Saturday, just before noon. On the river shoreline, across from the foot of Lavinia Street. In his non-breeding plumage, hopping between the shrubs and the rocks along the shore. What caught my eye was the continuous tail-pumping.
Bill McCormack -----Original Message----- From: ONTBIRDS [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 11:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 129, Issue 29 Send ONTBIRDS mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ontbirds.ca/mailman/listinfo/birdalert_ontbirds.ca or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of ONTBIRDS digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Eurasian Tree Sparrow at Niagara on the Lake (Gary Milks) 2. Probable Brewer?s Blackbird ? Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa (Kevin Hannah) 3. orange-crowned warbler and king eider, Humber area, Toronto (Patrick C. Hodgson) 4. Eurasian Tree Sparrow-YES! (mbreid3) 5. Re: TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE; south of Peterborough, heck yes! (Jeremy Bensette) 6. Reesor Blue Morphs (Stan Long) 7. Kingston Area Birds: 22nd - 28th November 2014 (Mark D. Read) 8. HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (28 Nov 2014) 215 Raptors ([email protected]) 9. Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, November 28th, 2014 (Cheryl Edgecombe) 10. King Eider Male (Richard Skevington) 11. Retraction - Probable Brewer?s Blackbird ? Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa (Kevin Hannah) 12. HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (28 Nov 2014) 83 Raptors ([email protected]) 13. No Brambling - North Bay (Josh Vandermeulen) 14. Cattle Egret - Whitby - Trespass Issues - follow-up (Geoff Carpentier) 15. Townsend's Solitaire (Karl & Kathy Konze) 16. King Eider - St Catherine's Marina (Sue Milks) 17. Park Hawk Watch Nov.27,2014 (Tim McCarthy) 18. Black Vultures at Queenston/Lewiston (Jean Iron) 19. NO Eurasian Tree sparrow yet niagara on the lake (olivesided) 20. Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Early Morning (Christopher Escott) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:27:28 -0500 From: Gary Milks <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Eurasian Tree Sparrow at Niagara on the Lake Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sue Milks and I were successful getting the Eurasian Tree Sparrow this morning. It was challenging to pick out from all the House Sparrows visiting the same feeder along with starlings and cowbirds that it could hide behind. The whole flock would flush at the least provocation (e.g. Blue Jay call) so it was difficult to do a systematic scan of every bird. The whole flock would disappear for 5 to 10 minutes at a time. When the ETSP was seen, one couple had it at the left end of the porch behind the feeders and we had it under the evergreens left of the feeders. See other messages for directions. Gary Milks ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 19:08:35 +0000 (UTC) From: Kevin Hannah <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Probable Brewer?s Blackbird ? Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa Message-ID: <333755558.2031927.1417201715700.javamail.ya...@jws10637.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 At approximately 12:20 pm this afternoon, I spotted a lone blackbird perched at the top of a tree on the west side of Prince of Wales Drive, immediately across from the Fletcher Wildlife Garden in Ottawa. What initially struck me about the bird was how black it was. I immediately pulled over and got out with my camera and fired off four frames (3 @ 50 m, and 1 @ about 25 m). The bird had no real rust coloration on it at all. The bird also appeared to show quite a distinct blue/green gloss around the head and upper breast. Both the bill size/shape and tail length also seem plausible for Brewer?s Blackbird. The bird flushed to the southeast (well east of PofW, and about 20 minutes of additional searching couldn?t relocate the bird).?Directions (from NeilyWorld Birding Ottawa):?From Highway 417 (The Queensway) take exit 121A to Bronson Avenue. Proceed SSE on Bronson 0.4 km to Carling Avenue and turn right or southwest onto it. Proceed 0.6 km to Preston Street and turn left or south onto it. Drive 0.1 km to the T-junction and turn right or southwest onto Prince of Wales Drive. Go 1.0 km (0.4 km past the traffic circle) and turn left or ESE into the entrance of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden at the Central Experimental Farm.?Cheers,?Kevin HannahOttawa, ON ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:59:34 -0500 From: "Patrick C. Hodgson" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds] orange-crowned warbler and king eider, Humber area, Toronto Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed I found an orange-crowned warbler this morning in Humber Bay Park East, all the way out in the easternmost part of the park, near a thorny shrub that is thick with orange berries. This park is south of the intersection of Park Lawn Rd. and Lakeshore Blvd. in Etobicoke. There