Today I observed the Snowy Owl sitting on a Fence Post,roughly halfway between the 11th and 12th Lines of New Tecumseth.I was on the 12 th Line at the time,about 1/4 mile west of the 10th Sideroad of New Tecumseth.It was observed one week ago sitting on a Telephone Pole on the 12th line by a Co-worker. There are many Horned Larks and Snow Buntings around these parts of Simcoe county lately also. Yesterday I heard and saw a Northern Shrike singing near the Honda Compound! They do have a very pretty song! Honda Canada has erected 2 Nesting Platforms in a couple locations adjacent the Plants.They have over the past few years planted many trees and put up alot of Bluebird Boxes around their property in Alliston.Kudos to them for making an effort! The Snowy Owl is seen from the 12th Line of New Tecumseth,west of Sideroad 10.Sideroad 10 of New Tecumseth runs N-S from hwy 9 to Hwy 89.The 12th Line is 4 lines north of Beeton and 2 Lines south of the Honda Plant,easily accessed off of Tottenham Road. Cheer's Garth/Innisfil [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 17 08:58:58 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web88009.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web88009.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.37.196]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9089E63F0B for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:58:58 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [209.135.123.8] by web88009.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:00:49 EST Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:00:49 -0500 (EST) From: RON FLEMING <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: OFO Bird Sightings <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Great Gray Owls west of Newmarket X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:58:59 -0000
I observed two Great Gray Owls on Keele Street north of Hwy. 9 this morning between 7:10 - 7:30. One was perched on the wooden hydro pole directly across from the entrance to the Cardinal Golf Course's maintenance road entrance, which is about 1.5 kms north of Hwy. 9 on the west side of the road. The bird was perched on the east side of Keele, then flew a few metres eastward into the field there, choosing a lower perch, all of its attention focused downward, as if having heard something under the snow. Another GGOW was perched on the west side of a Keele about .5 km further north near house #18100. Ron Fleming, Newmarket From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 17 09:22:22 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.83]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EC4F464182 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:22:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from unknown (HELO computer) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@24.102.245.185 with login) by smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 17 Feb 2005 14:24:08 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Geoff - Birds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OntBirds" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:28:46 -0600 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] Whitby Harbour & Hall's/Lakeridge Roads - Owls and Gulls - Feb 17th X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:22:22 -0000 Today I saw four Great Grays on Hall's and Lakeridge Road - all were = actively hunting. I also saw and heard about 25 Red-winged Balckbirds on = Lakeridge. Last night I watched two bids being photographed. I asked the = photographers to move back as they were seriously crowding the birds and = at least one of the birds was clearly distressed. One of them told me = that it was okay - he had been photographing the birds for FOUR HOURS = and he assured me that they didn't mind his being there. He refused to = leave. At Whitby harbour, this morning, I scanned the several hundred gulls and = was able to find: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 adult Iceland Gull - 1 adult nominate race=20 Glaucous Gull - 3 adults, 1 second winter and two first winter Thayer's Gull - 2 adults Directions: Hall's Road: exit 401 at Salem Rd and go south to Bayly/Victoria and = then east to Lakeridge and Hall's Roads. Travel south towards to the = lake on either road to see the owls.=20 Whitby Harbour: Continue east from Hall's Road on Bayly/Victoria to = Brock Street and then south to the harbour. Birds are usually in the SW = corner. A scope is often necessary. Geoff Carpentier Ajax, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 17 12:36:02 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from ihorizons.net (server.ihorizons.net [66.135.34.20]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80359638CE for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:36:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from Customer ([209.226.189.178]) (authenticated user [EMAIL PROTECTED]) by ihorizons.net (ihorizons.net [66.135.34.20]) (MDaemon.PRO.v6.8.5.R) with ESMTP id 45-md50000010296.tmp for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:49:15 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "beth mcpherson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:40:59 -0500 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-Authenticated-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Processed: ihorizons.net, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:49:15 -0500 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-MDRemoteIP: 209.226.189.178 X-Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: [email protected] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Trumpeter Swans at Crosby X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:36:03 -0000 7 trumpeter swans were at the narrows lock just north of Crosby this = a.m.