This morning about 10:40 a.m. Mark Jennings found a Western Grebe just west of Bronte Harbour in Oakville. The bird was found in a group of 10 Red-necked Grebes just offshore at the end of West Street where the Bronte Cemetery is.
The bird was moving west but could still be seen off of this point at 12:30 p.m.. Directions: QEW to Bronte Road,take Bronte to the Lakeshore and then go west on Lakeshore to West Street. Go right to the end there is a lookout there at the end. From Hamilton you can exit at Burloak and then go east on Lakeshore Road to West Street. Cheers, Cheryl Edgecombe From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 5 14:43:16 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from scmze012.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca (scmze012.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca [205.194.19.96]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AA9C63892 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:43:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unknown (HELO MCDC-SMTP-RELAY.apca.gc.ca) ([205.193.82.253]) by scmze000.ssan.egs-seg.gc.ca with ESMTP; 05 Apr 2007 18:42:11 +0000 X-SBRS: 3.5 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+k= X-IronPort-AV: i="4.14,379,1170633600"; d="scan'208"; a="295864099:sNHT15138138" Importance: High X-Priority: 1 (High) Sensitivity: To: Ontbirds <[email protected]> X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.0.1CF2 June 5, 2003 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:42:10 -0400 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on MCDC-SMTP-RELAY/SVR/PC/CA(Release 6.5.4|March 27, 2005) at 05/04/2007 02:42:11 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [Ontbirds]Greater Snow Geese - Eastern Ontario X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:43:17 -0000 After the initial flights a couple of weeks ago and small flocks of hundreds subsequently, there has not been significant activity noted. This week, hundreds were seen on the ground in a couple of areas north of Hwy 401. One was about 5 km north of Lancaster off Hwy 34 along Arlington Rd. The other can be accessed from Hwy 2 south of Lancaster. Head east along Hwy 2 to Charlottenburgh Park and head north along Fraser Road, past the 401 towards the end of the road. Because the birds move around various concessions, they are not always in the same locations. The main flocks left Montezuma Wildlife refuge south of Lake Ontario a couple of weeks ago, likely the day my first flocks were observed. It seems that more sightings are taking place closer to the 401 than some of the other more northern sites, such as Bourget and Riceville. Please continue to report Greater Snow Goose observations and you can also e-mail me privately. Brian Morin Cornwall From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 5 18:26:38 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts43-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts43.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.110]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8CA163472 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 18:26:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from your4105e587b6 ([70.48.5.162]) by tomts43-srv.bellnexxia.net SMTP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 18:26:37 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Sue Edwards and Gavin Edmondstone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 18:26:39 -0400 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Western Grebe west of Bronte Harbour X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:26:38 -0000 The Western Grebe found by Mark Jennings and reported by Cheryl = Edgecombe was still present at 5:30. The bird was just east of West = Street when we left.=20 Also present were 75 Red-necked Grebes and one Horned Grebe. Directions: Exit the QEW at Bronte Rd. (Oakville) and go to Lakeshore = Rd. then turn right. Turn left at West Street. Gavin Edmondstone Oakville, Ontario From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 5 19:51:57 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from heracles.kos.net (heracles.kos.net [64.201.45.10]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C837063890 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:51:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 30049 invoked from network); 5 Apr 2007 23:51:54 -0000 X-Mail-Scanner: Scanned by qSheff-II-2.1-r1 (http://www.enderunix.org/qsheff/) Received: from unknown (HELO D3ZD7M31) (64.201.47.133) by heracles.kos.net with SMTP; 5 Apr 2007 23:51:54 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Terry Sprague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:51:44 -0400 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]Quinte Area Bird Report for week ending April 05, 2007 X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:51:57 -0000 WEEKLY BIRD REPORT FROM PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY AND THE QUINTER AREA FOR THE WEEK ENDING Thursday, April 05, 2007 One observer, after contributing both summer bird and winter bird sightings to the report this week, expressed it very well when he said, "signs of uncertainty in the season." This was after spotting the season's first SAVANNAH SPARROW within sight of a flock of AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS near the west end of Big Island. Other species have been bravely putting in appearances too. AN EASTERN TOWHEE was heard early this morning at Quinte Point at the extreme east end of Big Island, almost in the same spot where a WINTER WREN was heard singing energetically on March 30th on one side of the road, while a HERMIT THRUSH poured out his flute-like melody in a wooded area directly across the road. Another HERMIT THRUSH was present at Point Petre today. A sizable flock of 45 