Hello Everyone, This is in response to Fred Helleiner's posting of sighting a Canada Goose with a neck collar.
Report your observations of marked birds or if you find a bird band to the Canadian Bird Banding Office, by calling toll-free 1-800-327-2263 (1-800-327-BAND), by sending an e-mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by writing a letter to: Bird Banding Office National Wildlife Research Centre Canadian Wildlife Service Ottawa, Canada K1A 0H3 Starting mid March, you will be able to report encounters on line at www.reportband.gov. If you do find a marked bird or a bird band it is important to note as much information as you can about the bird. This will help scientists and researchers continue to learn about, monitor and conserve bird populations. If the bird is found alive do not try to remove the band. This could result in an injury to the leg. Please note the following: numbers, in sequence, appearing on the band or bands colours and materials of any bands or markers in addition to a metal band date on which the bird or band was found or observed exact location the bird or band was found or observed species, sex and age of the bird (if known) whether the bird was alive, dead, injured, free, or trapped how the bird died (if known) Be sure to include your name, mailing address, and phone number so that we may send you a certificate of appreciation. The certificate will tell you the species of bird, where and when it was banded, its age, whether it was male or female, and who banded it. We will tell the bander where and when the bird or band was found and its condition. When recording information from a collared goose, the more information that you can provide, the more likely the individual bird can be identified or marking project determined. Important information to record for goose collars: Collar colour, code, code colour, and orientation of codes on the collar Date the bird was observed Exact location the bird was observed Species age and sex of the bird if known Your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address Your contribution is important! Thank you! For more information on the Bird banding program please visit our website: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/nwrc-cnrf/default.asp?lang=En&n=B197CA34-1 Lesley Howes Bird Banding Biologist / Biologiste de baguage des oiseaux National Wildlife Research Centre / Centre national de la recherche faunique Canadian Wildlife Service / Service canadien de la faune 1125 Colonel By Drive / Raven Road Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H3 Telephone / téléphone: 613-998-0515 Fax / télécopieur: 613-998-0458 Email / courriel: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/nwrc-cnrf/default.asp?lang=En&n=B197CA34-1 Site internet: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/nwrc-cnrf/default.asp?lang=Fr&n=B197CA34-1 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 19 12:13:53 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from S0-OTT-XSMTP3.nrn.nrcan.gc.ca (s0-ott-xsmtp3.nrcan.gc.ca [132.156.36.56]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0542363492 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:13:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from S0-OTT-X3.nrn.nrcan.gc.ca ([132.156.36.207]) by S0-OTT-XSMTP3.nrn.nrcan.gc.ca with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:13:51 -0500 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:13:50 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Gyrfalcon - Gray Adult - Sault Ste. Marie Thread-Index: AcdUSVK7v9sTPvkJTRSGZT720XYytw=From: "McIlwrick, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Feb 2007 17:13:51.0119 (UTC) FILETIME=[535B59F0:01C75449] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Gyrfalcon - Gray Adult - Sault Ste. Marie X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:13:53 -0000 Hi fellow birders, I am passing on this report on behalf of Stan Phippen (an experienced birder in the Sault). Today at 9:30am Stan observed a gray adult Gyrfalcon out his office window. It was flying westward, outside the Great Lakes Forestry Centre between the building and Queen Street. This bird may quite likely be the same bird I observed on Jan 26/07 in the Sault. There is very little open water anywhere, so this bird is most likely feeding on Rock Pigeon. Other birds of interest include White-throated Sparrow and White-crowned Sparrow coming to feeders. Both Black-backed and Three-toed WP's coming to suet in town (which seems odd but then again there are so many around this year). Still many Brown Creeper and Golden-crowned Kinglet around (just never left). Sault Ste. Marie is 3.5 hours west of Sudbury along Hwy 17. The Great Lakes Forestry Centre is located at 1219 Queen Street East (along the St. Mary's River) near the end of Pine Street. Good Birding Ken McIlwrick Sault Ste. Marie From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 19 13:03:00 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc3-s33.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s33.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.233]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CA396389E for <[email protected]>; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:02:59 -0500 (EST) Received: from bayc1-pasmtp06.bayc1.hotmail.com ([65.54.191.166]) by bay0-omc3-s33.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:02:58 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [64.231.242.163] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from freedom ([64.231.242.163]) by bayc1-pasmtp06.