(Thursday) >From 401 at Kingston go north on 15 to Crosby.Turn left on 42 and than = immediately(within 100 yards) north on the narrows lock road about 6 km. = to the locks.They are in the open water right at the locks. Beth McPherson From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 17 14:54:26 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mh1.kwic.com (mh1.kwic.com [205.150.58.4]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB8E5641C1 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:54:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from bscdata.bsc-eoc.org (adsl-216-94-27-81.kwic.com [216.94.27.81]) by mh1.kwic.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j1HJuJY07046 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:56:19 -0500 (EST) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:55:07 -0500 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Calling all Raptor Enthusiasts - Volunteers needed Thread-Index: AcUVKpQefDp/m3z/RuaRbKBt7fUTXA== From: "Susan Debreceni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.3.1(snapshot 20020109) (mh1.kwic.com) Subject: [Ontbirds]Calling all Raptor Enthusiasts - Volunteers needed X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:54:30 -0000 Attention Raptor Enthusiasts, Here at Bird Studies Canada, the 2005 Red-shouldered Hawk and Spring = Woodpecker survey is looking for eager volunteers. This survey has been = tracking Red-Shouldered hawk populations since 1990 in order to = determine if timber management practices are having a negative impact on = these hawks. Data is also incorporated into the Ontario Breeding Bird = Atlas, which has just entered its 5th and final year. =20 The survey is completed during a single morning between 17 April and 7 = May, beginning within 30 minutes of sunrise, and taking approximately 3 = hours to complete. Volunteers are provided with a broadcast tape or CD = containing pre-recorded Red-Shouldered hawk calls and timed listening = periods that are played at fixed intervals along the roadside. During = each listening period, the surveyor records all species of raptors and = woodpeckers seen or heard.=20 I have listed the available routes below, as well as the nearest town. = There are also a number of routes which have never been run, and would = require scouting beforehand ("new" routes). If you are interested in = surveying any of the routes listed below, or would like more = information, please contact Susan Debreceni by phone or email (toll = free: 1-888-448-2473 x222; [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Be sure to let us = know if you prefer a CD or a Tape, and to state the route number. = Routes will be filled on a first come first serve basis. We look forward to hearing from you! ESTABLISHED ROUTES: 1 Sparrow Lake closest town: Port Stanton) 9 Lavant (closest town: Lavant) 13 Mountsberg (closest town: Mountsberg/Cambridge) 22 Sharbot Lake (closest town: Sharbot Lake/Mountain Grove) 33 Beatrice (closest town: Huntsville) 39 Flower Station (closest town: Flower Station) 48 Kinlough (closest town: Walkerton) 49 Beverly Swamp (closest town: Cambridge) 54 Burke Settlement (closest town: Sharbot Lake) 56 Greenfield (closest town: Kearney) 86 Limberlost Rd (closest town: Huntsville) 92 Rain Lake Road (closest town: Alexandria) 111 Depot Lakes (closest town: Wagarville - South of Sharbot Lake) 135 Goulais Bay (closest town: Goulais Bay ) "NEW" Routes: 122 Noganosh Lake (South of Grundy Lake PP) 123 Manitowaning (closest town: Manitowaning) 124 Whitney (closest town: Whitney) 127 Aberdeen (closest town: Vankleek Hill) 129 Merrickville (closest town: Hemlock Corners/Merrickville) 131 Primrose (closest town: Primrose) 137 Ferguson Corners (closest town: Ferguson Corners) **************************=20 Susan Debreceni=20 Volunteer Projects Research Assistant=20 Bird Studies Canada / =C9tudes d'Oiseaux Canada=20 P.O. Box 160 Port Rowan, ON=20 Canada N0E 1M0=20 Phone: (519) 586-3531 ext: 222 Toll Free: 1-888-448-BIRD=20 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/bscmain.html=20 ************************** From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 17 15:18:20 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from imo-m19.mx.aol.com (imo-m19.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.11]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1D8D64277 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:18:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo-m19.