT)ottawa.ca>
Date: 12 Nov 2009 8:48am
The Goldeneyes previously reported on the Rideau River in Ottawa where between
Cummings and St-Patrick/Beechwood bridges at 8:00am this morning.
>From Highway 417 take the Vanier Parkway to Montréal Road. Turn West (left) on
Montréal Road to Cummings bridge.
Alain Poirier
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Phainopepla in Brampton seen 10:30 AM Nov 12
From: Lev Frid <lev.frid(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 12 Nov 2009 12:27pm
Hello Birders,
For all you Phainopepla chasers out there, the 'pepla was seen by myself and
a few other birders on the northwest end of Aberdeen Crescent where it
intersects with Ascot Ave at approx 10:30 this morning. The bird flew into a
spruce from a backyard, posed for about a minute before taking off south,
across Aberdeen. I made little effort to re-locate the bird (because I
was supposed to be attending classes at the time!) but from what others told
me he does move around quite a bit.
An incredibly beautiful bird!
Photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/levfrid/4097888935/
Directions (Courtesy of Frank Pinilla):
>From the intersection of Dixie Road & Steeles Avenue in Brampton, go north
on Dixie to Birchbank Rd, turn right here to the stop sign where you turn
left on Avondale Blvd, Addington Crescent is the 4th street on the right,
turn here and park either here or on Ascot Ave or Aberdeen Cres.
Good Birding,
Lev Frid
Maple, ON
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Phainopepla Continues in Brampton
From: "Andrew Don" <adon14(AT)cogeco.ca>
Date: 12 Nov 2009 2:16pm
As others have posted the Phainopepla was being seen quite regularly between
10-11am, we had it on Addington Crescent, Ascot Ave. and for quite the while was
eating berries in bushes on Ascot Ct. The bird put on quite the show perching
on top of bushes and then a spruce tree before we decided had watched it enough,
hope it sticks around for anyone who has to work during the weekdays.
Directions (Courtesy of Frank Pinilla):
>From the intersection of Dixie Road & Steeles Avenue in Brampton, go north
on Dixie to Birchbank Rd, turn right here to the stop sign where you turn
left on Avondale Blvd, Addington Crescent is the 4th street on the right,
turn here and park either here or on Ascot Ave or Aberdeen Cres.
Photos of the bird can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew-don/
Happy Birding and hope more rarities are waiting to be found
Andrew Don
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Subject: Fw: [Ontbirds] Phainopepla Continues in Brampton
From: "Geoff - Birds" <avocet(AT)rogers.com>
Date: 12 Nov 2009 2:40pm
it was still there at 2:20 feeding low on berries (92 Addington) and sitting
high one house east. - about 2:35 it flew off to the north and others went
in search - not sure if they found it ...
Directions: From the intersection of Dixie Road & Steeles Avenue in
Brampton, go north
on Dixie to Birchbank Rd, turn right here to the stop sign where you turn
left on Avondale Blvd, Addington Crescent is the 4th street on the right,
turn here and park either here or on Ascot Ave or Aberdeen Cres.
if you're so inclined pls check out my website re my new book.
Geoff Carpentier
www.avocetnatureservices.com
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Subject: [Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 12 Nov 2009
From: dfsuggs(AT)localnet.com
Date: 12 Nov 2009 6:14pm
- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
* 11/12/2009
* NYBU0911.12
- Birds mentioned
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Please phone in rare sightings for update
Submit email to dfsuggs localnet com
Thank you, David
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CALIFORNIA GULL
FORSTER'S TERN
GR. WHITE-FR. GOOSE
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
SNOW BUNTING
CAVE SWALLOW [outside region]
Tundra Swan
Cackling Goose
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Little Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
L. Black-b. Gull
Yellow-b. Sapsucker
Horned Lark
Red-br. Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Yellow-r. Warbler
Amer. Tree Sparrow
Pine Siskin
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Hotline: Dial-a-Bird at the Buffalo Museum of Science
Date: 11/12/2009
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, November 12, 2009
Dial-a-Bird is a service provided by your Buffalo Museum of Science
and 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. To contact the Science
Museum, call 896-5200.
Highlights of reports received November 5 through November 12 from
the Niagara Frontier Region include CALIFORNIA GULL, FORSTER'S TERN,
GR. WHITE-FR. GOOSE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, SNOW BUNTING, and outside the
region, CAVE SWALLOWS.
November 7, an adult CALIFORNIA GULL, resting on the rocks upstream
of the Three Sisters Islands, at Goat Island in Niagara Falls, New
York. Also, 4 L. BLACK-B. GULLS on the same rocks, and 4 YELLOW-R.
WARBLERS on the islands.
