Both Saturday and Sunday of this past weekend saw 14-16 ring-necked ducks in the flooded field just south of County Rd 124 and Dufferin County 3. I drove by there a number of times over the 2 day period, and they were present every time. On a small pond on the east side of County 124, slightly north of Erin/Garafraxa town line I also spotted 2 hooded megansers. This area is well serviced by many ponds, and they are worth checking out. Both the above areas are just north of Hillsburgh, which is approximately 20 minutes north of Georgetown on Trafalgar Rd/County Rd. 124.
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Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 2 08:00:11 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web88110.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web88110.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.37.211]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4F81263497 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:00:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 68348 invoked by uid 60001); 2 Apr 2007 12:00:12 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=jGsAGzWFLsd6Bu6vi3WQ3hcK2gEBp1jR+4P1QEHSrpZ1z30Cy8FP3BP8HgOqgFvRnKcC2fkXl9ASUycYsswST48GxZLL50/1UZF9LRSVXfbzpSMG9rt3KxrmB8iyXlCTOyUseefxjZgItaoRcswumvf0z5+yh7f0+hfK0aFSojE=; X-YMail-OSG: 1fuiDXIVM1l54dtYK5WsGa8EY.5X4GRwU7Ssk4ZD3dA84HIA Received: from [74.105.136.223] by web88110.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:00:11 EDT Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:00:11 -0400 (EDT) From: PETER HALL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Bluebird and other migrants west of Ottawa X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:00:12 -0000 Hi Ontbirders: > > Yesterday (Saturday, March 31), at about two in the afternoon, four of > us travelled out west of Ottawa to the Kerwin Road area. A stop at the > trail running east of Kerwin where the two northern woodpeckers and both > crossbills had been seen regularly over the winter, showed none of them > to be present during the visit. > > Continuing north and then west on the Kerwin Road when it opens into a > pastureland area, two pairs of Eastern Meadowlarks were watched during > their early spring mating benaviour, including males singing from tree > tops and pairs flying together. There was also a male Eastern Bluebird > near some bluebird boxes towards the top of the rise by houses on the > right before you hit the woods at the top of the rise. > > From this spot, a Red-shouldered Hawk was observed soaring on a thermal > over the nearby woods being pursued by a Common Raven. > > For butterfly watchers, two Compton's Tortoiseshells and a Mourning > Cloak were flying in a grassy opening in the woods at the Kerwin Road trail. > > Other sightings:Earlier in the day, a brief vist to Brittania woods > showed the usual early passerines. Of note, however were two Glaucus > Gulls sleeping on the edge of the ice on the Ottawa River among several > hundred Ring-billed Gulls. The glaucus could be seen from the boat > launch behind the Brittania Filtration Plant.They were both extremely > white among the darker ring-bills. > > Directions:To reach Kerwin Road from Ottawa, take Highway 417 west to > the Eagleson Road turnoff. Head north on Eagleson through Kanata and > past South March. When it takes a sharp left at stop lights, turn off on > the right on the Dunrobin Road. The second turn on the right is the > Kerwin Road right after the MacEwan gas station. > > To reach Brittania Woods from downtown Ottawa, follow Richmond Road west > and turn right at Brittania Road. Follow it north until it hits a > T-junction at the yacht club. Turn right and follow the road past the > marsh on the right and take the next junction to the north behind the > filtration plant. You can park at the end by the boat launch. > > Good birding > > Peter Hall, Ottawa, ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 2 10:12:48 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mymail.centennialcollege.ca (mymail.centennialcollege.ca [199.212.26.191]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39C4763473 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:12:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from my (my.centennialcollege.ca [10.100.1.190]) by mymail.centennialcollege.ca (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.10 (built Dec 26 2005)) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for [email protected]; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:12:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:12:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Sandra C Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: [Ontbirds]Woodcocks in Haliburton X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:12:48 -0000 Having just returned from a weekend of camping in Haliburton and Monmouth counties, we are pleased to report that many of the "usual suspects" have returned, while wintering birds are vocally claiming territory. The twilight twitterings and nuptial flights of Woodcocks are in full swing. The birds are very tame and almost oblivious of humans. If one stands still, they will come very close and do their "sky dance" immediately overhead. Other species noted are as follows: Turkey Vultures, Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Heron, Mallards, Robins, White and Red-breasted Nuthatches, Purple Finches, Wild Turkeys, Pileated Woodpeckers (2), Hairy Woodpecker, Crows, Raven, Mourning Doves, Killdeer, Black-capped Chickadees, and Hooded Mergansers. Most of our time was spent along the Hadlington Road off Highway 118 (formerly Highway 121). Sandra and Bob Hawkins From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 2 10:31:21 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web33213.