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07 Nov red-breasted nuthatches ["Carole Sangster" ] 6 Nov Tanager [robert robinson ] 6 Nov Brady Road Raptors ["Alfred Aug" ] 06 Nov Snowy Owl ["nbutchard" ] 6 Nov Wilson's Snipe ["Garry Budyk" ] 6 Nov East-West-North Shoal Lakes. [" Ken & Bev Gardner" ] 6 Nov Bohemian Waxwings ["Nella Schmidt" ] 5 Nov Tanager Update [robert robinson ] 5 Nov tanager [Gene Walz ] 05 Nov Ovenbird ["nbutchard" ] 5 Nov Snowy Owl Update ["Duncan, James (CON)" ] 4 Nov New Tanager Information [robert robinson ] 4 Nov Tanager Gone? or just Missing [robert robinson ] 04 Nov Re: Summer Tanager [Liis Veelma ] 04 Nov Snow buntings, no owls ["sheldonbowles" ] 4 Nov acronyms [christian artuso ] 3 Nov Tanager Eating Fruit Ah Ah [robert robinson ] 4 Nov P.S. Summer Tanager [christian artuso ] 4 Nov Summer Tanager [christian artuso ] 3 Nov Tanager Update [robert robinson ] 3 Nov Chipping Sparrow ["Jim Reimer" ] 03 Nov Summer Tanager ["wltwb" ] 2 Nov Summer Tanager [robert robinson ] 3 Nov Fort Whyte waterfowl and gulls [christian artuso ] 02 Nov Snowy owl [Gerald Machnee ] 2 Nov Northern Shrike and Bohemian Waxwing ["John Weier" ] 2 Nov more Graylag Geese ["Ryan Porteous" ] 2 Nov Churchill! [] 2 Nov Pine Grosbeaks too [] 01 Nov Robinsons' Summer Tanager [Liis Veelma ] 1 Nov RE: Notes from Churchill [Gene Walz ] 1 Nov A Visit from a Summer Tanager . [robert robinson ] 01 Nov Northern Shrike in St. Viotal Park ["markhuebert" ] 1 Nov eastern meadowlark ["Jim Reimer" ] 1 Nov Garden visitor Today {Tanager ?} [robert robinson ] 01 Nov Fort Whyte ["nbutchard" ] 31 Oct Hermit Thrush ["Redmond Clarke" ] 31 Oct Fox Sparrow [Gerald Machnee ] 31 Oct Pine Grosbeaks ["Peter Taylor" ] 31 Oct Bohemian Waxwing ["John Weier" ] 31 Oct Collared-Dove [Dennis Fast ] 31 Oct Notes from Churchill [] 31 Oct Possible nocturnal migration by a Common Raven ["Peter Taylor" ] 29 Oct Carolina Wren ["Richard Silverman" ] 29 Oct For what it's worth ["Ruth" ] 28 Oct parasitic jaeger ["Jim Reimer" ] 28 Oct Carolina Wren ["Richard Silverman" ] 28 Oct Where to find? ["outwest" ] 28 Oct Bird Question [Irenne Bader ] 27 Oct Chimney Swift photos requested ["Nella Schmidt" ] 27 Oct Mazenoid Pond. 27 Oct 2009 [Richard Staniforth ] 27 Oct Re: migration routes [Liis Veelma ] 27 Oct ?+? Brown Thrasher ["Ray Iverson" ] 27 Oct RFI on eBird usage ["Curtis" ] 27 Oct migration routes [Gene Walz ] 26 Oct Re: ( another ) Juvenile Golden Eagle ["Garry Budyk" ] 26 Oct Avocets [christian artuso ] 26 Oct Manitobabirds - Juvenile Golden Eagle [] 25 Oct Seal River Report 1 [Dennis Fast ] 25 Oct Re: Mystery Peregrine at the Radisson ["T. Maconachie" ] 26 Oct Lesser Yellowlegs ["dvdrtt" ] 25 Oct Mystery Peregrine at the Radisson ["T. Maconachie" ] 25 Oct Ste Genevieve, Northern Shrike ["John Weier" ] 25 Oct Notes from Churchill! [] 24 Oct American Black Duck and others ["capenter75" ] 24 Oct New image at the Natrure Manitoba site [Frank Machovec ] 24 Oct RE: New bird identification query posted [christian artuso ] 24 Oct New bird identification query posted [Frank Machovec ] 23 Oct Lew Layman [Gene Walz ] 22 Oct Snowy Owl ["Margaret Yorke" ] 22 Oct Snow Buntings ++ ["Nella Schmidt" ] 22 Oct Re: Trumpeter Swans (maybe) , but a Black Duck for sure ["Garry Budyk" ] 22 Oct Trumpeter Swans ["nbutchard" ] 22 Oct Re: Spotted Towhee ["anhoogie" ] 22 Oct Brady shorebirds [christian artuso ] 21 Oct Spotted Towhee ["anhoogie" ] Subject: red-breasted nuthatches From: "Carole Sangster" <mcsang2 AT mts.net> Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14:09 -0000 Hello all We were wondering if anyone else is seeing unusually large numbers of red-breasted nuthatches lately. On a walk to the Brandon Research Station we estimated that we saw at least 10. We have one coming to our brid feeders as well. Also yesterday there was a Bald eagle feeding on a deer carcass on Valley Road, approximately 3-4 km west of 18th Street. Murray & Carole Sangster Brandon Subject: Tanager From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:44:12 -0600 Hi, Pat was unable to watch the garden much today and I never saw it late this afternoon But no work tomorrow so more time for me watching out for it Cheers Bob Robinson _________________________________________________________________ Ready. Set. Get a great deal on Windows 7. See fantastic deals on Windows 7 now http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691818 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Brady Road Raptors From: "Alfred Aug" <alfred.a AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:26:41 -0600 I decided to take the backroad on my way to Fort Whyte today and was rewarded with seeing 4 raptor species along brady Road. I saw a Red-tailed Hawk, a Rough-legged Hawk, a Northern Harrier and an immature Bald Eagle. Cheers, Alfred Aug Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Snowy Owl From: "nbutchard" <nbutchard AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:04:45 -0000 Hi All Just yesterday I had been bemoaning the fact that I wouldn't get to see a Snowy Owl this fall since I was headed south early. However, as the luck would have it as I headed south down 90 from the perimeter at 2:15 today, a big white thing caught my eye sitting on a bale on the east side of the highway. It was a beautiful Snowy Owl. He was on a bale on the east side of the highway about a ¼ kilometre south of the junction of 90 and the perimeter. I stopped and had a wonderful look. I assume he will be there till dark. Enjoy Neil Butchard Winnipeg Subject: Wilson's Snipe From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:24:39 -0600 I found a Wilson's Snipe poking in the mud in a shallow spot of Bunns Creek this morning . Bunns Creek often has snipe late into the fall , often right until freeze-up . I also had a snoozing Great Horned Owl , Brown Creeper , Northern Flicker , Am. Robin as well as more local birds . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: East-West-North Shoal Lakes. From: " Ken & Bev Gardner" <kbgardner AT highspeedcrow.ca> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:16:15 -0600 Took a drive around the Shoal Lakes yesterday (Thurs. the 5th). The small sloughs & marshes as well as the marshes around the lakes had a coating of ice on them (not surprising after a night of minus ten degrees Celsius) but the open water on the lakes was ice-free. As the south-east wind got stronger during the day the wave action started to break up some of the ice in the marshes near the shores. Didn't matter a lot anyway as there was little about in the way of water birds. The only ducks identified was a flock of Mallards & a group of Canvasbacks; the only other ducks seen totalled 5, which were too distant to identify. Geese were represented by a small flock of Canadas & a large flock of Cackling Geese at the East Lake. Highlights included a Great Blue Heron at north end of North Lake & a lone Pectoral Sandpiper at south-east corner of East Lake. Raptors were scarce & the highlight was a juvenile plumaged Northern Goshawk at south end of North Lake. I managed a total of 25 species ; a great day to be out ! The list follows with species & numbers. Cackling Goose - 650+ Canada Goose - 35+ Mallard - 25+ Canvasback - 3 Great Blue Heron - 1 Bald Eagle (4 - 1 adult, 3 immatures) Northern Harrier - 1 adult male Northern Goshawk - 1 Rough--legged Hawk - 1 dark morph Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Downy Woodpecker - 1 Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Blue Jay - 5 Black-billed Magpie - 9 Common Raven - 34+ Black-capped Chickadee - 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2 White-breasted Nuthatch - 1 American Robin - 2 Dark-eyed Junco - 1 Snow Bunting - 4 House Finch - 2 Pine Siskin - 3 American Goldfinch - 6+ House Sparrow - several Enjoy!! Ken Gardner, Grosse Isle, Mb. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Bohemian Waxwings From: "Nella Schmidt" <7scapes AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:41:36 -0600 This morning ( Nov. 6) six Bohemian Waxwings sunned themselves in the park adjacent to the Assiniboine River along Coleridge Park Dr. ( Westwood). Nella Schmidt Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Tanager Update From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:42:14 -0600 Hi, Today the bird was seen by Mr Gene Walz and he has posted his visit to this site , Sorry I could not be there to view it as Far as Iam aware His was the only sighting today . Late this afternoon Mr Ed Gilroy arrived we both did a combined walk around Finestone and Sanderson avenue looking for feeder trees with berries or fruit on but did not spot the Tanager at any of them .There is fruit on the near tree just 2 garden,s distance from our house but still plenty of leaves so cannot say that is the food source . I will widen the scope of future searches . Bob Robinson .PS Thank you Gene for leaving the message of time of sighting . _________________________________________________________________ Eligible CDN College & University students can upgrade to Windows 7 before Jan 3 for only $39.99. Upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691819 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: tanager From: Gene Walz <genewalz AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:17:49 -0600 I've just returned from seeing the Summer Tanager on Finestone. It showed up at 1:10 today and stayed far too briefly -- maybe 4 minutes. I don't know what others noted about the bird, but it is very wary -- waiting and watching carefully in the bush before descending, sitting with its back or side to the feeder and bending back quickly to retrieve seeds. When two spaarrows abruptly startled, it was gone. A lifer for me. Gene Walz _________________________________________________________________ Eligible CDN College & University students can upgrade to Windows 7 before Jan 3 for only $39.99. Upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691819 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Ovenbird From: "nbutchard" <nbutchard AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:07:39 -0000 Hi All After I had my chores done for the dinner for tonight I met Lewis Cocks at the English Garden in Assiniboine Park for a last look around before both of us head south. Much to our surprise we spotted an Ovenbird near the base of the large pine tree at the North end of the garden. It was a beautiful bird with a classic great eye ring, stripped chest and black strips on the head. The back was a little yellower that normal. We had a great look as it was intent on ferreting out the bugs in the leaves littering the ground. The other birds of note were a Pine Grosbeak and a Hermit Thrush. Enjoy Neil Butchard Winnipeg Subject: Snowy Owl Update From: "Duncan, James (CON)" <James.Duncan AT gov.mb.ca> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:58:05 -0600 Compliments of my colleague John Baird: "at 9am this morning I saw two Snowy Owls on the same quarter section where Bowser Rd meets Earl Grey Rd. The legal land description is SW 25-14-3E. This was probably one of the owls I reported yesterday. That's Snowy Owl number three. Please pass this info on ..." Cheers, Jim Dr. James R. Duncan Wildlife & Ecosystem Protection Branch Manitoba Conservation Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: New Tanager Information From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:28:34 -0600 Hi, I just recieved an Email from Mr Robert Parsons who viewed the bird between Noon and One oclock in our garden I know my wife was out shopping as She had phoned me at work whilst I was having my 12-00 Lunch break so the bird is Feeding else where Will have to call it upwardly mobile from now on Cheers Bob Robinson _________________________________________________________________ Eligible CDN College & University students can upgrade to Windows 7 before Jan 3 for only $39.99. Upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691819 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Tanager Gone? or just Missing From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:47:18 -0600 Hi, Todays post the bird was a no show Early this morning just 2 Blue Jays busy cracking sunflower seeds . During the day not seen at all By Pat my wife or by a Patient Birder who spent several hours here this afternoon and again myself around 4-00pm so it is wait and see time is it still around or Has it finally moved on ,I will keep you posted iether way . Bob Robinson . _________________________________________________________________ Eligible CDN College & University students can upgrade to Windows 7 before Jan 3 for only $39.99. Upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691819 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Summer Tanager From: Liis Veelma <lveelma AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:01:36 -0600 Hello Christian and all The Tanager Expert, upon seeing her 7th Summer Tanager (all previous ones first fall or first spring birds, no bona fide full adults) was impressed by the golden and peach colours in side and front views, and being a card-carrying female chauvinist, labelled SUTA Robinson a female. I would love to see more photos, and hope more will be posted. Your shots show the flight feathers in more detail than I was able to view, but are more dull and reddish ... possibly a function of the light? Now that I have re-read Pyle, and looked at your photos, the feather features that you mention make it a male ... most likely. Liis Veelma Winnipeg MB ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:Manitobabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Manitobabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Snow buntings, no owls From: "sheldonbowles" <sheldonbowles AT yahoo.ca> Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:31:39 -0000 Last weekend Penny and I drove one of our winter owl routes to see if we might spot a snowy. We didn't, but on #305 between Brunkild and #305 we saw three large flocks of snow buntings flashing white in the sun from behind us against a dark sky as we drove east. Sheldon Bowles Winnipeg and Ste Agathe Subject: acronyms From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:41:03 +0000 Apologies for forgetting to explain the banding jargon / acronyms HY = hatch year AHY = after hatch year (age unknown but at least >1 year old) SY = second year ASY = after second year Sorry! Christian Artuso (Winnipeg) http://artusophotos.com http://artusobirds.blogspot.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they e-mail you. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691817 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Tanager Eating Fruit Ah Ah From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:32:38 -0600 Hi, Regards the comment from Christian about Fruit Particles on the birds Bill We had watched the bird flying out of the garden on Sunday afternoon to only 2 Gardens away to fruit trees but as yet the leaves have not dropped but they will no doubt Fall and this happened at least 3 times during the viewing session ,but other gardens nearby could also offer food on the tree so will check out further offerings this week around this area { close By} Bob Robinson . _________________________________________________________________ Eligible CDN College & University students can upgrade to Windows 7 before Jan 3 for only $39.99. Upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691819 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: P.S. Summer Tanager From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:57:10 +0000 Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that when the tanager cam in today, there was evidence of small bits of fruit on the bill - when not at the feeder, he must be feeding in a nearby fruiting tree. I also heard an American Robin call note to the west of Finestone but didn't have time to investigate further. A White-throated Sparrow and House Finches were nice additions - thanx again Bob and Pat! Christian _________________________________________________________________ Ready. Set. Get a great deal on Windows 7. See fantastic deals on Windows 7 now http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691818 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Summer Tanager From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:40:57 +0000 Thanx to Bob I saw the Summer Tanager today at a little after 4pm. Great looks - great bird! I will post some photos on my blog - http://artusobirds.blogspot.com in an hour or so. On this occasion I would have to disagree with Liis though, because I believe this bird is a male, so I would welcome anyone to look at the photos and comment or email me for larger files. My reasons are primarily are that all flight feathers are strongly edged red and all coverts are almost completely reddish (no sign of the yellowish edgings expected on a female). The rectrices are also entirely red as far as I could see but darker on the the inner webs than the outer. This bird does show some yellowish colour on the breast sides and flanks but this is consistent with adult males and of course HY/SY males show a lot of variation in colour according to Pyle. Now, Pyle does say that some "rare AHY/ASY females can approach complete red in coloration; more study is needed on the occurrence of this" so these marks do not absolutely rule out a female but she would be quite a rare female to look like this. I admit that I do not have a lot of experience with these birds and my attempts to age this bird by photos is not conclusive as yet (I’ll look more closely this weekend) but it would be very interesting to know if this is one of the young male(s) that showed up west of Winnipeg this spring… Anyway, the Year of the Tanager continues into Novemeber! 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Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Tanager Update From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:24:11 -0600 Hi, The Bird is still here giving lots of visits according to my wife Pat . it showed well late this afternoon after being on stage this morning to make a Birder Happy .Lets hope that this continues so more people can view it . I will update each evening ,Fingers crossed . Bob Robinson . _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691815 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Chipping Sparrow From: "Jim Reimer" <goldenb AT vcc.coop> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:20:57 -0600 I was surprised to see a Chipping Sparrow feeding on my parents lawn yesterday. (Near Ste.Anne). Plus heard a Greater Yellowlegs flying south. Nice to have a little reminder of summer life! Vic Reimer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Summer Tanager From: "wltwb" <bdjjsau AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:52:19 -0000 Thank you to Bob and Pat for the warm hospitality while waiting to see the Summer Tanager. After approx. 1/2 hour of good conversation and patient waiting the bird appeared. Great views from different rooms in the house. What a bird for November! Donna & Bob Saunders Subject: Summer Tanager From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:16:23 -0600 Hi, This Morning at approx,7-00am The Bird was busy Feeding in our garden , before I went of to Work and it was not very light , So things looked Promising for the Day Pat viewed the bird around 10-30am but she never saw it again .I arrived home around 4pm to find a Birder also a Robert waiting in his car patiently for his wife to arrive we viewed the bird at around 4-30 pm and it reappeared for a late feed up sharing the garden with a lone white throated sparrow and left around 5-25pm , so my appologies for not posting sooner in my emails tonight I have 3 requests for visits yes is the answer I will send quick replies to you all tonight cheers Bob Robinson and Thak you for you,re patience _________________________________________________________________ Save up to 84% on Windows 7 until Jan 3—eligible CDN College & University students only. Hurry—buy it now for $39.99! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691635 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:Manitobabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Manitobabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Fort Whyte waterfowl and gulls From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:13:16 +0000 I have been periodically checking the Brady Landfill and the Fort Whyte front pond over the last week or two. Gulls numbers are building but I still have not found anything unusual. The Fort Whyte pond has been very productive recently, although today there were many fewer waterfowl and many more gulls. A Ruddy Duck was still present at the back of the pond although with species Hooded Merganser, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, and Canvasback. The Horned Grebe that was present a few days ago did not materialise today although one of the Pied-billed Grebes was still around. So sign of the dowicther flock at Brady in a week Christian Artuso (Winnipeg) _________________________________________________________________ CDN College or University student? Get Windows 7 for only $39.99 before Jan 3! Buy it now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691636 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Snowy owl From: Gerald Machnee <machneeg AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:52:33 -0600 There was a mostly white Snowy Owl on the west side of Sturgeon Rd south of Inkster on the round bales this morning and evening. Gerald Machnee Lockport Subject: Northern Shrike and Bohemian Waxwing From: "John Weier" <jweier AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:49:47 -0600 I was out birding with some folks from North Carolina today. We headed out in the morning through Oak Hammock Marsh and then drove on to check out the east beaches. It was a good day despite the heavy winds, and we totalled 45 species. Most notable sightings were probably Northern Shrike and Bohemian Waxwing. Western Grebe at Victoria Beach Canada Goose Cackling Goose American Wigeon at the Sunset Beach Lagoon Mallard Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Common Goldeneye at Gull Lake Bufflehead Common Merganser at Gull Lake Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Rough-legged Hawk Merlin Ruffed Grouse Greater Yellowlegs at Sunset Beach lagoon Ring-billed Gull American Herring Gull Bonaparte's Gull Common Loon at Gull Lake Rock Pigeon Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Blue Jay Black-billed