Other Niagara River highlights - LITTLE GULL at Lewiston. From the
Ontario side of the river, 2 L. BLACK-B. GULLS and 3 DUNLIN at the
control structure above the falls, another L. BLACK-B. GULL at the
power plant overlook, and several thousand BONAPARTE'S GULLS at
Niagara-on-the-Lake. On Lake Ontario, passing Wilson, over 1000
BONAPARTE'S GULLS and 2 LITTLE GULLS.
November 5 and 7, a FORSTER'S TERN on Lake Erie at Dunkirk Harbor.
From the Iroquois Refuge, November 6, a single GR. WHITE-FR. GOOSE
at Ring-neck Marsh, with a CACKLING GOOSE and abundant RING-NECKED
DUCKS.
Other waterfowl reports this week - 11 TUNDRA SWANS in the Oak
Orchard Wildlife Management Area. At the Van Buren Road ponds in the
Chautauqua County Town of Pomfret, 4 GREATER SCAUP, 32 BUFFLEHEADS, 4
HOODED MERGANSERS and 13 COMMON MERGANSERS. And, 26 HOODED MERGANSERS
at Times Beach Nature Preserve, on Furhman Blvd. in Buffalo.
November 6, just north of the Iroquois Refuge in the fields at
Barber Road and East Shelby Road, 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and 20 SNOW
BUNTINGS among 100 HORNED LARKS.
November 9, east of the BOS region, 47 CAVE SWALLOWS moving over
Hamlin Beach State Park on Lake Ontario.
Other reports this week - Three BALD EAGLES at Saint Columbans in
the Town of Sheridan. At the North Grand Island bridges, two PEREGRINE
FALCONS. GREATER YELLOWLEGS at the Griswold Road marsh, north of Route
77 in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area. Two YELLOW-B. SAPSUCKERS
and WINTER WREN at the mouth of Silver Creek in Chautauqua County.
AMER. TREE SPARROWS and RED-BR. NUTHATCHES at several feeders. And, 7
PINE SISKINS at a feeder in Wilson.
Dial-a-Bird will be updated Thursday evening, November 19. 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.
- End Transcript
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending
November 12, 2009.
From: Fred Helleiner <fhelleiner(AT)trentu.ca>
Date: 12 Nov 2009 8:13pm
Until the past week, the interest in migratory birds at Presqu'ile
Provincial Park has focused on new arrivals, most of which have by now
put in their first appearance of the fall. Now attention is shifting to
those birds which should have departed by now but are still being found
in small numbers, likely lingering because of the unseasonably warm weather.
Small flocks of TUNDRA SWANS have been seen on four of the last six
days. The marsh opposite the bird sightings board is the best place to
find dabbling ducks these days, including AMERICAN WIGEONS and NORTHERN
PINTAILS, a second male of the latter having joined the one that has
been there through most of this month. On November 8, a surprising ten
CANVASBACKS were with the large and growing flock of GREATER SCAUP and
REDHEADS that sits far out in Popham Bay just out of range of the
land-based duck hunters. The most recent DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
sighting was at Salt Point on November 9. A late GREAT BLUE HERON was
there on November 7.
A group of three NORTHERN HARRIERS migrated overhead on November 11.
On November 7, a MERLIN flew over Popham Bay. About 40 AMERICAN COOTS
were in the outer part of the marsh on November 7. Shorebirds have
dwindled from 28 individuals on November 8 to one KILLDEER on each of
the past two days, the first of that species in several weeks. Among
the birds on November 28 was a PURPLE SANDPIPER that appeared to some
observers to have some DUNLIN genes. The bird was seen again on
November 10, but not anywhere on Gull Island on November 12.
BONAPARTE'S GULLS have put in a good showing in recent days, but none of
the expected LITTLE GULLS could be detected among them. The first
ICELAND GULL of the season was at Beach 1 on November 7. A SNOWY OWL
was on Gull Island on November 10 and 11, but not on November 12. Again
this week, BARRED OWLS are being seen every day, and not in just the
usual Jobes' Woods location but from one end of the peninsula (near the
lighthouse) to the other (Lakeside campground). On one day (November
10) there were five sightings, of which not more than two were likely of
the same bird, judging from the locations of the sightings. Such
numbers are unprecedented at Presqu'ile and may indicate that they had a
successful breeding season in the Park.
PILEATED WOODPECKERS have been seen in three widely separated parts of
the Park this past week. A NORTHERN SHRIKE and a CAROLINA WREN were
both at 186 Bayshore Road on November 6. The appearance of BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS in other parts of eastern Ontario recently suggests that
birders visiting Presqu'ile might also be lucky enough to find that
species. A late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was at 186 Bayshore Road on
November 7. The feeders at 83 Bayshore Road hosted late individuals of
EASTERN TOWHEE (November 7), SONG SPARROW (November 9), and
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (November 7 and 8). LAPLAND LONGSPURS flew
overhead calling on two different dates. Five PINE SISKINS paid a brief
visit to the feeders at 186 Bayshore Road on November 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. Visitors to Gull Island not using a
boat should be prepared to wade through shin-deep water in which there
is often a swift current and a substrate that is somewhat uneven and
slippery. It should also be noted that, because duck hunting is given
priority on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, Gull Island,
High Bluff Island, Owen Point, and part of the calf pasture are not
available for bird-watching on those days until December 20. Birders are
encouraged to record their observations on the bird sightings board
provided near the campground office by The Friends of Presqu'ile Park
and to fill out a rare bird report for species not listed there.