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web33213.mail.mud.yahoo.com [209.191.69.161]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 104EA63473 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:31:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 66408 invoked by uid 60001); 2 Apr 2007 14:31:21 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=WFqI2sYFUWHUfTZiKyFt6nmzb81LZmOUZHT50lpbEXNrfAtCcKl+3aVZdKlEqqhe6ebUpNNkJzKBn2yFBPYLfISASxceJTFWc42MZgN44gJc7LkkE2b6q4RIXxnG40KdSzxSt5AmloETRRy/HCDI4L87iNYMHPB2YWto+GJDOxA=; X-YMail-OSG: bbCQ574VM1loF.6Hp3Nz5OBF2FG5RKOWwxfdJpMLijXxZDOtM9RHRNtq6s9huFmxJ1_m9sFjCuuDzyHuM9iarjAHlvQwscOsV2knMxEiklgNEwHq64E- Received: from [130.15.114.138] by web33213.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:31:21 BST Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 15:31:21 +0100 (BST) From: Chris Grooms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds]Loggerhead Shrike near Kingston X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:31:22 -0000 On April 1 after checking several historical breeding sites, a Kingston Field Naturalist member and I spotted a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE on territory near Newburgh in the Napanee Limestone Plain Important Bird Area. http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=ON152&seedet=N . Also of interest was EASTERN PHOEBE, AM. KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER and EASTERN BLUEBIRD. I think this is my earliest record since 1992 when I began to work with this species. But this does not really say much as I have not put much effort into looking for early shrikes. The Napanee Limestone Plain IBA is a large grassland/ shrub land concentration between Belleville and Kingston and running north to about Enterprise. It is largly overlooked by birders even though it has a similar mix of bird species as the Carden Plain. The Napanee Plain is larger than Carden with its grassland habitat more spread out. It also has alvar, wetland and forested habitats. One of the main differences is the dominant shrub species is Red Cedar as opposed to Hawthorn in Carden. The Napanee Plain has the largest population of breeding shrikes in Ontario and I think it has as many other breeding birds as Carden does. It is worth a trip to see. When visiting, be sure to check out the IBA information displays in Newburgh or Blessington that were put up by the Kingston Field Naturalists. If you spot shrikes, please remember to report them to the recovery program along with any leg bands seen. www.shrike.ca . ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 2 12:41:38 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp-relay2.uniserve.ca (smtp-relay2a.uniserve.ca [204.239.42.193]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D780C634C2 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:41:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 1cust14.tnt3.kingston.on.da.uu.net ([66.48.146.14] helo=mdg6t1sylfknx9) by smtp-relay2.uniserve.ca with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HYPb6-00067s-Sc for [email protected]; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:41:38 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Rose-Marie Burke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:41:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Scanner: OK. Scanned. X-Uniserve-Spam-Score: 0.5 5 (/) X-Uniserve-Spam-Report: Content analysis details: (0.5 points) pts rule name description -------------------------------------------------- 0.5 HTML_60_70 BODY: Message is 60% to 70% HTML 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Woodcock displaying in Glenburnie X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:41:38 -0000 Last night there was a woodcock peenting and twittering over the = Glenhaven Cemetary in Glenburnie. Someone wrote: "The twilight twitterings and nuptial flights of = Woodcocks are in full=20 swing. The birds are very tame and almost oblivious of humans. If one=20 stands still, they will come very close and do their "sky dance"=20 immediately overhead." Springtime is very exciting for bird watching, but I think we all need = to keep in mind that this is mating season, and the whole point of the display is to attract a female and start a nest. Close human proximity = may be interfering with the process, let's all enjoy them from a = distance that=20 doesn't cause undue stress, and let them be successful. Rose-Marie