is a first-winter king eider at the mouth of the Humber River, between the pedestrian bridge and the lake. Still there as of 1:15pm. To reach this spot, park in the lot to the south of the intersection of Lakeshore Blvd. and Windermere Ave., then walk west along the shore to the large white pedestrian bridge. Also about 25 common redpolls, and flyover adult bald eagle and snow buntings at Colonel Sam Smith Park, take Colonel Sam Smith Drive south from intersection of Kipling and Lakeshore Blvd., Etobicoke. Redpolls were well out on the long curving peninsula, feeding on alder cones. Pat Hodgson Toronto ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 09:47:34 -0500 From: mbreid3 <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Eurasian Tree Sparrow-YES! Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The bird at 15732 Niagara Parkway,?Niagara-on-the-Lake is currently being seen at the platform feeder. Marianne Reid & Jeremy Hatt Sent from Samsung Mobile ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:47:45 -0500 From: Jeremy Bensette <[email protected]> To: Bird Alert Ontbirds <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Ontbirds] TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE; south of Peterborough, heck yes! Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The Townsend's Solitaire is still present at the same location as per Len's directions, attached below. It was feeding from the same trees as described, half an hour ago. Seeya in Niagara! Jeremy Bensette, and Debbie and Henrique Pacheco Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2014, at 11:44 AM, "olivesided" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jeff Jones and I have refound the solitaire. It's currently eating mountain ash on the west side of driveway at 158 Hannah. Photos obtained. > > From Port hope take 28 to Hannah road TURN right and go to 158. > > Apologies for late post my old ones didn't go out > > Len manning and Jeff Jones > > Sent from Samsung Mobile > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about > ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:11:56 -0500 From: Stan Long <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Reesor Blue Morphs Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 2.pm 28.11.14 - at Reesor Pond : 4 adult Snow Geese - 2 of them fine specimen Blue Morphs - also 1 American Coot - 1 Male Pintail and 1 female ShovellerDucks -three female Buffleheads - lots of Black Ducks - 100's of Mallards - 2m Canada Geese + a few Cackling Geese - a small flock of American Tree Sparrows - a coupleof Crows - some Ring-billed Gulls and a Rough-legged Hawk in hunting mode and one Coyote causing a disturbance - the pond - mostly iced - still has enough openwater to attract lots of ducks and geese and the occasional bird-watcher. Reesor Pond lies just north of Hwy 407 on Reesor road in Markham. ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:59:12 -0500 From: "Mark D. Read" <[email protected]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 22nd - 28th November 2014 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders already using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email, phone or post records directly to me - contact details below. Note: some sightings may require review and remain unconfirmed unless stated otherwise. Highlights: Things have remained rather quiet this week, though 'winter listers' are beginning to stake out birds for the forthcoming winter season. Highlights of the week include; EURASIAN WIGEON, RUDDY DUCK, PIED-BILLED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, DUNLIN, HERMIT THRUSH, AMERICAN PIPIT, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD. City of Kingston The Inner Harbour, particularly off Doug Fluhrer Park has had the pick of the waterfowl this week with the highlight most certainly being a male EURASIAN WIGEON, found there this morning (28th), and still present this afternoon. Also present there today was a RED-NECKED GREBE and 2 RUDDY DUCKS, down from the 8 seen there on 23rd. Also seen on 23rd was a PIED-BILLED GREBE. Other birds in the Inner Harbour include 400 REDHEAD, 250 AMERICAN WIGEON, as many as 300 LESSER SCAUP (23rd) and 30 or so NORTHERN SHOVELER. Cataraqui Bay has more of a deep-water feel, with COMMON GOLDENEYE, GREATER SCAUP, RING-NECKED DUCK (300 on 26th) and BUFFLEHEAD, as well as plenty of dabblers in the fringes, and 50-70 TUNDRA SWANS. A couple of AMERICAN PIPITS seen there on 23rd were getting a little late, as was the FOX SPARROW seen at Marshlands CA on 26th. COMMON REDPOLLS (2) were also seen there on 23rd but remain rather scarce. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near the Tett Centre on 28th. A HERMIT THRUSH seen at Lemoine Point CA on 22nd was also on the late side but last week's confirmed white Gyrfalcon has not been re-found. Wolfe Island Just over 1000 REDHEAD were noted on the island on 25th, with similar numbers of SCAUP also seen. Two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen on both 25th and 26th, when scaup numbers (presumed to be GREATER) had increased to 2000. 