New winter birds push total to 107 SPECIES

In addition to the 100 species seen this winter by MiroisEont members are the following species recorded below in earlier posts: Short-eared Owl, Fox Sparrow, Iceland Gull, R-n Pheasant and Saw-whet Owl for a new total of 105 species.

Now we can also add the Long-tailed Ducks identified by Christine Trudeau and other birders at the Cornwall Power Dam Visitor Centre on Saturday February 5 and the Black-backed Woodpeckers (male seen by Giovanni Pari at Mer Bleue Feb 3 and a female seen by Jonathan France on February 6 at about 100 yds on the east side of Hwy 34 where the trail crosses the road by RComm north of Vankleek Hill.

List of 100 species as of January 30 can be seen here :

http://www.jacquesbouvier.ca/downloads/Avicourse%202010-2011.pdf : 

Peregrine Falcon, species # 103 for the winter in our birding circle.

Hans v d Z saw 2 Peregrine Falcons on Barnhart Island Road on January 6.  This area is located in the Robert Moses State (NY) Park across the St. Lawrence River opposite Guindon Park.

Red-bellied Woodpecker # 101 and Common Grackle # 102

I saw the woodpecker yesterday on Greenlane road (merci Jean-Jacques et Pat).

Ann and Jacques Rochon saw the grackle yesterday at same place where the cowbirds were seen recently. Please see post below for directions.

Brown-headed Cowbird becomes species # 100 in our birding circle this winter

Two B-h COWBIRDS were observed by Christine Trudeau on January 3 at a feeder on Calypso Rd near Bertrand Rd near Larose Forest. Under mail box, in front of residence is a yellow sign with the picture of a turkey. Cowbirds can be and should be observed from the road ONLY. Thanks!

N. Saw Whet Owl # 98 Merlin # 99 on 2010-2011 winter bird list

Merlin seen this morning by Ann and Jacques Rochon on Green Lane road in Hawkesbury.

The owl was reported by Frances Fraser sometime this December in Dunvegan.  Do you have the date Frances?

Winter species # 87 to 94, 95 (?) , 96 and 97 listed here

See list of first 86 species of December at link below:

http://www.jacquesbouvier.ca/downloads/Avicourse%202010-2011.pdf

# 87 Bufflehead 3 December 2010 Long Sault Parkway Jacques B.
# 88 Short-eared Owl Dec 16  Ingleside by Hans v D Z
# 89 Fox Sparrow Dec 17 Jack Whyte in Cornwall
# 90 Cedar Waxwings Dec? in Cornwall by Brian Morin
# 91 Screech Owl Dec 20 in Dunvegan by Nicole St-Pierre
# 92 Hoary Redpoll Dec 26 near Fasset (Qué)by François Morand and Yves Gauthier
# 93 N Flicker Dec 27 near Cornwall by Brian Morin
# 94 Iceland Gull Dec 27 near Cornwall by Brian Morin

This just in from Hans...

Was in the U.S. today and found 4 eastern bluebirds (# 95?) about 300 hundred ft. south of the Hawkins Point nature centre..I believe that`s inside your list area. Also on Monday`s Cornwall – Massena CBC we had 1 tundra swan (# 96) 800 ft. east of Ault Island with 6 mute swans, didn`t see the tundra on your winter list.

Also had ring-necked pheasant (# 97)  on  the 26th again on Shaver rd off Colonial drive east of Ingleside-coming to the feeders at the farm at the bridge.

Hans

New species added to winter list (dec 18 to 26)

# 69 American Robin by Jim Leblanc on December 18 at Cooper Marsh near Lancaster  (above photo by Jim Leblanc)

# 70 American Bittern reported on December 20 by Lance Laviolette in Dalhousie Mills

# 71 Northern Shrike on December 26 by Bill Radix in Vankleek Hill and another one by Christine Trudeau and Jacques Bouvier near Alfred.