Magpie American Crow Common Raven Northern Shrike on the gravel road into Patricia Beach Bohemian Waxwing at the Waller feeders on Gull Lake American Robin Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee House Sparrow Common Redpoll Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill at Victoria Beach Evening Grosbeak Snow Bunting Fox Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Weier 239 Bartlet Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3L 0Z5 204 284 5313 jweier AT mts.net www.poets.ca/johnweier [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: more Graylag Geese From: "Ryan Porteous" <birders AT shaw.ca> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:58:42 -0600 Hi everyone, A drive through the north-west of the city this morning on the way to OHM resulted in the sighting of 2 Graylag geese amongst a 100 + Canada's. They were feeding beside a large pond across from Garden Grove School located at 2340 Burrows. Other observers were Frank Machovic, Dan Stirling and Lewis Cocks. As it turned out, this might have been the highlight of a very cold and windy day. Ryan Porteous [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Churchill! From: <cwe AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:11:35 -0600 Hi, We had two Gyrfalcons near town yesterday morning. One was a white and the other was a gray one. The Natural Habitat guides that saw it were pretty pleased to show them to our guests. They all made sure that I knew about them but I didn't see them. Very cool! Sorry Gene that you missed the morning bird flights in Churchill on your polar bear day. I was out early and now realize that you had to be in one of the buggies that we passed on our return to the lodge. Cheers, Bonnie Chartier in Churchill Subject: Pine Grosbeaks too From: ken.kingdon AT pc.gc.ca Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:54:25 -0600 Like Peter reported, the Pine Grosbeaks showed up this past weekend in Onanole. Their arrivals might be driven by day length, as they appeared at almost the same time last year. As well, on Thursday, October 29, there were two Snow Buntings in the Lake Audy area of Riding Mountain National Park. Ken Kingdon Coordinator, Wildlife Health Program Riding Mountain National Park of Canada (204)848-7240 ken.kingdon AT pc.gc.ca Subject: Robinsons' Summer Tanager From: Liis Veelma <lveelma AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:44:59 -0600 Thank you Bob and Pat You have a beautiful Summer Tanager for a yardbird, on this rather gloomy November 1. I think it most likely is an adult female, and a rather colourful example of the eastern or rubra subspecies, all rosy and peachy and golden. Too bad we could not turn it into a Hepatic, to make 2009 a four Tanager year. Liis Veelma Winnipeg MB Subject: RE: Notes from Churchill From: Gene Walz <genewalz AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:24:17 -0600 My wife and I flew into Churchill yesterday (Saturday) for a day of polar bear scouting. Fierce winds (70 kph) most of the day; so the bears were mostly hunkered down in the bushes. We did see 7 up close and 2 Arctic Foxes. Not many birds -- not as many as Bonnie had anyways. Grease ice all around Gordon Point so no shorebirds there. Only saw Willow Ptarmigans (12), not rocks. Plus 2 Ravens, about 20 Common Eiders, 1 Red-breasted Mergie, 3 Herring and 1 Glaucous Gull, and 2 Lapland Longspurs. Gene Walz Subject: A Visit from a Summer Tanager . From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:13:48 -0600 Hi, After emailing this site earlier this afternoon I was able to Contact Liis Veelma ,Who Kindly Visited our House and Helped me with the Birds Full Identity . Followed By Al Mickey and Neil and then Ryan Porteus and his Wife and we all had very good observations of the Summer Tanager which paid repeated visits , and was still feeding here at 5-20pm in the Twilight very late considering the cloud and the clock alterations ,Hope fully it will return tomorrow . { A pair of Black Gloves later found in our Kitchen } one Owner required to reclaim . I must check my Digital pictures this evening and also use up my film from my second camera . Bob Robinson _________________________________________________________________ Save up to 84% on Windows 7 until Jan 3—eligible CDN College & University students only. Hurry—buy it now for $39.99! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691635 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:Manitobabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Manitobabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Northern Shrike in St. Viotal Park From: "markhuebert" <markhuebert AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:41:17 -0000 Heard and saw a Northern Shrike at the Duck pond in St. Vital Park around 4:15pm today. Subject: eastern meadowlark From: "Jim Reimer" <goldenb AT vcc.coop> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:41:45 -0600 Seen at Buffalo Point by Vic Reimer and Lee Giesbrecht Sunday at 2:00. Come in at Buffalo Point Road, turn left on East Shore Drive. Turn left on Buffalo Drive. Bird was seen at intersection of Buffalo Drive and Thunder Bay. Observed at close range feeding in grass. Also observed sitting in tree. Good look at tail feathers. Three plus white tail-feathers on each side of tail. Immature bird. Observed for 1/2 hour. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Garden visitor Today {Tanager ?} From: robert robinson <robertrobinson174 AT msn.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:38:59 -0600 HI< this afternoon a bird of the tanager Group is visiting our feeders 74 Finestone N W Winnipeg Trying to ID it have taken some pictures also Bob Robinson All welcome to view _________________________________________________________________ Lots of fantastic Windows 7 offers, in one convenient place. Get the perfect deal for you now. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691633 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fort Whyte From: "nbutchard" <nbutchard AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:02:20 -0000 I wandered out to Fort Whyte yesterday. The sparrows are beginning to thin out with fewer Fox, White-throated around. There are still some Song Sparrows and American Tree Sparrows around. The highlight among the ducks was a number of Hooded Mergansers. At different times both the immature and adult Bald Eagles checked out the ponds for a meal. The best spot of the day was the Northern Shrike. He seems to have taken up residence in the bush between the Buffalo viewing mound and the southern lake. He was in hot pursuit a chickadee with no success. Speaking of odd things I saw a flock of two dozen Robins on my walk in Little Mountain Park on Friday. They must have dropped in the night before and were working away on the remaining berries. Enjoy Neil Butchard Winnipeg Subject: Hermit Thrush From: "Redmond Clarke" <rmclarke AT mts.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:29:01 -0500 I had a lingering Hermit Thrush in the garden this afternoon, along with Golden-crowned Kinglet. I also saw a Merlin. Cheers, Red R. McV. Clarke 211 Victoria Crescent Winnipeg Manitoba R2M 1X6 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fox Sparrow From: Gerald Machnee <machneeg AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:03:00 -0500 We have a good gathering of Juncos in our yard. Today we also had a couple of Fox Sparrows. A day or two ago we had Harris Sparrows. Last week we had a Ruby-crowned Kinglet with the Ruby on the head visible. Carol and Gerald Machnee Lockport Subject: Pine Grosbeaks From: "Peter Taylor" <taylorp AT granite.mb.ca> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:41:12 -0500 Six Pine Grosbeaks paused in our basswood tree while I was raking several hundred tons of wet leaves in Pinawa this afternoon. Peter Taylor Pinawa, MB, Canada 50 N 96 W [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Bohemian Waxwing From: "John Weier" <jweier AT mts.