New sightings for winter list...

In Cornwall (Gray's Creek Park). , Fr James Swanson found on December 5,  #65 Purple Finch
In Cornwall (Gray's Creek Park)., Fr James Swanson found on December 12, # 66 Northern Flicker

At the Hawkesbury boat launch on the west side of the interprovincial bridge Jacques Bouvier saw on December 16,  # 67 PIED-BILLED GREBE (winter plumaged) .

At his feeder in St-Isidore Jacques Bouvier noted on December 17, the above #68 White-throated Sparrow Photo Jacques Bouvier.  Click on photo to enlarge.

DECEMBER 8 sightings

# 61-Belted Kingfisher at control dam on Lakeshore Road near Alexandria by
Rob Fry

Jacques Bouvier's 3 sightings yesterday were:

# 62 - GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET at 654 Boundary Rd between Alfred and
Plantagenet.

# 63 - a female NORTHERN PINTAIL at the Alfred lagoons among a 1000 Canada
Geese, hundreds of Mallards, dozens of American Black Ducks, a Great Blue
Heron and an adult BALD EAGLE which I photographed (photo included) as it
was circling above the geese looking for lunch (an injured goose). It did
not find lunch!! The bassin nearest the road is completely covered with ice
(no open water) while the other lagoon had only 15% of open water (85% is
ice).

# 64 - MERLIN at 3056 Cty Rd 3 in the village of Ste-Rose





Bald Eagle at Alfred Lagoons by Jacques Bouvier. Click on photo to enlarge.

New species added to list on Dec 5, 6 and 7.

DECEMBER 5





Jim Oswald

46- a female RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at his feeder in Vankleek Hill
.




Photo by Jacques Bouvier.
Click on photo to enlarge it.

Rob Fry

47- Redhead at Alfred lagoons

Hans van der Zweep

48- House Finch at his feeder in Ingleside

Jacques Bouvier

49- 1st winter Glaucous Gull (1) on Laflèche rd off Hwy 138
50- 1 st Winter Iceland Gull (1) on Laflèche rd off Hwy 138
51- female White-winged Scoter (1) off Grenville Wharf on Canal Rd N (QUÉ)

DECEMBER 6

Bob Scranton at Alfred lagoons

52- American Coot

Hans van der Zweep

53- RED-THROATED LOON at Long Sault

54- Northern Shoveler (1)at Alfred Lagoons (also seen by Jacques)

55- Snow Bunting in Fournier area

56- Pine Siskins (3) in Ingleside

Lance Laviolette in Glen Robertson

57- White-crowned Sparrow

58- Brown-headed Cowbird

Jacques Bouvier

59- Bohemian Waxwings (47)in Grenville

DECEMBER 7

Jacques Bouvier

60- Lapland Longspur (2) in Ste-Rose area

Other new birds seen on Dec 3 and Dec 4

DECEMBER 3

Sue Lumsden in Navan

39- Ruffed Grouse

Hans van der Zweep:

40- American Wigeon at Long Sault
41- Common Loon at Long Sault
42- House Sparrow in Ingleside

DECEMBER 4

Reported by Joyce in Hammond

43- Evening Grosbeak (Jacques also saw some in Limoges)

Jacques Bouvier saw:

44- Northern Goshawk in Limoges
45- Northern Harrier in St-Rose

Chronological list of the birds seen on Dec 1 & Dec 2

Birds reported seen on DECEMBER 1 by:

Paul Schoening

1- Bonaparte's Gull at Embrun (also seen by Bob Scranton)
2- Song Sparrow at Embrun

Jacques Bouvier

3- Red-necked Grebe at Long sault
4- Cackling Goose at Alfred

Rob Fry

5- Snowy Owl at Ste-Rose
6- Red-tailed Hawk on Dunvegan Road
7- A. Black Duck at Maxville
8- Rough-legged Hawk at Monkland

Martin Bowman at Williamstown

9- Horned Lark
10- Ring-billed Gulls
11- Snow Goose

Sue Lumsden in Navan

12- Hairy Woodpecker
13- Downy Woodpecker
14- Blue Jay
15- White-breasted Nuthatch
16- Red-breated Nuthatch
17- Mourning Dove
18- American Goldfinch
19- Black-capped Chickadee
20- Brown Creeper

21- Dark-eyed Junco by Martin Bowman in Williamstown
22- American Crow by Martin Bowman in Williamstown


Hans van der Zweep in Long Sault (PkWay)

23- Gadwall
24- Common Merganser
25- Hooded Merganser
26- Common Goldeneye
27- Canada Goose
28- Mallard
29- Great Black-backed Gull
30- Herring Gull
31- Rock Pigeon
32- European Starling
33- Great Blue Heron


Birds reported seen on DECEMBER 2 by:

Paul Schoening in Russell area

33- Pileated Woodpecker
34- American Tree Sparrow


Rob Fry

36- Northern Cardinal in Casselman
37- Wild Turkey Larose Forest
38- Common Raven near Bourget

Please report your winter birds now!

Anyone identifying a new winter bird in the 5 counties birding circle (see this link for map: map of 5 counties birding circle )can report it on the EO birding forum or in this blog's Comments section.

For the purpose of the Winter bird list, Winter starts on December 1 2009 and ends on February 28, 2010.