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:07:18 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Craig McLauchlan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:03:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 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 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Feb 2007 18:07:18.0343 (UTC) FILETIME=[CB02E570:01C75450] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: Rayfield Pye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Ontbirds]Whitby Common Raven 02-18-07 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:03:00 -0000 Excuse my spelling and Grammar, I am Dyslexic thank you. Another good bird in Whitby yesterday(02-18-07) was a Common Raven seen at 12:30 pm just south of Brock st and Dundas st. sorry for the late post but wear house hunting and just got to the computer .. Craig Craig & Bev McLauchlan Toronto-Ont-Canada-world From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 19 14:24:40 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mx4-3.spamtrap.magma.ca (mx4-3.spamtrap.magma.ca [209.217.78.178]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C286863492 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:24:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail4.magma.ca (mail4.internal.magma.ca [10.0.10.14]) l1JJOU5g001733; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:24:30 -0500 Received: from pcpringle.magma.ca (ottawa-hs-209-217-110-59.d-ip.magma.ca [209.217.110.59]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail4.magma.ca (Magma's Mail Server) with ESMTP id l1JJOTsd022394; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:24:30 -0500 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:07:58 -0500 To: [email protected] From: Gordon Pringle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-magma-MailScanner-Information: Magma Mailscanner Service X-magma-MailScanner: Clean X-Spam-Status: Subject: [Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 17Feb07... American Three-toed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Gray Partridge, Northern Hawk Owl X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:24:40 -0000 - RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 17 February 2007 * ONOT0702.17 - Birds mentioned Barrow's Goldeneye GRAY PARTRIDGE Wild Turkey Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Wilson's Snipe Snowy Owl NORTHERN HAWK OWL Short-eared Owl AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER Northern Shrike Horned Lark Carolina Wren American Robin Song Sparrow Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Pine Siskin - Transcript hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club date: 17 February 2007 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 & transcriber: Chris Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet: Gordon Pringle [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE OFNC BIRD STATUS LINE @ 7:00 pm, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2007 This is Chris Lewis reporting. Another week in the freezer curtailed birding ventures this past week, but there were yet again some good reports. The 1st report in 2 weeks of a male Barrow's Goldeneye was on the 16th on the Ottawa River east of Remic rapids north of Lemieux Island. On the 12th, a small group of GRAY PARTRIDGE were seen again in the corn stubble in a field along Garvin Rd. between Shea and Huntley Rds. near Richmond, and Wild Turkeys were reported from Earl Armstrong Rd. south of the international airport on the 10th as well as March Valley Rd. near Riddell Dr. on the 11th and 16th. Visits by several parties to the Eardley-Masham and Steele Line Rd. area of the Gatineau Hills from the 10th through the 17th yielded a total of 6 Bald Eagles of various ages, an adult and an immature Golden Eagle, and an adult Northern Goshawk. This area continues to be an excellent location for winter finches, with good numbers of both Red and White-winged Crossbills and small numbers of Pine Siskins seen here as of the 17th. A Wilson's Snipe appears to have wintered in a warm water ditch in the parking lot behind the National Research Council at Montreal and Blair Rds. - a bird discovered here in early December may be the same one that was seen here on the 8th and 10th of February. Owl reports included 2 Snowy Owls at French Hill Rd. between Frank Kenny and O'Toole Rds. on the 11th, and one in the Ste-Rose area between Conc. 19 and 20 on the 17th, the NORTHERN HAWK OWL still present along Ch. McDonald west of Brennan's Hill the same day, and a Short-eared Owl hunting at dusk in a field along Woodkilton Rd. west of Vances Side Rd. near Dunrobin on the 15th. A couple of those elusive northern woodpeckers continue to be spotted by lucky observers - a male AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was found along the trail off Kerwin Rd. on the 14th, and a male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen along the same trail on the 12th. Northern Shrikes have not been common in our area this winter; the most recent reports were of individuals at Steele Line & Lac de Loups Rd. in Quebec, and March Valley Rd. in Kanata on the 11th. A Carolina Wren continues to sporadically visit a feeder on Burland St. near Britannia Bay as of at least the 11th, a single American Robin was feeding on Staghorn Sumac fruits in the Britannia Conservation Area on the 17th, a Song Sparrow was seen along Ste-Rose Rd. near Conc. 20 on the 17th, and small numbers of Horned Larks and Snow Buntings continue to be reported from agricultural fields around our area, with some flocks containing single Lapland Longspurs. Thank you - Good Birding! - End transcript
