[Ontbirds] Western Grebe at JC Saddington

[Mike Norton via ONTBIRDS]

The Western Grebe found yesterday was seen for a short time at about 8AM
closer to the mouth of the river.  It was diving regularly and I lost sight
of it beyond binocular range.
Good luck.

JC Saddington park is at the bottom of Mississauga Rd in Mississauga.
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[Ontbirds] Sandhill Crane -Pink Rd -Aylmer, Quebec

[Brian Young via ONTBIRDS]

Hello,

 

I just saw a lone Sandhill Crane in a corn field very close to the Pink Rd,
just west of Perry Rd, next to 468 Pink Rd. It was keeping company with two
does. First reported by Dave and Mary Russell.

 

This is in the sector of Aylmer, in Gatineau, QC.

 

Cheers,

Brian Young

 

www.birds-of-north-america.net  

 

 

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[Ontbirds] Black Vulture at Thickson's Woods

[Glenn Coady via ONTBIRDS]

Ontbirds subscribers,

While out front of my house unloading some boxes from my car, I just had an 
adult Black Vulture with eight Turkey Vultures soaring over Thickson's Woods. I 
watched them drift off to the east over the Corbett Creek Marsh.

Thickson's Woods is located 2 km south of Hwy 401 (Exit 412) at the southern 
terminus of Thickson Road South just before the lake.

Glenn Coady
Whitby, ON
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[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (02 Apr 2019) 95 Raptors

[reports--- via ONTBIRDS]

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2019
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  4
Turkey Vulture  72374   3246
Osprey   0  0  0
Bald Eagle   0  3 35
Northern Harrier 1  2 21
Sharp-shinned Hawk   7 14 75
Cooper's Hawk3  3 37
Northern Goshawk 0  0  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1  1384
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk  2  9604
Rough-legged Hawk2  2 17
Golden Eagle 0  0  5
American Kestrel 0  1  7
Merlin   0  0  3
Peregrine Falcon 0  0  7
Unknown Accipiter0  0  1
Unknown Buteo4  5 23
Unknown Falcon   0  0  1
Unknown Eagle0  1  1
Unknown Raptor   3  3  5

Total:  95418   4477
--

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:Bouwe Bergsma

Observers:Catherine Manschot, John Black, Phil Waggett

Visitors:
Phil Waggett, Marci Jaclin. Jerry Wright, Phil Bird,John Black,
Mr Hoogeveen, Catherine Manschot, Larry Martin, Bill Davis, Dennis
Lewington. Thank you for helping and my apologies if I misspelled your
name. 


Weather:
cloudy and just above freezing, hazy sun.
Strong breeze from SW increasing as day went on.
High for the day 6 Celsius. Sunny between 12 and 2 PM.

Raptor Observations:
2 RL at 11.30. 1 was dark morph.

Non-raptor Observations:
1 Sandhill crane, several Song sparrows,2 Fox sparrows,
7 DE Juncos, Male Eastern Towhee, 1 Red bellied woodpecker. 1 Great Blue
Heron.

Predictions:
Much the same as today and possible stronger winds.

Report submitted by Bouwe Bergsma (bdberg...@bell.net)
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area information may be found at:
http://www.niagarapeninsulahawkwatch.org/


More site information at hawkcount.org:  
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=389

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: 1) Data in this report is not official until reviewed and 
finalized after the end of the season. ©2019 Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch.

2) Vehicular traffic into the park is allowed, but visitors are asked to have 
their cars outside the gate by 3PM. If parking at the gate DO NOT LEAVE 
VALUABLES IN YOUR VEHICLE!!!

[Ontbirds] White tailed black capped chickadee

[Gary & Carol Calder via ONTBIRDS]

A rare white tailed black capped chickadee visited our feeder on Pigeon
Lake this afternoon.

Gary Calder
Kawartha Lakes
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[Ontbirds] Golden-crowned Kinglet Lasalle Park

[laukputns--- via ONTBIRDS]

This evening (Thursday) a Golden-crowned Kinglet was picking its way through 
the bushes along the water's edge past the boardwalk.Take care,Ina Legzdins
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[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau: recent sightings to April 4, 2019

[Gregory Zbitnew via ONTBIRDS]

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club
Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec
Compiler:  Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca

April 4, 2019

The best bird for several months, a BLACK VULTURE, was seen for several
hours on Dunning Road on the 31st and again briefly on the 1st. This was
the first “gettable” one of its species in the area, and quite a few people
were able to see it, although the views were far from stellar through the
snow. Despite the less than optimal weather, there have been quite a number
of FOY birds, xx since the last report.  So far the most unusual have been
an early BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON on Maritime Way in Kanata starting on
the 28th and an early PINE WARBLER at Mer Bleue on the 30th -3rd.

This week we had some near seasonal temperatures between cold spells and
not so desperately needed snow and freezing rain. So once again it kept
migration to a trickle. However, there is hope of some real action by the
weekend.

On the 2nd there were about 2000 CANADA GEESE and 2 SNOW GEESE on the Cobb
Lake Creek flood plain.  On the 2nd there were about 2000 CANADA GEESE and
nothing else on Bearbrook Creek. .  However, on the 3rd, Bearbrook Creek
had started to flood and there were 10,000 CANADA GEESE, 2 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 1 SNOW GOOSE but hardly anything else. On the 4th
there were 3 TUNDRA SWANS but again little else. We can expect this to be
changing daily for the next while.

Of other WATERBIRDS, there were some new arrivals, but no numbers anywhere:

1.  RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 
on the 29th at Britannia

2.  GREEN-WINGED TEAL  on
the 28th at Britannia/ Deschênes

3.  GREATER SCAUP  on the 28
th at Britannia, / Deschênes

Finally, 4 TRUMPETER SWANS were in Constance Bay on the 2nd.

New arrivals that are now here in modest numbers include:

1.  WILSON’S SNIPE on the 30th in Hunt Club.

2.  EASTERN PHOEBE  on the 28
th in Kanata

3.  AMERICAN WOODCOCK  on
the 28th in Barrhaven

4.  SANDHILL CRANE  on the 28
th at Britannia (flyover)

New arrivals not yet established included:

5.  YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on the 1st at Mer Bleue

6.  FOX SPARROW  on the 28th
on Startop Road

7.  CHIPPING SPARROW on the 2nd in Bell’s Corners.

8.  SAVANNAH SPARROW on the 3rd in Andrew Haydon Park.

There have been a few sightings of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
: Britannia on the 28th and
Moodie drive on the 30th. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS are moving north and there
have been a number of sightings.

Finally, a LAPLAND LONGSPUR (breeding plumage) was on Giroux Road on the
31-1st and a HOARY REDPOLL was in Constance Bay on the 31st.

Thanks to everyone who contributed bird observations. We encourage everyone
to report their bird sightings on eBird for the benefit of the entire
birding community.



Good birding.
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