--
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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: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (12 Nov 2009) 233
Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 12 Nov 2009 8:20pm
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 27 703 54850
Osprey 0 0 46
Bald Eagle 0 11 108
Northern Harrier 0 14 160
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 45 3249
Cooper's Hawk 8 42 322
Northern Goshawk 1 6 22
Red-shouldered Hawk 82 221 573
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016
Red-tailed Hawk 104 819 2307
Rough-legged Hawk 1 8 13
Golden Eagle 3 38 101
American Kestrel 0 1 439
Merlin 0 0 39
Peregrine Falcon 2 2 34
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4
Total: 233 1911 82297
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter: Seth Cutright
Observers: Darlene Friedman, Mark Wloch, Raburn Howland, Rodney Laura
Visitors:
Thanks to those who helped out today. Also it was nice to see a family
group stop by today. They had some younger kids with them that were really
into watching the hawks so that was really fun to point out birds to them
and teach them about the birds.
Weather:
Today saw light Northeast winds at around 0-6mph. It also had 0% cloud
cover and clear visibility.
Raptor Observations:
233 raptors counted today with 104 being Red-tailed Hawks. 82 were
Red-shouldered Hawks. Many of them must have stopped near the count site
the night before, for we could see many kettles of Red-tailed and
Red-shouldered Hawks near by and early in the day.
3 Golden Eagles, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, and 1 Northern Goshawk were all nice
highlights.
Non-raptor Observations:
Not much else was around. More American Tree Sparrows move in.
Predictions:
Might be kind of slow with East or East-South-East winds. But it should be
warm again and have had some good days on light East winds too. So it
might be OK.
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Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright(AT)gmail.com)
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach (11 Nov 2009) 1150 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 12 Nov 2009 9:43pm
Holiday Beach
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 85 783 43790
Osprey 0 0 94
Bald Eagle 3 15 164
Northern Harrier 14 80 669
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 138 9658
Cooper's Hawk 39 106 916
Northern Goshawk 1 4 22
Red-shouldered Hawk 177 264 1022
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 18292
Red-tailed Hawk 786 1630 5688
Rough-legged Hawk 6 15 20
Golden Eagle 11 31 76
American Kestrel 1 8 1741
Merlin 0 1 121
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 102
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8
Unknown Buteo 3 6 17
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Total: 1150 3085 82404
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Justin Bosler
Observers: Cindy Isenhoff, Jim McCoy, Mike Fitzpatrick, Olga Klekner,
Paul Pratt, Sarah Rupert
Visitors:
A bunch of sharp-eyed spotters were out to enjoy the flight, including Olga
Klekner, Sarah Rupert, Paul Pratt, Mike Fitzpatrick, Jim McCoy, Tom Prenny,
Cindy Isenhoff, and Ralph Billingsley.
Weather:
Clear skies with brisk North-northeast to Northeast winds at 5 to 15 mph
(gusts to 20). Temps. ranged from 4.5 to a high of 10.5 C. Visibility was
excellent throughout the day.
Raptor Observations:
An incredible flight for November beginning shortly after 0800 EST. Kettle
after kettle of Redtails and Redshoulders passed between 0900 and about
1130 EST. The flight gained substantial height by late morning, and was
largely coming off of the lake or along the shoreline. Reminiscent of the
Broadwing kettles coming off of the lake on north winds in September. One
ad. dark morph Red-tailed Hawk in one of the first kettles of the morning;
low and directly over the Tower providing great looks. Other highlights
included 6 Roughlegs and 11 Golden Eagles.
Non-raptor Observations:
Tennessee Warbler- 1 HY (very late).
Predictions:
Mostly sunny (or cloudless) skies with East-northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph.
High of 11C. There should be a fair number of raptors moving again
tomorrow.
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Report submitted by Justin Bosler (justin.bosler(AT)gmail.com)
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at:
http://hbmo.org/
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Subject: [Ontbirds] Phainopepla in Brampton and a Merlin...
From: Bernie Monette <monette(AT)iaai.ca>
Date: 12 Nov 2009 11:09pm
Greetings!
330 in the afternoon seems to be the time for this fellow. It flew around
the tops of the trees and a bit in the bushes for some great views.
There was also a Merlin hanging around: probably wondering what all the fuss
was about.
Directions as stated before: Dixie Road north of Steeles, right on Birchbank
and left on Avondale and right on Addington.
Cheers,
Bernie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniemonette
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