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I'm on dial-up and a laptop without a mouse, so forgive any errs as I'm not=
used to this. I picked up a number of new birds for my New Brunswick list=
when passing through. The best of which were wood duck, bald eagle and os=
prey, pied-billed grebe and red crossbill.
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Passing through Quebec all birds were new for that list, as the last time I=
drove I did not create or start a list for that province. We stayed at Ri=
viere Du Loop on the way through and close to the main drag. This is a gre=
at spot with many bird species and I wish that I had more time to explore. =
A flat tire with a nail took away from time, but I still managed to see a =
large group of cedar waxwings, a clay-colored sparrow at a feeder by the pl=
ace we stayed and a peregrine falcon along with numerous other species. I =
was pleased. Through Quebec we saw one turkey vulture at Wickam and anothe=
r near the border to Ontario.
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In Ontario about 9km inside the border along the 417 close to Hawksbury the=
re were five turkey vultures. At Carp there were 10. Going though Ottawa =
there were hawks in the air, but during rush hour on a Friday evening it wa=
s no time to get an id. Also movements of other hawks were at various loca=
tions, but again traffic being heavy, I could not determine species. =20
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For those that are keeping track of such along St. Albert on the 417, there=
was some type of reeds along the medium and hundreds of black-birds, likel=
y red-winged were socking down into there. I counted 200, but who knows ho=
w many more went in before or after. There was also a flock of about 80 re=
d-winged blackbirds as we were leaving the outskirts of Ottawa along the 41=
7.
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25 km before Renfew there was a pull off where we stopped. It was right by=
the 25 km sign and there is a farm with a field. For those who are keepin=
g track of shorebirds there were 26 killdeer there.
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Upon reaching Baptiste Lake, my best birds so far are a sharp-shinned hawk =
and a yellow-bellied sapsucker. I had a mystery warbler. One I have not s=
een before. It was an olive warbler, with a white eye ring and a dark eyeb=
row line above the eye. It was about the size of a palm warbler and came o=
ut relatively low in the foilage. It gave me a brief look only and I canno=
t find anything in my Sibley's guide to match what I saw.
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore, NS
Visiting Ontario
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Hi all:<BR>
<BR>
I'm on dial-up and a laptop without a mouse, so forgive any errs as I'm not=
used to this. I picked up a number of new birds for my New Brunswick=
list when passing through. The best of which were wood duck, bald ea=
gle and osprey, pied-billed grebe and red crossbill.<BR>
<BR>
Passing through Quebec all birds were new for that list, as the last time I=
drove I did not create or start a list for that province. We stayed =
at Riviere Du Loop on the way through and close to the main drag. Thi=
s is a great spot with many bird species and I wish that I had more time to=
explore. A flat tire with a nail took away from time, but I still ma=
naged to see a large group of cedar waxwings, a clay-colored sparrow at a f=
eeder by the place we stayed and a peregrine falcon along with numerous oth=
er species. I was pleased. Through Quebec we saw one turkey vul=
ture at Wickam and another near the border to Ontario.<BR>
<BR>
In Ontario about 9km inside the border along the 417 close to Hawksbury the=
re were five turkey vultures. At Carp there were 10. Going thou=
gh Ottawa there were hawks in the air, but during rush hour on a Friday eve=
ning it was no time to get an id. Also movements of other hawks were =
at various locations, but again traffic being heavy, I could not determine =
species. <BR>
<BR>
For those that are keeping track of such along St. Albert on the 417, there=
was some type of reeds along the medium and hundreds of black-birds, likel=
y red-winged were socking down into there. I counted 200, but who kno=
ws how many more went in before or after. There was also a flock of a=
bout 80 red-winged blackbirds as we were leaving the outskirts of Ottawa al=
ong the 417.<BR>
<BR>
25 km before Renfew there was a pull off where we stopped. It was rig=
ht by the 25 km sign and there is a farm with a field. For those who =
are keeping track of shorebirds there were 26 killdeer there.<BR>
<BR>
Upon reaching Baptiste Lake, my best birds so far are a sharp-shinned hawk =
and a yellow-bellied sapsucker. I had a mystery warbler. One I =
have not seen before. It was an olive warbler, with a white eye ring =
and a dark eyebrow line above the eye. It was about the size of a pal=
m warbler and came out relatively low in the foilage. It gave me a br=
ief look only and I cannot find anything in my Sibley's guide to match what=
I saw.<BR>
<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Dublin Shore, NS<BR>
Visiting Ontario<BR><br /><hr />Discover the new Windows Vista <a href=3D'h=
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