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03 Feb Foggy birding [Lars Jansson ] 03 Feb Dead of Winter list [Gerald Machnee ] 3 Feb Manitoba Winter Bird List 2011/12 [Rob Parsons ] 3 Feb Dead Of Winter List 2012 [Rob Parsons ] 03 Feb Horned Larks ["danarace11" ] 3 Feb DOW list addition ... Red-Bellied Woodpecker [Barb Taylor ] 03 Feb Great Horned Owl ["Fritzmom" ] 2 Feb DOW List ["Ken Gardner" ] 2 Feb Dead Of Winter List 2012 [Rob Parsons ] 03 Feb gray-crowned rosy finch ["Carole Sangster" ] 2 Feb Tip on Audubon Portal data entry for CBC compilers ["Peter Taylor" ] 2 Feb Hawk Owls and a Great Gray ["Garry Budyk" ] 2 Feb DOW Wekusko Lake [Joel Kayer ] 2 Feb Fox Sparrow [] 02 Feb Pine Siskins in Charleswood ["fud8ma" ] 1 Feb Owl, Snow Buntings [Bill Maciejko ] 2 Feb DOW Robin [Joel Kayer ] 1 Feb Dead Of Winter List 2012 [Rob Parsons ] 1 Feb Re: Mystery bird ["Garry Budyk" ] 02 Feb DOWL ["Anita & Ron" ] 02 Feb Common and Hoary Redpolls DOWL ["stuart.oikawa" ] 1 Feb Rough-legged Hawk ["Bob Shettler" ] 01 Feb Mystery bird ["James" ] 01 Feb DOWL ["birdwatchertoo" ] 1 Feb Northern Flicker and DOWL [] 1 Feb Churchill visit [] 1 Feb DOW List [Joel Kayer ] 01 Feb DOW list [Lars Jansson ] 1 Feb Re: DOW List ["Garry Budyk" ] 1 Feb Re: DOW List ["Garry Budyk" ] 1 Feb DOW [] 1 Feb Townsend's Solitaire [Robb Nickel ] 1 Feb RE: DOW birds [Ian Thorleifson ] 01 Feb Post corrections re: Albino sparrow ["Don Elias" ] 01 Feb DOW birds ["rdemey2000" ] 01 Feb More yard visitors in Dufresne ["Fritzmom" ] 01 Feb Albino sparrow and Harris sparrow ["Don Elias" ] 1 Feb DOW List ["Ken Gardner" ] 1 Feb The Morning Crew [Irenne Bader ] 01 Feb Feb 1 2012 Yard Birds ["Fritzmom" ] 31 Jan Winter lists [Rob Parsons ] 31 Jan Northern Shrike [Rob Parsons ] 31 Jan Re: Nest Building??? ["Peter Taylor" ] 01 Feb Nest Building??? ["stuart.oikawa" ] 30 Jan Re: Northern Hawk Owl ["Garry Budyk" ] 30 Jan question re Christmas Bird Counts [] 30 Jan Robin [Joel Kayer ] 29 Jan Re: Northern Hawk Owl ["Peter Taylor" ] 29 Jan Northern Hawk Owl... finally ["Guy" ] 29 Jan Northern Hawk Owl ["John Weier" ] 29 Jan Red-bellied Woodpecker ["Garry Budyk" ] 29 Jan AMCR ["dvdrtt" ] 29 Jan Varied Thrush - Hecla ["Bob Shettler" ] 29 Jan Redpolls a plenty ["Guy" ] 28 Jan Great Horned Owl ["Dennis S" ] 28 Jan Downy Woodpecker ["Sursohog" ] 28 Jan Bird I.D. ["Sursohog" ] 28 Jan Re: Eagle @ Portage & Main ["paulwhancock" ] 27 Jan Just a walk in the Park ( Kildonan) [Teo Tkachuk ] 27 Jan Eagle @ Portage & Main [Liis Veelma ] 27 Jan 2011 List ["Raven" ] 27 Jan 2011 List ["Raven" ] 27 Jan 2011 List ["Raven" ] 27 Jan Re: 2011 year end list ["Linda Pearn" ] 26 Jan Lost one Duck - ttkachuk@yahoo.com [Teo Tkachuk ] 26 Jan 2011 year end list ["Raven" ] 23 Jan Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Foray [Rob Parsons ] 22 Jan Varied Thrush ["birdwatchertoo" ] 21 Jan Northern Cardinal ["capenter75" ] 21 Jan The Birds of Manitoba [Ricardo Ibarra ] 21 Jan wild turkey ["rdemey2000" ] 21 Jan Manitoba Winter Bird List 2011/12 [Rob Parsons ] 20 Jan Third Time is the Charm [Rob Parsons ] 20 Jan Great Horned Owl ["Fritzmom" ] 19 Jan red-bellied woodpecker [] 19 Jan Bohemian Waxwings at last [Barbara Barnett ] Subject: Foggy birding From: Lars Jansson <janssonl AT shaw.ca> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:01:03 -0600 On Friday, February 3, Ryan Porteous, Stuart Oikawa and I headed north
on PTH 59, turned east on PH 317 still in heavy fog. The fog began to
lift along 317 and allowed us to see some snow buntings. We turned
north on Maple Creek Road and 1 km from the intersection, on the grain
bins on the right was perched a Gyrfalcon. Still a bit misty in the
fog, but when he flew there was no question of the ID with the bird's
pointed wings. After MCR we continued north along PTH 11 and PH 304,
crossing the river on the dam in search of Garry's Great Gray. Thanks
to his excellent instructions, we found the bird in a west side clearing
