I live on the Beltline Trail in Toronto at the south east corner of Bathurst and Roselawn, two stop lights north
>of Eglinton. The address is 675 Roselawn Avenue. The Beltline Trail runs beside my apartment building. This morning, a little bird flew into my apartment. I was able to see it very closely as it was on the window sill for awhile >while I was trying to encourage it to climb onto a wooden rod to let it >out. It was smaller than a finch, had black and white streaking on the >back, wings and tail and a white belly. The most noticeable features >to me were the thin black decurved beak and the black tiny feet. It >flew around the apartment and into the kitchen. I did not see it after >that so I assume it has flown out. I have a bird feeder that usually attracts sparrows and finches. > > >After researching my bird books and the internet, the closest bird that >fits this description is the Bewickâs wren. I am somewhat experienced >as a birder as I have visited Pt. Pelee for many years and have gone on >many bird watching outings in Ontario and Quebec. I understand that >this bird is fast disappearing and has not been seen in this area for awhile. The other possibilities of wrens did not match this bird, nor did the brown creeper as this bird was definitely black with no brown or rust. On the other hand, it did not flick its tail. It was frozen in place with its tail was spread into a fan. When it flew, it stayed still until it flew again. > > > >Any feedback would be appreciated. > > > >Thank you. > > > >Shirley Shapiro > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 > > > --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS Coordinator Mississauga, Ontario [EMAIL PROTECTED] 905 279 9576 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 10 11:12:49 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (unknown [209.226.175.97]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B72D63FFC for <[email protected]>; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:12:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from shihu ([64.231.113.245]) by tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:22:36 -0400 From: "Marvin Shapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:29:46 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Thread-Index: AcU94iCNFBvBTQq1QA2Q9Le6TDzbFw=Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Re: Bewick's wren X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:12:54 -0000 After some discussion with members of this group, it turns out that the bird I saw yesterday in my apartment was a brown creeper in the grey phase. Apparently the brown creeper typically displays the behaviour of being frozen with its tail spread. Ah well. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 10 12:27:53 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web88007.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web88007.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.37.194]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A6291646D0 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 12:27:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [24.43.74.18] by web88007.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 12:37:56 EDT Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 12:37:56 -0400 (EDT) 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] York Region - Tundra Swans, Fox Sparrows, E. Bluebird, etc. X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:27:54 -0000 There are still some waterfowl lingering in the flooded fields at the north end of Bathurst near Newmarket, though not nearly as many as last weekend and through the week. Yesterday morning Keith Dunn, Kevin Shackleton and I had 5 TUNDRA SWANS, 200 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 200 PINTAIL (down from a peak of over 400 earlier in the week), 50 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, a dozen AMERICAN WIGEON, six REDHEAD, two male NORTHERN SHOVELER, a pair of WOOD DUCKS, our first TREE SWALLOWS of the spring, and a pair of local NORTHERN HARRIERS. The heronry visible from this area does not seem to be in use this year. An active heronry near Schomberg (reported here earlier in the week by Jane Kirkpatrick) was checked out by Garth Baker and Sue Stam yesterday morning - they observed several GB Herons and a passing SANDHILL CRANE, among other birds. Garth also had a lingering GREAT GRAY OWL along the 5th concession, (which runs east-west) on the east side of Hwy. 400 just south of Innisfil early yesterday. (This is further north, in Simcoe country.) Today while mountain biking and birding along Bathurst north of Green Lane in Newmarket, Mike Van den Tillaart and I had, among other birds, a flock of 12 FOX SPARROWS, two WINTER WRENS, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, several EASTERN PHOEBES and three GREAT BLUE HERONS flying over. (Those of you with concerns about trails being damaged can rest assured that we left our bikes hidden by the roadside and did not ride them along the muddy and vulnerable trails.) Nearby, on Old Bathurst Street in southwest Newmarket, Eleanor Thompson today had an EASTERN BLUEBIRD, one of the first of the spring for York region. Ron Fleming, Newmarket Newmarket is directly north of Toronto, halfway between that metropolis and Barrie, between the North-south lines of Hwys. 404 and 400. The section of Bathurst Street described above is actually on the western edge of Holland Landing and the eastern edge of Bradford. It is accessible by turning north from Yonge Street on the stretch of road that runs north out of Newmarket toward Bradford. There is a stoplight that indicates Bathurst Street north. As soon as you turn at the light, Bathurst takes a quick jog left (west) then crosses the railway tracks and straightens out northward. By driving past Queensville Sdrd. and past the Albert's Marina Road (which is across from the aforementioned Hochreiter Road), you can easily see the flooded fields on the west side of the road. A scope definitely helps for identifying the sometimes distant waterfowl. These flooded fields are can be very good for observing waterfowl during spring migration, but, with the past few days of good flying weather, don't be surprised if a lot of birds have left for points north. Hochreiter Road can be a bit dicey to drive on during bad weather conditions; it is a single lane and you can only turn around when you get to the house at the far end of it, which is a good km or more down the road. As per Jane Kirkpatrick's directions, "the heronry west of Schomberg is reached by going west on Hwy 9 from hwy 27 to the 11th concession of King Township. Turn left ( south ). Drive about 2 -3 k to just north of the 17th sideroad. House # 1565 is on the right. Across the road is the heronry."
