The thrush was seen this morning at first light, about 6:30, then irregularly thereafter. It typically comes to the cracked corn put onto the flagstones in the cedars along the south yard. It has never been seen by us anywhere but along the south edge of the south yard.
Other regulars are a pair of Red-bellied Woodpecker (hopefully they'll both be around long enough to be "P" or "T" for the atlas), Purple Finch (An adult male sometimes; if you see a female note that there has been a "female" singing for a couple of weeks now), Pine Siskins, a pair each of White-breasted & Red-breasted Nuthatches as well as the usual winter feeder suspects. The last redpoll was seen about a week ago. The Fox Sparrows & Rusty Blackbirds reported earlier are new for the season. The grouse come sporadically as does a turkey. Cooper's Hawks are more likely than Sharp-shinned although neither are regular. Last week a Winter Wren was heard singing in the swamp (all private property). Please stay to the side of the road to avoid interfering with the local traffic and be careful, the traffic can be faster than might be expected on a dead end road. Also please avoid walking on the wood chips, there are spring ephemerals there. In years past there have been daytime "break-ins" and so neighbours are understandably "interested" in strange cars on the road. Don't be surprised if they ask questions. To avoid interfering with traffic there is room for a couple of cars in the driveway but please keep to the right to maintain clear access to the left garage door. Thank you. Paul D. Smith Flamborough, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Directions: >From QEW take 403 west to Hwy 6 north. North to 8th Concession. Rd West, (the >first major left after Safari Rd and just past a set of stoplights). West, >through Strabane on 8th Con Rd. till the pavement ends then right (north) onto >Westover Rd. Fourth house on the left, #1605. >From 401 take Hwy 6 south. South towards Hamilton to 8th Concession Rd West, >(the second major right after Freelton). From there as above. 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 12 11:39:23 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from CAHMMEXC003.stelcorp.stelco.ca (st030200.stelco.ca [204.225.30.200]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46C0147F36 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:39:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from CAHMVEXC001.stelcorp.stelco.ca ([172.25.36.58]) by CAHMMEXC003.stelcorp.stelco.ca with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:48:34 -0400 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4920.2300 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:48:34 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [Ontbirds] Female Varied Thrush Importance: normal Priority: normal Thread-Index: AcQe/l5JlITNxioiQFicu70Yr8S6dABo8UBw From: "Smith, Paul D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds (E-mail)" <[email protected]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Apr 2004 15:48:34.0764 (UTC) FILETIME=[9CEC48C0:01C420A5] Subject: [Ontbirds] Varied Thrush - Flamborough X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:39:23 -0000 To Ontbirds, To those of you who have seen the thrush we're glad you managed to. To those who haven't but want to, we'll keep you posted (as will, presumably, other birders) on it's status and wish you good luck. There is one word of caution (sparked by an earlier posting) I would like to make that should have been included in my own earlier posting. I would not suggest that parking in a private laneway when the owner is away is something that birders should be encouraged to do. As it was we came home from a tiring drive and would not have liked to have dealt with shuffling cars before getting in the house. Birders should only go on private property when they have the express permission of the owners. We do appreciate the fact that all the birders so far have kept to the side of the road and have been very friendly and thoughtful. Thank you and good luck. Paul D. & Anna-Marie Smith Flamborough [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Terry Osborne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 9:17 AM To: Ontbirds Subject: [Ontbirds] Female Varied Thrush This Varied Thrush seems to be under-reported but as of 4:15 Friday I observed it along with Jerry Guild actively feeding in Flamborough. Also there attending a silo feeder was a male Red-bellied Woodpecker and 3 or 4 Pine Siskins. The owner is currently away and parking in the driveway is possible but we parked on Westover Road opposite the house where very little traffic is present. Good luck. DIRECTIONS: Take the QEW west to the 403. Continue westerly to Hwy 6 which goes to Guelph. Go northerly past the road that will take you to the Lion Safari to the next concession road which will be Conc. 8 West. Turn left or to the west and proceed approximately 4 or 5 miles or so or until the blacktop becomes gravel. That will be at Westover Road. Turn right, or to the north, and go to house number 1605. The house will be on the left side of the road. The bird is coming to a rock outcrop to the south side of the house where the owner has cast bird seed. Terry Osborne _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds This email communication is intended as a private communication for the sole use of the primary addressee and those individuals listed for copies in the original message. The information contained in this email is private and confidential and if you are not an intended recipient you are hereby notified that copying, forwarding or other dissemination or distribution of this communication by any means is prohibited. If you are not specifically authorized to receive this email and if you believe that you received it in error please notify the original sender immediately. 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 12 12:46:21 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp.vianet.ca (taco.vianet.on.ca [209.91.128.11]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 81F6B48C37 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:46:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 16004 invoked from network); 12 Apr 2004 16:55:32 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Tower) (209.91.149.19) by smtp.vianet.ca with SMTP; 12 Apr 2004 16:55:32 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Burke Korol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:54:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: [Ontbirds] Northern Muskoka Owling/Atlassing X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:46:22 -0000 Owling over the past two nights here in northern Muskoka (Huntsville area) has been reasonably successful. On Saturday, 10 April, Lance and Faye Allin and I searched the Allensville area for two hours. We heard and then saw a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL on Proudfoot Road, 100 m east of Domtar Road around 10:30 p.m. A large owl flew over us at this location, but we could not get it to return or call. It was probably a Barred Owl. Several other stops in this area were unproductive. This junction is about 5 km SW of Huntsville. On Sunday, 11 April, Lance Allin and I searched an area about 10 km SE of Huntsville for two hours. At our first stop we immediately heard and then saw a BARRED OWL on West Browns Road, 2 km east of Brunel Road (Muskoka Road 2) at 9:30 p.m. Tries for Northern Saw-whet Owls at several other stops in this area were unsuccessful. At 11:30 p.m. medium-sized owl flew across Brunel Road, just south of Renwick Road, in our headlights. It was either an Long-eared or Short-eared Owl. A brief search in the area that night failed to re-locate it. Renwick Road is about 3 km south of downtown Huntsville. ********** Burke Korol Huntsville, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED]