just beyond where Garry reported it -- 10.4 km north of the 304/11
intersection. After this sighting we returned south along PTH 11, via
PH502 to Alma and the Lewis Road. At the corner of Brookfield Road and
Shaun Dale Drive we saw the Mourning Dove, most likely the same bird in
the same tree that we observed on January 4. Heavy fog was again
encountered as we headed home along PTH 15.
A total of 21 species were recorded.
Lars Jansson
Winnipeg
For purposes of the DOW list, I give our record for the day.
1.
Gyrfalcon
2.
Rock Pigeon
3.
Mourning Dove
4.
Great Gray Owl
5.
Downy Woodpecker
6.
Hairy Woodpecker
7.
Am. 3-toed Woodpecker
8.
Black-backed Woodpecker
9.
Northern Shrike (2)
10.
Gray Jay
11.
Blue Jay
12.
Black-billed Magpie
13.
American Crow
14.
Common Raven
15.
Black-capped Chickadee
16.
White-breasted Nuthatch
17.
European Starling
18.
Snow Bunting
19.
Pine Grosbeak
20.
Common Redpoll
21.
House Sparrow
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Subject: Dead of Winter listFrom: Gerald Machnee <machneeg AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:19:26 -0600 Today, on the way home, I saw an American Robin in a neighbour's yard on Little Britain Rd, near Lockport. In addition, I saw a Snowy Owl On the perimeter and #8 and another near #8 and #27. Gerald Machnee Lockport ------------------------------------Subject: Manitoba Winter Bird List 2011/12 From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:20:26 -0600 Hi all, I'm delighted to have two species to add to the list. Definitely not to be expected at this time in the season. Both are the work of Ryan Porteous. One is the Fox Sparrow he posted to Manitobabirds about. (And already on the DOW list.) The other is a Northern Saw-whet Owl. The latter bird was found by "a Mark MacDonald" who lives just east of Nourse, and contacted Ryan who passed the word along to me. For any of you unfamiliar with it, Nourse is an almost invisible community on Highway 15 between Vivian & Ste. Rita. The bird was not well and he turned it over to the Wildlife Haven people where it unfortunately died. This was in January so it doesn't qualify for the DOWL, but along with the Fox Sparrow, it raises our list to 104, tied for 3rd highest ever and only one species behind second place. It's quite impressive considering the fairly low waterfowl total, and sparse sparrow total. Please keep reporting your sightings, and those of others for the winter list. As well, please continue to check through the list to be sure I haven't missed anything. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Manitoba Winter Bird List 2011/12 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Green-winged Teal 4.. Canvasback 5.. Lesser Scaup 6.. Long-tailed Duck 7.. Common Goldeneye 8.. Common Merganser 9.. Red-breasted Merganser 10.. Gray Partridge 11.. Ring-necked Pheasant 12.. Ruffed Grouse 13.. Spruce Grouse 14.. Willow Ptarmigan 15.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 16.. Wild Turkey 17.. Common Loon 18.. Horned Grebe 19.. Red-necked Grebe 20.. Double-crested Cormorant 21.. Turkey Vulture 22.. Bald Eagle 23.. Sharp-shinned Hawk 24.. Cooper's Hawk 25.. Northern Goshawk 26.. Red-tailed Hawk 27.. Rough-legged Hawk 28.. Golden Eagle 29.. American Kestrel 30.. Merlin 31.. Gyrfalcon 32.. Peregrine Falcon 33.. Prairie Falcon 34.. Franklin's Gull 35.. Herring Gull 36.. Glaucous Gull 37.. Rock Pigeon 38.. Eurasian Collared-Dove 39.. Mourning Dove 40.. Eastern Screech-Owl 41.. Great Horned Owl 42.. Snowy Owl 43.. Northern Hawk Owl 44.. Barred Owl 45.. Great Gray Owl 46.. Short-eared Owl 47.. Boreal Owl 48.. Northern Saw-whet Owl 49.. Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.. Downy Woodpecker 51.. Hairy Woodpecker 52.. American Three-toed Woodpecker 53.. Black-backed Woodpecker 54.. Northern Flicker 55.. Pileated Woodpecker 56.. Northern Shrike 57.. Gray Jay 58.. Blue Jay 59.. Black-billed Magpie 60.. American Crow 61.. Common Raven 62.. Horned Lark 63.. Black-capped Chickadee 64.. Boreal Chickadee 65.. Red-breasted Nuthatch 66.. White-breasted Nuthatch 67.. Brown Creeper 68.. House Wren 69.. Golden-crowned Kinglet 70.. Townsend's Solitaire 71.. American Robin 72.. Varied Thrush 73.. Gray Catbird 74.. Northern Mockingbird 75.. Brown Thrasher 76.. European Starling 77.. Bohemian Waxwing 78.. Cedar Waxwing 79.. Lapland Longspur 80.. Snow Bunting 81.. Chipping Sparrow 82.. Fox Sparrow 83.. White-throated Sparrow 84.. Harris's Sparrow 85.. Dark-eyed Junco 86.. Summer Tanager 87.. Northern Cardinal 88.. Red-winged Blackbird 89.. Rusty Blackbird 90.. Common Grackle 91.. Brown-headed Cowbird 92.. Baltimore Oriole 93.. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 94.. Pine Grosbeak 95.. Purple Finch 96.. House Finch 97.. Red Crossbill 98.. White-winged Crossbill 99.. Common Redpoll 100.. Hoary Redpoll 101.. Pine Siskin 102.. American Goldfinch 103.. Evening Grosbeak 104.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Dead Of Winter List 2012 From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:06:38 -0600 Hi all, Thanks to the several people who pointed out the Snowy Owl I'd overlooked or provided me with a sighting--or in some cases both. We also have a Great Horned Owl to add, along with a Red-bellied Woodpecker. As well, I have been informed the Gray Catbird is still with us, although "not looking as perky as it did in December". This last comment does demonstrate how our winters can be hard on birds, even a relatively mild one, such as this one has been. It will be interesting to see if there are any other of the "half-hardy" species still with us. There are a number of others, though, almost certainly still out there, mostly boreal in nature, so far unreported. Three-toed or Black-backed Woodpeckers, anyone? Common Goldeneye? At any rate, for now our DOW list is 55. Thank you for your contributions. Keep them coming! Please look the list over in case I've forgotten something. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Dead of Winter List 2012 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Green-winged Teal 4.. Gray Partridge 5.. Spruce Grouse 6.. Willow Ptarmigan 7.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 8.. Wild Turkey 9.. Bald Eagle 10.. Northern Goshawk 11.. Rough-legged Hawk 12.. Merlin 13.. Rock Pigeon 14.. Mourning Dove 15.. Great Horned Owl 16.. Snowy Owl 17.. Northern Hawk Owl 18.. Great Gray Owl 19.. Red-bellied Woodpecker 20.. Downy Woodpecker 21.. Hairy Woodpecker 22.. Northern Flicker 23.. Pileated Woodpecker 24.. Gray Jay 25.. Blue Jay 26.. Black-billed Magpie 27.. American Crow 28.. Common Raven 29.. Horned Lark 30.. Black-capped Chickadee 31.. Boreal Chickadee 32.. White-breasted Nuthatch 33.. Brown Creeper 34.. Townsend's Solitaire 35.. American Robin 36.. Gray Catbird 37.. European Starling 38.. Bohemian Waxwing 39.. Snow Bunting 40.. Fox Sparrow 41.. White-throated Sparrow 42.. Harris's Sparrow 43.. Dark-eyed Junco 44.. Rusty Blackbird 45.. Common Grackle 46.. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 47.. Pine Grosbeak 48.. House Finch 49.. White-winged Crossbill 50.. Common Redpoll 51.. Hoary Redpoll 52.. Pine Siskin 53.. American Goldfinch 54.. Evening Grosbeak 55.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Horned Larks From: "danarace11" <drace AT fortwhyte.org> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:10:08 -0000 I noticed that horned lark was on the DOWL... where have they been seen? Thanks, Dana Race FortWhyte Alive, Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: DOW list addition ... Red-Bellied Woodpecker From: Barb Taylor <ashtanga55 AT yahoo.ca> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:49:00 -0800 (PST) Happy Friday everyone! Could you please add "Red-Bellied Woodpecker" to the DOW list. Our female bird showed up bright and