After birding amherst island on january 16 (thanks to several local folks who directed us to the 2 boreal owls, one great gray and one snowy), a short exploration from about 4 - 5PM of the back roads north of the amherst exit off of 401, turned up 8 or 9 additional great gray owls (plus one road killed GGO) on a fairly short stretch of addington county route 6 north of the moscow dump to the intersection with CR 7, and then east on CR 7 for a few km. All but one of the birds were perched on roadside fences and appeared to be heading out to hunt.
Gregg Recer Malta NY From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jan 18 12:30:26 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts27-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts27.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.101]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40786BAB82 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:30:26 -0500 (EST) Received: from access ([64.229.159.12]) by tomts27-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:31:13 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Keith Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:30:57 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: [Ontbirds]Re: ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 11, Issue 22 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:30:26 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:00 PM Subject: ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 11, Issue 22 > Send ONTBIRDS mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds > 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. Ottawa/Gatineau 16Jan05... Great Gray Owl, Boreal Owl, > Northern Hawk Owl, Snowy Owl, Gray Partridge, Red-headed > Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker > (Gordon Pringle) > 2. Owl Woods on Amherst Island (Matthew Francey) > 3. Kingston Field Naturalists Regional Sightings for the week > ending Jan. 17, '05 (Bob Sachs) > 4. Ottawa-Gatineau CBC - final results (Christina Lewis) > 5. great gray owls -- moscow, addington county (Gregg Recer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:12:48 -0500 > From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 16Jan05... Great Gray Owl, Boreal > Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Snowy Owl, Gray Partridge, Red-headed > Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > - RBA > > * Ontario > * Ottawa/Gatineau > * 16 January 2005 > * ONOT0501.16 > > - Birds mentioned > > Bald Eagle > Northern Goshawk > Golden Eagle > American Kestrel > GRAY PARTRIDGE > Wild Turkey > SNOWY OWL > NORTHERN HAWK OWL > GREAT GRAY OWL > BOREAL OWL > RED-HEADED WOODPECKER > RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER > BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER > Carolina Wren > Cedar Waxwing > Pine Grosbeak > Red Crossbill > White-winged Crossbill > Pine Siskin > > - Transcript > > hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club > date: 16 January 2005 > number: 613-860-9000 > for the status line : press 2 > for rare bird alerts: press 1 > to report a sighting: press # > coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Can. Nat. Capital Reg.), E.Ont., W.Que. > compiler : Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] > transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] > internet : Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE - JAN 16 2005 AT 8:15 PM > > This is Chris Lewis reporting. > > GREAT GRAY OWLS continued to be found in good numbers in many > locations west of Ottawa, as well as in the Breckenridge area of > Quebec this past week. > > The NORTHERN HAWK OWL and at least one of the Great Grays along > Trail #5 at the southeast end of Gatineau Park were reported on > the 12th. Please remember that this is a ski-trail and pedestrian > traffic is discouraged. A BOREAL OWL spent the entire day at bird > feeders in a backyard in Nepean east of the Queensway-Carleton > Hospital on the 15th, but was not seen today. Two SNOWY OWLS were > at Akins & Eagleson Rds. on the 15th; one very white male SNOWY > OWL was in a field along Eagleson north of Akins on the 16th. > > On the 15th, a Golden Eagle was seen on the Quebec side in the > area of Steel Line Rd. and Eardley-Masham Rd. Also nearby, in the > Lac de Loup and Lac La Peche area north of Quyon, Quebec on the > 16th, there were at least 2 Bald Eagles as well as a Northern > Goshawk. A rare adult dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk continues to > winter at the Gatineau Airport; it was most recently reported on > the 12th. American Kestrels are now rarely seen in winter in the > Ottawa area; one was found on the 15th at Kinburn Side Rd. and Hwy > 417 on the 15th, and another was in Aylmer, Quebec, at Deschenes > on the 16th. > > Three GRAY PARTRIDGES were found 3670 Woodkilton Rd. east of > Kinburn Side Rd. on the 16th where the railway crosses the road. > Nine Wild Turkeys were at Earl Armstrong Rd. between Limebank and > Bowesville Rds on the 16th. Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to > hold out in Constance Bay, and the female RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER > is still visiting the feeders at the Miller's farm at 6158 Rideau > Valley Dr. south of Manotick...birders are most welcome, but > please allow vehicles to pass on the laneway. A male BLACK-BACKED > WOODPECKER was discovered early this afternoon along Eardley- > Masham Rd., approx. 1 km. into Gatineau Park in a large stand of > young pine and spruce at the crest of the hill. A Carolina Wren > was heard singing near the corner of Rothwell and Naskapi Dr.'s in > Rothwell Heights on the 13th, a flock of 13 Cedar Waxwings > (unusual in Ottawa in winter) were at Hilda Rd. at Shirley's Bay > on the 15th. > > A few reports of interesting "winter finches" have FINALLY started > coming in. Although numbers have been small, recent observations > may be encouraging for the Ottawa-Gatineau region as the season > progresses. Pine Grosbeaks, White-winged Crossbills and Pine > Siskins were found in the Steel Line, Lac de Loup, Lac La Peche > and Eardley-Masham area of Quebec on the 16th, and farther afield > on the Ontario side along Hydro Dam Rd. in the Calabogie Peaks > area a pair of Red Crossbills was noted on the 15th. > > Thank You - Good Birding! > > - End transcript > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:29:32 -0500 > From: "Matthew Francey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ontbirds]Owl Woods on Amherst Island > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > We observed two Boreal Owls on both days this past weekend, as well as a > Great Grey on Sunday. On the east end of the island Sunday, we saw the > Snowy Owl lurking on an Osprey(?) platform. Also noted was an immature > Bald Eagle flying from east to west; an adult was spotted as we were > driving south from the 401 to the ferry on Saturday morning flying in the > same direction. > > Most of the previous can be considered the "excuse" for the real message > here: people planning a visit to the island should be aware that Owl > Woods was something of a skating rink at times. Though it isn't a > necessity (we survived fine), if conditions hold you may appreciate a pair > of ice cleats or crampons for your footwear. We were quoted something > like $10 at a Canadian Tire in Kingston but, strangely, they were sold > out... > > (These directions to Amherst Island were copied from Bruce Ripley): > > Directions To Amherst Island - Ontario Road Atlas, MapArt Publishing [Pg. > 36, E54 & E55] > > Located 18 km. west of Kingston. Exit off Hwy. 401 at exit 593 (County > Road > 4, Camden East) > and drive south to the very end (Millhaven). Turn right on Hwy. 33 and > drive 100 metres > until you see the sign for the Amherst Island ferry. The ferry (20 minute > trip) leaves the > mainland on the half hour and leaves the island on the hour. Cost is $5.00 > Canadian round trip. > There are no gas stations on the island. The East End K.F.N. property is > at > the easternmost part of the island. > To reach the Owl Woods, turn left (east) at the four-way stop sign by the > general store and > drive 3.4 kilometres along Front Road to the (seasonal) Marshall > Forty-Foot > Road. Marshall Forty-Foot Road is across the road from house #2320. > Drive > along Marshall Road to the mid-way point, where there is an "S" in the > road > (1.2 kilometres , look for the K.F.N. kiosk). Park in the gravel lane or > off the road edge. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:32:05 -0500 > From: "Bob Sachs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Kingston Field Naturalists Regional Sightings for > the week ending Jan. 17, '05 > To: "OntBirds" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > AMHERST I. [Pge 36, Quad't E54 & 55] > > > > Jan. 16, Bruce, John & Justin Ripley birded 2 hours on Amherst Island > finding: 1 GREAT GRAY OWL, 2 BOREAL OWLS, 1 LONG-EARED OWL & 1 SNOWY OWL. > (other observers saw a GREAT HORNED OWL). Other sightings: 1 BROWN > THRASHER, > 2 COMMON REDPOLLS, 30 GADWALLS, 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL and 3 ROUGH-LEGGED > HAWKS. > > Bruce Di Labio Birded Amherst Island January 15th, and saw the 2 BOREAL > OWLS. Did a walk out to the gravel bar at the eastern end and had a good > number of puddle ducks including 520+ GADWALL, 4 AM. WIGEON, 4 N. PINTAIL > and a SNOWY OWL. Drove most of the roads on the island during the > afternoon > and didn't see any hawks except for 2 ROUGH-LEGGED at the east end of the > KFN property. Saw another SNOWY OWL at the west end of the island and at > dusk 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting over the fields opposite the KFN property. > > WOLFE I. [Page 36, Quads 56 & 57] > > > January 16th, Bruce Di Labio birded Wolfe Island for the morning, > highlights > included 3 SNOWY OWLS, 1 MERLIN, 3 N. HARRIER, 2 BALD EAGLES, 41 TUNDRA > SWAN, 35 SNOW BUNTING and 50+ COMMON REDPOLL. At DUPONT PLANT [Page 36, > Quads D55 & 56] on Jan. 16, Bruce Di Labio found 6 AM. COOT at the DuPont > Plant lagoon. > > > > OTHER SIGHTINGS > > At Cartwright Point: on Jan. 15 the E. SCREECH OWL was seen basking in the > entrance of the Owl Box across the road from #3 Woodpecker Lane and a > TUFTED > TITMOUSE appeared briefly at the feeders at #14 The Point Road. We heard a > ROBIN on Jan. 16. CAROLINA WRENS are still occasionly seen or heard. > > Directions To 14 The Point Road: Using MapArt Road Atlas [Page36, Quad 56] > > Using MapArt Street > Atlas {page 48 & 49, quads N20 & M21} > > 1.) From Kingston take Ontario St. (Hwy 2) east over the Cataraqui River > Causeway past the lights at Fort Henry. > > 2.) Continue east past Hwy 15 and the next traffic light at the MacDonalds > and turn right (south) off Hwy 2 at the next and last traffic lights at > the > Vimy Gates and turn right (west) again after only 8 m. onto Caen Crescent. > Turn left (south) at the next road (Canal du Nord) and continue south past > Lundy's Lane to Casino Court. > > 3.) Follow Casino Court down the hill and on up the narrow paved road > called > "The Point Rd." > > 4.) Turn right off The Point Rd. at #14 onto the lane leading west to the > Sachs house and feeders. Park on the paved pad by the garage or on the > grassy sides of the lane. Our phone is 547-6210. > > Coming from 401 Hwy go south on Hwy. 15 (exit 623) and turn left (east) at > Hwy. 2. Follow same directions as from the second sentence above marked: > 2.). > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:11:31 -0500 > From: "Christina Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa-Gatineau CBC - final results > To: "OFO Sightings" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Hello ONTBIRDS people, > > Christmas Bird Count season is long over, but for those interested, the > final results of the 85th annual Ottawa-Gatineau CBC (held on 19 December) > are now posted on the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' web site > www.ofnc.ca/birding/cbc2004.html. Thanks to Colin Bowen for his unfailing > efforts to get this info "out there"! > > Chris Lewis > Ottawa > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:31:53 -0500 > From: "Gregg Recer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ontbirds]great gray owls -- moscow, addington county > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > After birding amherst island on january 16 (thanks to several local folks > who directed us to the 2 boreal owls, one great gray and one snowy), a > short exploration from about 4 - 5PM of the back roads north of the > amherst exit off of 401, turned up 8 or 9 additional great gray owls (plus > one road killed GGO) on a fairly short stretch of addington county route 6 > north of the moscow dump to the intersection with CR 7, and then east on > CR 7 for a few km. All but one of the birds were perched on roadside > fences and appeared to be heading out to hunt. > > Gregg Recer > Malta NY > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds > > > End of ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 11, Issue 22 > **************************************** >
