A trip up to Tobermory in the snow today was very successful, the NORTHERN HAWK OWL was very obliging and posed for several photos. Also of possible note for the area was one Red-necked Grebe at Tobermory proper and both the Hooded and Red-breasted Mergansers at Wiartan. Due to computer trouble I have lost all my contacts. Good birding to all. Ian From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Dec 11 22:19:54 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.niagara.com (mail.niagara.com [209.5.56.12]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3299A9F1EF for <[email protected]>; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:19:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from KayoRoy (adsl-222.niagara.com [209.5.62.222]) by mail.niagara.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with SMTP id iBC3JptP010465 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:19:51 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Diane and Kayo Roy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:19:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Fw: NF Rufous Hummingbird X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 03:19:54 -0000
It appears Ontbirds was down for most of today....here is a repeat of a message I posted around 10:00 am Saturday morning. Kayo Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court Fonthill, ON L0S 1E3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Diane and Kayo Roy To: Ontbirds Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 9:52 AM Subject: NF Rufous Hummingbird I just spoke with Janice Haines and she told me that her visiting Rufous Hummingbird (Hannah) appeared at 0650h this morning at her backyard feeders in Niagara Falls making it 101 consecutive days that the bird has come to feed. Art and Janice have been surprised every day by the behaviour and generosity of the birding community with nearly 500 people having visited their home since November 16th. Many have made cash donations for sugar, and numerous others have sent thank you cards in the mail that included a cash gift. She is extremely thankful to everyone. Santa is delivering the Haines a new computer sometime next week so Janice has asked that I extend to the entire birding community, warm Christmas greetings from herself, husband Art, but most importantly from Hannah. Kayo Directions: Take the QEW to the Thorold Stone Road exit in Niagara Falls. Now turn left (east) to Dorchester Road, then right (south) one block to Pettit Avenue. Take a left here and continue for about 1/2 km to Sherwood Road (directly across from First Baptist Church on the right hand side). Turn left and proceed one block to Peach Avenue to 4579, the second or third house on your right. Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court Fonthill, ON L0S 1E3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 12 08:52:50 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDE5B9F5D2 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:46:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from userupirj7nxr2 ([64.228.116.75]) by tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:46:24 -0500 From: "Craig McLauchlan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>, "Rayfield Pye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:46:23 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]GTA birds Dic 11 2004 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:52:50 -0000 Excuse my spelling and Grammar, I am Dyslexic thank you. I tried to post this yesterday but it seemed that their was some holiday email gremlins playing computer games ! Yesterday Dec 11 2004 Carole Horner and I spent birding in the Toronto and Durham area we dint drive 100 K but saw some great birds . Starting with the Golden Crown sparrow at Cranberry march thanks to Doge for his keen eyes and his help with finding the bird , will we wear their we herd of a Snow Owl report Courtice rd and the 401 and we desired that this was to be our next stop . It tuck too pass to find the Owl ( only do to my miss ID of a large pigeon ) but we wear forts to stop do to my cell phone ringing and the Snow Owl was perched low on a fence post 50 yards from my car , the owl then flue down to the train tracks and was still there when we left . The reason my cell phone went off was yes to alert me to the refinding of the Black throated Gray warbler in High Park , thank you Gerry Guild ( you get my vote for Birder of the year ) before we left to drive like a Christmas shopper back to Toronto we did phone every one we could and look for others. When we arrived in High Park their was still a big grope looking for the Warbler But first Carole got some great looks at the Wight Eyed Vero vary low and actively feeding . When Ron Pittway yells did you hear that you must stop birthing and listen because their it was the BTGW flying around above our heads WOW my 5 life winter bird in 11 days !! What a blast as I have seed before "nothing beets birding in Ontario" !!! Cranberry march is found south of Victoria st off of Halls rd . in Whitby . Coutice rd is found east of Oshawa and is the turn off to Darlington P.Park And High Park is found hear in Toronto tack Colborne Loge dr north from the Queensway and park by the Colborne loge walk up the rood both the WEVO and the BTGW wear seen by the stars that lead down to the pond . Craig & Bev McLauchlan , Toronto, Ont, Canada, World From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 12 09:22:19 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web51507.mail.yahoo.com (web51507.