Lots and lots of gulls on the river today. The Bonaparte's Gulls returned to Fort Erie in numbers comparable to last Saturday. Large gulls were much more numerous this weekend, both at the power plants and above the falls. A female HARLEQUIN DUCK was found at Niagara-on-the-Lake, seen from the small park right at the river mouth. Also, a Red-necked Grebe and several Red-throated Loons there. Two PURPLE SANDPIPERS were near the barge. A Merlin was seen right at the falls. There has been a sizeable flock of Tundra Swans, at times more than 100, between Fort Erie and Niagara Falls, seen again today. 9 species of gulls were reported plus a NELSON'S GULL (hybrid Herring X Glaucous) at the control gates above the falls. The others: Glaucous Gull - 2 at the control gates on the breakwall plus one at the power plants. Iceland Gull - 6 at the power plants plus more above the falls. Thayer's Gull - 2 adults that looked pretty good at the power plants and at least one above the falls. Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5 at Adam Beck including two juveniles and several more above the falls. Little Gull - 4-5 at Fort Erie. Bonaparte's, Herring, Ring-billed, Great Black-backed Good birding! Willie ---------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 4 12:24:33 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp104.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp104.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.82]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D6C7F64273 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:24:32 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 77810 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2005 17:36:28 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=vZym2ORXlPWqgf5HEs/yqfWnWER1bufNI2H+NCZRgKEK9tKVNgaYEzre4WHktZoO4MlkG0K62wJwA20DmjGLrP6zZ/KXL0WPlps/T96MprsX3vKjo1CmUUdPHabluQPUBVCSOpcE7fcBoYgiEzMkTcVfLauGILqHagUvo1d3LCU= ; Received: from unknown (HELO doug) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@72.141.178.44 with login) by smtp104.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 4 Dec 2005 17:36:27 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Doug Lockrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:39:33 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds] red-throated loon, pine grosbeaks, wood duck among many birds along Whitby waterfront-Dec.4 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:24:33 -0000
At 0930 Karin Fawthrop pointed out 2 Pine Grosbeaks(adult female, young = male) to me--after I got out of my car an adult male came in to join = them in the tallest tree to the immediate north of the north entrance = pathway on Hall's Rd. After wonderful looks at them they flew off = together westward across the field. Other birds reported in the vicinity--Fox Sparrow (first one in 3 = weeks), Swamp Sp., adult and immature N.Shrike; off the waterfront at = the foot of Hall's Rd. a RED-THROATED LOON was reported by Martin Bence. A Belted Kingfishewr was seen several times close to shore. An imm. = Trumpeter Swan was swiiming with several Mutes. Waterfowl included all 3 = Mergansers, D-c Cormorant, Buffleheads and Am.Goldeneyes. The Wood Duck at the Lynde Shores C.A. bridge spent all morning with = Mallards and 1 Black Duck--indeed, it came up onto the roadway a few = times. I did not see the Coot today. At noon I witnessed 2 light-morph Rough-legged Hawks lazily sailing = along hy. 401 north of the Lynde C.A.=20 On Dec. 3 at 1430 an adult Bald Eagle flew low over Cranberry Marsh.=20 Hall's Rd. and the Lynde C.A. are both accessed from Victoria St. in = southwest Whitby. Doug Lockrey, Whitby From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 4 12:39:56 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts13.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.34]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C70016423D for <[email protected]>; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:39:56 -0500 (EST) Received: from userd14f286784 ([65.95.243.51]) by tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.netSMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:51:52 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "M. Bain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:51:57 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 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 X-Originating-IP: [0] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Palm Warbler Cobourg harbour Dec.4 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:39:57 -0000 A Palm Warbler first seen in Cobourg harbour a week ago was refound = today, Sunday December 4, hopping about on the sand at the northwest = corner of the harbour, at the foot of the straggly trees on the east = side of the base of the west headland (just north of the orange = snowfence). The harbour also has one Double-crested Cormorant, a coot, Green-winged = Teal, American Wigeon, the usual assortment of diving ducks but no = shorebirds. The lake off D'Arcy Street, 1 km east of the harbour, has produced = Common Loon, Horned Grebes, and scoters.=20 Cobourg harbour is at the foot of Division Street, Cobourg, Exit 474 = from Hwy.401. Drive around the north edge of the harbour from Division = Street to reach the large parking lot on the west side. Margaret Bain Cobourg [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 4 13:26:50 2005 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail.kent.net (indoors.kent.net [216.8.139.183]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89121642B8 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 13:26:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from waterthrush (dyn216-8-129-163.ADSL.mnsi.net [216.8.129.163]) by mail.kent.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id jB4Icfr9019470 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 13:38:42 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Blake A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 13:38:38 -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 6.00.2900.2527 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Subject: [Ontbirds]Red-throated Loon still near Courtright, St. Clair River X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 18:26:50 -0000 Hi all, I refound the RED-THROATED LOON that I reported on a week ago. It was at the Lambton Generating Station beside Willow Park on the St. Clair River. Actually it was at a small dock to the south end of the park. It was very close to shore and I took some decent photos of it. Unfortunately, this spot it heavily used by anglers and could be of some concern. Other notables included a GLAUCOUS GULL (adult) at this location. One AMERICAN COOT was near Fawn Island, and two were at the Port Lambton dock. The THAYER'S GULL (appears to be a third basic) is still frequenting Point Edward on Lake Huron. A couple of RED-NECKED GREBES were still visible. A COMMON LOON was putting on a show near the shoreline right at the parking lot. The resident PEREGRINE FALCON is seen once in a while comming off the Bluewater Bridge. There are numerous types of waterfowl/gulls in Sarnia Bay. I saw an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull on the Bay late Friday afternoon, but could not refind it today. Directions to Sombra and St. Clair River: Find Hwy 40 that runs N/S between Wallaceburg and Sarnia. Turn west on Lambton Rd. 2 (Bentpath Line) and take to Sombra on the St. Clair River. Fawn Island is just to the south of the village. The St. Clair Parkway (Rd. 33) follows the river along its length. Lambton Generating Station is a kilometre south of Courtright and Willow Park is right in front. Blake A. Mann Wallaceburg Chatham-Kent, Ontario boatmannATkentDOTnet
