I saw a large flock of at least 100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS early this afternoon (Feb 5th) at the Jack Pine Trail. I visit this spot several times each winter and these were the first waxwings I'd seen here this season. In addition, they were moving about a fair bit, so they may have just been passing through.
On the drive home I was mildly surprised to see a flock of about 20 CANADA GEESE over the open field near Hunt Club and Greenbank. Yesterday (Feb 4th) late morning, the Kerwin Rd area proved to be good for winter finches-by this year's standards. There were about a dozen PINE GROSBEAKS around 881 Kerwin (opposite the woodland trailhead) and a similar number of EVENING GROSBEAKS in the vicinity of the feeders on O'Hara, the small loop street off Kerwin closer to the Dunrobin Rd. Unfortunately, as far as I could make out, none of the Pines appeared to be in adult male plumage. Goldfinches and redpolls were also present in the area. A young NORTHERN SHRIKE was briefly at one of the O'Hara feeders. The woods opposite 881 Kerwin were exceptionally quiet, and walking was difficult in the soft snow. On Friday afternoon, I saw 2 (presumably female) SNOWY OWLS in the Eagleson Rd area, one on Akins and the other on Brownlee. The Akins bird put on a spectacular show, flying in and perching a few metres away on the side of the road. There were a few HORNED LARKS on Brownlee. The north-west corner of the Barnsdale and Moodie intersection had gulls, including a 3rd winter ICELAND and at least a half-dozen GLAUCOUS of various ages, as well as HERRING and GREAT BLACK-BACKED. There was a largeish flock of SNOW BUNTINGS in the area as well. Directions: Jack Pine Trail parking lot is on the east side of Moodie between Hunt Club and Fallowfield. To get to Kerwin Rd, take 417 and exit Eagleson north. Eagleson becomes March. After a few kms, March curves 90 degrees to the left. Turn right here onto the Dunrobin Rd and go a km or so. Kerwin is on the right. Akins and Brownlee are on the west side of Eagleson south of Fallowfield. On Moodie Drive, Barnsdale is a couple of very long "blocks" south of Fallowfield. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Feb 5 19:30:45 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.79]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0B9E3638B8 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 5 Feb 2006 19:30:45 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 63356 invoked from network); 6 Feb 2006 00:30:45 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MIMEOLE; b=g5YkOcMkd4RIeOBN0xpiY5D25hKRHiAOxnv5iczbCTaWWWkRsKAKNARbdglvYWV+lpNa06GZRUkzvHfsvbTAoUdsz5UTeFe0qVHHK3LQwAoyRp+nIwMmAczVnQn+/1yIdMR2NvsgxT1fwRj022PWLlsSYSlfRMcwIc7FGv8Z9IU ; Received: from unknown (HELO doug) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@72.141.178.44 with login) by smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 6 Feb 2006 00:30:45 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Doug Lockrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 19:34:55 -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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] merlin, white-throated sparrows and 30 other species -tour of south Durham region-Feb.5 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:30:45 -0000 Starting at 7:30am from Hall's Rd. 5 cars did a circle tour on a very inclement Feb.5. I was pleased to help a small group from West Humber enjoy birding to the east of Toronto. Some highlights-- a fast-flying Merlin flew over us in the parking lot of Lynde Shores C.A., landing on the top of a utility pole, allowing us great views for 5 minutes; 3 White-throated Sparrows (1 in breeding plumage) at the entry to the Lynde feeder trail; Red-breasted Nuthatch at 3525 Audley Rd.; several Pine Siskins at 2540 Old Hy.7, to the east of Westney Rd.; Pine Siskins at 3000 conc.5 (1 km. west of Greenwood Rd.), Red-bellied Woodpecker, Pine Siskins, House Finches, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers among others at the feeders behind a house in Whitevale (1 block north of conc.5), and we finished up in the home of 2 wonderful hosts in S.Pickering, for camaraderie and great views of various birds coming to feeders right at the windows. Doug Lockrey, Whitby www.pickeringnaturalists.org From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 6 10:27:11 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from imo-d23.mx.aol.com (imo-d23.mx.aol.com [205.188.139.137]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C3DB643BF for <[email protected]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 10:27:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo-d23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id 1.292.527b6ff (58435) for <[email protected]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 10:27:04 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 10:27:04 EST To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5120 X-Spam-Flag: NO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]See Snowy south of London? X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:27:12 -0000 Hello Winter Birders, Has anyone seen the Snowy south of London in the past few days? Claude, have you gone back? Rachel A. Powless West Bloomfield, MI (metro-Detroit) From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 6 16:37:00 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from imo-d21.mx.aol.com (imo-d21.mx.aol.com [205.188.144.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BB38645A1 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:37:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo-d21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id 1.1fc.1197db49 (25098) for <[email protected]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:36:56 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:36:56 EST To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag: NO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]re Canada Jays near Apsley X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:37:00 -0000 Fellow Birders, You probably didn't delete this one because you were ready to complain about the name I used. I was upset when they changed the name years ago and since it's scientific name is Canada and it's range is mainly Canada as proud Canadians we should still complain. All right with that said I attended the Wilderness Canoe Symposium this weekend and Dan Strickland talked and was given a warm welcome by the large crowd for his excellent talk on, dare I keep using the name, Canada Jays. It prompted me to ski into the Tanney Cabin today( a warming cabin on the Kawartha Nordic Ski Trails south of Apsley 4439.302 and 7806.358 ) Years ago I put a sheet on the bulletin board in the cabin with some facts on these Jays and an invitation to record observations.It has been replaced three times and I am only giving you one observation per year for brevity sake though there were many comments over the years. 1999 March 14 pair 2000 Feb 19 pair 2001 March 3 3 birds 2002 Feb 2 pair 2003 Jan 28 pair 2004 Feb 7 pair 2005 March 3 3 birds Now my point, none this year. A mild winter? Is there hope? I know we are supposed to report sightings but sometime birds not there are important too. We had Canada Jays on the Petroglyph C.B.C as we usually do. Ray Wilson on 504 is feeding a pair this winter but still it is significant that a long time territory is empty this year. King Baker Hopefully Dan is receiving this. If not would someone send a copy to him. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 6 20:18:50 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts22.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.184]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E56366443E for <[email protected]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:18:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from brucedb4u2q8ov ([70.48.168.184]) by tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:18:49 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Bruce Di Labio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontario birds" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:19:03 -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]Cornwall: D.C. Cormorants X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:18:51 -0000 Hi Everyone Yesterday, Feb.5th birded the St. Lawrence River from Cornwall to Prescott. The river was wide open due to the mild conditions and there were no concentrations of water birds. Highlights included 3 Double-crested Cormorant, 7 Gadwall, 2 Redhead, 1 Bald Eagle, 2 Glaucous Gull in the Cornwall Power Dam area along with a flock of 24 Pine Grosbeak feeding on crab apples at the entrance. At Farran Park, 2 immature Bald Eagles flushed a flock of Mallards and gulls along the shore line. Between Morrisburg and Prescott few water birds were observed, normally at these sites there is lots of activity. good birding Bruce Directions: The Cornwall Power Dam is located just west of the town of Cornwall off Power Dam road. If you require additional information, please email me privately. Bruce Di Labio 400 Donald B. 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