About 100 meters East of Reesor Road on 16th Ave - South side in emergent poplars among conifers - 6 roosting turkeys were seen this aft at 2pm - have not seen them locally before & where were they at Thanksgiving - cheers - Stan Long From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Dec 9 15:51:50 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from fep7.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94675640F4 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 15:51:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from cogeco.ca (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by fep7.cogeco.net (Postfix) with SMTP id A7711AEF for <[email protected]>; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 15:51:51 -0500 (EST) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] X-Mailer: Cogeco Webmail - complaints to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( 24.141.150.198 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) X-Originating-IP: 24.141.150.198 Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:51:51 -0500 Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds]Ovenbird at Cherry Hill Gate, Plains Road Burlington X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:51:50 -0000
This afternoon while out walking at the Valley Inn, I came across an Ovenbird feeding with American Tree Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, Juncos etc. feeding at the bottom of the hill at the RBG property known as Cherry Hill Gate on Plains Road just across from Louie's Restaraurant. Just park in the lot and proceed down the hill to the bottom, there is a garbage can tied to a stump, the bird was feeding here as well as a stump next to a large evergreen which has fallen down. A further walk down this trail will lead you to the boardwalk in the Hendrie Valley. There is a Gray Catbird which has wintered at this location for the past couple of years and is back again. A Fox Sparrow was also feeding on seed at this location. For those of you more familiar with entering at the bottom of the Valley Inn Road, proceed to the boardwalk area and continue to the end of the boardwalk, take the right hand fork of the path at the end of the boardwalk and this will lead you to the fence where the Ovenbird was seen near the garbage can. Directions: Take 403 Hamilton to Hwy 6 North. Follow the signs to Plains Road. Turn East toward the RBG main centre and across from Louies Grill is the Cherry Hill Gate. It is well marked. Proceed down the hill from the lot to the bottom. Cheers, Cheryl Edgecombe From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Dec 9 17:52:12 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from post.queensu.ca (post.QueensU.CA [130.15.126.6]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FF8C642D6 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 17:52:12 -0500 (EST) Received: from oemcomputer.post.queensu.ca (toll22-ppp73.tele.QueensU.CA [130.15.245.73]) by post.queensu.ca (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jB9MqBuI022805 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 17:52:12 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:56:02 -0500 To: [email protected] From: Paul Mackenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [Ontbirds]hardy Barn Swallows, Kingston X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:52:13 -0000 winter ontbirders, Despite yesterday's cold and today's snowstorm at least one BARN SWALLOW (maybe still three) continues to be seen at the water treatment facility behind the Dupont plant in Kingston. As they spend time below the level that can be observed from the road, detailed directions may be helpful which could be e-mailed to anyone interested. Hard to believe but insects must still be hatching from the warm water there. One can find 40 Gadwall, 5 Coots, 3 Wigeon,and 50 Redheads, among the waterfowl in the adjacent Cataraqui Bay. In case any readers are from Toronto, the Kingston being referred to is in south-eastern Ontario. Exit #611 south from highway 401 and follow Gardiners Rd (6) to Bath Rd, jog right to Days Rd (17) , continue south to Front Road and turn east. The entry to Dupont Plant lagoon is south off Front Road just before (west of) of the bridge over the Little Cataraqui Creek. Paul and /or Nittaya Mackenzie, Kingston, Canada. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