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:19:54 -0500 Is anyone seeing any fall Bohemian Waxwings? I've got some friends coming from Carolina on Monday and that's one of the birds they'd love to see. John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Weier 239 Bartlet Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3L 0Z5 204 284 5313 jweier AT mts.net www.poets.ca/johnweier [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Collared-Dove From: Dennis Fast <denroy AT mts.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:52:54 -0500 Hi All, Bonnie's note reminded me that I should report back to you about several things. I was unable to fly to Cape Tatnum because of increasingly bad weather so decided to come home before going back up to Seal River. Hopefully, there will be a Report 2 from there in mid- November. What it does mean is that I got to see the Eurasian Collared- Dove for my yard list over the past few days. It's presence is very sporadic, however, although late afternoon seems to be the best bet. In the meantime, I just got a call from someone living near LaBroquerie who has a male Red-bellied Woodpecker coming to her feeder - also sporadic so far, but maybe it will stay for the winter. Cheers, Dennis www.dennisfast.com Dennis Fast Box 151 Kleefeld, MB R0A 0V0 (204) 377-4455 denroy AT mts.net Subject: Notes from Churchill From: <cwe AT mts.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:27:23 -0500 Hi All, I am back again on the tundra with the Polar Bears. Our wireless works intermittently. Depending upon the wind. If I can get all of this out it will be fine. This morning out with many polar bears we had 12 Red-breasted Merganser, 40 Black Ducks, 2 Black-bellied Plover. 42 Willow and Rock Ptarmigan. 1 Snow Bunting. 75 Herring Gulls flying in a loose flocks, 12 Glaucous Gulls. It's fading, Gotta close, Cheers, Bonnie Chartier on the tundra near Churchill, Manitoba Subject: Possible nocturnal migration by a Common Raven From: "Peter Taylor" <taylorp AT granite.mb.ca> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:42 -0500 At about 9:15 last night -- more than two hours after dark -- I set out for a short walk around Pinawa, despite the brisk north wind & snow flurries. Shortly after leaving the house, I was surprised to hear a raven calling overhead. It called three more times -- single, unmistakable "gronks", the sounds quickly fading to the south. It was well above the treetops, probably 100 metres or so above ground. My guess is therefore that it was migrating. This surprised me, since ravens are relatively short-distance, partial migrants that usually use thermals, much as raptors do, to help them on their way. I have often seen them drifting south in Sept-Oct, and returning north in March-April. Has anyone else heard of ravens migrating at night? Earlier in the day, I saw a Bald Eagle and a flock of Canada Geese speeding south on what must have been a great tail wind for a lot of late migrants. Peter Taylor Pinawa, MB, Canada 50 N 96 W [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Carolina Wren From: "Richard Silverman" <silvrmn AT cc.UManitoba.CA> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:37:52 -0500 Hi all. I was not home today but the wren was seen and heard singing this morning about 09:00 in the bushes by the feeders with some juncos. So...it is still there. I guess I have to put out more goodies. Jo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: For what it's worth From: "Ruth" <jakeandruth AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:36:16 -0000 Hi, Birding is pretty slow right now,but today,we had a Northern Flicker at our window. The interesting thing was that he was pecking away at the styrofoam we have at the base of the windows.Hope this doesn't keep up or else we won't have any protection. Besides this we do have several Blue Jays and Chickadees.Also present are at least3 or 4 Red-breasted Nuthatches. I should add that all these birds are on our yard in Morden. Happy Birding, Ruth Hiebert,Morden Subject: parasitic jaeger From: "Jim Reimer" <goldenb AT vcc.coop> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:46:58 -0500 seen at buffalo point near marina flying east -seen at 2;30 by victor reimer. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Carolina Wren From: "Richard Silverman" <silvrmn AT cc.UManitoba.CA> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:59:22 -0500 Just looking out at the feeders at my kitchen window ( Wed, 11:50) and what do you know!!! A Carolina Wren! Flitting and moving about. Don't know if it will stick around but I'll put more seeds in. If anyone is interested, you are welcome to look. Just please don't block the driveway - we share with the neighbours. Jo Swartz, 1626 Wellington Cres., Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Where to find? From: "outwest" <evelynb40 AT yahoo.ca> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:03:34 -0000 Hi, Not sure if I should post this here but I am wondering if anyone knows where to buy a heated birdbath and feeders for peanuts in the shell in Winnipeg or anywhere in Canada? Thanks Ev Ball Subject: Bird Question From: Irenne Bader <corgwn AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:57:38 -0500 The birds have thinned out at the feeders. On Monday saw a bird that I have been unable to identify. I tried taking a picture, but the flash on the window turned everything red. It was the size and colouring of a black-capped chickadee, but right on top of the black cap was a circle of white. It was very striking, and only saw the one bird. Any help would be appreciated. Irenne Bader, in Rainy Ross Subject: Chimney Swift photos requested From: "Nella Schmidt" <7scapes AT mts.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:36:22 -0500 Hello, The Manitoba Chimney Swift Initiative Steering Committee is in the initial stages of producing its second brochure. We are looking for photos of Chimney Swifts that have been taken in Manitoba. There is no payment for these, but credit will be given. Please send your images to 7scapes AT mts.net by Nov. 7th. With appreciation, Nella Schmidt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Mazenoid Pond. 27 Oct 2009 From: Richard Staniforth <richard_staniforth AT yahoo.ca> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:50:54 -0700 (PDT) Hi ManitobaBirders There was quite a good variety of species at the Mazenod Pond between 11:00 and 11:45 this morning. The Domestic-Greylag was there again and seems to be closely associated with a single Canada Goose. These two birds were not associating with the main flock of Canada Geese. The influx of Hooded Mergansers (30+) of last week appears to have passed on. Best wishes Richard Staniforth Location:    Mazenod Pond Observation date:    10/27/09 Number of species:    19 Canada Goose    54 Wood Duck    1 Mallard    12 Northern Shoveler    7 Northern Pintail    1 Green-winged Teal    9 Pied-billed Grebe    2 Merlin    2 American Golden-Plover    1 Greater Yellowlegs    8 Lesser Yellowlegs    2 Long-billed Dowitcher    5 Wilson's Snipe    1 Ring-billed Gull    7 Herring Gull (American)    1 Black-billed Magpie    3 Common Raven    1 American Pipit    1 American Tree Sparrow    2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/canada) __________________________________________________________________ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: migration routes From: Liis Veelma <lveelma AT mts.