Thursday, December 30, 2010

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?

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

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

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


# 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

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

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.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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.

Monday, December 7, 2009

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

Friday, December 4, 2009

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