Bird: Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Date: March 19th, 15:00, sunny, a little bit of wind Location: Bradford, West Gwillimbury (Between 11th and 12th line and Yonge St. and 10th Side Rd.) Author: Raoul Hendriks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Raoul Hendriks Newmarket, ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 20 15:43:04 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp2.execulink.net (smtp2.execulink.net [199.166.6.52]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6549C63B74 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:42:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from tecras3 (node-8125.tor.pppoe.execulink.com [67.158.79.190]) by smtp2.execulink.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k2KKgbsi007746 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:42:37 -0500 From: "Richard Hathway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:42:37 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Pied Billed grebes and Whistling swans X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:43:04 -0000 A pair of Pied Billed grebes have been on the east side of the Grand River above the Parkhill dam for the past 3 days. South from 401 on Hwy24/Hespeler road , right at Water Street fork. Parking at bottom of hill before Parkhill Road. Best viewing is from the boardwalk north of parking. On Wellington 34 there is a group of approx. 75 Whistling swans with numerous Canada Geese . 401 to Hwy 6 North. Left at Wellington 34, Right at Wellington 35. Pond is on both sides of the road. Private property limits viewing , but OK from road. Rick Hathway From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 20 16:49:40 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from simmts6-srv.bellnexxia.net (simmts6.bellnexxia.net [206.47.199.164]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3207D63A5E for <[email protected]>; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:49:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from your6bvpxyztoq ([67.70.118.126]) by simmts6-srv.bellnexxia.netSMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:49:20 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "David McNorton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:49:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Rusty Blackbirds and others at Pelee X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:49:40 -0000 With the precipitous decline in population of the Rusty Blackbird, I = felt lucky today to see a flock of five birds (three males and two = females) on the Woodland Trail. Other early migrants today included a pair of Hermit Thrushes, a pair = of Eastern Phoebes, and a Fox Sparrow From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 20 16:53:54 2006 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 1533A63CDC for <[email protected]>; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:53:34 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 54006 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Mar 2006 21:53:34 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=qHHwWS7Vt0bL2Z7xH9vIy4QkKudAxdYb2rGD5TAk7MyDBLg9JBVo3WUmT2fXToPfmTtahNiCSCotyAzHvQdk7ozamrhgrAsDwGtDFbJOrpB8i7gzmzZm2iOESO5lWsRfRVzN+g3ftnYsxHky2ooNUmGSFiYvzq+fp1dfEjMicyw= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [209.135.123.8] by web88007.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:53:34 EST Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:53:34 -0500 (EST) From: RON FLEMING <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: OFO Bird Sightings <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Raptors and Waterfowl - Newmarket area X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:53:54 -0000 Despite unseasonably cold temperatures over the weekend, several interesting migrants were observed in the Newmarket area. On Saturday afternoon, Paul and Lorena Campbell observed the first TURKEY VULTURE of the spring in this area. It was flying north of Queensville; they added an AMERICAN KESTREL on Kennedy Road in Willow Beach north of Keswick on their way home. On Sunday afternoon Raoul Hendricks had the first reported RED-SHOULDERED HAWK of the spring (Bradford area), and on the same day Keith Dunn observed two NORTHERN HARRIERS hunting on the north side of Hochreiter Road between Newmarket and Bradford. Also along Hochreiter, but on Friday, Mary Carnahan had a pair of PILEATED WOODPECKERS then observed a lingering NORTHERN SHRIKE just a little further north, near the top end of Bathurst Street. As reported in an earlier post, a small group of us saw 100+ TUNDRA SWANS and little else on the north side of Hochreiter Road Saturday morning but the Campbells had much better luck at the same location that afternoon, observing not only the swans but approx. 200 NORTHERN PINTAIL in the company of several GREEN-WINGED TEAL, MALLARDS, and BLACK DUCKS. On Sunday, Mary Carnahan observed two small groups of HOODED MERGANSERS along the canal south of Bradford while Mike Van den Tillaart had perhaps the most notable bird of the weekend for this area - a SNOW GOOSE in the East Holland River south of Green Lane in Newmarket. As reported on this website, Brian Morin and co. are seeing up to 10,000 of these geese in the Cornwall area! We are pleased to have this one stray; I will be out looking for it after work today. Ron Fleming, Newmarket Directions: Hochreiter Road and the north end of Bathurst Street are accessed from Yonge Street north of Newmarket. Between Bradford and Newmarket (after a long descent north of the stoplights indicating Holland Landing), you come to a stoplight indicating Bathurst Street. Turn right, then a quick left and the road soon turns north again after crossing a railroad track. Drive straight north, past Queensville Sdrd. and you will soon come to a large sign for Albert's Marina. Hochreiter Road runs west and, despite the lunarlike driving conditions, is worth checking out; the top end of Bathurst is straight ahead with most of the flooded fields being on the west side. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 20 18:10:34 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from hotmail.com (bay108-f10.bay108.hotmail.com [65.54.162.20]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A0DF63DA1 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:10:10 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:10:09 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 65.54.162.200 by by108fd.bay108.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:10:07 GMT X-Originating-IP: [70.49.128.4] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Trevor & Wendy Heuvel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:10:07 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Mar 2006 23:10:09.0623 (UTC) FILETIME=[6F242E70:01C64C73] Subject: [Ontbirds]Cornwall geese, eagles, ducks X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:10:34 -0000 Birded the Long Sault Parkway this morning. Hundreds and hundreds of CANADIAN GEESE, a few flocks of SNOW GEESE present in the waters visible between the islands. Also two BALD EAGLES - one adult-plumaged flying overhead, one immature in an evergreen next to the road (very close!) Various ducks mixed in with the geese included many COMMON MERGANSERS, about a dozen HOODED MERGANSERS throughout and a pair of GOLDENEYE. DIRECTIONS: The Long Sault Parkway runs between Ingleside and Long Sault off of Highway 2, about ten minutes west of Cornwall. (Long Sault is exit 778 off the 401 - turn right and drive 2 km into Long Sault. Go straight at the traffic lights. This is the parkway). Wendy Heuvel.
