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08 Feb Snowy Owl Upload ["stuartoikawa" ] 8 Feb Barred Owl at Birds Hill Park ["Garry Budyk" ] 8 Feb Brown Thrasher [Sherrie Versluis ] 7 Feb feeders [Gene Walz ] 08 Feb Cardinal and American Goldfinch still around ["sheldonbowles" ] 07 Feb spruce grouse ["wltwb" ] 7 Feb Northern Shrike ["Redmond Clarke" ] 07 Feb NHO Northern Hawk Owl ["stuartoikawa" ] 6 Feb RE: Northern Hawk Owl on Sterling Lyon Parkway (late post, Sorry) ["Duncan, James (CON)" ] 6 Feb ?+? Waxwings ["Ray Iverson" ] 06 Feb Great horned owl ["John" ] 6 Feb Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas [christian artuso ] 6 Feb DOWL ["Jim Reimer" ] 6 Feb Great Gray Owl ["Gordon Grieef" ] 06 Feb Varied Thrush ["friesenpt" ] 6 Feb Re: Whither Red-bellied Woodpeckers? [Dennis Fast ] 5 Feb Whither Red-bellied Woodpeckers? ["Rob Parsons" ] 5 Feb DOWL 2010 ["Rob Parsons" ] 6 Feb DOWL [christian artuso ] 06 Feb Great Gray Owl and Three-toed Woodpecker ["stuartoikawa" ] 5 Feb DOWL correction--delete Gray Partridge ["Rob Parsons" ] 5 Feb Short-eared Owls ["Nella Schmidt" ] 5 Feb Northern Cardinal [] 5 Feb Boreal Chickadee [Joel Kayer ] 5 Feb No Subject [Richard Steppler ] 5 Feb Short-eared Owl ["bonie chartier" ] 5 Feb ?+? Ducks ["Ray Iverson" ] 4 Feb DOWL 2010 ["Rob Parsons" ] 05 Feb Northern Hawk Owl on Sterling Lyon Parkway (late post, Sorry) ["cbraden555" ] 05 Feb Manitobabirds Year 2010 List ["cbraden555" ] 4 Feb Dead Great Gray or Hawk Owls ["Duncan, James (CON)" ] 4 Feb Re: Great Gray Owls ["Alfred Aug" ] 4 Feb Great Gray Owls ["Alfred Aug" ] 28 Jan Roadside feeders ["Devon" ] 4 Feb Re:DOWL 2010 Northern Goshawk and Spruce Grouse [Joel Kayer ] 4 Feb Re: DOWL 2010 - Harris' and White-throats ["Garry Budyk" ] 04 Feb Robins ["Devon" ] 4 Feb baldie [Gene Walz ] 3 Feb Manitoba Winter Bird List 2009/10 ["Rob Parsons" ] 3 Feb DOWL 2010 ["Rob Parsons" ] 3 Feb No Subject [Richard Steppler ] 3 Feb Re: DOWL 2010 - Fox Sparrow ["Garry Budyk" ] 03 Feb Mature Bald Eagle ["Ron" ] 3 Feb New image on the Nature Manitoba site [Frank Machovec ] 2 Feb DOWL 2010 ["Rob Parsons" ] 2 Feb whitewinged crossbills [Charlie McPherson ] 2 Feb American Tree Sparrow [Adam Walleyn ] 2 Feb Re: DOWL 2010 ["Garry Budyk" ] 2 Feb ?+? C. Waxwing ["Ray Iverson" ] 1 Feb DOWL 2010 ["Rob Parsons" ] 1 Feb DOWL [Carolyn Curtis ] 1 Feb RE: DOWL ["Paul Friesen" ] 1 Feb Great Gray Owl ["John Weier" ] 1 Feb DOWL ["Margaret Yorke" ] 01 Feb DOWL ["stuartoikawa" ] 1 Feb DOWL ["Liz Morash" ] 1 Feb ?+? Birds ["Ray Iverson" ] 1 Feb Crossbill Invasion ["Bernie Neufeld" ] 1 Feb DOWL ["Jim Reimer" ] 1 Feb RE: Robins [] 1 Feb DOWL ["Richard Silverman" ] 1 Feb Red Crossbills ["Bernie Neufeld" ] 1 Feb DOWL [Dennis Fast ] 1 Feb RE: DOWL - great horned owl ["Duncan, James (CON)" ] 1 Feb RE: Great Gray Owls and Hawk Owl near/on Hecla Island ["Duncan, James (CON)" ] 1 Feb RE: DOWL ["Redmond Clarke" ] 1 Feb DOWL ["Rob Parsons" ] 01 Feb Pine Grosbeak ["dvdrtt" ] 1 Feb large white bird [christian artuso ] 31 Jan Horned Lakrs ["Liis Veelma" ] 31 Jan Spring birds in January [] 31 Jan Fox Sparrow ["Garry Budyk" ] 31 Jan Eurasian Collared-Dove ["Linda" ] 31 Jan Short-eared Owl +++ [christian artuso ] 30 Jan Wintering Western Meadowlark ["Cal" ] 29 Jan Re: I.D. request ["Rob Parsons" ] Subject: Snowy Owl Upload From: "stuartoikawa" <icemn_19 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:28:08 -0000 While out for a short owling trip to Springstein, Mb. to look at the Northern Hawk Owl, which eluded us this afternoon, Alfred, Michelle, and I came upon a Snowy Owl on the road between the West Perimeter Hwy. and Springstein. I have uploaded this photo to my photo album. Stuart Oikawa, Winnipeg Subject: Barred Owl at Birds Hill Park From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:38:06 -0600 Hello all . I found a Barred Owl at Birds Hill Prov. Park earlier today ( 8 Feb ) . It was near a small feeder site off the cross-trail of Cedar Bog Trail . About 150 metres down the cross-trail , the main trail comes from the left ( west ) . The feeders are just a short distance up that trail . That's where the owl was . I've added a photo of the owl to my ablum . More new owl photos including Great Gray Owl on Maple Creek Road and Eastern Screech Owl in East Kildonan at : http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Brown Thrasher From: Sherrie Versluis <preperch AT skyweb.ca> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:33:21 -0600 Hi Everyone, I wasnt sure if this e-mail came through last week. I have a customer who brought in a picture to identify a bird and it turned out to be a Brown Thrasher. Since first coming in i gave him some suggestions on what to feed it and now it is very active in his yard everyday. I have never heard of a Brown Thrasher being here in winter so i thought it was something special! This is in the westwood area of the city. Sherrie The Preferred Perch Wild Bird Specialty & Gift Store Subject: feeders From: Gene Walz <genewalz AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:37:35 -0600 The snowstorm seems to have convinced the siskins and goldfinches to return to my feeders today. Nice to have them back. Gene Walz _________________________________________________________________ Introducing Windows® phone. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9708122 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Cardinal and American Goldfinch still around From: "sheldonbowles" <sheldonbowles AT yahoo.ca> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:39:15 -0000 We were at the farm this afternoon to fill the feeders and enjoy a blustery day. This is the first year we remember having American Goldfinches around, and one was at the front feeder this afternoon along with the female Northern Cardinal who seems to have decided to spend the winter with us. Sheldon Bowles Winnipeg Ste Agathe Subject: spruce grouse From: "wltwb" <bdjjsau AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:48:17 -0000 we saw a couple of spruce grouse on lewis road saturday. bob saunders Subject: Northern Shrike From: "Redmond Clarke" <rmclarke AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:09:04 -0600 A Northern shrike appeared in the garden this morning. Cheers, Red R. McV. Clarke 211 Victoria Crescent Winnipeg Manitoba R2M 1X6 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: NHO Northern Hawk Owl From: "stuartoikawa" <icemn_19 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:17:36 -0000 NHO sighted this morning perched on the south side of Sterling Lyon Parkway, less then 1 km. west of the Kenaston intersection. Stuart Oikawa, Winnipeg Subject: RE: Northern Hawk Owl on Sterling Lyon Parkway (late post, Sorry) From: "Duncan, James (CON)" <James.Duncan AT gov.mb.ca> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:33:49 -0600 Patsy and I banded this bird yesterday - it was the fattest hawk owl (out of 20 banded) this winter. It appears to be a hatch year 2008 bird. Cheers, Jim Duncan ________________________________ From: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of cbraden555 Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 10:21 PM To: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [Manitobabirds] Northern Hawk Owl on Sterling Lyon Parkway (late post, Sorry) Sorry for such a late post. This has been the first time I've been able to access my computer since the weekend (Someone is skipping her naps and staying up late!) On Saturday, January 30 we were on our way to Winnipeg via Wilkes when I spotted a Northern Hawk Owl on Sterling Lyon Parkway. It was about 100m from Route 90 at the point where the lanes merge to 1 if you are travelling west. I had remembered hearing about one in the area so wasn't sure if it had been reported. There had been one seen by the Fort Whyte Centre interpreters in December. I wonder if this is the same bird. I wouldn't be surprised considering how close Fort Whyte is. There hasn't been one reported in the area since. Happy birding, Carrie Braden [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: ?