220 TUNDRA SWANS were also seen on 26th, as well as a NORTHERN SHRIKE, WINTER WREN and 19 SNOW BUNTINGS. Amherst Island Perhaps a sign of things to come, 30 COMMON REDPOLL were seen on 22nd. Also seen that day were a couple of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and a single abieticola RED-TAILED HAWK. An AMERICAN PIPIT was getting a little late. Visitors to the island should be aware that the privately owned Owl Woods remain closed until Mon 8th Dec (inclusive) for hunting. Please also note that you must be a member of Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) or be accompanied by a member to access the Martin Edwards Reserve. Other Sightings A DUNLIN was seen at Heritage Point, Bath, on 24th, though gull numbers have dropped off at that location. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW has been frequenting a feeder on Washburn Road, near Sunbury until 24th at least. A couple of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and a single RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD were seen there on 23rd. At the Howe Island ferry another RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen the same day, as was a RED-NECKED GREBE. In order to minimise disturbance to wildlife and property, the KFN Executive will no longer be reporting owl sightings via the Internet. To maintain records for conservation purposes, sightings are welcomed through all the normal channels. As always, thanks to all those who submitted sightings over the last week. Mark. Mark D. Read 47 Ellerbeck Street, Unit 1, Kingston, Ontario K7L 4H5 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 Email: [email protected] Blog: "Confessions of a Global Birder" http://markdread.blogspot.com <http://markdread.blogspot.com/> Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdread/ eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species <http://help.ebird.org/customer/portal/articles/1006789-guidelines-for-repor ting-sensitive-species> ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: 28 Nov 2014 16:11:35 -0400 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: Detroit River Hawk Watch (28 Nov 2014) 215 Raptors Message-ID: <[email protected]> Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 7 2211 69768 Osprey 0 0 56 Bald Eagle 9 107 352 Northern Harrier 0 117 421 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 152 4623 Cooper's Hawk 5 64 466 Northern Goshawk 0 6 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 34 237 803 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 184860 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 144 1767 4568 Rough-legged Hawk 3 22 32 Golden Eagle 3 78 129 American Kestrel 0 2 563 Merlin 0 3 46 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 51 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 31 Unknown Buteo 0 10 35 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 41 Total: 215 4794 266862 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 2 Weather: Conditions were similar to yesterday. But this time, along with the mostly cloudy skies and below-freezing temperatures, a persistent wind blustered out of the south rather than the west. Raptor Observations: Non-stop Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawk activity kept us delightfully busy for four hours midday. Embedded among them was a nice number of Cooper's and Sharp-shinned hawks as well as a handful of Golden Eagles and Rough-legged Hawks, two of which were dark morphs that decided to cross right overhead, furnishing us with the day's highlights. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (1200+), Tundra Swan (60+), Common Merganser (4), Canvasback (1) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with warmer temps, light south wind and a 40 percent chance of precipitation. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:28:46 -0500 From: "Cheryl Edgecombe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: 'Hamilton' <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Friday, November 28th, 2014 Message-ID: <011e01d00b5a$acf3ded0$06db9c70$@ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MARSH WREN RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET TENNESSEE WARBLER ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER NASHVILLE WARBLER NORTHERN PAULA Snow Goose Brant Common Loon Turkey Vulture Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane Killdeer Snowy Owl Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Common Raven Winter Wren American Pipit Golden-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler American Tree Sparrow Fox Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Purple Finch Common Redpoll Pine Siskin The list is short but oh so sweet this week as it appears that spring has sprung again here in the HSA. Winter listers can be excited over the haul at Sedgewick Park in Oakville famous for its winter warblers. This week, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, TENNESSEE, ORANGE-CROWNED, NASHVILLE WARBLER and NORTHERN PARULA were