A nice afternoon for a walk. At the Hopkins Tract near the hydro wires I came across a small flock of White-throated Sparrows [6-8] mixed with Chickadees at one of the many feeders. Directions: York Rd west of Hwy 6 just past the overhead rail trestle on the south side. Small parking area 6-8 cars. Bill Morden From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Feb 24 21:35:17 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from simmts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (simmts5-qfe0.srvr.bell.ca [206.47.199.163]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D10306346E for <[email protected]>; Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:35:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from your-d325c4ba28.post.queensu.ca ([69.159.78.219]) by simmts5-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:35:17 -0500 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:34:58 -0500 To: [email protected] From: "P. Hauschildt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Northern Shrike and Short-Eared Owls on Wolfe Island X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:35:17 -0000
Birded Wolfe Island this afternoon. Spotted a NORTHERN SHRIKE along 5th Line Road near Baseline Road. Other interesting sightings included: HORNED LARKS, WILD TURKEYS, RING-NECKED PHEASANT, SNOW BUNTINGS, NORTHERN HARRIERS, RED-TAILED HAWKS, and one ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. Near the intersection of 7th Line and Baseline Road, 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS were spotted hunting over the fields and roosting on the roadside telephone poles. Cheers, Peg Hauschildt Kingston, ON Directions to Wolfe Island: FROM HIGHWAY 401 AT KINGSTON, ON: 1. Exit 619 (Hwy 15) then turn south and follow to Hwy 15 to the end. 2. Turn right onto Hwy 2. 3. Drive down a steep hill through a rock cut and over the causeway. 4. Continue on this road as it curves sharply to the left. You are now on Ontario St. 5. The Wolfe Island Ferry Terminal entrance (on your left) is at the first traffic light on Ontario St. immediately before the "Tim Horton's" and Shell gas station. The 20-minute car ferry operates year-round, hourly during the day. There is no charge to use this service. A detailed schedule can be found at: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/ferry/index.html#Wolfe From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Feb 24 17:51:55 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (unknown [66.249.82.230]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 310F2639B8 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:51:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i29so930464wxd for <[email protected]>; Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:51:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s¾ta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=O3nkWZ2p+aiQHMEYUgqgb/mhJP4Q76m8LOgz2T8GPp8LbXBSXFZ0qZyw9kGbpvqKbz2ROODjWuBCLsvQLgOEzvguXssDF3i/s/ojOevBX+r5VcO05VeXGcu/eVhix/3RphrDTUrNrk6bvRrOJVTVWUah4PeGUin9XJW11S/TPsEDomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s¾ta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=fQ3NpgStXWD4ThFYmmGuQZNFwsbkPI7jBEC0WH65BHf9dl8tJlKhQRpc+SsfcOJbMXbY/mqFh4YQhl3QE5Pc10UcIle8nmfb9QkPzXsdQZtWPntXTMSCdjKgXt/dm38pQIATrnJgi9Rw6VASKVCGMQdpm1EtogpNrUY4YqBc1AAReceived: by 10.114.46.1 with SMTP id t1mr1609513wat.1172357514131; Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:51:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.115.54.2 with HTTP; Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:51:54 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:51:54 -0500 From: "Jenn Sinasac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:01:09 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Red-shouldered Hawk, Campbellville X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:51:56 -0000 Hi everyone, Yesterday when I was driving west on Campbellville Rd from the centre of Cambellville, I saw a Red-shouldered Hawk sitting low in a tree on the north side of the road. Today I saw another Red-shouldered Hawk (not sure if its the same one, today's looked larger) sitting in a tree in the same area. I have seen red-shouldered hawks in this area quite a few times in the late fall this previous season, including a pair sitting together on a couple occasions, as well as sightings (also pairs) over the last few years, all in the same area. These birds seem to be winter residents in the Campbellville area, it is definitely nice to see these beautiful birds hanging around. Directions: Campbellville is located just south of the 401 on Guelph Line. To get to area where the red-shouldered hawks have been seen, head west on Campbellville Rd from the centre of town (the only stop lights) about 4-5 km or so. You will cross over 2 sets of train tracks, and just after passing over the 2nd set start looking for the birds. This area is fairly swampy, and the hawk(s) like to perch on the trees that have branches overhanging Campbellville Rd. As you pass 1st Line, which intersects with Campbellville Rd, you will head down into another swampy area, there is a pond on the right side of the road and the hawks I saw over the past 2 days have been sitting in the trees in this area. Jenn Sinasac Campbellville, Ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Feb 25 09:52:06 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from fep5.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E18B638A1 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:52:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from mycomputer (d57-207-6.home.cgocable.net [24.57.207.6]) by fep5.cogeco.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FBCF32DA for <[email protected]>; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:52:07 -0500 (EST) From: "Rob Dobos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:52:06 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C758C2.9BCB9A60" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Importance: Normal X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: 00000000B9D679A25DC3CE47880381E6E7C70F8B24132100 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Harlan's Hawk at Burlington X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:52:06 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C758C2.9BCB9A60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable An apparent adult dark morph Harlan's Hawk is present in the Aldershot area of Burlington in the vicinity of Hwy 403 and King Rd. It was first found earlier in the week by Paul Smith and has been seen by many local birders on Saturday. The group I was with had it around 10:30 am just behind a brick factory that is at the end of a short road (can't recall the name but it is the only one) just west of King Rd off the North Service Rd. It was perched in a tree on a hill on the closed old landfill site and easily scoped from the roadway. Later that morning it was seen flying south over the Hwy 403. Harlan's Hawk is currently considered to be a subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk, but is a very rare western visitor to Ontario. This is the first known record for the Hamilton area. The bird is an all dark plumaged buteo, similar in size/shape to a Red-tailed Hawk, but with a dark upperside of the tail with pale barring and whitish underside of the tail, and very faint pale streaking on the upper breast (some dark Harlan's have more extensive white streaking here). There are many Red-tailed Hawks and a few Rough-legged Hawks in the area for comparison. The bird has been seen anywhere either north or south of Hwy 403 from King Rd west towards Waterdown Rd. There is no access to the south side of Hwy 403 in this stretch other than from the shoulder of the highway itself which is not recommended. There are several industries and small business parks off the North Service Rd in this area which give access to some of the surrounding lands. The bird has been seen a few times near the brick factory mentioned above. There is also a large hydro transformer station south of Hwy 403 and east of King Rd which has an access road off King Rd just south of Hwy 403, which parallels Hwy 403 for a stretch and can be checked. Directions: From the east: (Toronto area) take the QEW to Burlington then exit at Brant St, go straight at the lights onto the North Service Rd and continue west to King Rd.; (Niagara area) take the QEW to Burlington and exit at Fairview/Plains Rd, go west on Plains Rd to King Rd, go north to the North Service Rd. From the west: take Hwy 403, exit at Waterdown Rd, go north to the North Service Rd, go east on the Service Rd. Rob Dobos Dundas, ON [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C758C2.9BCB9A60--