+? Waxwings From: "Ray Iverson" <iverson AT mts.net> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 15:10:33 -0600 Hi all.This afternoon i saw a flock of about 40 Cedar Waxwings,no red butts.I have been looking for Bohemians but so far i haven`t been lucky. Ray Iverson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Great horned owl From: "John" <johntsellick AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:43:24 -0000 Hello folks, This morning I found a Great horned owl in my spruce tree in my front yard. Saved me going owling, which was what I was planning on trying anyways. He stayed for about 10 minuets, and then took off. It was around 8:30. Thanks, John Sellick Clare avenue, Riverview Winnipeg MB. Subject: Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 18:40:56 +0000 Hi folks, As many of you know, we are gearing up for an ambitious project in Manitoba, starting this year. The Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas!! Over a five-year period, Manitobans from all walks of life, from all skill levels as naturalists, amateurs of nature, professionals, lay people, you name it – will also contribute data to produce the most comprehensive data set ever assembled in this province… To do this – we need you!! The website is now up and running at http://www.birdatlas.mb.ca/ . If you don’t know what a Breeding Bird Atlas is, you can get some background information on the atlas homepage and http://www.birdatlas.mb.ca/atlashow_en.jsp . Please watch this website as it evolves over the next few weeks. In a matter of a fortnight or so you will be able to register online and then contact your regional coordinator about choosing a square. Ther eare 14 regions and you can view a map at http://www.birdatlas.mb.ca/mbdata/regions.jsp?lang=en. The list of regional coordinators will be posted after a planning meeting on Feb 11th. You can contact me in the meantime with any questions. The next big announcement regarding the atlas is that we will hold a weekend workshop at FortWhyte alive on the weekend of 9 – 11th April. Hope you can all make it for some of the workshops or demonstrations (general atlassing demonstration, point counting demonstration, GPS demonstration) and presentations. We will advertise more about this event soon but we hope you will mark your calendar now to keep that date free! If you don’t live near Winnipeg and would appreciate a similar style of workshop on the atlas, please get in touch and maybe you can help us spread this project throughout the province – which is what we absolutely need to do! It's February and spring is not far away! Christian Artuso (Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator) Atlas Office: (204) 945-6816 _________________________________________________________________ [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: Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com 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: DOWL From: "Jim Reimer" <goldenb AT vcc.coop> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:44:01 -0600 No problem Rob, I have been seeing Gray Partridge on my yard the last couple of days. Just didn't bother to report them because of the other report. Vic Reimer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Great Gray Owl From: "Gordon Grieef" <ggrieef AT mts.net> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:02:31 -0600 Hi All: In addition to the Great Gray Owls along Maple Creek Road mentioned by others, there was one on Broadlands Road 5.1 kms from P.R. 304. It was on the west side of the road sitting out in the sunshine in plain view. I always thought that Broadlands Road ran east-west but my GPS said that it was running straight south at that point. It seems that as winter progresses the Great Grays are moving out of the bush. Cheers, Gord Grieef Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Varied Thrush From: "friesenpt" <pfriesen AT cmu.ca> Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:55:35 -0000 Saw the Varied Thrush at the Chalfont Rd. location in Winnipeg at about 11:20 this morning (both feeding on the snow below the feeder nearest the house and on the oak tree to the west of it). Not sure if it has been reported for the DOWL yet. Paul Friesen Winnpeg (Charleswood) Subject: Re: Whither Red-bellied Woodpeckers? From: Dennis Fast <denroy AT mts.net> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 09:02:13 -0600 Hi Rob, You are missing another one!! There was one east of Steinbach that has been coming sporadically to a feeder there through most of the winter. I last spoke to the people there in late January when they were still seeing it occasionally (they both work, so opportunities are limited). I emailed them at the beginning of the week and asked them to let me know if they see it in February - it will probably happen soon, so don't panic too much just yet!! :) Cheers, Dennis www.dennisfast.com Dennis Fast Box 151 Kleefeld, MB R0A 0V0 (204) 377-4455 denroy AT mts.net On 2010-02-05, at 10:08 PM, Rob Parsons wrote: Hi all, As some of you are aware, there were three Red-bellied Woodpeckers present in the province in fall & early winter. Two of these were in Winnipeg, the other in the Pinawa-Lac du Bonnet area (unfortunately just outside the count circle). The Pinawa area bird was apparently last seen on January 4th. Has anyone seen either of the Winnipeg area birds at all this year? I've heard of a number of attempts made, but none successfully, as far as I know. Did they all perish in the cold temperatures? Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net [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: Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com 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: Whither Red-bellied Woodpeckers? From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:08:08 -0600 Hi all, As some of you are aware, there were three Red-bellied Woodpeckers present in the province in fall & early winter. Two of these were in Winnipeg, the other in the Pinawa-Lac du Bonnet area (unfortunately just outside the count circle). The Pinawa area bird was apparently last seen on January 4th. Has anyone seen either of the Winnipeg area birds at all this year? I've heard of a number of attempts made, but none successfully, as far as I know. Did they all perish in the cold temperatures? Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Subject: DOWL 2010 From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:00:27 -0600 Hi all, New to the list this time around are Sharp-shinned Hawk contributed by Ray Iverson, Short-eared Owl mentioned by Bonnie Chartier & Nella Schmidt, Horned Lark from Dick Steppler (and also mentioned by Nella), Boreal Chickadee from Joel Kayer, Northern Cardinal by Ryan Porteous (one of the Park Boulevard birds), Eastern Screech-Owl by Christian Artuso and I'm happy to report a save by Allan Beech who found some DOWL period Gray Partridges near Plum Coulee on Tuesday morning. So Gray Partridge can stay. Thanks to all for their contributions. This brings the list to 59 species. Have I missed anything? If so, let me know. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net DOWL 2010 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Common Goldeneye 4.. Gray Partridge 5.. Ruffed Grouse 6.. Spruce Grouse 7.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 8.. Bald Eagle 9.. Sharp-shinned Hawk 10.. Northern Goshawk 11.. Merlin 12.. Rock Pigeon 13.. Eurasian Collared-Dove 14.. Eastern Screech-Owl 15.. Great Horned Owl 16.. Snowy Owl 17.. Northern Hawk Owl 18.. Great Gray Owl 19.. Short-eared Owl 20.. Downy Woodpecker 21.. Hairy Woodpecker 22.. American Three-toed Woodpecker 23.. Black-backed Woodpecker 24.. Pileated Woodpecker 25.. Northern Shrike 26.. Gray Jay 27.. Blue Jay 28.. Black-billed Magpie 29.. American Crow 30.. Common Raven 31.. Horned Lark 32.. Black-capped Chickadee 33.. Boreal Chickadee 34.. Red-breasted Nuthatch 35.. White-breasted Nuthatch 36.. Brown Creeper 37.. American Robin 38.. Brown Thrasher 39.. European Starling 40.. Bohemian Waxwing 41.. Cedar Waxwing 42.. American Tree Sparrow 43.. Fox Sparrow 44.. White-throated Sparrow 45.. Harris's Sparrow 46.. Dark-eyed Junco 47.. Lapland Longspur 48.. Snow Bunting 49.. Northern Cardinal 50.. Common Grackle 51.. Pine Grosbeak 52.. House Finch 53.. Red Crossbill 54.. White-winged Crossbill 55.. Common Redpoll 56.. Pine Siskin 57.. American Goldfinch 58.. Evening Grosbeak 59.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:22:24 +0000 Haven't been keeping up with the various lists that circulate at this time of year but both Eastern Screech-Owl and Great Horned Owl have been vocal in Winnipeg with the warmer temperatures (last night and again tonight)... Time to find the first GHOW nest for the Manitoba Breedign Bird Atlas (stay tuned for more details on the atlas soon or visit http://www.birdatlas.mb.ca/)! Christian Artuso (Winnipeg) _________________________________________________________________ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Great Gray Owl and Three-toed Woodpecker From: "stuartoikawa" <icemn_19 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:25:44 -0000 I've uploaded photos of the Great Gray Owl taken along Maple Creek Rd. and the Three-toed Woodpecker taken along Old #15 to my photo album here. Both were captured on February 4/10 from a road trip previously posted by Alfred Aug. The Three-toed Woodpecker is a "lifer" for me, so I was quite thrilled; the photo, alas, is not my best in terms of focus and clarity. Stuart Oikawa, Winnipeg Subject: DOWL correction--delete Gray Partridge From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:00:30 -0600 Hi all, Unfortunately, I have been informed by Devon Baete the Gray Partridges he reported were actually seen in January. There was no mention of the day in the post and I misinterpreted when they were seen. So, we still need Gray Partridge for the Dead Of Winter List--please post if you have seen one in February. If nobody has, keep looking! The Gray Partridges will come off with the next update unless I hear of a sighting. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Subject: Short-eared Owls From: "Nella Schmidt" <7scapes AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:10:21 -0600 Hi Everyone, This afternoon I decided to look for the owls reported by Ray Iverson along Wilkes. Across from the Tailift building on the south side of the road I noticed a Short-eared Owl a short distance into the field. I watched it hunt and then fly west behind a row of trees where a second one joined it. Both flew north across the road where I saw them off and on as they appeared and disappeared behind buildings. I continued west and located a snowy on a transmission post just east of 334. Wondering if the Northern Hawk Owl was still in Springstein, I decided to look. It was. Three different species of owls in less than an hour has been the best owling jaunt for me. Two Horned Larks and two ravens were along the railroad tracks. On my way home on Wilkes I thought I should be more diligent in searching for the Hawk Owl and partridges. I drove quite slowly. Then I noticed flashing lights behind me. I stopped and waited and waited. Finally the RCMP officer whom I estimated to be in his mid twenties emerged from his vehicle and requested my driver's licence. Taking his time, he asked what I was doing. "Briding." "Have you seen anything?" "Yes," I responded. With that I proceeded to give him a very elaborate, lengthy, detailed report of what, where, when substantiated with my little notebook to which I referred to make sure I had all the specifics correct. When I noticed that he wished he had never asked, I queried, "Interested?" "No," he shook his head. "Why did you stop me?" I continued. " You were driving slowly." I responded, " I've never been stopped for driving slowly." "Making sure that everything was all right." "Just wait 'till spring time!" I called as he moved toward his vehicle. Seriously, it's comforting to know when one drives on non-busy country roads that "the force is with us". I saw one of the Short -eared again on a shrub on the south side this time closer to the sewage lagoon building. Nella Schmidt Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Northern Cardinal From: <birders AT shaw.ca> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:03:19 -0500 You can add this Cardinal to your DOWL Rob unless already reported. This is probably the same bird (a male) which Jo reported along Park Blvd., north of Grant, earlier this year. Another failed attempt to find the Red-bellied Woodpecker! Ryan Porteous [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Boreal Chickadee From: Joel Kayer <joelkayer AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:01:24 -0800 (PST) A trio of Boreal Chickadees kept me company this morning as they looked for food amonst the Jack Pines I was limbing for cones near Cranberry Portage.  Background sound was being provided by Crossbills and a Pileated Woodpecker.   Joel Kayer The Pas __________________________________________________________________ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: No Subject From: Richard Steppler <dcco16 AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:03:49 -0600 I saw two Horned Larks as I went to Elie this morning. Dick,Elie. _________________________________________________________________ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Short-eared Owl From: "bonie chartier" <cwe AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:00:19 -0600 Hi all, On the drive up from Winnipeg on #8 highway to Gimli I saw a Short-eared Owl. It was on the corner of 88N & #8. There were 60 SNBU a little farther north along the highway as well. Regards, Bonnie Chartier Gimli, MB. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: ?