Everyone Myself, Josh Vandermeulen and Mark Jennings are at Moosonee and have seen a few rarities of note:
"HARLAN'S" RED-TAILED HAWK: Seen yesterday (September 29) at the north end of town, during a light hawk migration (total 35 Rough-legged Hawk etc.). The bird was a light-morph adult, which is apparently the rarest morph in the grand scheme of things. This is the first record for northern Ontario. Formerly a full species, it is now classified as a subspecies. However, some think that it warrants full species status again, and a proposal for this may be submitted to the A.O.U. in the near future. Full documentation (including photos) of the Moosonee bird will be sent to the OBRC. CAROLINA WREN: Found this morning (September 30) right in town at the west end of Store Creek. The bird was very noisy --- singing, calling and scolding etc. This is the first record for the Hudson Bay Lowlands, and we were wondering if it might be the most northerly record on Planet Earth for the species? Full documentation (including photos) will be sent to the OBRC. At some point photos of both birds will appear on Josh's blog: www.joshvandermeulen.blogspot.com Alan Wormington Mark W. Jennings Joshua D. Vandermeulen ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 57 But Looks 27 Mom publishes simple facelift trick that angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50687aa7a366e7aa74038st04duc _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
