This afternoon I made it down along the river just south of the Quaker factory
in downtown Peterborough. There was people feeding the mallards bread and I was
able to get some fantastic photos of ring-billed and herring gulls. I also
observed a dozen goldeneye, 30+ mallards, 6 canada geese and 50+ gulls.
Best Regards!
Mike Blom
Peterborough,Ont
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A male Red-bellied Woodpecker was seen Sunday March 11 at 2:30 PM at the Nortel
Campus trails off of parking lot P on the west side.
Directions: The NORTEL campus is at Carling Ave. and Moodie Drive in Ottawa.
The trails are at the far West end of the campus off Parking lot P.
Ian Clark Ottawa
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Subject: [Ontbirds]Minimum of 9 Long-eared owls at Bronte
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Yesterday, I had an hour to kill and dropped by the Bronte Conservation =
area where Long-eared owls have been regular all winter. I first located =
and photogaphed a single owl in the trees on the north side of Parking =
Lot A. (I don't have a website for posting photos but I would be happy =
to send anyone a copy by email if you want to see how close you can get =
to the owls without leaving your car.) I have seen 3 Long-ears in the =
same area before, but I did not get out of my car for fear of disturbing =
them. There were also Tree Sparrows, Slate-coloured Juncos, Blue Jays =
and a Northern Shrike in the trees surrounding the parking lot.=20
Then I had a minimum of 8 Long-eared owls in the grove of pine trees =
just east of the parking lot for dogs off leash (at the south end of the =
conservation area bordering the QEW). This grove is quite small (perhaps =
15 x 8 meters) so there should be no trouble in locating the owls. One =
tree had six owls, which then flushed and another tree had 8 owls. So 8 =
is very much a minimum figure. It was likely that only 2 or 3 of the =
original six owls were among the 8 seen in the second tree (which was =
only 40 feet away). The true total was probably 12 to 14 owls but I =
could only be certain of 9 (8 at the off-leash dog walking area plus the =
one at Parking Lot A). Still an impressive number...
Bronte Conservation area is enterred off Burloak about 1 km north of the =
QEW. There is an admission charge. The owls in the dog leash-free area =
appear to be fairly unperturbed by all the dogs and people about, and =
there are few passerines there to harass them. But the owls in Parking =
Lot A are more easily disturbed, with less tree cover and more hounding =
passerines about (particularly Blue Jays) so I strongly advise birders =
to stay in their car to see these birds. I drive a hybrid which runs =
quietly on electric power at low speed (much like a moving blind--a nice =
feature if you're a birder), but even an ordinary gas car should give =
you as good a look as you could get on foot anyway.=20
Eric Single
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Subject: [Ontbirds]SPRING, TUNDRA SWANS AND TITMICE AT THE PINERY.
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Hello Birders.
On Saturday the signs of advancing Spring
were clearly evident South of a line running East from Corunna on the
St. Clair River.
There were TVs, ROBINS, GRACKLES, REDWINGS and a flock of well
over 1,000 COWBIRDS along the new Highway 40. In the river there were
small flocks of RINGNECK DUCKS.
To the north of that line Winter still held sway.
To get to this area, take the Hghway 402 to Highway 21 at the Reeces
Corners and head South to the road to Corunna. Turn west to the river
and then turn South at the lights and follow the river to Port
Lambton. That will give you the chance to see the thousands of ducks
that mass there during the thaw.
Beyond Port Lambton the road ends at a T. Turn left and then take
Hwy. 40 back towards Sarnia.
The TUFTED TITMOUSE capital of this area is the Pinery Provincial
Park. The Visitor Center was nearly always 'Closed' this Winter due
to many factors. If you want to know--ask!
Proceed to the first picnic area which is P9. Pull into the
parking area and there is a Cedar just past the first tables, that
overhangs the curb. With a small handful of black sunflower seeds
held out of your car window, you will get 6 TUFTED TITMICE coming to
your hand as well as a pair of WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and CHICKADEES.
The VC. feeders are being kept filled too by the staff.
About a mile away the first TUNDRA SWANS arrived yesterday at
9am. They can be found in the fields just behind the Lambton County
Museum down Greenway Rd.
In a week or so there could be almost 20,000 birds there. Some
banded and some also with a fine radio antenna sticking up between the wings.
To get there take the 402 to Strathroy. turn at 81 and go to Grand
Bend. Turn left at the lights and proceed to Greenway Rd. Turn left.
The Swans will be mostly on your right in any of the first
fields. Just listen if you can not see any. The best time for
photography is in the early morning while the sun is still low and
the birds are flying in from roostng on Lake Huron, or about an hour
before sunset when they return to the Lake for the night. Then one
can find the flight line and get under it to get photos.
Good Birding.
Alf.
Alf Rider.
Forest. Ont.
