The Western Grebe in west Oakville as found by Mark Jennings is still there at 10:00am this morning. It is very active and moves around a big area from East street to the Sovereign House towards the harbour.
Directions as per Cheryl: 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 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 6 12:12:46 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts10.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.54]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9A046349D for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:12:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from home ([70.49.157.47]) by tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:12:46 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "peter Wukasch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:12:43 -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]Bradford, Ont. Birds X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:12:46 -0000 Today I saw my first Bradford area Osprey as it was closely perched in a tree being harassed by crows. As well, there were several Eastern Bluebirds moving through the area at the time. The Osprey was located on the 13th Line of Bradford-West Gwillimbury just east of the 20th Sideroad and the bluebirds were on the 20th Sideroad just south of the 13th Line. both of these locations are north of Bradford on Hwy.11. Turn east on the 13th Line and continue east past th 20th SR. Peter Wukasch From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 6 10:20:23 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from mail119c9.megamailservers.com (mail119c9.megamailservers.com [69.49.111.49]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61540638A0 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:20:23 -0400 (EDT) X-Authenticated-User: keith.accessmag.com Received: from access (TOROON63-1168100291.sdsl.bell.ca [69.159.203.195]) (authenticated bits=0)id l36EKMQ9006103 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:20:23 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Keith Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:20:44 -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 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:32:57 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Oregon Junco X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:20:24 -0000 The Oregon Junco first reported April 5th, reappeared in my backyard this morning between 10 a.m. and 10. 15 a.m. He doesn't seem to stay long but I am hopefull he will join the rest of the dark-eyed Juncos and make more regular appearances. My house is on 79 Portsmouth Drive in the Rouge/Port Union area of Scarborough. Keith Sharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 6 13:47:59 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc3-s12.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s12.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.212]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89640638AB for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 13:47:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bayc1-pasmtp05.bayc1.hotmail.com ([65.54.191.165]) by bay0-omc3-s12.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:46:28 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [70.51.131.163] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from Dell ([70.51.131.163]) by bayc1-pasmtp05.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:46:27 -0700 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Eleanor Kee Wellman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ontbirds" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 13:46:24 -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 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Apr 2007 17:46:27.0867 (UTC) FILETIME=[80ABE6B0:01C77873] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Subject to Include Location X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:47:59 -0000 Hello Fellow Birders, I notice that a number of posts have not included the location in the subject line of late. It helps everyone determine whether or not a sighting is important to them. Eleanor Eleanor Kee Wellman "All Things Wild & Wonderful" Box 823, Bala, ON, CA P0C 1A0 www.eleanorkeewellman.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 6 18:55:28 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web52101.mail.re2.yahoo.com (web52101.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.48.104]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C20B363474 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:55:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 26508 invoked by uid 60001); 6 Apr 2007 22:55:28 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=ufom369S7WMN0k/aZCpZ5z809M7aPMPYZGDnYE5htvoIJS+PtwLGGLqwkW72VFPRQF8ti6sQYI2PsOTwnF7D679zKgyH7fR8h8eGmKkT9GfRncUu5PBRo19PAeoO/01gg6zZ4TyEG3FJq3vD1WjVTO8fhVWekaovf1FX/J5t4nQ=; X-YMail-OSG: Z3BICMoVM1lUnQy_nMs5ONyvK14ZW2EIVf9nf4UNnFKDc6ae.IqADgToZYo5nP_cnCmrfk.9qWNhlcWUhSXJFGs..fzEhN5IcG3HwCCUUEwRkqpic3CTCjK7nL3C3Q-- Received: from [204.50.134.142] by web52101.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:55:27 PDT Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:55:27 -0700 (PDT) From: brett woodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ONTBIRDS <[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]Sarnia - Little & Glaucous Gulls, etc. X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:55:28 -0000 A quick drive around Sarnia today yielded some nice birds. An adult Little Gull, still in non-breeding plummage, was mixing it up with the hundreds of Bonaparte's on the St. Clair River. The exact location that I saw it fly past 3 times was at the end of Exmouth Street just after it turns and runs parallel to the river before it dead ends. A juvenile Glaucous Gull was on the shore in Sarnia Bay at the Boat Launch at the end of Harbour Road. Also seen from that spot was a single Common Loon. Everything else was to be expected - Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Long-tailed Ducks... and at the Sarnia Airport a cold looking Eastern Phoebe. Brett Woodman Kitchener, ON --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 6 19:00:33 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web88306.mail.re4.yahoo.com (web88306.mail.re4.yahoo.com [216.39.53.229]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8D5A363474 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 19:00:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 94715 invoked by uid 60001); 6 Apr 2007 23:00:32 -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=wtX5WPIxnMX/s22wfXhfP3o9PExhii1QEG4qpI0xREYzutM3ZFK1soc3jDwbooU/atRQYo3RiXxDSu6Z2nYxqJNNwdBFN33LMi2B6376rsJ84AXVBNW6OPw3/JTOnWdYyNXmlGoFVrvIf9FDzqWWwQP3QmxxMfqThm4SnwYuibs=; X-YMail-OSG: 46qWISkVM1kai_TzsyK2lnNU1GD6YfjWFKZ4pYYhhLn9g9aYT4hpZyo2_ISjHkHSXZvx5LtzaG7H08wn9YICoacLNyYSmqb1W8duS0k0PigE_44mCjs.Lw-- Received: from [69.158.27.210] by web88306.mail.re4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:00:32 EDT Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 19:00:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Sproule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [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] Western Grebe west of Bronte Harbour, Oakville and Eared Grebe at Grimsby Sewage Lagoons X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:00:33 -0000 Bev McDonald and myself ventured to the Grimsby Sewage Lagoons this afternoon, and from 3 pm managed to observe the Eared Grebe in the south lagoon for approximately 20 minutes, as the wind had quite a chilling effect. This evening about 5:45 pm, we observed the Western Grebe just west of Bronte Harbour in Oakville. The bird was mingling with a small group of Red-necked Grebes just offshore at the end of West Street where the Bronte Cemetery is. Directions: Grimsby Sewage Lagoons: Take QEW Niagara to Fifty Road, turn north towards the lake and take the North Service road to Kelson Road, turn left. Take Kelson Road to the first road and turn right. The sewage lagoons are on the left. You can park at the large garage there on the west side. Please respect the no trespassing signs posted at the north lagoon. Bronte Harbour (Oakville) Lookout: From Toronto and points east of Oakville, take the QEW to Bronte Road, take Bronte south 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. Peter Sproule Etobicoke ON From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 6 20:54:20 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts40.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.97]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C785263890 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:54:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from computer ([209.226.117.32]) by tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:54:18 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Lynn Hardy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:58:14 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000731-0, 06/04/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]leucistic Robin in Kanata X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:54:20 -0000 Hi everyone, It was a real surprise to discover a leucistic robin in a large mixed flock of starlings and robins this afternoon. Although his head and face are normal, his breast is mostly pure white as is his back. The centre tail is white with dark edges and the wings are dark. >From Ottawa, exit off the 417 west at Eagleson-March Road, continue one block >on Campeau and turn right at the lights (Russian Orthodox Church on the left) >to Teron. Drive one block to the lights and turn left at The Parkway. (Post >Office on corner) Beyond the Earl of March High School, near the corner of >The Parkway and Leacock, the bird was first seen. Near dusk, he was around >the corner on Leacock digging for worms like a normal robin should. Good birding. Lynn Hardy Reaney Court Kanata From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Apr 7 00:22:49 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from smtp104.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp104.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.82]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8636463485 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 7 Apr 2007 00:22:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 97476 invoked from network); 7 Apr 2007 04:22:44 -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:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=yAegoyNacxcKDJN77w05ZfB/fIFoGEDCwTqzBancnO/JUHR6xLsou2I/LmhVgX6JYKBP077XCGKW1mFWzTDDlrSbjnrHD+BfPeY6ptG74gmqggUtSZdPaH4mGq7t6tNBlHjBRLm/i16SwYiO151MZeYUclc2zWRv4kXakZLYh6E ; Received: from unknown (HELO pauljxnmm7w9mh) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@74.104.97.198 with login) by smtp104.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Apr 2007 04:22:44 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: vIMkdLMVM1nYkr9j1WTZpwSKfPvLpxx2J_8HqnYvQe02N9WGRsNTGzsfTPMQQrkzqQ-- Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Paul Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 00:22:53 -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 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:03:38 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Sandhill Cranes east of Ottawa X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:22:49 -0000 This evening at around 6 PM there were 3 very rusty Sandhill Cranes in a field west of Milton Rd between Perrault and Smith Rds, but closer to the latter. Unfortunately at one point they took off and flew west, presumably into the Mer Bleue, where they breed. Speaking of things rusty, what was presumably a Rusty Blackbird was feeding with a group of starlings on the south side of Smith Rd a few minutes earlier. They spent some time perched in a bare tree, but were mostly on the ground in the tall grass where they were almost invisible. In addition the light wasn't great, so I didn't get the view I would have liked. Given the habitat (open field) I immediately thought of the possibility of Brewer's Blackbird, which is an extremely rare vagrant here. The bird did call, but I have to admit I'm not as familiar with rusty blackbird calls as I should be--I rarely hear them, and I missed this species entirely last year, despite seeing 230 others in the area. I'm completely unfamiliar with Brewer's Blackbird calls. Listening to tapes later, I'd lean towards Rusty. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has experience with rusty blackbird in open fields. Anyway, something to look for if you're in the area. Waterfowl in the area included pintail, wood ducks, green-winged teal and wigeon. No sign of the Snowy Owls in the Wall Rd area earlier in the afternoon. There were several rough-legged hawks (both light and dark phase), harriers, kestrels and red-tailed hawks. Paul Matthews, Ottawa Directions: Take 417 east and exit (#104) north on Anderson Rd. Turn right (east) on Russell and go several kms to MIlton, where turn left (north). Perrault and Smith are a few km down the road.
