Hi everyone. Early this morning, there were a lot of gulls present at Wheatley Harbour, and patience paid off as I scrutinized them carefully. On the breakwall around 8:30 a.m. I found a first winter Thayer's Gull, its plumage looking more like first summer; a first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull; and a very challenging first winter bird that looked very much like a Glaucous, but that I eventually determined was probably a "Nelson's" Gull -- hybrid of Glaucous and Herring. Although I was not able to see it with wings spread to check for the tell-tale pale inner primaries, the bird appeared too small and thin-billed to be a first-winter Glaucous. It was too big and long-billed to be an Iceland Gull. I even considered the possibility of albino Herring, but it didn't seem white enough, and did have some buff spotting. Never saw a gull quite like it before. Wheatley Harbour can be reached by taking Erie Street south from Talbot Road in Wheatley. Randy Horvath, Windsor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Canada Personals From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 18 17:59:26 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web60104.mail.yahoo.com (web60104.mail.yahoo.com [216.109.118.83]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 653F163FA7 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:59:26 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 37543 invoked by uid 60001); 18 Mar 2005 23:05:54 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [64.12.116.13] by web60104.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:05:54 EST Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:05:54 -0500 (EST) From: Randy Horvath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:43:15 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Possible Western Meadowlark at Point Pelee X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:59:26 -0000 This afternoon, at about 3:30 p.m., I found a meadowlark in the DeLaurier Trail parking lot that looked like a strong candidate for Western. I viewed it from about 35 metres away as it foraged on the ground. It had very pronounced white on the flanks all the way down to the lower belly and undertail coverts, looking identical to Sibley's portrait, with more of what I would call thick spots rather than streaks. The bird was repeatedly splaying its outer tail feathers, as if nervous, and it was clear that the white was virtually limited to these two outermost feathers only. When the bird flew to land on a fencepost, and then again when it flew off to the Red Cedar Savannah, it was just as apparent that there was no extensive white in the tail at all. Unfortunately, it did not vocalize, so I can't say for sure that it was a Western, but hopefully it will hang around for someone else to find tomorrow. In any case, my first meadowlark of the year, long overdue. Randy Horvath, Windsor [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 18 18:08:23 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web60109.mail.yahoo.com (web60109.mail.yahoo.com [216.109.118.88]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2738063BE6 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:08:23 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 51461 invoked by uid 60001); 18 Mar 2005 23:14:51 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [64.12.116.13] by web60109.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:14:51 EST Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:14:51 -0500 (EST) From: Randy Horvath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:44:05 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Eurasian Wigeon at Hillman Marsh X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:08:23 -0000 Hello again. Yep, it was one of those days, with a lot of luck on my side. An early morning visit to Hillman Marsh yielded a wide variety of waterfowl, but nothing remarkable. However, we (my brother Robert and I) returned late in the afternoon and quickly found a beautiful male Eurasian Wigeon along with the hundreds of other ducks in the shorebird impoundment. I believe we finished with 20 waterfowl species in the Pelee area for the day. Hillman Marsh can be reached by taking Oak Street east from Leamington, or County Rd 37 south from County Rd 34 between Leamington and Wheatley. Good birding! Randy Horvath, Windsor [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 18 22:03:32 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from hotmail.com (bay13-f42.bay13.hotmail.com [64.4.31.42]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4ECDB6444C for <[email protected]>; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:03:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:10:01 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 209.5.88.186 by by13fd.bay13.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 03:10:01 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.5.88.186] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "markus lise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 03:10:01 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Mar 2005 03:10:01.0959 (UTC) FILETIME=[240A1F70:01C52C31] Subject: [Ontbirds]GGO between Newtonville & Newcastle X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 03:03:32 -0000 Hi Owl Prowlers, I had the privilege of sighting a GGO Thursday mid morning on Metcalfe/Concession Rd. just south west of Newtonville. He was perched on top of a fence post long enough for me to go home and get my camera. Directions: Take the Newtonville Rd. exit south off # 401 till you get to Metcalfe/Concession Rd. just west of Bellamy, a no exit road to the south. Markus Lise Newcastle, On _________________________________________________________________ Powerful Parental Controls Let your child discover the best the Internet has to offer. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.
