Hey All! Sorry for the goof in my report - I meant to say Tundra, not Trumpeter. Still an awesome spot if you can stand the cold! Thanks!
Dayna Lee Welland From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 6 20:50:08 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from heracles.kos.net (heracles.kos.net [64.201.45.10]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D9ABFCABD6 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:50:07 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 18645 invoked from network); 7 Jan 2005 01:50:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO D3ZD7M31) (64.201.46.93) by heracles.kos.net with SMTP; 7 Jan 2005 01:50:02 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Terry Sprague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:49:20 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: [Ontbirds] Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending Thursday, January 06, 2005 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:50:08 -0000 WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA for Thursday, January 06, 2005 Although GREAT GRAY OWLS have been seen on all sides of us here in the Quinte area, including recent reports from Verona, Tweed, Madoc, Marmora and Presqu'ile, there is nary a one to be found yet in Prince Edward County. However, there seems to be more hope for BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS with two more reports coming in from the area, indicating a possible influx of this species into the Quinte region. In addition to 18 seen with a flock of 65 CEDAR WAXWINGS near Brennan's Lane in the Muscote Bay area during the Belleville Christmas Bird Count on December 27th, there have been further reports from the Picton area, as well as north of Napanee, in the Selby area. Bird feeders in the area continue to bustle with both COMMON REDPOLLS and PINE SISKINS being reported at many feeders throughout the county. There were 100 of the latter at a Picton feeder this week, and close to that many at another feeder at 2800 County Road 1. Elsewhere, PINE SISKINS are appearing in lesser numbers. A NORTHERN FLICKER continues to visit a feeder on Glenora Road. Added to the growing list of RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS visiting feeders in Prince Edward County, are two coming to a feeding station on Melville Road at the east end of Consecon Lake. Speaking of backyard bird feeders, be sure to see the Internet version of this bird report at www.naturestuff.net , under BIRDING where I have included a rather interesting photo this week, submitted by Dave Bell of Maitland Avenue in Belleville. An unusual visitor turned up in the attic of a home at Morrison's Point earlier this winter, when a CAROLINA WREN was trapped for awhile, eventually finding an exit. Another CAROLINA WREN is currently visiting a suet feeder at Forest Mills, north of Napanee. SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS have been backyard guests at Sheba's Island, Wellington, Cherry Valley, and an individual with a broken wing was found floundering today on Lake Street in Picton. Finding waterfowl these days is a matter of finding locations where there is open water as cold weather continues to seal many focal points. Cressy Lakeside on New Year's Day had BUFFLEHEADS and COMMON GOLDENEYES. At Athol Bay in Sandbanks Provincial Park the same day there were LONG-TAILED DUCKS and about 20 BUFFLEHEADS. Prince Edward Point offered 1,000 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 8 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 1,500 COMMON GOLDENEYES and 15 BUFFLEHEADS. Observers at Point Petre today found CANADA GOOSE, COMMON GOLDENEYE and MALLARDS. And on January 2nd, there was a COMMON LOON in Prince Edward Bay. Other noteworthy sightings by birders out and about during the week included some 18 CEDAR WAXWINGS in the Waupoos/Smith's Bay area on New Year's Day, RUSTY BLACKBIRD at Point Petre today, two RED-TAILED HAWKS near the Rose House Museum east of Waupoos, and another midway between Milford and Cherry Valley. And so many reports of BALD EAGLES have come in this week, it is pointless to detail them all, except to say that most are being seen in the Glenora to Prinyer's Cove area, as well as Smith's Bay and Prince Edward Point. A record high of 33 were seen during the Prince Edward Point Christmas Bird Count on December 18th. And that's it for this week from Prince Edward County and the Quinte area. Our thanks to Laura Pierce, Joanne Dewey, Ken Edwards, Judith Gray, Cheryl Anderson, Fred Chandler, Don Chisholm, Sue Vanwart, Kit Chubb, Nancy Fox, Bob Maurer, Jerry Foster, Silvia Botnick, Beth McPherson, John & Margaret Moore, Doug Bowser and Wynne Thomas for their contributions to this week's report. This report will be updated on Thursday, January 13th. Bird sightings may be forwarded to [EMAIL PROTECTED] at any time before the Thursday 6:00 p.m. deadline. This report also appears on the NatureStuff website under BIRDING. Terry Sprague Picton, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.naturestuff.net