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.38.199]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E7E8D9F622 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:13:54 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 13661 invoked by uid 60001); 12 Dec 2004 14:13:57 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [70.48.41.130] by web51507.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:13:57 EST Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:13:57 -0500 (EST) From: Jeff Skevington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ontbirds <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [Ontbirds]Boreal Owl at Constance Bay (Ottawa) X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:22:19 -0000 Good morning, While filling the feeders this morning I noticed the jays kicking up a stink. It turns out that they were mobbing a Boreal Owl. The bird is moving around a bit so may not be easy to find if the jays stop following. At any rate, here are the directions: >From highway 417, take the March Road exit at Kanata. Follow this through Kanata until the road takes a 90 degree bend left. From here, turn right and follow Dunrobin Road for about 15 minutes (past Dunrobin and Woodlawn). Turn right off Dunrobin Road onto Constance Bay Road. Take the 2nd right onto Monty Drive. The bird was found at 146 Monty Drive. You may park in our driveway (146 Monty) and look around the yard. If we are home, we will show you where the bird was last seen. Barring that, walk the neighbourhood listening for mobbing. Please ask permission to enter properties. If you find anything good around Constance Bay, I would appreciate a call (number below). Good birding, Jeff ====Jeff Skevington, Invertebrate Biodiversity Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada K.W. Neatby Building, C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada Work Phone: 613-759-1647, FAX: 613-759-1927 Home Phone: 613-832-1970 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 12 10:03:26 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.interlinks.net (incoming.interlinks.net [209.5.77.1]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC7069F58D for <[email protected]>; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:03:26 -0500 (EST) Received: from WordWiz (209-5-79-191.interlinks.net [209.5.79.191]) by mail.interlinks.net (8.12.9/8.12.8) with SMTP id iBCF3M2h002777 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:03:27 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Dennis Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:56:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2741.2600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2742.200 Subject: [Ontbirds] Gray Catbird, Evening Grosbeak & Redpolls in Meadow at Thickson's Woods Nature Reserve; Sunday, Dec.12, 9:00 a.m. X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:03:27 -0000 Hi, A Gray Catbird was in the brushy tangle between the Meadow and Corbett Creek east branch, just north of the beaver pond. There's lots of fruit on buckthorn, and also multiflora rose further up the valley. I first heard some call notes I didn't recognize, then after I moved off a ways and stopped, the bird began to call in a more typical fashion, and popped up into the top of some nannyberrey where it continued to call. The steep side of the valley is a dense tangle of dogwood, hawthorn and nannyberry, so if the bird is disturbed it will disappear. The best approach is to "walk like a mouse" in the words of the late Jim Wilson. This was the approach Don Perks used in the same spot last May to see a Connecticut Warbler. At 8:45 a single Evening Grosbeak flew over the Meadow, and at about 9:15 a small flock of redpolls flew over. Dawn until mid-morning is the best time to listen for finches. I suspect there are some on the move each morning, although this is the first Evening Grosbeak I have heard this fall. The beaver pond has been re-flooded and there was a large flock of puddle ducks feeding at the north end. Please try not to disturb them. To reach Thickson's Woods exit from 401 to Thickson Road South in Whitby. Proceed south past Wentworth Street to the Waterfront Trail. Turn around, and park on the east side of Thickson Road. Walk east along the Waterfront Trail and enter the woods on a path from the south side, about 200 metres east of Thickson Road. Follow the trails through the woods, some of which access the Lake Ontario shore. To view the beaver pond and Corbett Creek Marsh continue east about 100 metres past the entrance to the woods. The meadow is across the Waterfront Trail immediately north of the woods. The entrance is directly across the waterfront trail from the entrance to the woods. To view a map, visit the Thickson's Woods website at http://www.thicksonswoods.com Dennis Barry & Margaret Carney Thickson's Point, R.R. 2 Whitby, ON L1N 5R5 (905) 725-2116 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
