Leading an entourage of cars with about 20 Durham Field Naturalists members along sideroads north of Taunton and between Westney Rd. and Lakeridge Rd. on a cold January 20th morning showed that bird feeders are not yet attracting great numbers. Suet feeders are certainly bringing in Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. Some of the 23 species identified were Red-tailed Hawks(10), Am.Kestrel(2), Red-breasted and White-breasted Nuthatches, House Finches, one American Robin (sideline 2-Kinsale Rd., south of Concession 9) and Horned Larks-- in the fields beside sideline 4, north of Concession 8.
Concession 8 is the 2nd E-W road north of highway 7; sideine 4 is the 2nd N-S road west of LakeRidge Rd.(highway 23). Doug Lockrey, Whitby From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Jan 20 17:49:47 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from imo-m17.mx.aol.com (imo-m17.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.207]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 357DD63494 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:49:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo-m17.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id e.c17.f6e7bd2 (29678); Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:49:42 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:49:40 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5358 X-Spam-Flag: NO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]California Gull - Niagara Falls 1/20/07 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:49:48 -0000 The highlight around the Niagara Region today, was a nice adult-basic CALIFORNIA GULL perched above the falls this afternoon, from at least 3:20-4:50 pm. on the medium-sized rock about 80 yards out from the Canadian shore, and right at the brink of the falls. Compared to the more well-known California Gull that frequents Adam Beck, this bird had much more red on the bill, as well as bright yellow-green legs (as opposed to greenish-gray) comparable to that of most adult Ring-bills. The Adam Beck California was not seen around noon, although present were 5-6 ICELAND GULLS of various ages, along with 2 adult THAYER'S GULLS. A quick and cold walk on the Niagara escarpment trails in Queenston in the early morning turned up a CAROLINA WREN, along with 10-12 AMERICAN ROBINS. Port Weller East in the late morning had quite a bit of waterfowl, with an unexpected for the date and location, 80+ COMMON MERGANSERS in various sized flocks around the pier, along with 6 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS on the fallen logs on the west side of the canal. Also present were 12 GADWALL, 15+ BLACK DUCKS, and singles of NORTHERN PINTAIL and HOODED MERGANSER, amongst the more expected Waterfowl species for the time of year. Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Jan 20 17:59:28 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web88014.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web88014.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.39.219]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 05F25638A9 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:59:28 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 59433 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Jan 2007 22:59:28 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=VoiOFcBNImiXD+dTBM2bDM3rZjUbB5Vcj9csFKBF/bymBLeK5UsnGkvfx3QTYiBb02JfTQUJW9OwiqPoEse2TwGL/DcX8Ujqas/Hhslrl1w3cMjh3mUPxkd0qlpQ59LW+VEFOEojVTql7wQc8QuI23Tp08XHe6NbocEZMZLGgiM=; X-YMail-OSG: BEGAqzwVM1lu1EIOrlGeel451U0nKHrJyMQ3ocigY_.zwcNtS8uwfFNqKrvKwMgDEsToct4FDQcnamc66XqkEDmISo81Puv0y5ZsAGR_we9kNacjpVlaSu1ninScc1aITZZIkwV5VWaCHw-- Received: from [74.120.216.165] by web88014.