+? Ducks From: "Ray Iverson" <iverson AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:26:02 -0600 Hi all.I went to throw out some food for the ducks.I parked by the Woodhaven bridge and walked along the creek shore and saw a small hawk sitting by a little pool of water.I got to about 40 feet of it and it was a S.S.Hawk.It got up and flew south into some tall trees.Another 100 feet farther on i counted 49 Mallards. Yesterday i only saw 17 ducks. Ray Iverson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL 2010 From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 22:26:51 -0600 Hi all, Sandy Campbell & Garry Budyk reported White-throated Sparrows, and Garry added Harris's Sparrow to the Dead Of Winter List, Joel Kayer contributed Northern Goshawk & Spruce Grouse, and Devon Baete mentioned Gray Partridge. This brings the Dowl to 53 species. Have I missed anything?Not bad for four days, but there are a few more things I'm hoping are still out there. I last saw the Lincoln's Sparrow on January 12th. There have been a couple of people since, posting their failure to see it. Any more recent sightings? I take it nobody has seen either Red-bellied Woodpecker recently? Is the Varied Thrush still on Chalfont? We're missing a couple of gallinaceous birds that definitely ought to be out there. Please keep a look out for these and other species and report them to us. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net DOWL 2010 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Common Goldeneye 4.. Gray Partridge 5.. Ruffed Grouse 6.. Spruce Grouse 7.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 8.. Bald Eagle 9.. Northern Goshawk 10.. Merlin 11.. Rock Pigeon 12.. Eurasian Collared-Dove 13.. Great Horned Owl 14.. Snowy Owl 15.. Northern Hawk Owl 16.. Great Gray Owl 17.. Downy Woodpecker 18.. Hairy Woodpecker 19.. American Three-toed Woodpecker 20.. Black-backed Woodpecker 21.. Pileated Woodpecker 22.. Northern Shrike 23.. Gray Jay 24.. Blue Jay 25.. Black-billed Magpie 26.. American Crow 27.. Common Raven 28.. Black-capped Chickadee 29.. Red-breasted Nuthatch 30.. White-breasted Nuthatch 31.. Brown Creeper 32.. American Robin 33.. Brown Thrasher 34.. European Starling 35.. Bohemian Waxwing 36.. Cedar Waxwing 37.. American Tree Sparrow 38.. Fox Sparrow 39.. White-throated Sparrow 40.. Harris's Sparrow 41.. Dark-eyed Junco 42.. Lapland Longspur 43.. Snow Bunting 44.. Common Grackle 45.. Pine Grosbeak 46.. House Finch 47.. Red Crossbill 48.. White-winged Crossbill 49.. Common Redpoll 50.. Pine Siskin 51.. American Goldfinch 52.. Evening Grosbeak 53.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Northern Hawk Owl on Sterling Lyon Parkway (late post, Sorry) From: "cbraden555" <cbraden555 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:20:35 -0000 Sorry for such a late post. This has been the first time I've been able to access my computer since the weekend (Someone is skipping her naps and staying up late!) On Saturday, January 30 we were on our way to Winnipeg via Wilkes when I spotted a Northern Hawk Owl on Sterling Lyon Parkway. It was about 100m from Route 90 at the point where the lanes merge to 1 if you are travelling west. I had remembered hearing about one in the area so wasn't sure if it had been reported. There had been one seen by the Fort Whyte Centre interpreters in December. I wonder if this is the same bird. I wouldn't be surprised considering how close Fort Whyte is. There hasn't been one reported in the area since. Happy birding, Carrie Braden Subject: Manitobabirds Year 2010 List From: "cbraden555" <cbraden555 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:06:48 -0000 Hi Everyone! We've added 6 new species to the year list bringing the total to 77 species. The new ones are Sharp-shinned Hawk, Golden Eagle, Barred Owl, Northern Flicker, Fox Sparrow and Western Meadowlark. Happy birding, Carrie Braden 1. Canada Goose 2. Mallard 3. Common Goldeneye 4. Gray Partridge 5. Ring-necked Pheasant 6. Ruffed Grouse 7. Spruce Grouse 8. Sharp-tailed Grouse 9. Wild Turkey 10. Bald Eagle 11. Sharp-shinned Hawk 12. Cooper's Hawk 13. Northern Goshawk 14. Golden Eagle 15. American Kestrel 16. Merlin 17. Gyrfalcon 18. Rock Pigeon 19. Eurasian Collared-Dove 20. Mourning Dove 21. Eastern Screech-Owl 22. Great Horned Owl 23. Snowy Owl 24. Northern Hawk Owl 25. Barred Owl 26. Great Gray Owl 27. Short-eared Owl 28. Red-bellied Woodpecker 29. Downy Woodpecker 30. Hairy Woodpecker 31. American Three-toed Woodpecker 32. Black-backed Woodpecker 33. Northern Flicker 34. Pileated Woodpecker 35. Northern Shrike 36. Gray Jay 37. Blue Jay 38. Black-billed Magpie 39. American Crow 40. Common Raven 41. Horned Lark 42. Black-capped Chickadee 43. Boreal Chickadee 44. Red-breasted Nuthatch 45. White-breasted Nuthatch 46. Brown Creeper 47. Golden-crowned Kinglet 48. American Robin 49. Varied Thrush 50. Brown Thrasher 51. European Starling 52. Bohemian Waxwing 53. Cedar Waxwing 54. American Tree Sparrow 55. Fox Sparrow 56. White-throated Sparrow 57. Harris's Sparrow 58. Dark-eyed Junco 59. Lapland Longspur 60. Snow Bunting 61. Northern Cardinal 62. Red-winged Blackbird 63. Western Meadowlark 64. Rusty Blackbird 65. Common Grackle 66. Brambling 67. Pine Grosbeak 68. Purple Finch 69. House Finch 70. Red Crossbill 71. White-winged Crossbill 72. Common Redpoll 73. Hoary Redpoll 74. Pine Siskin 75. American Goldfinch 76. Evening Grosbeak 77. House Sparrow Subject: Dead Great Gray or Hawk Owls From: "Duncan, James (CON)" <James.Duncan AT gov.mb.ca> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:23:22 -0600 I know that most people would not consider picking up dead great grays or hawk owls, but if you are so inclined the specimens are very valuable to my studies on these species. Same goes for any owl (other than Great Horned or Snowy owls). Thanks, Jim Dr. James R. Duncan Wildlife & Ecosystem Protection Branch Manitoba Conservation Box 24, 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3 Tel: (204) 945-7465 Fax: (204) 945-3077 Email: James.Duncan AT gov.mb.ca Wildlife Web Site www.manitoba.ca/conservation/wildlife CDC Web Site http://web2.gov.mb.ca/conservation/cdc/ ________________________________ From: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alfred Aug Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 5:49 PM To: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [Manitobabirds] Great Gray Owls Stuart and I went out looking for Great Gray Owls today. We saw three along Maple Creek Road. One was 1 km south of the snowmobile trail, probably the same owl that John Weier reported earlier in the week. The second was on the north side of the road just around the corner from the snowmobile trail and the third was about 100 yds up the road that branches off to the east at the second set of bends on Maple Creek Road. We also saw a dead Great Gray in the ditch on Old #15. We checked to see if it was banded, it was not. Other sightings of note was a flock of 30 + crows at Whitemouth; a Three-toed and a Black-backed Woodpecker along Old #15 Also several Gray Jays feeding on a Ruffed Grouse carcass on Old #15 I posted pictures of the Great Grays. Cheers, Alfred Aug Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Great Gray Owls From: "Alfred Aug" <alfred.a AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:52:28 -0600 I forgot to mention the eagles. We saw one on PR 406 near the chicken farm and one that flew overhead while we were on old # 15 Alfred Aug Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Great Gray Owls From: "Alfred Aug" <alfred.a AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:48:57 -0600 Stuart and I went out looking for Great Gray Owls today. We saw three along Maple Creek Road. One was 1 km south of the snowmobile