Sorry for this late report. The male Yellow-headed Blackbird, reported since April 7 at 23 Manitou, in the Community of Forest Park near Embrun, East of Ottawa, was present Sunday afternoon at the feeders behind the house. I observed it in the company of Beth and Don Wigle and the residents of 26 Larose Lane, from their driveway, at around 3:45PM, in raining conditions.
The Wigle and I had been in the area for about an hour, and had not seen the bird. I had tried twice last week without success either, and had then met numerous observers who were also unlucky. The bird does not seem to perch often as it did last winter. The best viewing angle of the feeders of 23 Manitou appears to be from the side of the street and the driveway at 26 Larose Lane which is the first street West of Manitou. The owners are very kind and are quite opened to birders. They had seen this bird at their own feeder last winter, but had not seen it yet this year. Good luck to anyone trying for this rare bird. Langis Sirois, Ottawa From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Apr 17 10:49:10 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp1.xplornet.com (smtp1.xplornet.com [207.179.143.253]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 295896348B for <[email protected]>; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:49:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from couchichaj2ip1 (xplr-ts-t11-208-114-153-59.barrettxplore.com [208.114.153.59]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp1.xplornet.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l3HEn13r029634 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:49:08 -0300 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Couchiching Conservancy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:49:41 -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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Hullett Marsh and Goderich Harbour Little Gull X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:49:11 -0000 We also visited Hullett Marsh on the weekend. In addition to the = waterfowl listed by others, we had a good view of a fly-over by an = immature Bald Eagle, and found a single white-phase Snow Goose. In some = of the wooded areas, there were lots of Golden-crowned Kinglets and = Brown Creeper. The Goderich Waterfront was also excellent yesterday, although windy. = The Harbour has lots of Red-breasted Mergansers at close range, both = Greater and Lesser Scaup, and a single female Long-tailed Duck. Among = the gulls were a group of Bonaparte's Gulls and a single Little Gull = observed at close range. Along the beach front south of the Harbour, at = the end of the public road there were several Greater Black-backed Gulls = and one Glaucous Gull. Directions to Hullett - From London Area - take Hwy. 4 to Clinton, east = on Hwy 8 and turn left at the Hullett P.W.A. sign. From Toronto - take = the 401 to Hwy 7/8 in K-W, through Stratford to Hwy. 8 - turn right at the sign before = Clinton. From the North, Take Hwy. 4 and turn left at the sign. Directions to Goderich: Continue on Highway 8; from the town centre, = West Street takes you down to the Harbour and beaches; the other side of = the Harbour can also be accessed off Highway 21 just before the Maitland = River valley. Ron Reid Executive Director, The Couchiching Conservancy Box 704, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 6K7 (705)326-1620 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr 18 08:44:08 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc3-s17.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s17.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.217]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD7E8634A6 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:44:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bayc1-pasmtp05.bayc1.hotmail.com ([65.54.191.165]) by bay0-omc3-s17.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:44:07 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [70.49.16.200] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from user26e8f47460 ([70.49.16.200]) by bayc1-pasmtp05.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:44:08 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Karl Egressy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:44:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C78195.BB38F1D0" 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-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Apr 2007 12:44:08.0236 (UTC) FILETIME=[4190DEC0:01C781B7] X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] Horned Grebes in breeding plumage at Colonel Samuel Smith Park. X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:44:09 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C78195.BB38F1D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Birders, If anybody is interested seeing beautiful Horned Grebes in breeding = plumage, Colonel Samuel Smith=20 park could be a good place. Yesterday we saw ten plus Horned Grebes, fifty plus Red-necked Grebes, = one Common Loon very close range, and some Duck species. You don't even need scope. Good birding and good luck. Karl and Marienna Egressy Direction; >From QEW take Kipling Ave S. Continue on Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive = until you reach the park. The birds were behind the winter storage of the boats, in the Marina. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C78195.BB38F1D0--
