We saw a pair of Ospreys at their usual site at Upper Nicholson's Lock east
of Merrickville yesterday afternoon. We were there on April 2 and did not
see them so it looks like they returned about April 5.
Directions from Ottawa: 416 south to Dilworth Road exit. Dilworth west to
the North Gower Road. Left on the latter and south past Rideau Provincial
Park. Go right at fork in road about 1 km past Park. Continue through
Burritt's Rapids and go about half way to Merrickville. After passing two
large new houses on the left, turn left on Andrewsville Road (opposite
2-story yellow frame house on right side of road). Cross old iron bridge
and Lock bridge and park at gate on right side. Ospreys may be near their
nest (high platform at roadside on south side of iron bridge) or in trees
along the river either side of the bridge.
Don Wigle
Ottawa
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At the Cawthra Mulock nature reserve in NW Newmarket there were a few spring
arrivals braving the wintry temperatures Saturday morning and looking a lot
happier in today's milder conditions: EASTERN PHOEBE (3), WINTER WREN (2),
RUFFED GROUSE (2), N. FLICKER (1), SONG SPARROW (8), GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
(50+), EASTERN MEADOWLARK (3), and - in yesterday's morning's snow - the fresh
tracks of four WILD TURKEYS. An unexpected surprise this morning was an OSPREY
calling from the top of one of the hydro towers. There were also three WOOD
DUCKS in the pond. Mary Carnahan added a COOPER'S HAWK at this location today.
At about the same time that I was at the reserve Saturday (7:00 - 9:00 a.m.),
Keith Dunn was checking the birding spots around Holland Landing. He had six
lingering TUNDRA SWANS, two GREAT BLUE HERONS, a few N. PINTAIL and a pair of
N. SHOVELERS along Hochreiter Road, plus a FOX SPARROW at the north end of
Yonge Street (where it dead-ends at Silver Lakes Golf Course). The flooded
fields along Hochreiter were mainly frozen when Keith was there but they were
open again today and held many more birds, some of them already noted by Frank
Pinella in his earlier post: PINTAIL (300), GW TEAL (200), N. SHOVELER (20),
and AM. WIGEON (20).
There was also a BELTED KINGFISHER rattling up and down the Holland River
this afternoon, and several DC CORMORANTS flying about. I observed my second
OSPREY of the day at this location around 3:00 p.m., then a third one sitting
on a nesting platform beyond the dead end of Bathurst Street North half an hour
later.
MacKenzie Marsh in Aurora has had two pairs of HOODED MERGANSERS and several
RING-NECKED DUCKS (approx. 30) all week. Yesterday several TREE SWALLOWS
arrived there and, in today's milder temperatures, that number was up to at
least 20.
Ron Fleming, Newmarket
Directions: Hochreiter Road and the north end of Bathurst Street are
accessed from Yonge Street north of Newmarket (i.e. past the cluster of big box
stores). Between Bradford and Newmarket (after a long descent north of the
first stoplights indicating Holland Landing), you come to another stoplight
indicating Bathurst Street and Queensville. 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 come to a large sign for
Albert's Marina. Hochreiter Road runs west and, despite the lunarlike driving
conditions, is usually worth checking at this time of year.
As for the Cawthra Mulock reserve, it is supposed to have limited access
(which we have been trying to point out to some of the local ATV and snowmobile
riders). Ideally, it is meant for those who sponsor or are members of Ontario
Nature. Contact me for more information.
Newmarket sits on the east side of the Holland River while Bradford sits on
the west.
Both towns are just east of Hwy. 400, halfway between Toronto and Barrie.
Aurora is just south of Newmarket and the Mackenzie Marsh is just east of
Yonge Street on St. John's Sdrd.
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Sharp-tailed Grouse - OFO Manitoulin Island Trip
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Dear Ontbirders,
Nineteen members of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) attended the
10th annual Sharp-tailed Grouse viewing weekend on Manitoulin Island. On
Saturday and Sunday, from the blind we had close views of about 40
Sharp-tailed Grouse dancing and displaying on their lek at Gore Bay
Airport. The weather was perfect for us to enjoy Manitoulin's birds. Other
highlights included three Bald Eagle nests, Common Ravens on the nest, a
pale "Snyder's" Great Horned Owl (scalariventris), many Sandhill Cranes
with several pairs dancing, a Glaucous Gull, displaying American Woodcock
and Wilson's Snipe, Snow Buntings, a Lapland Longspur, both light and dark
morph Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Harriers, and several Northern Shrikes.
Don Barnett coordinated this memorable trip. We thank our Manitoulin hosts
Steve and Rita Hall, Sylvia Kemp-Fletcher, Rodney Campbell, Doreen Bailey
and The Friends of Misery Bay for showing us the Sharp-tailed Grouse and
for their outstanding hospitality.
Happy birding,
Jean Iron
Toronto
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What a gorgeous day ... sunny and warm - a great day to be hawk watching =
... well that is if you have aerospace vision!!!! The hawks were okay =
number wise and the variety was excellent, but man they were flying at =
the edge of the stratosphere against a featureless blue sky ... thanks =
to all those who came out today to help spot these very hard to see =
birds.
Amongst the 386 birds were 2 Golden Eagles (AJ), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 5 =
Osprey, 1 Red-shouldered [thx Kevin for that one!], and 3 Rough-legged =
Hawks. Also seen were 34 Loons, a Purple Martin, 2 Fox Sparrows and a =
Purple Finch along with 3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
Beamer is located at the Town of Grimsby - exit at Christie St and go up =
the mountain to the first road on the right and follow the signs to the =
conservation area.
Geoff Carpentier
Ajax, Ontario
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Cobden, Greater White-fronted Goose
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Earlier this week, a local birder (Manson Fleguel) reported seeing a Greater
White-fronted Goose amongst Canada Geese, in a field near Cobden. It was
the first report of this species ever in the Pembroke area. Patrolling the
area a few times the last few days, I finally saw one such individual
grazing with Canada Geese, Sunday 9th of April, between 6:00 p.m. and 6:23
p.m. I managed a few pictures despite it being about 200 m from the road.
A spotting scope is definitely useful.
Directions: from Ottawa: take Queensway west toward Pembroke. From
Pembroke: take HWY 17 toward Ottawa. Turn South at the only traffic light
in Cobden, and turn right at Snake River Line. The GW-f goose was in the
field west of a marshy river in front of # 1369, and east of #1482.
A Sandhill Crane has been spotted nearby by Manson. At the same location, a
mature Bald Eagle was checking things out perched in a tree Saturday.
Several Northern Harriers and Rough-Legged Hawks (1 dark juvenile, light
adults) were observed in the vicinity; one Red-tailed Hawk nearby.
Christian Renault
Pembroke, ON