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:29:15 -0500 Hello Gene and all Migration routes vary by species and even by season, as not all birds go south the same way they come north. But there is the useful idea of flyways. Branches of three of the four migration flyways do pass through Manitoba: the Atlantic, the Mississippi and the Central. The newer field guides do not seem to have information about these flyways, but a quick Google found a good spot with maps and a brief writeup. http://www.birdnature.com/flyways.html Liis Veelma Winnipeg MB Subject: ?+? Brown Thrasher From: "Ray Iverson" <iverson AT mts.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:26:23 -0500 Hi all.I had a surprise visit this morning.A Brown Thrasher was eating at my ground feeder. Ray Iverson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RFI on eBird usage From: "Curtis" <whitelinereaper AT yahoo.ca> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:58:58 -0000 Hello Birders I plan to (or attempt to) write an article about eBird ( http://ebird.org/content/canada )an upcoming issue of The Parkland Naturalist, the journal of the Edmonton Nature Club. This is a general call for input regarding eBird. I have been contributing to eBird regularly for a couple of years now, as well as uploading lists as far back as 1996 from our Avisys files. I do this primarily because I believe in the power of programs like this, the Christmas Bird Count, Project Feederwatch, Nestwatch, etc. to make use of individual observation to contribute to a much wider picture. I also find a number of features that can be accessed through eBird to be interesting and informative. That being said I feel there are some features that are poorly represented or not immediately obvious. The groups that I am interested in hearing from are: 1) Users. Why do you use eBird? How do you use eBirdWhat features are appealing (contribution to a larger effort, a free powerful listing program, aid in species location, etc) What features are unappealing or missing? 2) Informed Non-users. This would include anyone who is aware of eBird but does not use the program for some reason. Obviously some birders are not listers... at least I've heard that. Do you use different software (or a handwritten journal)? Do you find eBird cumbersome or difficult to utilize? 3) Other Non-users. This group would include those who may have heard of eBird, but don't really know anything about it , or those who have never heard of eBird at all. I would ask anyone who has input for me on this subject to contact me personally, at whitelinereaper AT yahoo.ca in order not to clutter up the forum. Thank you Curtis Manly Spruce Grove [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: migration routes From: Gene Walz <genewalz AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:31:41 -0500 This morning's FreeP contained an article by a sports reporter that mentioned a couple of birders from Alabama who had just spent a month in The Pas because it was at the intersection of three migration routes. Anybody else know about this? What three routes intersect at The Pas? Gene Walz _________________________________________________________________ Ready for a deal-of-a-lifetime? See fantastic offers on Windows 7, in one convenient place. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691634 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: ( another ) Juvenile Golden Eagle From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:32:47 -0500 One more juvenile Golden Eagle to add for the day....Deanna and I had one circling overhead , along the northern east-west jog of Maple Creek Road today . It too had the diagnostic field marks , except for the white "windows" in the wings , which Sibley states are "often lacking" and "not always present" . A clearly golden nape though , smallish head and a striking black and white tail . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ ----- Original Message ----- From: ken.kingdon AT pc.gc.ca To: Manitoba Birds Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 4:50 PM Subject: [Manitobabirds] Manitobabirds - Juvenile Golden Eagle I had a great view of a circling juvenile Golden Eagle as it flew over the North Gate of Riding Mountain National Park, just south of Dauphin. Sibley's represents it perfectly, right down to the white "windows" in its wings, broad black and white tail, and even the golden head. Ken Kingdon Riding Mountain National Park of Canada (204)848-7240 ken.kingdon AT pc.gc.ca [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Avocets From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:58:58 +0000 I received a report of two American Avocets and a Red-necked Phalarope seen near the diversion at the Delta Field Station today Christian Artuso (Winnipeg) _________________________________________________________________ Get Windows 7 for only $39.99—CDN College & University students only. This offer ends Jan 3—upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691637 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:Manitobabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Manitobabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Manitobabirds - Juvenile Golden Eagle From: ken.kingdon AT pc.gc.ca Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:50:38 -0500 I had a great view of a circling juvenile Golden Eagle as it flew over the North Gate of Riding Mountain National Park, just south of Dauphin. Sibley's represents it perfectly, right down to the white "windows" in its wings, broad black and white tail, and even the golden head. Ken Kingdon Riding Mountain National Park of Canada (204)848-7240 ken.kingdon AT pc.gc.ca Subject: Seal River Report 1 From: Dennis Fast <denroy AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:47:19 -0500 I'm calling this report one because I hope there will be a few more. I am in Churchill at the moment but just got back from a 5 day stint at Seal River Lodge. Bird activity was fairly quiet, although Snow Buntings in 1's and 2's could be seen or heard many times a day. Ptarmigan numbers were definitely building the last few days with flocks of as many as 50 birds, but the only ones I got close enough to to identify were Willow Ptarmigan. I saw several Snowy Owls hunting in the flats as well as one grey phase Gyrfalcon. Unlike Bonnie, however, I didn't get close enough to see if it was a guyfalcon or a galfalcon! :) A few shorebird flybys were distant ad brief glimpses so I have noidea what they were - probably something rare. The only other birds were a small group of 5 Herring Gulls. And we did have lots of polar bears, but a highlight was watching 3 very late sik-siks (arctic ground squirrels) scampering about, one of which stood on a rock and watched two polar bears wrestling nearby. Apparently, I just missed a white-phase Gyrfalcon that landed on a fence post only a few feet from the building and put on quite a show for the cameras. I am now heading for a remote lodge on Cape Tatnum (NO modern facilities there) and I hope to write about the birds there when I get back in 7-10 days. After that I return to Seal River for a week which should lead to report three. Stay tuned. In the meantime, I understand that a Eurasian Collared Dove should up in our yard tonight after Harv Lane chased it out of his. He will have to keep you posted. Cheers, Dennis dennisfast.com Dennis Fast Box 151 Kleefeld, MB R0A 0V0 (204) 377-4455 Beauty may be everywhere but it begins, first of all, in the heart. Subject: Re: Mystery Peregrine at the Radisson From: "T. Maconachie" <peregrine AT species-at-risk.mb.ca> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:12:14 -0500 For those interested in seeing some photos of "Sandy" the peregrine they are in our photo gallery - http://www.pbase.com/speciesatrisk/radisson_0910 Sorry I forgot to add this link on the original notice. Tracy ----- Original Message ----- From: T. Maconachie To: Manitobabirds Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:54 PM Subject: Mystery Peregrine at the Radisson From October 5th to the 16th we have had a juvenile peregrine falcon (female by the size) hanging out at the Radisson and making a mess with "her" meals all over Princess' and Trey's nice, neat east-side Radisson sign. Princess and Trey had left for the season so there were no conflicts except between our mystery "lady" and the local pigeon population. I did get a quick glimpse at "her" band number a few days ago but have had to wait until this year's band numbers were published to find out who she is and where she was from. Turns out that "she" is a she and that she is "Sandy", one of two female chicks that fledged from the First Community Bank in Fargo, North Dakota. Checking the records, it appears she is also our first confirmation of a "southern" bird coming this far north in her hatch year. She looked to be good shape and was definitely an adept hunter so with luck she will find her way to a nestsite somewhere (else) in the next couple of years. And for those of you who remember that a grandchild of T-Rex was the Fargo resident female a few years ago, no, Sandy isn't directly related to any of the Manitoba birds. Haven't quite worked out if there is an indirect relationship yet, but it is possible. Happy peregrinations everyone! Tracy _______________________________ T. Maconachie, Project Coordinator Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project (Manitoba) Ste 69005, 110-2025 Corydon Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3P 2G9 phn: 1-204-931-1618 email: peregrine AT species-at-risk.mb.ca website: www.species-at-risk.mb.ca/peregrines webcam: www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/falcon/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Lesser Yellowlegs From: "dvdrtt" <cawa AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:10:17 -0000 I saw a lesser yellowlegs (with 3 or 4 greaters) in the Carrot Valley S/W of The Pas this evening (Oct 25/09). An almost 2 hour walk of a bush road north of The Pas yesterday produced only 8 species. Six of them will spend the winter here - the two migrants were greater yellowlegs, and an adult northern shrike. In contrast to that outing, this morning on a 45 minute walk in The Pas (without binoculars) I heard or saw 12 species. David Raitt The Pas Subject: Mystery Peregrine at the Radisson From: "T. Maconachie" <peregrine AT species-at-risk.mb.ca> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:54:15 -0500 From October 5th to the 16th we have had a juvenile peregrine falcon (female by the size) hanging out at the Radisson and making a mess with "her" meals all over Princess' and Trey's nice, neat east-side Radisson sign. Princess and Trey had left for the season so there were no conflicts except between our mystery "lady" and the local pigeon population. I did get a quick glimpse at "her" band number a few days ago but have had to wait until this year's band numbers were published to find out who she is and where she was from. Turns out that "she" is a she and that she is "Sandy", one of two female chicks that fledged from the First Community Bank in Fargo, North Dakota. Checking the records, it appears she is also our first confirmation of a "southern" bird coming this far north in her hatch year. She looked to be good shape and was definitely an adept hunter so with luck she will find her way to a nestsite somewhere (else) in the next couple of years. And for those of you who remember that a grandchild of T-Rex was the Fargo resident female a few years ago, no, Sandy isn't directly related to any of the Manitoba birds. Haven't quite worked out if there is an indirect relationship yet, but it is possible. Happy peregrinations everyone! Tracy _______________________________ T. Maconachie, Project Coordinator Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project (Manitoba) Ste 69005, 110-2025 Corydon Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3P 2G9 phn: 1-204-931-1618 email: peregrine AT species-at-risk.mb.ca website: www.species-at-risk.mb.ca/peregrines webcam: www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/falcon/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Ste Genevieve, Northern Shrike From: "John Weier" <jweier AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:31:34 -0500 I took a drive out to Ste Genevieve this afternoon to see what birds I could find. Managed to pick up 23 species. Canada Goose Green-winged Teal (a flock of maybe 2 dozen) Mallard Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk 5 Merlin 1 Greater Yellowlegs 15 Long-billed Dowitcher 10 Ring-billed Gull Rock Pigeon Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Northern Shrike 1 (on Monominto Road just north of Hwy 501) American Robin European Starling Red-breasted Nuthatch (at my Winnipeg feeder as I was leaving) White-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee House Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Weier 239 Bartlet Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3L 0Z5 204 284 5313 jweier AT mts.net www.poets.ca/johnweier [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Notes from Churchill! From: <cwe AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:54:15 -0500 Hi, Sorry that my email has been down so these notes are a little late. I have been told that Robert Taylor was in Churchill (I think that week of Oct 15-20) The report is that he saw a Northern Wheatear in Polar Bear Alley. My sightings are not as exotic: Oct. 22 Snowy Owl, Glaucous Gull- 1 Oct. 23 Dunlin -1, Hoary Redpoll-10, Rock Ptarmigan 20, Willow Ptarmigan 60 Oct. 24 Guyfalcon chasing a Raven in town. Glaucous Gull- 3, Starling-10 Churchill town and HOSP as well. Our Polar Bears however were great and they are healthy looking this season. Cheers, Bonnie Chartier on the tundra near Churchill, Manitoba Subject: American Black Duck and others From: "capenter75" <capenter75 AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:54:57 -0000 It seems that my post yesterday dissapeared somewhere. On thursday Oct. 22 Irma and I drove along the east side of Lake Winnipeg. Aside from the wintering birds we saw other interesting birds. At Patricia beach we saw Am.Tree Sparrows and Junco' along the beach.On the drive to the north we had good views of a Rough legged Hawk. When we checked the lagoon at Sunset Rd and prov. rd 500 we found the AM. Black duck with the mallards. At Grand Beach we found good views of a Ruffed Grouse and several adult Bald Eagles. Another bird we were happy to see was a solitary Lapland Longspur.We also found a Bonaparte Gull with the other gulls along the beach. The Lapland Longspur and the Am. Black Duck were lifers for me. Bill Buhler Subject: New image at the Natrure Manitoba site From: Frank Machovec <frank_machovec AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:32:01 -0700 (PDT) I have just posted Stuart Oikawa's photograph of a Dark-eyed Junco at http://www.manitobanature.ca/MB_birds/misc/DEJU_09.htm Frank Machovec __________________________________________________________________ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ Subject: RE: New bird identification query posted From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:21:59 +0000 This one is a Yellow-rumped Warbler in non-breeding plumage Chrsitan Artuso (Winnipeg) _________________________________________________________________ Get Windows 7 for only $39.99—CDN College & University students only. This offer ends Jan 3—upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691637 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/join (Yahoo! 