trail, probably the same owl that John Weier reported earlier in the week. The second was on the north side of the road just around the corner from the snowmobile trail and the third was about 100 yds up the road that branches off to the east at the second set of bends on Maple Creek Road. We also saw a dead Great Gray in the ditch on Old #15. We checked to see if it was banded, it was not. Other sightings of note was a flock of 30 + crows at Whitemouth; a Three-toed and a Black-backed Woodpecker along Old #15 Also several Gray Jays feeding on a Ruffed Grouse carcass on Old #15 I posted pictures of the Great Grays. Cheers, Alfred Aug Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Roadside feeders From: "Devon" <dbaete_fish AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:08:20 -0000 Travelling toward Elgin today I saw 8 ravens (6 alone), 2 sharptail grouse, 13 partridge, and about 150 snow buntings (3 groups). All were either on edge of road or on fencelines. Also took a neat picture of about 90 of house sparrows (added to my photos) in Baldur. Devon Baete Baldur-Bruxelles Subject: Re:DOWL 2010 Northern Goshawk and Spruce Grouse From: Joel Kayer <joelkayer AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:32:24 -0800 (PST) Saw a Northern Goshawk in the Saskram Marsh system to the west of The Pas this morning and a male Spruce Grouse in Hugo Bay area yesterday afternoon.   Joel Kayer The Pas __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: DOWL 2010 - Harris' and White-throats From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:22:47 -0600 Two more species for the DOWL....I saw both Harris' Sparrow and White-throated Sparrows at the Taxation Centre on Stapon Rd today . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Robins From: "Devon" <dbaete_fish AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:10:41 -0000 I've heard of and seen several small flocks of Robins in the Belmont area this winter but had not seen any around Baldur until yesterday (2). Also reports of some showing up in Glenboro last week. Are these birds just moving from food sources or are they moving back up already? Another related note.. Baldur always seems to have a lot of Robins during the spring and summer (lots of earthworms/nightcrawlers) if anyone is interested. Devon Baete Baldur-Bruxelles Subject: baldie From: Gene Walz <genewalz AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:23:41 -0600 Just before dusk last night a Bald Eagle flew over my house (River Rd., St. Vital), heading south. It wasn't my first yard eagle, but it was the first non-migratory yard eagle. Gene Walz _________________________________________________________________ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Manitoba Winter Bird List 2009/10 From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:19:25 -0600 Hi all, Two visiting birders, Devich Farbotnik and Billy Webber (or Weber?), while on a 2674 miles in 3 days journey seeking (successfully) the Rustic Bunting in SK and the Brambling at Pierson, found a Golden Eagle on Hwy 3, south of Melita, east of Lyleton & west of Coulter on Saturday (about half way between the Lyleton turnoff and the U.S. border). This brings the Winter List to 107. It was the last outstanding "never missed" species and it may prove to be the last species added--although I'd be happy to be wrong in this prediction! Note this does not qualify for the Dead Of Winter List, as it was January 30th. Thanks to Garry Budyk for sending me the information. Please keep reporting your sightings, and those of others, to the winter list. As well, please continue checking the list to be sure I haven't missed anything. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Manitoba Winter Bird List 2009/10 1.. Cackling Goose 2.. Canada Goose 3.. Tundra Swan 4.. Wood Duck 5.. Mallard 6.. Northern Shoveler 7.. Ring-necked Duck 8.. Greater Scaup 9.. Lesser Scaup 10.. Harlequin Duck 11.. Common Goldeneye 12.. Common Merganser 13.. Gray Partridge 14.. Ring-necked Pheasant 15.. Ruffed Grouse 16.. Spruce Grouse 17.. Willow Ptarmigan 18.. Rock Ptarmigan 19.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 20.. Wild Turkey 21.. Common Loon 22.. Western Grebe 23.. American White Pelican 24.. Double-crested Cormorant 25.. Turkey Vulture 26.. Bald Eagle 27.. Northern Harrier 28.. Sharp-shinned Hawk 29.. Cooper's Hawk 30.. Northern Goshawk 31.. Red-tailed Hawk 32.. Rough-legged Hawk 33.. Golden Eagle 34.. American Kestrel 35.. Merlin 36.. Gyrfalcon 37.. Sora 38.. Ring-billed Gull 39.. Herring Gull 40.. Thayer's Gull 41.. Rock Pigeon 42.. Eurasian Collared-Dove 43.. Mourning Dove 44.. Eastern Screech-Owl 45.. Great Horned Owl 46.. Snowy Owl 47.. Northern Hawk Owl 48.. Barred Owl 49.. Great Gray Owl 50.. Short-eared Owl 51.. Boreal Owl 52.. Red-bellied Woodpecker 53.. Downy Woodpecker 54.. Hairy Woodpecker 55.. American Three-toed Woodpecker 56.. Black-backed Woodpecker 57.. Northern Flicker 58.. Pileated Woodpecker 59.. Northern Shrike 60.. Gray Jay 61.. Blue Jay 62.. Black-billed Magpie 63.. American Crow 64.. Common Raven 65.. Horned Lark 66.. Black-capped Chickadee 67.. Boreal Chickadee 68.. Red-breasted Nuthatch 69.. White-breasted Nuthatch 70.. Brown Creeper 71.. Carolina Wren 72.. Golden-crowned Kinglet 73.. Hermit Thrush 74.. American Robin 75.. Varied Thrush 76.. Brown Thrasher 77.. European Starling 78.. Bohemian Waxwing 79.. Cedar Waxwing 80.. American Tree Sparrow 81.. Fox Sparrow 82.. Lincoln's Sparrow 83.. Swamp Sparrow 84.. White-throated Sparrow 85.. Harris's Sparrow 86.. White-crowned Sparrow 87.. Dark-eyed Junco 88.. Lapland Longspur 89.. Snow Bunting 90.. Northern Cardinal 91.. Red-winged Blackbird 92.. Western Meadowlark 93.. Yellow-headed Blackbird 94.. Rusty Blackbird 95.. Common Grackle 96.. Brambling 97.. Pine Grosbeak 98.. Purple Finch 99.. House Finch 100.. Red Crossbill 101.. White-winged Crossbill 102.. Common Redpoll 103.. Hoary Redpoll 104.. Pine Siskin 105.. American Goldfinch 106.. Evening Grosbeak 107.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL 2010 From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:04:49 -0600 Hi all, With contributions from Devon Baete, Garry Budyk, and Dick Stettler we have the following new species: Sharp-tailed Grouse, Fox Sparrow & Common Grackle. This brings the DOWL to 48 species. Thanks to all for their contributions. Please continue checking over the list to be sure I'm not missing stuff. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net DOWL 2010 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Common Goldeneye 4.. Ruffed Grouse 5.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 6.. Bald Eagle 7.. Merlin 8.. Rock Pigeon 9.. Eurasian Collared-Dove 10.. Great Horned Owl 11.. Snowy Owl 12.. Northern Hawk Owl 13.. Great Gray Owl 14.. Downy Woodpecker 15.. Hairy Woodpecker 16.. American Three-toed Woodpecker 17.. Black-backed Woodpecker 18.. Pileated Woodpecker 19.. Northern Shrike 20.. Gray Jay 21.. Blue Jay 22.. Black-billed Magpie 23.. American Crow 24.. Common Raven 25.. Black-capped Chickadee 26.. Red-breasted Nuthatch 27.. White-breasted Nuthatch 28.. Brown Creeper 29.. American Robin 30.. Brown Thrasher 31.. European Starling 32.. Bohemian Waxwing 33.. Cedar Waxwing 34.. American Tree Sparrow 35.. Fox Sparrow 36.. Dark-eyed Junco 37.. Lapland Longspur 38.. Snow Bunting 39.. Common Grackle 40.. Pine Grosbeak 41.. House Finch 42.. Red Crossbill 43.. White-winged Crossbill 44.. Common Redpoll 45.. Pine Siskin 46.. American Goldfinch 47.. Evening Grosbeak 48.