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS can be seen along South Big Island Road most mornings, a bit early for such a high number, at least, in Prince Edward County. A report of CHIPPING SPARROWS came from east of Picton where 2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were also observed. A FOX SPARROW showed up today at Cape Vesey. However, the most optimistic of all was a PURPLE MARTIN at a martin house along Massassauga Road on April 2nd. SWAMP SPARROWS have been actively calling in the Big Island Marsh since their first arrival on Tuesday, and the first AMERICAN BITTERN of the spring was heard at Point Petre today. OSPREYS returned to the Quinte area, almost en masse, after an initial sighting of three was made in the Kingston area on the 29th. Two were checking out the flooded cornfields along Kaiser Crossroad on the 31st, and single birds were noted at Big Island and Massassauga Point, and birds have been noted at nesting locations at the Lennox Generating Station (Mar. 29), the site at the corner of County Road 28 and Massassauga Road at Rossmore (Mar. 31), the platform at Bayside near Trenton (Apr. 03), and the nest platform at the Glen Ross dam (Apr. 04). Established now in the area, are EASTERN BLUEBIRDS with sightings of probable/possible/maybe/and perhaps nesting activity along Ridge Road, Black Road at Demorestville, east of Lake-on-the-Mountain, Milford, Point Petre, and the community of Reed near Shannonville. TREE SWALLOWS are thinking about nesting, but mostly, still travelling around in sizable flocks. Forty were seen skimming over the Sawguin Marsh at Fenwood Gardens during the week, and "thousands" were over the Trent River out from Norampac at Trenton yesterday afternoon. A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen along Harmony Road this morning, and there have been several sightings of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS in the Quinte area since April 1st. BELTED KINGFISHER, GREAT BLUE HERONS, WILSON'S SNIPES and AMERICAN WOODCOCKS are all back now in usual numbers, and up to 10 NORTHERN FLICKERS were seen gorging on one lawn at Fish Lake. The usual number of PILEATED WOODPECKER sightings came in this week, but one rather interesting sighting was of a pair at Bayside that have excavated a hole near the top of a brand new hydro pole! With binoculars now being focussed on migrating songbirds, less attention it seems is being paid to waterfowl, now that numbers are widely dispersed with most bays and lakes mostly open in the Quinte area. A BLUE-WINGED TEAL, however, was noted during the week off George's Road, HOODED MERGANSERS were seen in the Moira River just out from the GoodLife Fitness Centre in Belleville, and others were noted in the Bay of Quinte at George's Road, and several in the Big Island Marsh and at Prinyer's Cove. Muscote Bay at the west end of Big Island hosted its first NORTHERN PINTAIL there, where COMMON GOLDENEYE, LESSER SCAUP, AMERICAN WIGEON, RING-NECKED DUCKS and 2 GADWALL made up the small numbers that moved in with the disappearance of the ice. PIED-BILLED GREBES appeared in a small marsh area off George's Road on April 4th. Disappointing this spring was Kaiser Crossroad with only a few days of good observing. NORTHERN PINTAILS never exceeded 125 in number and there was only a short period when 135 TUNDRA SWANS were present. About a dozen RING-NECKED DUCKS were happily diving in the flooded field on the 31st, even though the water was but a few inches deep! Overall, this usually prolific site was a wash-out this spring. The open waters of Adolphus Reach have attracted hundreds of mergansers, COMMON GOLDENEYE and BUFFLEHEAD. WOOD DUCKS, at least two pairs, were seen along Bradley Crossroad during the week, and others have been checking out real estate in the Elmbrook area. LONG-TAILED DUCKS (60), BUFFLEHEADS and MALLARDS were present at Soup Harbour today. A few other interesting sightings during the week included 2 COMMON RAVENS over the Bay of Quinte near the Quinte Skyway Bridge yesterday, and an AMERICAN KESTREL near Rose's Road on the 31st. Of particular interest is a pair of NORTHERN GOSHAWKS which appear to be nesting in the Thomasburg area. Feeder activity has picked up somewhat as a result of the cooler weather and snow flurries. The Glenora Road feeder had its usual complement of guests when I was there Wednesday. The inventory includes the usual 6 DOWNY WOODPECKERS, and 3 HAIRY WOODPECKERS, 20 each of BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES and BLUE JAYS and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, 2 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, 2 SONG SPARROWS, a BROWN CREEPER and 40 DARK-EYED JUNCOS. The owner laments that only 6 HOUSE FINCHES are among the guests, and asks, where did they all go? For some of us, six house finches would constitute a flock. The owner welcomes birders at her home and points out there is a trail that travels through the red cedars in her back yard where it is possible to wander through some additional good habitat. However, she does request that visitors park their cars along the road due to her small dogs being outside sometimes, and to e-mail me first at my e-mail address so I can notify her of your plans. If things go well, look for a web cam at her feeder sometime in the near future which will be pointed toward my website. This is a condensed version of the Quinte Area Bird Report, containing only the significant sightings for Prince Edward County and the Quinte area. The full version can be found on the NatureStuff website, under BIRDING from the Main Menu. Terry Sprague Prince Edward County [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.naturestuff.net ................................................................................. 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