Hi All On Saturday March 11 my father Dr. Marvin Smout passed away. My Dad was an avid birder for most of his 76 years and had a special place in his heart for Elgin County and Point Pelee National Park, his favorite places to bird.
The full text, as published in the London Free Press, the Globe and Mail and the St. Thomas Times Journal, can be found online at http://www.haskettfh.com/ASIMAS/hasketthopper/obituaryDescription.jsp?domain_id=34&deceased_id=60966 Arrangements have been entrusted to C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, Lucan, 1-877-227-4211 where condolences may be forwarded (www.haskettfh.com). My family will be receiving friends from 12:00-2:00pm Thursday, March 16, 2006, at Museum London, 421 Ridout Street North, London (Flowers accepted). All are welcome. He will be missed. Ellen Smout London, Ontario __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Mar 14 14:35:08 2006 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from taiga.com (mail.taiga.com [204.11.32.182]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7D4B63D0F for <[email protected]>; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:34:47 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 32318 invoked by uid 30); 14 Mar 2006 19:34:10 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 14 Mar 2006 14:03:10 -0400 Subject: [Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (11 Mar 2006) 224 Raptors X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:35:08 -0000 Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 11 17 17 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 18 26 26 Northern Harrier 9 12 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 14 14 Cooper's Hawk 4 9 10 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 152 281 284 Rough-legged Hawk 15 17 17 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 2 2 Merlin 1 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown UA 2 4 4 Unknown UB 1 1 1 Unknown UF 0 0 0 Unknown UE 0 0 0 Unknown UR 1 1 1 Total: 224 389 394 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Phil Waggett Observers: Bouwe Bergsma, Dave Copeland, Tom Thomas Weather: Raptor Observations: 10 Bald Eagles adults 7imm. 1 indeteminaut Non-raptor Observations: 10 Sanhill Cranes 17 Tundra Swans 2 Red-billied Woodpeckers Red-wings Cowbirds C.Grackles Robis and Killdeers spring migrauts ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bill Smith () Beamer Conservation Area, Grimsby, ON information may be found at: http://www.hwcn.org/link/niaghawk/ Directions to site: To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 72, follow Christie St./Mountain St. to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road West, and go 1.6km to Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to the conservation area. Parking is normally available inside the park. If parking at the entrance or on the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your car.