early this morning. She has been coming to our peanut feeder here in South Headingley almost daily since November 11th. We've had our usual yard birds as well - blue jays, bc chickadees, wb nuthatches, downey woodpeckers, sparrows ... plus a pileated woodpecker just to make things interesting! (Plus five obese grey squirrels, a red squirrel and about a dozen deer.) Waiting for the hairy woodpecker to show up for a "four woodpecker day." What a gorgeous frosty morning! Barb Taylor South Headingley [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Great Horned Owl From: "Fritzmom" <bkrosney AT rainyday.ca> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:59:36 -0000 Hello All Just checked the DOW List and didn't see the GH Owl. Count one for the list, heard him/her hooting this morning while filling the feeders. Cheers Barb Krosney in Dufresne MB ------------------------------------Subject: DOW List From: "Ken Gardner" <kenga AT highspeedcrow.ca> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:26:45 -0600 Actually I thought the Snowy Owl had already been reported. Anyway I saw one today (Feb. 2) just east of Grosse Isle. Cheers !! Ken Gardner Grosse Isle, MB. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Dead Of Winter List 2012 From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:43:06 -0600 Hi all, Glad to see all the contributions coming in on Day 2. New are Willow Ptarmigan, Merlin, Northern Hawk Owl, Great Gray Owl, Horned Lark, American Robin, Fox Sparrow, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, White-winged Crossbill & Pine Siskin. No Snowy Owl? Have they all moved out or is it just a case of nobody birding in the right habitat? So as it was Groundhog Day I'm not sure how many more weeks of winter our furry friend might have predicted as, despite the somewhat overcast sky, I could make out sort of shadows. Well, whatever the prediction may be, our DOWL period has four weeks (less a day, I guess) left and our total climbs to 51. Thank you for your contributions. Please look the list over in case I've forgotten something. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Dead of Winter List 2012 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Green-winged Teal 4.. Gray Partridge 5.. Spruce Grouse 6.. Willow Ptarmigan 7.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 8.. Wild Turkey 9.. Bald Eagle 10.. Northern Goshawk 11.. Rough-legged Hawk 12.. Merlin 13.. Rock Pigeon 14.. Mourning Dove 15.. Northern Hawk Owl 16.. Great Gray Owl 17.. Downy Woodpecker 18.. Hairy Woodpecker 19.. Northern Flicker 20.. Pileated Woodpecker 21.. Gray Jay 22.. Blue Jay 23.. Black-billed Magpie 24.. American Crow 25.. Common Raven 26.. Horned Lark 27.. Black-capped Chickadee 28.. Boreal Chickadee 29.. White-breasted Nuthatch 30.. Brown Creeper 31.. Townsend's Solitaire 32.. American Robin 33.. European Starling 34.. Bohemian Waxwing 35.. Snow Bunting 36.. Fox Sparrow 37.. White-throated Sparrow 38.. Harris's Sparrow 39.. Dark-eyed Junco 40.. Rusty Blackbird 41.. Common Grackle 42.. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 43.. Pine Grosbeak 44.. House Finch 45.. White-winged Crossbill 46.. Common Redpoll 47.. Hoary Redpoll 48.. Pine Siskin 49.. American Goldfinch 50.. Evening Grosbeak 51.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: gray-crowned rosy finch From: "Carole Sangster" <mcsang2 AT mts.net> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:53:42 -0000 Hello all The gray-crowned rosy finch at Kenton can be added to the DOWL list. It was sighted in the last couple of days. Murray & Carole Sangster Brandon ------------------------------------Subject: Tip on Audubon Portal data entry for CBC compilers From: "Peter Taylor" <taylorp AT granite.mb.ca> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:42:56 -0600 First, I apologize that this is only of interest to a few Manitobabirds subscribers who happen to