Hope this falls within the reportable sightings as outlined by Mark Cranford a few days ago .... at least I reckon it's interesting as an FYI for the large number of TO birders (apologies to northern Ontarians but ravens are always exciting in southern Ontario!). A Common Raven flew south chased by an American Crow, low over the riparian park-land known as Miller Creek in Ajax, at about 2pm this afternoon. I was working at the site for much of the afternoon and didn't see it again so presume that it was headed for the lakeshore.
Paul Prior Directions (although hardly necesary since the bird was fly-by): Miller Creek is located to the northwest of Harwood and Rossland, north of the 401, east of Westney Road. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 9 17:21:30 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from simmts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (simmts8-qfe0.srvr.bell.ca [206.47.199.166]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02A076347E for <[email protected]>; Wed, 9 May 2007 17:21:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.0.1.3] ([70.53.117.14]) by simmts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[email protected]>; Wed, 9 May 2007 17:21:30 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: "Ont \"birds\"" <[email protected]> From: Doug McRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 17:24:16 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Subject: [Ontbirds]Rose-breasted "Franken-beak" at Presqu'ile X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 21:21:30 -0000 9 May 2007 Greetings all, I stopped by Bill Gilmour's house on Bayshore Rd. on the Presqu'ile penninsula this afternoon and as we were standing talking, a Rose- breasted Grosbeak flew in to the feeders that is all male on the right side and all female on the left. This condition, known as a Gynandromorph is quite rare in birds but has been described a few times in Evening Grosbeaks. The bird is a "second-year" based on the brownish primaries, and is fairly splotchy all over. The split sex effect is most obvious from front-on, and looks like a male and female were cut in half and pasted together to make a composite frankenbeak. It was first seen at about 230 p.m. and has made three visits by 4:45 pm. Both Bill and I managed to get recognizable photos and others are waiting now, hoping it will come in further. Cheers, Doug McRae Directions: Bill lives at is at 83 Bayshore Rd., and birders are welcome to stop by and search for the bird. Bayshore is the "cottage road' that runs along the north side of the peninsula, and is accessed through Presqu'ile. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 9 18:43:54 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net (elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.68]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4ADB2634B6 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 9 May 2007 18:43:54 -0400 (EDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; dêrthlink.net; b=GBBZPTi3cvLgerewdrG1jybG116D3mUeKymh74EqG7AqcUEl/gmNz9R0/iENWvO1; h=Received:Message-ID:X-Priority:Reply-To:X-Mailer:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [209.29.106.212] (heloêrthlink.net) by elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Hlut0-0003vk-3M for [email protected]; Wed, 09 May 2007 18:43:54 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: EarthLink MailBox 2005.3.14.0 (Windows) From: "Roger Bird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 18:46:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-ELNK-Trace: 69b280a4616b5346109fc30f9450b262239a348a220c2609180892d94c3dbb2f42677619214ea788a8438e0f32a48e08350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 209.29.106.212 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Northern goshawk north of Ottawa X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 22:43:54 -0000 I was hiking in the Gatineau Hills Wednesday, May 11, and saw a mature northern goshawk. It sat in a high pine in deep bush making a great deal of noise and coming closer to me. After about five minutes, I continued down the trail and it attacked me from behind, hitting my head with claws and a solid thump. This happened two more times, at which point I picked up two dead branches and crossed them behind and over my head. After that there were seven repeated "attacks," but no hits because of the sticks. My bug hat was torn by the claws. Best look at a goshawk I've ever had. Roger Bird From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 9 20:29:08 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from web37106.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web37106.mail.mud.yahoo.com [209.191.85.108]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 05B476349D for <[email protected]>; Wed, 9 May 2007 20:29:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 92582 invoked by uid 60001); 10 May 2007 00:29:08 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.ca; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-ID; b=l1yZQ6JWqtHo1LkmXgRzbSlN3GEXGA9TVRyy2TTg2knt8xZnMzawy5qJWi2VB58W5/Nj6KlChfO2auFEKPpPH59p3F3WBXkvwj/i497RnRyRDukRJlQCuvVmK4/RyiOzEemXU1jMiJei59ijaNHQU+TeekQbSavnIbBIAQiT3JM=; X-YMail-OSG: FrcAn1cVM1lq3FdOI73tr_cf6nl1qlGAJ8dArV.wgdYgFBL2Xz5TckXDrNrcvztgxyrTy4B2mI.vhsQ5gf.AFE9zy5i01mBO.pBTWq8ftWOR4Q9s.Kxdj7tau0PFIg-- Received: from [68.142.201.145] by web37106.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 09 May 2007 17:29:07 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/478 YahooMailWebService/0.7.41.10 Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 17:29:07 -0700 (PDT) From: ray barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: [Ontbirds]Red-necked Grebes, Bronte Creek Oakville X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 00:29:08 -0000 A great location to view these beautiful creatures.. Bronte marina is easy to find, and the grebes are back again! We were here viewing and photographing, and I was witness to a cool "event" of mating attempt. Hope you enjoy this small series on my website.... http://www.pbase.com/raymondjbarlow/temporary_gallery_3 Off the QEW take Bronte road south towards the lake as far as you can go., a left at the water, and you are there... Look for a small playground, and walk to the water from there, you will see a tire floating in a marina cell, along a walkway. kind regards, and good birding. Raymond J Barlow 13 Sandra Crescent Grimsby Ontario Canada L3M 4Y8 www.rayswildlife.com Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intlÊ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 9 21:11:01 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from imo-m24.mx.aol.com (imo-m24.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.5]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C0B46347E for <[email protected]>; Wed, 9 May 2007 21:11:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo-m24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id 1.d0d.100c5bb7 (48624) for <[email protected]>; Wed, 9 May 2007 21:10:58 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 21:10:58 EDT To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5365 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]Bird Banding at Hillman Marsh X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 01:11:02 -0000 HBMO volunteers were doing demonstration bird banding at Hillman Marsh on May 5 & 6. In the 2 days we banded 74 new birds. May 5 was the Conservation Challange sponcered by ERCA with busloads of area children at the park. There were many activites and of course the banding demonstrations. Sat May 5 2 House Wren, 1 Winter Wren, 12 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (all female), 1 Hermit Thrush, 2 American Robin, 1 Brown Thrasher, 5 Yellow Warblers (all male), 1 Magnolia Warbler, 2 Western Palm Warbler, 1 Black & White Warbler, 2 Common Yellowthroat, 2 Northern Cardinal, 4 Swamp Sparrow, 13 White-throated Sparrow, 1 Eastern White-crowned Sparrow, 3 Red-wingged Blackbird, 2 Common Grackle 17 Total species with 2 interesting recaptures one Brown Headed Cowbird male who was banded on May 13, 2006 for a 357 interval. The second was a Gray Catbird who was banded May 11, 2005 for a 724 day interval. Sunday May 6 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (all female), 1 Veery, 1 American Robin, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Yellow Warbler, 1 Black & White Warbler, 1 Northern Waterthrush, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Nothern Cardinal, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 5 White-throated Sparrow, 2 Red-winged Blackbird, 1, American Goldfinch Total of 13 species We will be at the Hillman Shorebird and Songbird Festival this coming weekend May 12 & 13 for more banding. Come see us and get a chance to see some of these amazing birds up close. Hillman Marsh is located in Essex County near Lemmington and Point Pelee. You can find directions at the ERCA (Essex Regional Conservation Area) website. We hope to see you there. Carl Pascoe HBMO (Holiday Beach Migration Observatory). ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 9 21:16:05 2007 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.216]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A611638A3 for <[email protected]>; Wed, 9 May 2007 21:16:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bayc1-pasmtp03.bayc1.hotmail.com ([65.54.191.163]) by bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 9 May 2007 18:16:05 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [209.226.100.19] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from rvm ([209.226.100.19]) by bayc1-pasmtp03.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 9 May 2007 18:16:03 -0700 From: "Hartley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ONTBIRDS" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 21:16:05 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 May 2007 01:16:04.0473 (UTC) FILETIME=[C79D0E90:01C792A0] Subject: [Ontbirds]Trumpeter Swans. X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 01:16:06 -0000 There were two Trumpeter Swans in the Omemee sewage lagoons on the 8th of May. One was a mature bird with the band number 050. The other was a first year bird (?) with a gray head and neck. Today I saw another pair in Cranberry March, Whitby. One had the band number 887. They were by the east platform with the blue railing. The Omemee Sewage Lagoon are on Fox Rd between Esker Rd and Sturgeon Rd just north of the town which is on #7 between Lindsay and Peterborough. Cranberry Marsh is south of Lynn Shores Conservation area in Whitby. It is accessed from the parking lot on the south side of Victoria St just east of Halls Rd.