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: No Subject From: Richard Steppler <dcco16 AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:03:04 -0600 Rob Do you have Common Grackle on the list? I had one at my feeders today. Dick,Elie. _________________________________________________________________ Introducing Windows® phone. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9708122 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: DOWL 2010 - Fox Sparrow From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:49:14 -0600 I saw the Fox Sparrow along a lane behind Kildonan Drive again today . It was at the rear of 869 Kildonan Drive , which is also the lane at the very back of the schoolyard of Angus McKay School at 850 Woodvale Ave . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Mature Bald Eagle From: "Ron" <ronwendy AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:10:33 -0000 I sighted a mature Bald Eagle low over the Moray Bridge, flying West to East along the Assiniboine River at 8:20 this morning (Feb 03). Subject: New image on the Nature Manitoba site From: Frank Machovec <frank_machovec AT yahoo.ca> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 07:53:57 -0800 (PST) I have just posted Deanna Dodgson's photograph of a Sanderling at http://www.manitobanature.ca/MB_birds/misc/SAND_09.htm Frank Machovec __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. Subject: DOWL 2010 From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:15:55 -0600 Hi all, Thanks to contributions from Garry Budyk, Ray Iverson, Rudolf Koes and Adam Walleyn, we have the following new species: Mallard, Merlin, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, American Tree Sparrow, House Finch. This brings the DOWL to 45 species. Keep those sightings coming. There are still quite a few that should be easy to add. Please continue checking over the list to be sure I'm not missing stuff. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net DOWL 2010 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Common Goldeneye 4.. Ruffed Grouse 5.. Bald Eagle 6.. Merlin 7.. Rock Pigeon 8.. Eurasian Collared-Dove 9.. Great Horned Owl 10.. Snowy Owl 11.. Northern Hawk Owl 12.. Great Gray Owl 13.. Downy Woodpecker 14.. Hairy Woodpecker 15.. American Three-toed Woodpecker 16.. Black-backed Woodpecker 17.. Pileated Woodpecker 18.. Northern Shrike 19.. Gray Jay 20.. Blue Jay 21.. Black-billed Magpie 22.. American Crow 23.. Common Raven 24.. Black-capped Chickadee 25.. Red-breasted Nuthatch 26.. White-breasted Nuthatch 27.. Brown Creeper 28.. American Robin 29.. Brown Thrasher 30.. European Starling 31.. Bohemian Waxwing 32.. Cedar Waxwing 33.. American Tree Sparrow 34.. Dark-eyed Junco 35.. Lapland Longspur 36.. Snow Bunting 37.. Pine Grosbeak 38.. House Finch 39.. Red Crossbill 40.. White-winged Crossbill 41.. Common Redpoll 42.. Pine Siskin 43.. American Goldfinch 44.. Evening Grosbeak 45.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: whitewinged crossbills From: Charlie McPherson <charliemac25 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:19:43 -0600 Saw about a dozen whitewings at the Selkirk hospital today - a first for me this winter. Charlie McPherson Whytwold _________________________________________________________________ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: American Tree Sparrow From: Adam Walleyn <a_walleyn AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:12:51 -0800 (PST) Hi folks, I found two Tree Sparrows at a feeder in Holland today.  Surprisingly this is the first ever sighting of Tree Sparrow in Holland in winter. Adam Walleyn Holland, MB __________________________________________________________________ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php Subject: Re: DOWL 2010 From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:25:36 -0600 I see House Finch has not yet been reported for the DOWL . Deanna and I can add our local flock for the list . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: ?+? C. Waxwing From: "Ray Iverson" <iverson AT mts.net> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:08:09 -0600 Hi Rob.I saw Cedar Waxwings this morning.Now i am going to look for the ducks. ray Iverson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL 2010 From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:06:30 -0600 Hi all, We're off to a fine start. Thanks to contributions from Red Clarke, Carolyn Curtis, Jim Duncan, Dennis Fast, Paul Friesen, Ray Iverson, Liz Morash, Bernie Neufeld, Stuart Oikawa, Vic Reimer, Jo Swartz, Ian Thorleifson, John Weier (& Garry Budyk) and Margaret Yorke, we have 39 species. At least I think it's 39, but I may have overlooked the odd bird. For example, I just noticed I'd neglected to include White-breasted Nuthatch. I found it, but there easily could be others I've overlooked. So please do look the list over and bring any omissions to my attention. This applies especially to all the contributors to be sure I have all your birds! Thanks to all the people who provided sightings on Day 1. I'm sort of thinking there are a few birders out there who enjoy this exercise! ;) Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net DOWL 2010 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Common Goldeneye 3.. Ruffed Grouse 4.. Bald Eagle 5.. Rock Pigeon 6.. Eurasian Collared-Dove 7.. Great Horned Owl 8.. Snowy Owl 9.. Northern Hawk Owl 10.. Great Gray Owl 11.. Downy Woodpecker 12.. Hairy Woodpecker 13.. American Three-toed Woodpecker 14.. Black-backed Woodpecker 15.. Pileated Woodpecker 16.. Northern Shrike 17.. Gray Jay 18.. Blue Jay 19.. Black-billed Magpie 20.. American Crow 21.. Common Raven 22.. Black-capped Chickadee 23.. Red-breasted Nuthatch 24.. White-breasted Nuthatch 25.. Brown Creeper 26.. American Robin 27.. European Starling 28.. Bohemian Waxwing 29.. Dark-eyed Junco 30.. Lapland Longspur 31.. Snow Bunting 32.. Pine Grosbeak 33.. Red Crossbill 34.. White-winged Crossbill 35.. Common Redpoll 36.. Pine Siskin 37.. American Goldfinch 38.. Evening Grosbeak 39.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL From: Carolyn Curtis <ccurtis699 AT yahoo.ca> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:12:41 -0800 (PST) Hi Rob and everyone, I didn't see a mention of Bohemian Waxwing for the DOWL list. I saw a small flock of about a dozen this morning in a neighbour's Mountain Ash tree in River Heights. Cheers, Carolyn Curtis Winnipeg __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: DOWL From: "Paul Friesen" <pfriesen AT cmu.ca> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:18:19 -0600 You can add White-winged Crossbills to the DOWL. Saw a flock of about a dozen at the SW corner of Grant and Cathcart at 12:45 PM. Paul Friesen Winnipeg From: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Parsons Sent: February 1, 2010 10:47 AM To: Manitoba Birds Subject: [Manitobabirds] DOWL Hi all, I should have sent this yesterday, but got distracted. Today is February 1st and that means it's time to start a Dead (Depths) Of Winter List or DOWL! For anyone unfamiliar with this, the idea is exactly the same as the Winter List, but with the further restriction that all sightings must be between February 1st & 28th (29th in a Leap Year). It makes for an intructive comparison between