... Got up this morning , looked out the window of our old farmhouse just east of Keene, Ont., and welcomed a pair of Eastern Bluebirds. ... First birds of 2015.
Michael gillespie Sent from my iPad > On Dec 31, 2014, at 5:13 PM, Luc Fazio <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi folks: > I know...anticipation for new year list! ... What will be your first 2015 > bird? for the inveterate listers..... Today I did some scouting and here > are the Results. So go get them tomorrow! > > A) High Park Sanctuary and Grenadier pond. To access Sanctuary drive South of > Bloor on Colborne Lodge Dr. to Skating ring or Pool area. Park and walk > easterly downhill on path that will lead to many bird feeders( at least 50!) > where wood shaving piles are; even if you walk on dirt paths you will get > there!. Be patient the Evening Grosbeak drink from dark feeder most easterly > and feed mostly on the westerly feeders; some gentle folks bring plenty of > feed to stock the feeders > Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 1 Male on open water of Pond > Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2 > Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 juvenile scares most birds in > Sanctuary! > Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1 at Sanctuary > Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 4 > Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 3 > Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 20 > Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3 > White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 4 > White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 5 > Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 20 > Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4 > House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 15 > American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 8 > Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) 5 Many Pics & Video taken; > coming to drink & feed at "Sanctuary"; at least 4 males and a female type > View the complete checklist online at > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21100854 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > B) at Sunnyside beach. Windermere Rd at the Lake park and walk to "beach". > Snowy Owl was on the wall near Royal Burger eatery & miniscule white > lighthouse on the beach. I did not find the King Eider anywhere ( not at the > Humber River Mouth nor Humber bay east!! > Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) 1 1st year on the wall in front of > beach > Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 6 two adults and four 1st & 2nd > year birds > Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) 1 Sat on the wall opposite Royal Burger > eatery; She was still there 2 hours later > View this checklist online at > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21100983 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > C) At HUMBER Bay East ( south of Lakeshore BLVD at Parklawn, go to Parking > lot; also drive & bird Marine Parade Dr ) > American Wigeon (Anas americana) 12 Off Marine Parade Dr in The East > Humber > Redhead (Aythya americana) 15 > Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) 200 At least; large raft off the furthest > east point; also seen from Waterfront Rd/ Marine Parade Dr > Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 20 Most of them were from small > bridge south of main parking lot ; equal male & female-types > Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 6 > Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 8 > Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 14 Many near the eastern point looking > north; some close to Marine Parade Dr. > View the complete checklist online at > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21101143 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > D) Sand Beach Parkette ( South Etobicoke), Lakeshore Blvd west of Royal York > Rd; first street (before McDonald's) turn south to lake; look easterly. I > only found 1st year male today, but have seen adult male as well > Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 1 1st year male seen mingling > with Goldeneyes; adult male NOT seen > Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 25 > Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 20 > Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 30 > Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 3 > View this checklist online at > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21101271 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > All the best to all for a labourious New Year 2015 full of splendid new > adventures and some birds! > > Luc Fazio > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. 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