all seen here along the fence at the south-east corner of the park. Other notables included Winter Wren, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Tree , Fox (2), White-throated and White-crowned Sparrow. Sedgewick Park is located at the end of Hixon Drive east of Third Line in Oakville. Another RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen at Bayfront Park, scene of the last warbler festival a couple of years ago. To round out the goodies, a MARSH WREN has been refound at West Pond in Dundas. In the odds and sods this week, a Snow Goose has been seen once again in a flock of Canada's at the Satellite Golf Centre at Centennial Parkway and Mud Road. A Brant seems to be making an appearance at various places in Bronte being seen mostly at Bronte Harbour but also seen at Burloak Park. Two Common Loons are present in the waters off LaSalle Marina. A Turkey Vulture was seen over Olympic Park in Dundas. A light morph Rough-legged Hawk made its appearance at the Via Train station in Aldershot yesterday. Sandhill Cranes are still moving through the area with birds seen at Princess Point and in North Halton this week. Sometimes difficult to find in winter, 4 Killdeer are still present at Lakeside Park on the Mississauga border. Two Snowy Owls were seen in the week, one at the Suncor Pier in Oakville and another found at Tollgate Pond today. A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is still lurking about behind Olympic arena in Dundas, likely the same that has wintered there for several years now. Common Ravens were reported over Joe Sam's Park in Waterdown and up in North Halton this week. American Pipits seem to be in good supply for this late in the season with birds being seen at LaSalle Marina, McMaster Forest and at the RBG Arboretum. A Golden-crowned Kinglet was seen along the waterfront at LaSalle Park. Another juvenile White-crowned Sparrow made an appearance at a yard in Aldershot. There are more reports of Purple Finch and Pine Siskins at feeders in various locations this week so keep the feeders stoked. A small flock of Common Redpolls was present on 8th Road East in Saltfleet. That is the news for this week. Winter listing is a little nutty but fun, if you are out and about, please send along your sightings particularly birds that you don't think should be here now. It's been a busy week in the province, let's keep it going. GO TICATS GO!!!!! OSKEE WEE WEE Cheryl Edgecombe HNC and Ticat Fan. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:53:28 -0500 From: Richard Skevington <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds] King Eider Male Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Today, Neil Faulkenham and I located an adult male King Eider at Port Weller. It was at the entrance to St Catherines Marina. Directions From Lansdown Ave (Lakeshore Rd.) in St Cattherines, Turn on Seaway Haulage Rd. and then keep right onto Broadway. Continue to St Catherines Marina at the end of the road. The eider was swimming just off shore near the lighthouse at the entrance to the marina. Good Birding Richard Skevington ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 01:44:14 +0000 (UTC) From: Kevin Hannah <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Retraction - Probable Brewer?s Blackbird ? Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa Message-ID: <177868956.2409365.1417225454760.javamail.ya...@jws106118.mail.bf1.yahoo.com > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Earlier today I observed and photographed what appeared to be a Brewer's Blackbird in Ottawa. In the field, the bird appeared to be quite short-tailed, lacking in any "rusty" plumage, with a bluish-green gloss to the breast and head. The photos were distant and of poor quality but, based on further examination and input from several local birders, the bird appears to be a Common Grackle.?? ? Perhaps I'm following the old adage: "Tis better to have reported and been wrong than to have never reported at all". Apologies for any confusion/hysteria. Cheers, Kevin HannahOttawa, ON ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: 28 Nov 2014 21:11:40 -0400 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: Holiday Beach Conservation Area (28 Nov 2014) 83 Raptors Message-ID: <[email protected]> Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 14 1721 48449 Osprey 0 3 56 Bald Eagle 2 51 287 Northern Harrier 2 173 576 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 154 7778 Cooper's Hawk 4 41 327 Northern Goshawk 0 5 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 155 458 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36348 Red-tailed Hawk 39 1179 2538 Rough-legged Hawk 2 20 26 Golden Eagle 1 55 81 American Kestrel 0 7 1026 Merlin 0 5 74 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 54 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 23 Unknown Buteo 8 34 234 Unknown Eagle 0 3 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 7 Unknown Raptor 0 1 47 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 83 3617 98407 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Jenna