See message six -- Minesing Swamp area (driving directions included) Sandhill Cranes, Tundra Swans, Snow Geese
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send ONTBIRDS mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ontbirds.ca/mailman/listinfo/birdalert_ontbirds.ca > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ONTBIRDS digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Thickson's Woods & Meadow (BFA) > 2. Blenheim Sewage Lagoon Permits-Info 2014 (Blake A. Mann) > 3. Sandhill Cranes, Wemyss (Colin Griffiths) > 4. birds in Bradford Area (Peter Wukasch) > 5. HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (07 Apr 2014) > 359 Raptors ([email protected]) > 6. Snow Geese, Tundra Swans & Cackling Geese @ Strongville > Road, Minesing Wetlands (corey jenkins) > 7. Greater Snow Geese in Eastern Ontario (Brian Morin) > 8. Merlin (Ron & Lynda Valentine) > 9. Ross's Geese - Eastern Ontario (Brian Morin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:33:31 -0400 > From: BFA <[email protected]> > To: birdalert <[email protected]> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Thickson's Woods & Meadow > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > Stopped by Thickson's this morning.... good variety and quantity.... some > new arrivals in reasonable numbers. > Eastern Towhees (3) > Fox Sparrows (8) > Song Sparrows (lots) > Savannah Sparrows (4) > Golden-crowned Kinglets (lots) > Northern Flicker (1) > Winter Wren (lots) > Tree Swallows (3) > Northern Ravens (2) > Brown-headed Cowbirds (6) > .... reported by others = > Brown Creepers > Woodcock > ..... + the usual Chickadees, Nuthatches, Cardinals, Red-wings, Grackles, > etc. > > See you out there!!!!! ? Bruce > > > > B. F. Aikins > 118 Morris Ln > Nestleton Stn, ON > M1C 2A8 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 17:38:35 -0400 > From: "Blake A. Mann" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Blenheim Sewage Lagoon Permits-Info 2014 > Message-ID: <5E1D220140EB408094EE4B7B6280D3FB@Waterthrush> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > *Posted with permission* > > Ontbirds subscribers, > > Another year has passed and it is time to renew entry permits for the > Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. > > There are a number of methods to obtain the permit--the easiest is by > email. I do not send out permits (!), so please use one of the following > methods: > > 1) By Email: > Send your name; address; phone #; and request to Candy McGuigan, Customer > Service Rep. at: > > [email protected] > > She will email your permit as a WORD attachment. Print it off, sign, and > keep with you. Send a scanned, signed copy back to Candy for their files by > email. > > 2) In Person: > Visit the Municipal Service Centre downtown Blenheim > 8:30am---4:30pm, Mon. to Fri. > 35 Talbot St. West > [in the Post Office building ] > > 3) By Mail: > Blenheim Municipal Service Centre > P.O.Box 2128, Blenheim,On., N0P 1A0 > > 4) By Fax or Phone: > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Fax : 519-676-0244 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Phone : 519-676-5405 > > DIRECTIONS TO THE LAGOON SITE: > Blenheim is on #3 Hwy [Talbot Rd. ] in Chatham-Kent. > Take # 3 Hwy West out of Blenheim, about 1 km. > You will see a car wash at the corner of Lagoon Rd., > turn right [ North]. Go about 1/2 km. and you will see a small > locked gate [ see below]. Enter at this gate ONLY. > > For those coming by #401. Take interchange > #90-which is #40 Hwy North & Communication Rd. South. > Travel South, towards Blenheim, a few km. Just as you reach > the outskirts of Blenheim, you will see a "Sobey's " > Grocery store. It is at the corner of Allison Rd. Turn right > On Allison and travel 2.9 km. This will take you to Lagoon Rd., > Turn left on Lagoon Rd. > Where you will see the lagoon property and the small gate > [ not the large gate]. > > Entry is by combination lock. Candy will give you the #'s > with your Permit. Do not pass #'s on to other people. > > NOTE: > Please park on the lagoon side of the road only. > Close and latch gate behind you when entered. > LOCK gate when leaving! (I have arrived there seeing the gate wide open > many times!!) > This is a privilege so please be respectful. > > Recent sightings: > Lots of ducks are now using the lagoons now that most of the ice has > disappeared. > > Please make use of the sightings book in the box near the gate to record > you significant sightings! Others will appreciate to know what is around. > (Thanks to Irene Woods for maintaining the book on a yearly basis!) > > Good birding everyone, > > Blake A. Mann > Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent > boatmannATkentDOTnet > Blog: www.burgbirder.blogspot.com > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:43:17 -0400 > From: Colin Griffiths <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes, Wemyss > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Driving