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:59:28 EST Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:59:28 -0500 (EST) From: RON FLEMING <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: OFO Bird Sightings <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]N. Shrike, RL Hawks, Snow Buntings, etc. York Region X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:59:28 -0000 With the winter landscape now showing a more recognizable face (snow and ice vs. mud and open water), visiting species from the north seem to be turning up with a little more regularity. On Friday there were two light-phase Rough-legged Hawks at the northernmost end of Bathurst Street (i.e. past Newmarket and Holland Landing). Not long after I observed those two, Keith Dunn, on a separate outing, had the same sighting to report about 5 kms to the southwest (Queensville Sdrd. and 2nd Concession). It is possible that these were the same hawks, though the ones I saw (observed through a scope), were hunting well north of where Bathurst ends. Also observed near the north end of Bathurst on Friday was a flock of 100+ Snow Buntings in the field just south of the big white and orange building on the west side of the road. A small flock of 11 Horned Larks was coming to the road to pick at salt and pebbles at the same time. Back at "Keith's intersection" there was a Northern Harrier hunting on the west side of 2nd Concession on Friday and, a few kms north, there was Northern Shrike hunting along Holborn Road both Thursday and Friday. An American Kestrel has also been hunting in this area for over a month, ranging over to Leslie Street, where I saw it hovering over a field Friday afternoon. The west end of Ravenshoe Road was quiet when I was there Friday. There was a small flock of Snow Buntings and little else but earlier in the week Keith observed two Common Redpolls foraging with a flock of Tree Sparrows along Ravenshoe Rd. This has not been a big winter for northern finches, so the redpolls were an interesting find. On Tuesday, Keith observed one of the two on-again-off-again Snowy Owls along the tundralike stretch of Yonge Street that runs south from Ravenshoe. They were nowhere to be seen on Friday. Ditto for the Bald Eagles seen near Jackson's Point last weekend - separate searches by Keith and myself on Friday yielded no eagles, but that's not surprising. They could just as easily be on the west side of Lake Simcoe or further north. Keith had a DC Cormorant as consolation while I settled for 30 Cm. Goldeneyes braving a nor'wester that darkened the sky, whitecapped the open water north of Roche's Point, and eventually made me abandon Lake Drive in favour of a retreat to Newmarket and the safety of a Tim Horton's. I was not out today and neither was Keith. If anyone was checking north York region, I'd be interested in hearing what was about. Ron Fleming, Newmarket Newmarket and Keswick are north of Toronto, about halfway to Barrie. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Jan 20 19:31:39 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bellwecs2.srvr.bell.ca (bellwecs2.srvr.bell.ca [207.236.237.114]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E19DE63494 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:31:38 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 28418 invoked from network); 21 Jan 2007 00:31:39 -0000 Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by bellwecs2.srvr.bell.ca with EntrustECS-Server-7.4;21 Jan 2007 00:31:39 -0000 Received: from bellwfep2.bellnexxia.net (HELO bellwfep2-srv.bellnexxia.net) (207.236.237.108) by bellwecs2.srvr.bell.ca with SMTP; 21 Jan 2007 00:31:38 -0000 Received: from TOROONDC918.bell.corp.bce.ca ([142.182.89.79]) by bellwfep2-srv.bellnexxia.netESMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:31:38 -0500 Received: from toroondc911.bell.corp.bce.ca ([142.182.89.14]) by TOROONDC918.bell.corp.bce.ca with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:31:38 -0500 