this and the regular list, if only to demonstrate the amount of attrition. Of course, if anyone finds a species new for the full winter, it qualifies for both lists. The Manitoba Winter List is at 106 species. Let's see how many of them can still be found. Cheers, Rob Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Great Gray Owl From: "John Weier" <jweier AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:20:33 -0600 Garry Budyk and I were out birding today. We drove out Hwy 15 to Elma in the morning and then turned up to Seven Sisters Falls. From there to Hwy 520 and across country to Lac du Bonnet. Then north on Maple Creek Road to Pine Falls and on home again. We had 26 species, among them some great owls and woodpeckers, as well as a Northern Shrike. Common Goldeneye at Bracken Falls Ruffed Grouse on Old 15 Rock Pigeon Great Horned Owl on Old 15 a hundred metres east of Lewis Road Great Gray Owl on Maple Creek Road 1 kilometre south of the skidoo trail east side of the road across from a farmyard Northern Hawk Owl on Maple Creek Road 1.5 kms south of Hwy 11 Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker American Three-toed Woodpecker on Old 15 1/2 km west of Lewis Road north side of the road Black-backed Woodpecker on Old 15 1.4 km west of Lewis Road south side of the road Pileated Woodpecker on Noel Road Blue Jay Gray Jay Black-billed Magpie American Crow Common Raven Northern Shrike on Hwy 520 at the junction with Tower Road southwest quadrant Bohemian Waxwing European Starling Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee Common Redpoll Pine Grosbeak Evening Grosbeak Snow Bunting Good birding, 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: DOWL From: "Margaret Yorke" <yorkem AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:56:17 -0600 Add Rock Pigeons - a very hardy species - about 200 in downtown Brandon this morning. Margaret Yorke & Millie Reid [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL From: "stuartoikawa" <icemn_19 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:40:41 -0000 Hi All, Sighted and uploaded photos of a Northern Shrike taken today, Feb.1/10 at Bird's Hill Park, near the Cedar Bog Trail, feeder. Stuart Oikawa, Winnipeg Subject: DOWL From: "Liz Morash" <ecmor AT shaw.ca> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:14:31 -0600 A few minutes ago, I had a Brown Creeper pecking at the suet cake hanging from my poplar tree in the front yard. Liz Morash Winnipeg (St. Vital) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: ?+? Birds From: "Ray Iverson" <iverson AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:54:39 -0600 Hi all.I went looking for that maybe Gyrfalcon this afternoon.I found two Snowy Owls.one just off Wilkes on the road that goes to the lagoon office and one on the west side of the lagoon on the high hydro pole.Also saw a G.H.Owl in the trees on the east side of the lagoon and about 75 L.Longspurs on the service road between the lagoon and the Perimeter.I also saw the C.Goose today.Good birding . Ray Iverson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Crossbill Invasion From: "Bernie Neufeld" <bernien AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:15:46 -0600 Further to my AM report, Louis P. & I observed 50-60 crossbills around our yard on Center Ave E in Landmark just before noon today; the flock included white-winged as well as red crossbills! Bernie N. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL From: "Jim Reimer" <goldenb AT vcc.coop> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:51:27 -0600 You can add these species found on my property this morning. House Sparrow Common Raven Black-billed Magpie Snow Bunting Lapland Longspur Red-breasted Nuthatch American Goldfinch Bald Eagle Vic Reimer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Robins From: <vike AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:54:05 -0600 There are still at least 20 robins living in Minnedosa for the winter. They spend the warmest parts of the day on the thin ice below the dam and rapids on the river - picking up aquatic insects, I expect. Ian Thorleifson Minnedosa From: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Parsons Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:47 AM To: Manitoba Birds Subject: [Manitobabirds] DOWL Hi all, I should have sent this yesterday, but got distracted. Today is February 1st and that means it's time to start a Dead (Depths) Of Winter List or DOWL! For anyone unfamiliar with this, the idea is exactly the same as the Winter List, but with the further restriction that all sightings must be between February 1st & 28th (29th in a Leap Year). It makes for an intructive comparison between this and the regular list, if only to demonstrate the amount of attrition. Of course, if anyone finds a species new for the full winter, it qualifies for both lists. The Manitoba Winter List is at 106 species. Let's see how many of them can still be found. Cheers, Rob Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4824 (20100201) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL From: "Richard Silverman" <silvrmn AT cc.UManitoba.CA> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:39:17 -0600 Also : Hairy Woodpecker, Dark-eyed Junco, American Crow and European Starling. Jo Swartz [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Red Crossbills From: "Bernie Neufeld" <bernien AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:57:09 -0600 Shovelling snow outside, I heard some beautiful warbling music from above; when I looked up at spruce trees around our yard, I spotted the source - several red crossbills working the cone-laden tips; when they flew off, I counted at least 16 birds; those I binoc-ogled all didn't have wingbars; Helene & I also saw a flock (about a dozen) of these on Fri. last, leading me to believe they must be in town (that's Landmark, jjust south of Lorette, on Highway #206); we live on Center Ave E. Bernie N. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: DOWL From: Dennis Fast <denroy AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:01:39 -0600 You can start with chickadee, hairy, downy, pileated (2), collared-dove, siskins, blue jays, wb nuthatch. Cheers, Dennis www.dennisfast.com Dennis Fast Box 151 Kleefeld, MB R0A 0V0 (204) 377-4455 denroy AT mts.net Subject: RE: DOWL - great horned owl From: "Duncan, James (CON)" <James.Duncan AT gov.mb.ca> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:59:03 -0600 There was a very dark great horned owl adjacent Provincial Road 236 and just north of 71 road north this morning. Cheers, Jim Duncan, Balmoral, MB [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Great Gray Owls and Hawk Owl near/on Hecla Island From: "Duncan, James (CON)" <James.Duncan AT gov.mb.ca> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:54:46 -0600 Yesterday Patsy and I banded 5 of 7 great grays and I hawk owl on/near Hecla Island as follows: * Three Adult female great grays (hatch year 2008, 2007 and older) 300-880 m s of Hgwy 8, 1 mi w of the Grindstone Road, * An adult hawk owl just n of #8 on the Grindstone Road, and * Two of 4 great grays seen on the forest edge in the Icelandic Village. Thanks for your reports of these northern forest owls. Cheers, Jim Dr. James R. Duncan, Wildlife & Ecosystem Protection Branch, James.Duncan AT gov.mb.ca Have you registered for the 2010 Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference in Winnipeg 25-27 February? www.pcesc.ca [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: DOWL From: "Redmond Clarke" <rmclarke AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:54:43 -0600 So far, my birds for the DOWL are: Downy Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Pine Siskin Cheers, Red R. McV. Clarke 211 Victoria Crescent Winnipeg Manitoba R2M 1X6 -----Original Message----- From: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Parsons Sent: February-01-10 10:47 AM To: Manitoba Birds Subject: [Manitobabirds] DOWL Hi all, I should have sent this yesterday, but got distracted. Today is February 1st and that means it's time to start a Dead (Depths) Of Winter List or DOWL! For anyone unfamiliar with this, the idea is exactly the same as the Winter List, but with the further restriction that all sightings must be between February 1st & 28th (29th in a Leap Year). It makes for an intructive comparison between this and the regular list, if only to demonstrate the amount of attrition. Of course, if anyone finds a species new for the full winter, it qualifies for both lists. The Manitoba Winter List is at 106 species. Let's see how many of them can still be found. Cheers, Rob Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: DOWL From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:47:15 -0600 Hi all, I should have sent this yesterday, but got distracted. Today is February 1st and that means it's time to start a Dead (Depths) Of Winter List or DOWL! For anyone unfamiliar with this, the idea is exactly the same as the Winter List, but with the further restriction that all sightings must be between February 1st & 28th (29th in a Leap Year). It makes for an intructive comparison between this and the regular list, if only to demonstrate the amount of attrition. Of course, if anyone finds a species new for the full winter, it qualifies for both lists. The Manitoba Winter List is at 106 species. Let's see how many of them can still be found. Cheers, Rob Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Subject: Pine Grosbeak From: "dvdrtt" <cawa AT mts.net> Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:10:32 -0000 Thank you for the guidance Rob. The bird showed up at the same place on Saturday (before I got there). The host took a couple of photos before it departed. I put two of the photos in the I.D. folder that show the bird a bit better. David Raitt The Pas Subject: large white bird From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:59:10 +0000 I have just received an intriguing report of a large, almost all white bird (with small amounts of grey) seen today at the corner of Dieppe and Roblin heading toward Wilkes. The bird was about the size of a Snowy Owl but with a proportionately small head and pointed wings, gliding low to the ground. Of course it is possible that this was a Snowy Owl at a tricky angle but might also be a Gyrfalcon. Worth being on the look out for… Christian Artuso (Winnipeg) _________________________________________________________________ [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: Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com 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: Horned Lakrs From: "Liis Veelma" <lveelma AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:47:33 -0600 January 31 is probably too early for Horned Larks to be migrating north. Therefore, the eight Jo Swartz and I saw along PR 322 north of Starbuck are likely over-wintering birds. One was associating with a Lapland Longspur north of the east-west stretch. The seven feeding with six Snow Buntings south of it seem to be an unusually large group for this time of year. Liis Veelma Winnipeg MB. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Spring birds in January From: <pgoossen AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:10:38 -0600 Well January is drawing to a close and our backyard in Morden this month seems like early spring. Juncos, flickers, goldfinches. Today we had a 4 woodpecker day, Hairy, Downy, Pileated and Flickers. Turkeys are still present almost daily next door; two even showed up at the front door the other day.Three to four eastern fox squirrels show contiued interest in the birdseed in the backyard - a continuing battle to keep them at bay! Paul Goossen Morden Subject: Fox Sparrow From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:34:16 -0600 A productive walk in the neighbourhood this morning . Unexpected was a Fox Sparrow under a feeder on Kildonan Drive . Nearby were several juncos , many Pine Siskins and a flock of House Finches . Also adding interest to the walk : Merlin - 1 ( 300 block Helmsdale ) Cedar Waxwing - 11 ( Fraser's Grove Park ) White-throated Sparrow - 1 ( Kildonan/Kimberly ) Am. Robin - 2 ( two locations ) Great Horned Owl - 1 ( roosting at Kildonan/Hazeldell ) " - 1 ( fly-by at Kildonan/Helmsdale . This one was flying n/e more or less away from the the other so I took these as likely 2 different birds ) . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Eurasian Collared-Dove From: "Linda" <linda_pearn AT umanitoba.ca> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:30:54 -0000 On the return trip from MB Horticulture Convention in Steinbach, I decided to take a side trip to Kleefeld to see the Eurasian Collared-Dove. What a treat to see this bird so close-up that I could clearly observe the reddish-coloured eye. This was only my second sighting of this bird. Thanks so much to Dennis Fast and Harv Lane for providing the opportunity. Linda Pearn Old St. Vital, Winnipeg Subject: Short-eared Owl +++ From: christian artuso <chartuso AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:07:46 +0000 I took visiting Minnesotan birders Alan and Jo Stankevitz out Highway 15 then over to Birds Hill PP and Oak Hammock today. Highlights included a Northern Hawk, Owl, a Short-eared owl , two Snowy Owls, a male American Three-toed Woodpecker, a male Spruce Grouse, 6 Boreal Chickadees seen very well, Pine and Evening Grosbeaks and various flocks of Snow Buntings. An American Goldfinch at the feeders in Elma was unexpected… Christian Artuso (Winnipeg) _________________________________________________________________ Say Happy New Year with Messenger for Mobile. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9706117 [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: Manitobabirds-digest AT yahoogroups.com 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: Wintering Western Meadowlark From: "Cal" <cal.cuthbert AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:55:43 -0000 I just got word from Gord Hamel (ph: 636-2433)that a Western Meadowlark is wintering among the cattle in a neighbor's feedlot south of Riding Mountain National Park near Erickson. It was just yesterday that Gord found out about it. Apparently the bird has been there for at least a month but the landowner wasn't quite sure it was a meadowlark due to the much duller winter plumage. Let's hope it hangs in there for the remainder of the winter. Cal Subject: Re: I.D. request From: "Rob Parsons" <parsons8 AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:51:18 -0600 Hi David, Thanks to having a direct comparison with a Pine Grosbeak beside it, I'd say this bird is a leucistic Pine Grosbeak. The size & shape of the two are a perfect match. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net