McDermott Observers: Bob Pettit, Gwen Patrick, Jim McCoy, Todd Pepper Visitors: It was nice to see some of our members up on the tower for my last day. Many thanks to all the visitors, members, and observers who have been great company on the tower through the season! Weather: Cold temperatures, from -5 to 0C, though with the sun out most of the day and a very light breeze it didn't seem quite as chilly. Winds started in the NW and shifted to SW and S at 9:30 where they stayed for the remainder of the day. It was very clear with visibility up to 28km. Raptor Observations: Another fantastic day! 14 more Turkey Vultures trickled across the north side of the marsh. Upon further investigation of a wonderful little kettle of Red-tailed Hawks, we discovered a sub-adult Golden Eagle and a dark coloured Rough-legged Hawk, what lovely surprises! A light coloured Rough-legged Hawk also did a very close fly-by, suddenly appearing overhead and very kindly circling before carrying on. Red-shouldered Hawks continued their flight, interspersed with Sharpies and Cooper's Hawks between Red-tails. The day ended well with 5 adult Bald Eagles and 3 juveniles who were hanging out on the ice together, munching on a duck. Non-raptor Observations: American Crows are still coming through strongly; there were over 2000 today. A Common Goldeneye was in Lake Erie and 2 Hooded Mergansers landed in the trout pond for a few moments. 5 Sandhill Cranes were a great sight to see flying along the shoreline. Sparrows, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and chickadee were feeding around the tower and Red-winged Blackbirds, Starlings, Siskins and Goldfinches made their way by the tower as well. See today's eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist?subID=S20712461 Predictions: Warmer tomorrow, going up to 7C with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Winds from the south at 30km/h. Don't forget to stop in and see Bob on the tower this weekend! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jenna McDermott ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:51:38 -0500 From: Josh Vandermeulen <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] No Brambling - North Bay Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Since I haven't seen a recent update I thought I would mention that the Brambling wasn't seen during the 3 hours in the late morning/early afternoon today I was able to devote to looking for it. As far as I am aware it wasn't seen after about 1030 AM, though at times the flock of 20ish Evening Grosbeaks was present. I'm not sure if the bird was seen late in the afternoon, but I haven't seen any reports of it since. A Sharp-shinned Hawk made several passes; perhaps the reason why the Brambling didn't show. Just a heads up for those thinking of making the drive this weekend. On another note, I was "successful" in adding another deer to my car's hit list on the drive up. See directions below. Good birding, Josh Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 27, 2014, at 15:10, Renee Levesque <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Brambling continues to be seen this afternoon. Makes frequent appearances on lawn, at the feeders and in the trees around the property and across the street at Sweetman's Gardens. Owner is fine with your viewing the bird, but please do not block the driveway and do not go on lawn. Can be seen easily and readily from paved driveway. Brambling hangs out with the many Evening Grosbeaks. > > Located on private property at 1025 McIntyre Street West. Take Main Street West to Cormack Street, right on Cormack Street and then a left on McIntrye. It is the only house on the left side of the road after turning off Cormack. > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about > ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > > ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 07:54:04 -0500 From: "Geoff Carpentier" <[email protected]> To: "OntBirds - Bird Alert" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - Whitby - Trespass Issues - follow-up Message-ID: <35B23723D4254565AE89F282D8491BB0@GeoffDell2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Please note that the Coordinator has approved this message ... I have been asked to bring the following to the attention of the birding community. As you all know, a Cattle Egret, now gone, was present for several days in early November in Ajax. There were some trespass issues that arose. These issues quickly came to light as several observers walked on the greens and fairways in search of the bird. Once they were told of the issues of liability, property rights and the potential to actually damage the greens and fairways or the possibility for injury, virtually everyone complied. That said - not everyone did. I worked with the management at both the Vandermeer Nursery and the Carruther's Greek GC to ensure access and they most graciously agreed to cooperate. Golf Course management was clear however that access was only permitted along the north boundary of the course near Bayly or from the parking area by the Club House. The General Manager advised me that she was concerned that not everyone complied so has asked me to pass on the following message: Hello Geoff and Group, Unfortunately due to a few individuals of your group not adhering to the conditions George Arevalo stated in allowing access to Carruther's Creek Golf and Country Club we must no longer adhere to the previous arrangement allowing you on the grounds of our facility. We are no longer able to allow anyone who is not a direct customer of Carruther's Creek Golf and Country Club on the property. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, Carruther's Creek Golf and Country Club ------------------------------ Message: 15 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:49:44 -0500 From: Karl & Kathy Konze <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Townsend's Solitaire Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The Townsend's Solitaire is currently being seen at 158 Hannah Rd in Bailieboro, in front of the house in the mountain ash trees. Karl and William Konze Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Message: 16 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 09:13:19 -0500 From: Sue Milks <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] King Eider - St Catherine's Marina Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Seen at about 8:30 just off the breakwater. Unfortunately it flew towards the next lighthouse (west) and disappeared. It may be back. For directions see post from Richard Skevington. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Message: 17 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 09:34:03 -0500 From: Tim McCarthy <[email protected]> To: ontbirds <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Park Hawk Watch Nov.27,2014 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Today was the last day of the Raptorwatch for 2014 and not a bad one as you shall see. If you 're wondering where we go next, its gulls. Funny how you deride gulls at a hawkwatch. In fact we had a rule that if you saw a gull and called it as a real bird you had to buy coffee for everyone on the hill. Sort of a rite of passage for novice hawkers plus we old guys need the coffee. Ahh, but come tomorrow! We'll be standing with our telescopes 2 rows deep leaning over the roiling waters of Adam Beck gawking at those very same gulls. "Oh look" I'll cry cheerfully,"There's a phase 2 or is it 3 Iceland down there next to the nonbreeding Bonaparte's!" Good thing there's no place to buy coffee. We'll be coming out with totals (hawks, that is)and a wrap-up as soon as we get back from Niagara. Meanwhile, back at the Hill: Sharpshin 2 Coopers 1 N.Goshawk 1 Red Shoulder 2 Red Tail 17 Rough leg 1 Peregrine 1 Unid. Eagle 1 Total 26 Get in touch with the TOC mailto:[email protected]?subject=Christmas Bird Count and sign up for a route. Its a blast and we'll see you there! Good Birding Tim Mccarthy ------------------------------ Message: 18 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 09:56:20 -0500 From: Jean Iron <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds] Black Vultures at Queenston/Lewiston Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Ron Tozer, Mike Nelson and I just saw two Black Vultures warming themselves in Lewiston, New York on a chimney beside a tower with a yellow dome on top. Viewing in Ontario is from the lookout below the traffic circle at the Brock Monument on the Niagara River Parkway as you head down the hill to Queenston. Look over the river to Lewiston and check the rooftops. Jean Iron, Ron Tozer and Mike Nelson Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ Message: 19 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:00:19 -0500 From: olivesided <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] NO Eurasian Tree sparrow yet niagara on the lake Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hasn't been seen yet ------------------------------ Message: 20 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 11:35:42 -0500 From: Christopher Escott <[email protected]> To: ONTBIRDS <[email protected]> Subject: [Ontbirds] Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Early Morning Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Burke Korol and I saw the Eurasian Tree Sparrow this morning (Saturday) at about 7:40 a.m. It fed in the platform feeder in front of the house, with various other species, flushing each time a Blue Jay flew in. It flew off to the north-west with a small flock of House Sparrows at about 7:45 a.m. Location: 15732 Niagara Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake. -- Christopher Escott 151 Burbank Drive, Toronto ON Canada M2K 1N9 HOME: 416-444-8055 CELLULAR: 416-788-8055 ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide ------------------------------ End of ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 129, Issue 29 ***************************************** _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. 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