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id 1.dc.205d0b02 (25508) for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:20:04 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:20:04 EST To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 12003 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Algonquin birds X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:18:21 -0000 In Algonquin Park today I had two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, three GRAY JAYS and many WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS on the Spruce Bog Trail. A male BBWO was on the far side of the marsh, going clockwise around the trail, just at the start of the woods. A female BBWO was at the exit of the same woods near the road. Four small flocks of PINE GROSBEAKS were seen on Hwy 60 and two BOREAL CHICKADEES were by the highway about 1km west of the Minnising turn-off (about km22). The gate area on the Opeongo road had a further two GRAY JAYS and more WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS. It is interesting to note that a flock of more than a dozen BLUE JAYS is now at the gate also waiting for handouts. Tony Bigg [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 17 19:48:58 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from helios.kos.net (helios.kos.net [64.201.45.11]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 037E964029 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:47:35 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 32524 invoked from network); 18 Feb 2005 00:49:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO D3ZD7M31) (64.201.46.67) by helios.kos.net with SMTP; 18 Feb 2005 00:49:29 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Terry Sprague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:49:34 -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, February 17, 2005 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:48:58 -0000 WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTE AREA for Thursday, February 17, 2005 Dare I start this report with GREAT GRAY OWLS again? Three more sightings have occurred in Prince Edward County, bringing the cumulative total for the winter, to 12. New sightings took place on Bethesda Road February 7th, and another on County Road 13, about 1.5 km south of the Black River Cheese Factory on February 5th, and still another on the Old Milford Road near the dump on February 12th. The individual on Sprague Road that first appeared on January 30th, was still there this morning. Other sightings around the Quinte area, and beyond, included individuals on the Good Year Road near Napanee, Selby Road near Strathcona, one near Croydon, another west of Verona, and one each yesterday at Stoco, Marlbank and Mudcat Lane (Foxboro). Another near Halloway Heights, north of Belleville, has been present since before Christmas. SNOW BUNTINGS and a NORTHERN SHRIKE on Ben Gill Road on the 12th offset more spring like sightings of HORNED LARKS almost everywhere as the species continues to make its traditional February appearance in the Quinte area. An early male NORTHERN PINTAIL at Barcovan Beach on the 14th, and a HOODED MERGANSER at Consecon Lake today were welcome sights as were three TURKEY VULTURES near the intersection of Highway 49 and Fish Lake Road on the 11th. A RING-NECKED PHEASANT continues to sample the menu at a feeder on Low Street in Picton, and another was seen on the 14th along County Road 1 (Scoharie Road) between Highway 62 and Picton. A NORTHERN FLICKER is still coming to a feeder on Glenora Road at Picton. A RED-TAILED HAWK was reported from Highway 49 at Essroc Cement. As we approach warmer weather in the weeks to come, birders should keep close tabs on prime waterfowl viewing areas such as Wellers Bay at Barcovan Beach, Wellington Harbour, Point Petre and Prince Edward Point. At Point Petre on the 13th, there were several thousand LONG-TAILED DUCKS flying and congregating near shore. There were also over 40 GREATER SCAUP, COMMON GOLDENEYES, BUFFLEHEADS, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and 2 MUTE SWANS. Another area that will guarantee some profitable birding in the weeks to come will be the flooded agricultural fields off Kaiser Crossroad east of Waupoos, an area that traditionally attracts as many as 500 pintails, and other waterfowl species. Wesley Acres Road at Bloomfield is another prolific area for waterfowl. Bird feeders in the county are still reporting good numbers of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, COMMON REDPOLLS, and at some feeders, small numbers of PINE SISKINS. A feeder at Massassauga continues to attract a high of 8 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES. With fewer people reporting this past week, this wraps up the Quinte Area Bird Report for the current week. Our thanks to Christopher Keen, Joanne Dewey, Pamela Young, Bonnie MacIntosh, Carolyn Smith, David Bree, Eileen Whitmore, Jerry Foster, Lloyd Paul, Nick Quickert, Cheryl Anderson, Silvia Botnick, Keith Edgett, Evelyn Sloane, Shirley Joyce, Peter Marshall and Bea & Jay McMahan for their contributions to this week's report. This report will be updated on Thursday, February 24th. 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 at www.naturestuff.net under BIRDING, where this week features a humorous shot by Belleville photographer Peter Sporring of a white-breasted nuthatch attempting a landing at a feeder already occupied by a chipmunk. Terry Sprague Picton, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.naturestuff.net
