Hello Birders:
Around noon we spotted a large accipiter near the corner of Yonge St.
and Davis Dr. in Newmarket. It was zipping around scaring a small flock
of what looked like House Sparrows and then perched in a tree behind the
strip mall which has Quizno's and Toppers Pizza (17480 Yonge st.). I
couldn't confidently I.D. it as a Cooper's or Sharp-Shinned (I'm a
little rusty on that, sorry), although I can say it was more crow-sized
than blue-jay sized. I'm guessing it may have been the Cooper's hawk
that Ron Fleming reported in the same area a few days ago.
While hiking at Roger's Reservoir Conservation Area, located near the
intersection of Green Lane and the 2nd concession, we discovered a Great
Gray Owl perched in a tree on the north side of the canal. We parked in
the lot on the 2nd Concession just north of the train tracks, and found
the owl after walking about 10 minutes along the trail. Time of sighting
was around 4:20pm.
Regards,
Lisa Den Besten
Waterloo ON
&
J Morrow
Newmarket
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Great Blue Herons, etc - Wheatley, ON
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On Sunday Jan 30th there were 7 GREAT BLUE HERONS at Muddy Creek by Wheatley
Harbour, including one wrestling with a large fish. All appeared to be first
winter birds.
The usual suspects at our feeder here on Harbour Road, including a single
male HAIRY WOODPECKER (scarce in the Pelee Birding Area). Also heard COMMON
REDPOLL fly over the yard on Jan 31st afternoon.
Cheers, Tom
Tom Hince
Wild Rose Guest House
RR1, 21298 Harbour Road,
Wheatley, ON
N0P 2P0 Canada
[minutes from Point Pelee National Park]
(519) 825-9070 (ph)
(519) 825-9169 (fax)
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