Hi Folks
Who says there aren't benefits to shoveling snow?
After almost ten years living here, and spending thousands of hours birding in
the yard, I finally got my first WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS! But even more
amazingly I had SEVEN flocks fly over in just thirty minutes this morning. The
To back Tom up on this shoveling snow theory I to added W W Crossbill s to our
yard list this morning while snow shoveling l!!! a small flock of 35+ flue
over in to our cedars , followed by 200 + Pine siskin .. this was the 3 new
yard bird in 48 hours, yesterday we had Red Polls at the feeder
This morning at Prince Edward Point I observed three separate flocks of
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS (4, 7 35). There were many winter finches about
feeding on the road and practically at everyones bird feeder. I roughly
counted 25 PURPLE FINCHES, 20 COMMON REDPOLLS, 50 PINE SISKINS and 30
Saw three meadowlarks along the side of the St. David's Road. Second time in
about a week.
Directions: Follow straight through on #20 at Bismark, turn left on St.
David's Rd. Past the S curve that goes over the tracks and on the left side
a weedy field.
Canborough Rd. turn onto St. David's
About 11am today, Sunday January 11, during the MidWinter Waterfowl
Inventory, Elizabeth Kellogg and I found a first-winter male King Eider off
Coverdale Park, east of Cobourg harbour. It was very close to shore but
slowly travelling east. It was seen by several birders later in the day, the
It was a much more active bird day at Point Pelee today. The highlights include
the SPOTTED TOWHEE that is still hanging around near the 42nd Parallel sign,
and a 1st year female SNOWY OWL in the onion field at the south-east corner of
Concession C (the eastern extension with the concrete
Hi Everyone
Birded Amherst Island Saturday, January 10th and today, Sunday January 11th.
Conditions were excellent and we were still able to drive to the Owl Woods from
the South Shore Road. Both days were very successful in the woods with 3 Boreal
Owls Saturday, 2 today, 4 Northern Saw-whet
While on an Owl Walk with the Essex County F.N.C. that turned up 0
owls, we observed 350 (my estimate) to 500 (wife's estimate)
White-winged Crossbills at the Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Essex
County. They were actively feeding on the spruce cones surrounding the
pine plantation
While on an Owl Walk with the Essex County F.N.C. that turned up 0
owls, we observed 350 (my estimate) to 500 (wife's estimate)
White-winged Crossbills at the Holiday Beach Conservation Area in Essex
County. They were actively feeding on the spruce cones surrounding the
pine plantation
There has been a flock of about a dozen White-winged Crossbills in the
Cathedral Pines area of Horseshoe Valley over the past two weeks. Last seen
yesterday about noon. Best located by their melodic call notes as they feed
in the Red Pines and Norway Spruces that frequent the area.
There is also
Today, my wife Lynne and I set out to see some snowy owls near Ste-Rose.
We had read about Concession road 20, and were greeted by one owl atop a
post between county road 8 and Ste-Rose road.
There was a sign with number 84 below the post. We drove around, and
saw four more scattered around.
Hello
Tim Seburn, Blayne and Jean Farnan and myself saw the Slaty-backed Gull from
the pull off above Niagara Falls. It was mid-river again. Directions below from
a previous email from Willie D'Anna.
Marcie Jacklin
Fort Erie
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The pull-off just downstream from the
Birders,
On Friday I observed a Intersexual Mallard at the Miner Sanctuary just outside
the town of Kingsville.
This Duck had 100% male plumage and of course a female orange black bill.
What is a intersexual Mallard?- it is a Mallard duck that starts life out as a
female then changes with
Ontario Birders:
It is with great sadness that I send this post tonight after hearing reports
from two different sources. A male Northern Hawk Owl first appeared in a field
along the Monck Road, a very busy road east of Orillia, in mid-November and was
first reported to OntBirds on December
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