Two great grey owls have been seen perched in two old dead trees along onion fields. They were seen yesterday and Wednesday, around 5 pm. Travel north on the 400, travel east along 89, turn left onto 10th sideroad (first road) and look in fields on the right. Tracey Etwell Aurora, ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 7 13:28:32 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from ECNWRI1.ontario.int.ec.gc.ca (ecolink.cciw.ca [192.75.68.254]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F23FCAF5A for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:28:32 -0500 (EST) content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6487.1 Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:28:27 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: King Eiders at Stoney Creek Thread-Index: AcT05q5JSFltNmPUSJSYXzhpeSLw+A== From: "Dobos,Rob [Burlington]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds]King Eiders at Stoney Creek X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 18:28:32 -0000
Over the noonhour today, I had a total of eight King Eiders along the Lake Ontario shoreline off Stoney Creek in east Hamilton. Off the foot of Green Rd., there was an adult male and five female King Eiders amongst the other diving ducks. The birds were quite a distance out. Off Grays Rd a bit to the west, there was one first year male and one female King Eider about 200 m out. All three scoter species were seen at these spots. Directions: From the QEW highway in Hamilton, take the Hwy. 20 (Centennial Parkway) exit, go north to the North Service Rd., turn right and go a km or so to either Grays Rd or Green Rd. Rob Dobos Dundas, Ont. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >=20 >=20 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 7 15:48:16 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39912CB03C for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:48:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from dianaoffice ([64.231.240.163]) by tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:48:29 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Mike Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:48:27 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Great GRAY Owl X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 20:48:16 -0000 Hello; Just a quick message to report a GGO just west of the York/Durham = town line and hwy#7 Markham. I spotted the bird at 2:45 pm. It was in a tree 200 yards north just = before you reach the intersection. Regards & Good Birding; Mike Williamson From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 7 15:55:42 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from romlx1.rom.on.ca (romlx1.rom.on.ca [192.75.204.6]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E417CA204 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:55:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from ROMFS7.rom.on.ca (romfs7.rom.on.ca [192.75.204.4]) by romlx1.rom.on.ca (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j07Ktnkw045411 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:55:50 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Received: from ROM-MTA by ROMFS7.rom.on.ca with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:55:51 -0500 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.3 Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:55:14 -0500 From: "Mark Peck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: [Ontbirds]Rufuous Hummingbird/Barred Owl - post mortem X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 20:55:42 -0000 The Rufous Hummingbird from Niagara Falls and the Barred Owl from Trinity College, University of Toronto reported during late 2004 both found their way to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) after they died. Both specimens have now been prepared and I thought I should update readers on both birds. The Rufous Hummingbird from the Haine's backyard in Niagara Falls was made into a study skin and will be housed in the permanent collections of the ROM. The bird was a female, but we are still not certain of the age. Allen Chartier considered the bird a hatch year bird based wrinkles on the bill. When the ovaries were checked they appeared granular rather than smooth suggesting the bird may have been an adult. We will continue to work on the age determination of the bird. During preparation the tail was fanned to aid with future identification. The bird weighed 2.7 g, -.33 grams less than when Allen Chartier and Cindy Cartwright banded the bird. During preparation of the specimen we noticed a small trauma/haematoma at the back of the neck suggesting that the bird may have hit or been hit by something. Feather and tissue samples were taken during preparation and will be used for additional molecular research at the University of Guelph and at the ROM. The Barred Owl from Trinity College was made into a study skin and a spread wing. Tissue samples were taken and added to the permanent collections to assist in future research. Preparation of the skin revealed a large trauma to the right shoulder and wing. There was no evidence of puncture wounds or broken bones. We are surmising that the bird was either hit by a car or ran into something. The bird was a male weighing 570 grams and still had heavy body fat at time of death. I would like to thank all of the individuals, and there were many, who helped ensure both birds made their way to the ROM. A special thanks to Art and Janice Haines for their considerable patience and hospitality. Mark Peck Ornithology/Department of Natural History Royal Ontario Museum 100 Queen's Park Toronto, ON Canada M5S 2C6 416 586 5523 fax 416 586 5553 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 7 19:24:47 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tor-31-peer1.thresholdinternet.com (unknown [65.39.192.31]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97641CA33E for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:24:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])32AAD97739 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:24:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from tor-31-peer1.thresholdinternet.com ([127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 80297-08 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:24:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by tor-31-peer1.thresholdinternet.com (Postfix, from userid 1004) id 5BBD89772C; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:24:56 -0500 (EST) Received: from laptop (d141-39-107.home.cgocable.net [24.141.39.107]) 38CB797722 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:24:55 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Classic Vineyard Jewellery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:18:27 -0500 Organization: Classic Vineyard Jewellery MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at systemrage.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]kingfisher X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Classic Vineyard Jewellery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 00:24:47 -0000 Just in case you are interested, the Kingfisher was still around today = at the mouth of Bronte Creek (East side) in Oakville, also the 3 = harlequen (1 m 2 f) Alex Eberspaecher Oakville HNC From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 7 21:36:04 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.93]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D0C8CA382 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 21:36:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from jean-bapu1sw48i.sympatico.ca ([69.158.103.148]) by tomts36-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 21:36:19 -0500 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 21:36:41 -0500 To: [email protected] From: Jean Iron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds]Great Gray Owls at Cranberry - Ontario's Owl X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 02:36:04 -0000 We arrived along Halls Road just before 3 pm but no Great Grays were evident. We feared that they had departed. Then on a tip from a birder at Cranberry we went to see a Northern Saw-whet Owl near the top of the "Boreal Owl Cedar" in Lynde Shores Woodlot. Close by was a fine Barred Owl. We returned to Halls Road about 4:30 pm planning to stay until dark. We soon saw a Great Gray perched in a roadside ash just south of the north pathway to Cranberry Marsh. It then flew west hunting over the tall weedy field, which is full of voles. While we watched it have a brief encounter with another Great Gray, a Great Horned Owl hooted in the distance. Soon after we saw a third Great Gray come from near the south pathway to Cranberry Marsh and fly out over the field. In all we saw four or five hunting into the darkness. We didn't see any Long-eared Owls, but they're likely still around. These Great Gray Owls have found "Amherst Island West" to be full of voles being 90% of their normal prey. We didn't see them at 3 pm, but they were actively hunting by 5 pm. We believe that the Cranberry Great Grays are better fed now so they have reverted back to being secretive and inactive during most of the day, then coming out to hunt as it gets dark. ONTARIO'S OWL: The Great Gray Owl was described new to science from the Severn River in northern Ontario in 1772. Thus its scientific name is the trinomial Strix nebulosa nebulosa for the nominate subspecies found in North America. This is one of the few bird species first described from the New World that also occurs in the Old World. The subspecies Strix nebulosa lapponica is found across northern Eurasia. However, the Great Gray Owl is really Manitoba's bird because it's their official provincial bird. Please keep a reasonable distance while viewing northern forest owls to give them space to rest and hunt. Happy owling, Ron Pittaway and Jean Iron Minden and Toronto ON