run Christmas Bird Counts, but it may get timely help to a few frustrated souls. I ran into the scrolling problem that Rudolf Koes mentioned, but was able to solve it by clicking on View / Full Screen on the browser page (this was using MS Internet Explorer 8). This gets rid of all the toolbars at the top of the page & creates enough space on the screen to navigate through the whole data-entry portal. F11 also gets you there (and gets you back, I finally discovered). There was further frustration because I could only enter data by editing each species, one at a time, with a sizeable download/upload pause at each species. Perhaps that depends on the specific browser or the route I took into the portal, or perhaps the site has closed for normal data entry & is only open for edits. Peter Taylor Pinawa, MB, Canada 50 N 96 W [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Hawk Owls and a Great Gray From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:10:29 -0600 Deanna and I went looking for owls today and found some . We had one Northern Hawk Owl on Maple Creek Road ( by the school bus before the snowmobile trail ) . After MCR we headed up PR #304 , north from Hwy #11 . At 9.3 kms north of the 304/11 junction we found a Great Gray Owl . There’s a creek running to the west at the spot . We travelled a total of 50kms along the #304 and found four more Northern Hawk Owls , giving us 5 for the day . The only other bird we saw that would be new for the DOWL would be Horned Lark . We had a single along Brown Road , east of MCR . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: DOW Wekusko Lake From: Joel Kayer <joelkayer AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:25:08 -0800 (PST) Willow Phtarmigan and White Winged Crossbills in the Wekusko Lake area today (Thursday 2nd). Joel Kayer The Pas [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Fox Sparrow From: <birders AT shaw.ca> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:06:28 -0600 Hi all, I saw a fox sparrow this morning in Charleswood which appeared very healthy foraging on the ground below a feeder. Cheers, Ryan Porteous Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Pine Siskins in Charleswood From: "fud8ma" <dboettch AT mts.net> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:22:01 -0000 Thursday,February 2 In reviewing everyone's DOW lists I noticed that no-one has mentioned Pine Siskins. I have had a flock of about 6-8 appearing regularly, including Feb. 1, and today. Darlene Boettcher Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: Owl, Snow Buntings From: Bill Maciejko <billmaciejko AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:41:55 -0800 (PST) This morning (Feb. 1) at 0920h a Snowy Owl was perched on hydro pole west side of hwy. 8 just north of Bay Road. From its perch, posture and alertness I'm guessing it is in good health. Also: Does anyone know of a local contact for the Snow Bunting Network? Kerrie Wilcox (BSC/PFW) suggested I get in touch as I've hosted a winter flock every year since 1995-96. Some years there have been about a thousand birds. This year, as in Ontario the numbers are down (not enough snow) but I still have 200-300 every day. I have fairly decent notes on numbers, behaviours and oddities. I might also be of some help with the banding project. The Buntings (and I) are one and a half miles west of hwy. 8 on the Camp Morton Road. I can be reached through group messages or at billmaciejko AT gmail.com. Thanks, Bill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: DOW Robin From: Joel Kayer <joelkayer AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:16:09 -0800 (PST) The Pas 1 robin became 2 yesterday. The usual very dark one and new pale bird. Joel Kayer The Pas [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Dead Of Winter List 2012 From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:51:44 -0600 Hi all, I had 7 Dark-eyed Juncos, 4 House Finches, 3 Black-capped Chickadees and one each of Blue Jay & White-breasted Nuthatch around my place today. Not much in the way of numbers or variety of species for my start on a DOWL, but fortunately others did much better, at least collectively. In addition to the posts on Manitobabirds, I got an e-mail from Donna Gamache of MacGregor, informing me her Mourning Dove is still there. So at the end of Day 1, our DOWL total is 41. Thank you for your contributions. Please look the list over in case I've forgotten something. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Dead of Winter List 2012 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Green-winged Teal 4.. Gray Partridge 5.. Spruce Grouse 6.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 7.. Wild Turkey 8.. Bald Eagle 9.. Northern Goshawk 10.. Rough-legged Hawk 11.. Rock Pigeon 12.. Mourning Dove 13.. Downy Woodpecker 14.. Hairy Woodpecker 15.. Northern Flicker 16.. Pileated Woodpecker 17.. Gray Jay 18.. Blue Jay 19.. Black-billed Magpie 20.. American Crow 21.. Common Raven 22.. Black-capped Chickadee 23.. Boreal Chickadee 24.. White-breasted Nuthatch 25.. Brown Creeper 26.. Townsend's Solitaire 27.. European Starling 28.. Bohemian Waxwing 29.. Snow Bunting 30.. White-throated Sparrow 31.. Harris's Sparrow 32.. Dark-eyed Junco 33.. Rusty Blackbird 34.. Common Grackle 35.. Pine Grosbeak 36.. House Finch 37.. Common Redpoll 38.. Hoary Redpoll 39.. American Goldfinch 40.. Evening Grosbeak 41.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Mystery bird From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:00:26 -0600 Hello Jim , Your mystery bird is a female Pine Grosbeak . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB From: James Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:38 PM To: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [Manitobabirds] Mystery bird Hi folks, I took my son on a forced march to the Cedar Bog Trail at Birds Hill Park today, and we came upon this character (I'll add a photo) at one of the two feeder areas (it was the western one). I have my suspicions what it is, but I'm not confident about it. Any theories? Jim Chliboyko Winnipeg. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: DOWL From: "Anita & Ron" <anitaron AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:56:19 -0000 Feb 1--I saw a Northern Goshawk and a Gray Jay along with many ravens along Highway 520 near Old Pinawa. Anita Drabyk Pinawa ------------------------------------Subject: Common and Hoary Redpolls DOWL From: "stuart.oikawa" <icemn_19 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:04:28 -0000 A mixed group of Common and Hoary Redpolls were observed at the north feeder in Fort Whyte Alive today, Feb.1/12. They've been regular visitors to this feeder for the past several days now. Posted photos to my album. Stuart Oikawa Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: Rough-legged Hawk From: "Bob Shettler" <sshettler AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:56:08 -0600 There was a Rough-legged Hawk just west of South Headingley Village, between the village and Beaudry Park. Bob Shettler Headingley [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Mystery bird From: "James" <jameschliboyko AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:38:49 -0000 Hi folks, I took my son on a forced march to the Cedar Bog Trail at Birds Hill Park today, and we came upon this character (I'll add a photo) at one of the two feeder areas (it was the western one). I have my suspicions what it is, but I'm not confident about it. Any theories? Jim Chliboyko Winnipeg. ------------------------------------Subject: DOWL From: "birdwatchertoo" <curtis.lindaj AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:32:36 -0000 For the DOWL list, while at Ft. Whyte today(Feb. 1), I saw 4 Black-billed Magpies, Common Redpolls, BC Chickadees, