Lark Bunting - North Bay - May 16, 2002

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I am reporting for Cal Osborne and Sandra Arseneau who reported seeing a
Lark Bunting near Laurier Woods in North Bay tonight at quarter to 9.

From Hwy 11/17 take Franklin Rd west past Tim Hortons (the Visitor
Information Center is on the south west side of the intersection).  The road
curves around Tim Hortons.  Continue to Brule St. which is on the left
before the railroad.  Go about 600 yards on Brule to an oil company and go
through the fence.  It is in the field near Laurier Woods.

There was a Peregrine Falcon feeding on a Green-winged Teal in the Powassan
Sewage Lagoon which is on the south bound side of Hwy 11  just north of the
north Powassan exit.  Look for the Welcome To Powassan sign.  If you are
travelling from the south, you have to pass them and take the first turn
around lane, then travel south.

Like everyone else we've had a huge warbler fall out, and 2 early Blackpoll
Warblers reported.


Alex Parker
South River
mkparker@onlink.net

Franklin's Gull, South of Verner - east of North Bay - May 13, 2002

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Five adult Franklin's Gulls, pushed east probably by huge recent, west winds
found themselves on a newly seeded field west of Rainville Rd. at highway
64, about 5 miles south of Verner on Sunday about 5:00 P.M. Verner is about
40 miles due west of North Bay.
    In  the field with them were about a dozen Bonapartes and numbers of
Ring-bills and Herring Gulls.
        Yours etc. Dick Tafel, North Bay, 705 472-7907
    

Richard Tafel 
rtafel@sympatico.ca

Eurasian Widgeon in Nipissing District (North Bay) - April 28, 2002

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The male Eurasian Wigeon was still present today (in a snow storm) on the
Verner Sewage Lagoon.

Verner is located on Highway 17 about 45 mintues west of North Bay.

Directions:

Travel into Verner on highway 17 (either from North Bay or Sudbury).  Take
highway 64 (this is the correct highway number) south for about 0.6
kilometes.  You will cross over the Veuve river.  Turn left onto Ch. Olivier
Rd.
and travel to the east.  Go about 0.65 kilometers to the driveway on the
right hand side of the road.  You can see the banks of the lagoon at the end
of the driveway.  Follow the driveway to the locked gate.  Go under the gate
and you are are the lagoons.  The bird was on the southern most lagoon with
5 American Wigeon.

As we were arriving the 6 wigeon flew in from the adjacent field.

Martin and Kathy and Alex  Parker
South River
mkparker@onlink.net

Eurasian Wigeon, Verner sewage lagoon, (half way betwen Sudburyand North Bay) - April 26, 2002

Sighting reports originating from the ONTBIRDS mail server network are repeated courtesy of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO).

Pair of Eurasian Wigeon are at the Verner lagoon.
    This lagoon in the middle of a frigidly cold farm field (in the recent
weather) is located by going down hwy 124 south of Verner off highway 17
one-half mile and  crossing the bridge of the Veuve River, coming upon a
named road (forget the name), and going east about half mile to an unmarked
road, heading southerly; go another half mile to a locked gate. Crawl over
or through the gate and lo and behold before you will loom up two cells of
lagoons. 
    Verner is about equal distant between Sudbury and North Bay.
    On Tuesday 15 Snow Geese were there for a short while, but seem to have
flown away. Hundreds of Horned Larks can be spotted (if you are sharp-eyed)
flying or running about local farm fields.

    Yours etc. Dick Tafel, North Bay 705 472-7907

Richard Tafel 
rtafel@sympatico.ca

Early Spring Birds at North Bay - April 13, 2002

Sighting reports originating from the ONTBIRDS mail server network are repeated courtesy of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO).

     The first Yellow-rumped Warbler of the season was noted  by the
"Smiths" today at Laurier Woods  North Bay. Other early spring birds at the
same site included American Woodcock, Brown Creeper, Hermit Thrush,
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and  Belted Kingfisher . A Red-throated Loon was
rescued from a "poor landing" and released into the only accessable open
water near the bridge at Northshore Road, Trout Lake. It has been observed
at the creek opening near One Mile Bay. An American Widgeon was also noted
with the Loon. Four female Downy's, one Killdeer and three Pileated
Woodpeckers were viewed from Northshore Road.
     Of note, at the writer's feeder a White-winged Crossbill was observed
feeding all day, while other arrivals consisted of Dark-eyed Juncos,
American Tree Sparrows and Redpolls, two Fox Sparrows and a White-throated
Sparrow.  We must have had at one time 350+ birds in our yard, an amazing
sight.
    Take heart those that are further north, the birds are coming.  Good
birding.


Please contact us at kjsmith@efni.com if you want detailed directions or
phone 705-776-7160.

ken smith
kjsmith@efni.com

Double-crested Cormorants, Sandhill Cranes, North Bay area. - April 8, 2002

Sighting reports originating from the ONTBIRDS mail server network are repeated courtesy of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO).

    For cormorant watchers, you may be interested to know that two of them
were in the Sturgeon River on Sunday. This is just south of the town of
Sturgeon Falls, 30 miles due west of North Bay.
    6 Sandhill Cranes have been residing off River Road, just north-east of
Powassan, south of North Bay for the past week.
    Eastern Meadowlarks and Killdeer made it this far, as early as April 1,
seeming however, to be quite uncomfortable amidst the minimal amount of
grass  not covered by snow, alongside Rainville Rd. south of Verner, which
is 35 miles due west of North Bay. Winter snow and ice are still very
prominent up here, thus far!
        
		Yours etc.  Dick Tafel, North Bay 705-472-7907
		rtafel@sympatico.ca

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