Saturday afternoon there was a Northern Shrike hunting in the open area at the south-east end of the Spit, near where the large flock of redheads et al were. It was a great day for walking and biking the many trails. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jan 2 10:20:29 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts16.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.4]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBED99FAC1 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:19:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from oemcomputer ([65.95.230.198]) by tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:21:17 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Margaret Bain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:25:55 -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 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: [Ontbirds]Port Hope hawk-owl and Harlequins January 2 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 15:20:30 -0000
The Northern Hawk-Owl first found in Port Hope on Christmas Eve was again hunting from utility wires on the south side of Hwy.2 opposite house number 3966 this morning, Sunday January 2. As the days go by, it seems to be making its way slowly westward in this area. Of the 4 Harlequin Ducks in Port Hope harbour since mid-December, at least 2 can still be seen in the yacht basin. It is also worthwhile checking the mouth of the nearby Ganaraska River where they have frequented the rocks on the east side. For those with time for faint hopes, the immature Harris's Sparrow found by Roger Frost on the Port Hope CBC on December 18 is still being seen intermittently on Kellogg Road north of Hwy 2. It is usually with a couple of White-throated Sparrows among a large flock of tree sparrows and juncos by the roadside about 150 metres before Kellogg Road turns a right-angle to become Loyalist Road. On the east side of the road is a large brushpile with straw bales behind a green metal gate with a No Trespassing sign - pishing has brought the bird out here although it has been seen on both sides of the road. Obviously, honour the No Trespassing sign. Also, farmers here are harvesting their corn with huge machines which will scrape you off the road unless you are parked well to the side. I last saw the Harris's on December 30th but don't know if anyone has seen it since then. Directions: For the hawk-owl, exit Hwy.401 at Welcome/Port Hope, Exit 461, go north about 1km to a flashing light and turn left, west, onto Hwy.2. #3966 is less than 2 km along here, just west of where Kellogg Road runs north. For Port Hope harbour, exit from Hwy.401 at Exit 461 as above but turn south, keeping south through all the traffic lights onto Victoria Street. Turn left, east, at the end of Victoria Street then keep right, down Dorset Street West to John Street where a right turn gets you to the yacht basin under the railway bridges. The river is just to the east and can be viewed from both shores. For the sparrow, turn north on Kellogg Road as described above and go north for about 3.5 km to the green gate. Margaret Bain, Cobourg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