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:31:38 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Short-eared Owls, Richmond Hill, Sat Jan 21 Thread-Index: Acc884OZAEFtMFQZQFmp4YUATlssbg=From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jan 2007 00:31:38.0471 (UTC) FILETIME=[8386AF70:01C73CF3] Subject: [Ontbirds]Short-eared Owls, Richmond Hill, Sat Jan 21 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:31:39 -0000 SGkgQWxsLA0KDQpBdCBkdXNrIHRvbmlnaHQgKDU6NDBwbSksIEkgZGVjaWRlZCB0byBwZWVrIG91 dCB0aGUgYmFja3lhcmQgd2luZG93IGFuZCB0byBteSBzdXJwcmlzZSAoYWx0aG91Z2ggcGFydGx5 IGV4cGVjdGVkKSBzYXcgYSBTaG9ydC1lYXJlZCBPd2wgZmx5aW5nIGFyb3VuZCBvdmVyIGFuIG92 ZXJncm93biBmaWVsZCB0aGF0IHdlIGFyZSBiYWNraW5nIG9uIHRvLiAgSXQgc2VlbXMgbGlrZSBh IGdvb2QgZmllbGQgZm9yIHRoaXMgc3BlY2llcyBhcyBpdCBpcyBvcGVuLCBvdmVyZ3Jvd24gd2l0 aCB2YXJpb3VzIGJ1c2hlcyAmIHNtYWxsIHRyZWVzIGFuZCB0aGUgZmllbGQgaXMgbGFyZ2UhICBJ dCBpcyBwYXJ0IG9mIHRoZSBPYWsgUmlkZ2VzIG1vcmFpbmUuICBJIHRoZW4gc3BvdHRlZCAyIG1v cmUgT3dscyB3aXRoIHRoZWlyIOKAnGZsb3BweeKAnSBmbGlnaHQsIG9uZSBsYW5kZWQgaW4gYSBi dXNoIGFib3V0IDUwMG0gYXdheS4gIFdoYXQgYSBncmVhdCDigJx5YXJkIGxpc3TigJ0gYmlyZCEN Cg0KQ2hlZXJzICYgZ29vZCBiaXJkaW5nLA0KRnJhbmsgUGluaWxsYQ0KUmljaG1vbmQgSGlsbCwg T04NCg0KRElSRUNUSU9OUzoNClJpY2htb25kIEhpbGwgaXMgc3RyYWlnaHQgbm9ydGggb2YgVG9y b250byBhbmQgdGhlIGZpZWxkIGlzIGFjdHVhbGx5IHBhcnQgb2YgdGhlIOKAnE9hayBSaWRnZXMg TW9yYWluZSBUcmFpbOKAnS4gIEFuIGVudHJhbmNlIHRvIHRoaXMgdHJhaWwgY2FuIGJlIGZvdW5k IG9uIHRoZSB3ZXN0IHNpZGUgb2YgWW9uZ2UgU3RyZWV0IGFib3V0IDFrbSBub3J0aCBvZiBTdG91 ZmZ2aWxsZSBSZCB3aGljaCBoYXMgYW4gZXhpdCBvZmYgSHd5IDQwNC4gIEdvIHdlc3QgZnJvbSB0 aGlzIGV4aXQgdG8gdGhlIGVuZCBvZiBTdG91ZmZ2aWxsZSBSZCAoYXQgWW9uZ2UgU3QpLCB0dXJu IHJpZ2h0L25vcnRoIGFuZCB5b3Ugd2lsbCBzZWUgdGhlIGVudHJhbmNlIHRvIHRoZSB0cmFpbCBh Y3Jvc3MgZnJvbSBhIGhvdXNpbmcgU2FsZXMgQ2VudHJlLCB0aGUgdHJhaWwgaXMgc2lnbmVkIGFu ZCB3b3VsZCBiZSBhYm91dCBhIDE1IG1pbnV0ZSB3YWxrIHRvIHRoZSB3ZXN0IHRvIHNlZSB0aGUg b3dscy4NCi0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tDQpTZW50IGZyb20gTXkgQmxhY2tC ZXJyeSBXaXJlbGVzcw0K From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Jan 20 20:30:40 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [68.142.225.205]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D5791638A0 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:30:38 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 62588 invoked from network); 21 Jan 2007 01:30:39 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:x-mimeole; b=qajzva3/MBI1Pi0cujzXuAnG/QzwSRnIlz+z2XmwkPNwHZd69GfzbWER9jLA1nfn6uhIgNC9Vw07MitRv//kPGCiwwe4VsdPdb5UyNk3OvdiHdx5kcuHg+gxu+0qTyzalyuaytj6u7SyOx7S7iOcaHezfmJt/2mR6ggVI9gHwVg ; Received: from unknown (HELO perks) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@74.97.44.82 with login) by smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Jan 2007 01:30:39 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: VVNjWaUVM1kuArKBQAMCrhNmoeSxaxtxqBW7RKE9uZbfkgD6lBfYwPCr0U4OO_Yagg-- Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Don Perks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:30:34 -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 6.00.2900.3028 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Subject: [Ontbirds]White-winged crossbills Whitby X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:30:40 -0000 At the road going in to the sewage treatment plant north side of Thicksons Woods I saw 6 crossbills in the small spruce trees here.Take exit 412 from the 401 drive south on Thicksons Rd to the entrance to the sewage plant and watch the spruce trees on the north side of the road. I met Dave Milsom who had at least 1 white-winged crossbill along Halls Rd.Walk into the spruce and tamarack trees and listen for the males song.Exit the 401 at Brock St in Whitby Exit 410 and go south to Victoria St West turn right and drive to Halls Rd turn left and about half way down to the spruce trees Good winter listing. Don Perks