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Subject: Lew Layman From: Gene Walz <genewalz AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:36:01 -0500 This is a reminder to all Manitoba birders and friends that there will be a tribute to Lew Layman tomorrow night (Saturday night, October 24) at 7:00 pm at the University Club at the U of Manitoba. The University Club is at the south side of the campus in Speechly Hall. All are invited to attend and share memories of Lew. Gene Walz _________________________________________________________________ Get Windows 7 for only $39.99—CDN College & University students only. This offer ends Jan 3—upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691637 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:Manitobabirds-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Manitobabirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Snowy Owl From: "Margaret Yorke" <yorkem AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:54:31 -0500 We were surprised today, October 22, to find an immature or female Snowy Owl perched on a hydro pole south-west of Boissevain. Seems too early! Also 100+ Horned Larks in a cultivated field along 14N. Margaret Yorke & Millie Reid [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Snow Buntings ++ From: "Nella Schmidt" <7scapes AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:00:33 -0500 Today I could not resist escaping the city. My destination...St. Ambroise PP via Highways 26 and 430. Besides the several Redtails that one usually sees enroute, it was a pleasure to have a Rough-legged break the pattern a few kilometers south of St. Ambroise. I was surprised not only to see snow but also the amount of it in the ditch along the road that leads to the Park itself. While parking the car near the Hiking Trail sign, I noticed an American Bittern fly along the shore. Emerging from the trail unto the beach, I watched two Great Blue Herons fly toward a third one standing on the tip of a sandspit further west. As my eyes scanned the shore, a Greater Yellowlegs foraged along the edge of the water. Just to make sure I wouldn't confuse it with the Lesser, it decided to call. On my return to the car, two heavily flitting leaves turned into Juncos. From the tower less than a handful of waterfowl moved along the far shore of the marsh. Due to the distance and their silhouettes I could not identify them. As I relished the balmy 10 C., I listened to the rustle of the reeds played by the breeze. Suddenly the call of a Marsh Wren absorbed my attention. Listening, I followed its movements until it finally flitted across the narrow channel. Prior to leaving the Park, I sauntered along the campground road for about a half hour. The Chickadees, Ravens and a Brown Creeper made an appearance. Further out on the lake there were a lots of gulls, and I was able to make out a Cormorant on a distant bar. Approximately, one kilometer north of the junction of 430 and 227, a small flock of Snow Buntings rose from the shoulder. Their shimmering bodies cut through the smoky haze that was starting to drift from the burning fields. As I drove home along the TransCanada several hundred geese "skeined" south. I couldn't think of a more appropriate symbol to crown a mellow autumn birding afternoon. Nella Schmidt Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Trumpeter Swans (maybe) , but a Black Duck for sure From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:07:39 -0500 Deanna and I took a run out to Oak Hammock this afternoon hoping the Trumpeters were somewhere near where Neil reported them yesterday . No luck near the centre but we did see two adult swans flying , then dropping down into the marsh way off to the north . May have been the Trumpeters but it was much too far , even with the scope , to say for sure . We drove up Peregrine Drive and in the channel that crosses mid-way up there was an American Black Duck in with 10 Mallards . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Trumpeter Swans From: "nbutchard" <nbutchard AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:51:24 -0000 Bob Spencler and I went out to Oak Hammock to look at the ducks today. At the junction of 75N and 221 we spotted a large flock (400+) of snow geese in the field. This is the first big flock of just snow geese I have seen this fall around Oak Hammock. We then spent a wonderful day walking the dykes around the marsh. There was no wind making the marsh like a sheet of glass. That along with the mixture of sun and cloud made for views that took your breath away. There were scenes right out of the best coffee table marsh pictures book ever made. There were also lots of great looks at duck, grebes, pelicans and geese with a smattering of tree sparrows. The excitement for the day, other that stepping in a hole in the dyke while watching some buffleheads, was the arrival of five swans. They came out of the north and landed in the marsh just north-east of the main building. As they made their approach they began to call in that distinctive trumpeter call. As soon as they landed and we got over our excitement we got the binoculars on them. There were two adults and three juveniles. With the scope we could clearly see that the adult had full black beaks that were straight which is always sort of a dodgy identifier. The juveniles were much easier being a buff grey with the distinct black base of the bill and a bit of black on the bill tip. We spent some time enjoying them and watching how protective the two adults were of the young. It was a great way to end a great day of birding. Enjoy Neil Butchard Winnipeg Subject: Re: Spotted Towhee From: "anhoogie" <acook AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:19:31 -0000 A very bad photo has been posted to Photos in the album "Spotted Towhee". If the bird sticks around I will inform the group. Ann Cook Winnipeg Beach Subject: Brady shorebirds From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:53:30 +0000 A quick late afternoon check of the puddles in the field off Brady Road just north of the Perimeter today found 48 Long-billed Dowitchers and a Dunlin. The road is now quite drivable... Christian Artuso (Winnipeg) _________________________________________________________________ New! Open Messenger faster on the MSN homepage http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677405 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Spotted Towhee From: "anhoogie" <acook AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:28:35 -0000 Spotted in my yard today in Winnipeg Beach. I have a very bad photo of it!