Hi.
The Snowy Owl reported earlier this week (was actually sighted even
earlier by someone else I later found out) is still on Earl Armstrong near or
around the S curve. It was there this morning (Saturday, Dec. 18th) and is
usually resting on one of the fence posts perpendicular to the road. It can be
easily seen (at the times I've been there) from the road without binocular or
scope. A Snowy owl was spotted again from about 3pm to 4:30pm in the same area
later in the day. It even flew and landed on one of the post right by the
road.
Also saw one short eared owl this afternoon in the same area on Earl
Armstrong. It was quite active and at one point perched right on the fence
post along the road.
W.H.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Pine Warbler - Mississauga
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We found a Pine Warbler today on the South Peel Christmas Bird Count.
It was with Black-capped Chickadees in conifers on the top of the
south-west knoll in Rhododendron Park on the Lakeshore in Mississauga.
It responded to spishing (John Lamey's spishing).
Rhododendron Park is about 1 km west of Mississauga Road on the
southside of Lakeshore Road. Parking lot for the park is the third
set of traffic lights west of Mississauga Road.
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Mark Cranford
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Mississauga, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]28th Annual Burk's Falls CBC
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The 28th Annual Burk's Falls CBC was held on Thursday Dec. 16. A total of
39 speices of birds were located, the third highest ever. The weather
resulted in lower than normal number of individuals-a total of 2308 were
recorded. The weather during the weeks prior to the count had temperaturs
as low as minus 20 C. There is over 2 feet of snow on the ground and more
arrived during count day.
Highlights:
3 Bald Eagles feeding a\on a dead deer on Lake Cecebe (by Alex and Peter
Mills)
1 Cooper's Hawk (3rd time on count)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (5th time on count -- do not have many open fields or
pastures)
Four species of gulls -- normally none or very few gulls as the lakes are
totally frozen. The gulls were at a minnow farm feeding at the pond being
kept open by an aeriator. There were 30 Herring Gulls, 1 Glaucous Gull (3rd
time on count), 1 Iceland Gull (new species for count) and 1 Greater
Black-backed Gull (new for the count).
2 Ameican Robin (5th time on count)
1 - Red-winged Blackbird (been coming to Stephen O'Donnell's feeder for a
few weeks -- 4th time on count)
Thanks to the 16 field observers who came from as far as Barrie and
Stratford.
Martin Parker
mkparker
South River