hwy 7 on the 6th April, in the field SW corner of the intersection > with Gambles Side Road, 2 Sandhill Cranes, with a larger flock of Canada > Geese. > ================= > Remember the Lorax. > Colin Griffiths > Cell (613) 720 3846 > anancientbrit.blogspot.ca > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 18:38:06 -0400 > From: Peter Wukasch <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Ontbirds] birds in Bradford Area > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > After a quick drive around area north of Bradford I came across a pair of > Sandhill Cranes in a spot where I've seen them before at the corner of the > 12th Line of Bradford West Gwillimbury and the 20th Concession beside the > house to the east of the RR track. There were several Wood ducks and S. > Phoebe there as well. Also at the end of the 13th Line of Bradford there > were numerous flocks of Green-winged Teal, N. Pintail, R.N.Ducks, L. Scaup, > Bufflehead, and a few C. Goldeneye and a Common Merganser in the wet fields. > Go east from Hwy. 400 on Regional Rd. 88 to the intersection with Hwy. 11. > Turn left and go to the 12th Line and turn right. Stay on the 12th Line and > just as you cross the RR tracks at the 20th Conc. look straight ahead in > the wet field beside the house on the right. As well, the R.billed Gull > colony beside the Walmart in Bradford is starting up season 2...with mixed > reviews from the CIBC Bank, I'm sure! > > Good birding, > Peter Wukasch > Bradford > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: 07 Apr 2014 19:04:11 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (07 > Apr 2014) 359 Raptors > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > > Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area > Grimsby, Ontario, Canada > Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2014 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total > ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- > Black Vulture 0 0 2 > Turkey Vulture 293 2724 4533 > Osprey 2 10 11 > Bald Eagle 1 13 27 > Northern Harrier 2 16 28 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 49 167 208 > Cooper's Hawk 3 15 44 > Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 146 370 > Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 > Red-tailed Hawk 6 330 764 > Rough-legged Hawk 1 5 19 > Golden Eagle 0 0 4 > American Kestrel 0 5 7 > Merlin 1 4 8 > Peregrine Falcon 0 1 5 > Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3 > Unknown Buteo 0 1 60 > Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 > Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 > Unknown Raptor 0 5 7 > > Total: 359 3442 6100 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Observation start time: 08:00:00 > Observation end time: 15:45:00 > Total observation time: 7.75 hours > > Official Counter: John Stevens > > Observers: Andy Morgan > > Visitors: > Andalyne and Richard Tofflemire plus Andy Morgan who helped count and found > the Kingbird. > > > Weather: > Light to moderate winds from the north (not the promised SE) and mostly > overcast to begin. Thickening clouds during the day and light drizzle > starting at 2:20 EST. High never reached the promised 9 and felt much > lower on the tower. > > Raptor Observations: > Another day dominated by TVs but a good flight of Sharpies. At 3:10 EST > when I was thinking of leaving, a pair of Merlins appeared and chased each > other all over above the trees in front of me before one bird headed west > and the second went down into the gulley. > > Non-raptor Observations: > Migrants included C. Loon, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Flicker, GC Kinglet, > E. Phoebe, Swamp Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, E. Towhee, and an Eastern Kingbird!! > hovering just above the ground in the field to the south. This would be > record early according to "Birds of Hamilton." We could see the white tip > of the tail. > > Predictions: > Weather forecast is not promising: light rain, northerly winds and cool > temperatures. Rest of the week looks better. > ======================================================================== > Report submitted by John Stevens () > Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area information may be found at: > http://www.niagarapeninsulahawkwatch.org/ > > > Site Description: > Hawk migration monitoring at the Beamer Memorial Conservation Area in > Grimsby, Ontario is conducted by the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch (NPH). All > counting is done by volunteers. Not all members are counters nor does a > counter have to be a member. Typically one person is the designated counter > for each day but other observers present assist with the spotting and > identification. Counting is done from a steel observation tower with a > wooden floor. For wind protection on cold days, particularly in March, a > black plastic wind guard is installed around the tower's platform. This > platform easily accommodates ten people but on most busy days, no more than > five or six observers would be on it. > > > > The site lies within a publicly accessible property owned by the Niagara > Peninsula Conservation Authority. There is no charge for admittance. The > tower stands in the centre of a mowed area with a gravel ring road near the > outer edge. This provides lots of room to park vehicles (along the road) > and set up lawn chairs, telescopes and cameras. Toilet facilities are > present. During the counting season, the NPH erect a counting board to > display seven day's worth of observation data for the public. The box > enclosing the sign contains brochures and silhouette sheets for the public > as well as bulletin boards with news and historical sighting records. > > > > > > Directions to site: > To get to Beamer CA, take the QEW to Exit 71/72, follow Christie > St./Mountain St. to the top of the escarpment, turn right on Ridge Road > West, and go 1.6km to Quarry Rd. Turn right on Quarry Rd. and drive 100m to > the conservation area. Parking is normally available inside the park. If > parking at the entrance or on the roads, do NOT leave valuables in your > car. > > Please note: Data in this report is not official until reviewed and > finalized after the end of the season. © 2014 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 18:06:15 -0700 (PDT) > From: corey jenkins <[email protected]> > To: ontbirds <[email protected]> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Snow Geese, Tundra Swans & Cackling Geese @ > Strongville Road, Minesing Wetlands > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Birded the area on the way to work & again on my way home. 31 species in > total, lots of activity. > > A total of 15 species of waterfowl including: > Canada Goose 3000 > Snow Goose 2(pm) > Cackling Goose 3(am, didn't check in the pm) > Tundra Swan 6 > > Sandhill Crane 110 > American Kestrel 1 > Snowy Owl 2(1 in am seen north of hwy 26 on Glengarry Landing Rd, the > other in am seen on Strongville Rd near waterfowl concentration) > Tree Swallow 9 > > Checklist can be seen on Ebird > > Directions: > > >From # 10 north of Brentwood, head east on either Concession 7 or 9 > Sunnidale and keep heading east. > >From Hwy 26 head south on Strongville Road > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 22:03:23 -0400 > From: Brian Morin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ontbirds] Greater Snow Geese in Eastern Ontario > Message-ID: > <CAF+kbTri+NHqyGBZSiVAPsYixYbMnHZqZM25NqtOJj_saH= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Locating birds has been a real challenge this spring. The large flock found > Sunday at Lancaster left. > Today we found the following: > > > 250 on Cty rd 34 south of Green Valley. > Small number On Cty Rd 43 just west of Avonmore > 11,000 on Cty rd 43 immediately east of Chesterville. This flock dwindled > by 3000 late this afternoon, an hour after we first saw it. Birds were > easily viewed from the road. We did not locate any specialty species. As a > bonus there was a Greater Yellowlegs in with them. > > > Brian Morin > Cornwall > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 22:03:57 -0400 > From: "Ron & Lynda Valentine" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ontbirds] Merlin > Message-ID: > <CANgUfGWgJ3nA7yZudNeZwXPGMwiyi1rM+0S_uYYegC= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > This morning- April 6- in a small tree off Mohawk Road at the junction with > Upper Paradise next to the Husky gas station. > > Ron Valentine > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 02:03:34 -0400 > From: Brian Morin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Ontbirds] Ross's Geese - Eastern Ontario > Message-ID: > < > caf+kbtoi18r+9zqpbzbfrlavv3diiiwdnb9qncho2atroqy...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > In my post regarding Snow Geese I had indicated that no rarities were > spotted. As often happens with large flocks it is only upon reviewing > images that we see what at the time was hidden. There were two white morph > Ross's Geese in the flock along Cty rd 34 south of Green Valley. > > >From Hwy 401 Exit at Lancaster and proceed north just past Concession rd > 7. > The geese are in the flooded area. If birds are feeding or resting they can > be very difficult to identify. Most of the birds today had their heads > tucked in their wings for at least part of the time we observed them. > There are some Lesser Snow Geese in the flocks we saw today. They are a bit > smaller. > > Brian Morin > Cornwall > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] > For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > > ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > ------------------------------ > > End of ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 122, Issue 8 > **************************************** > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
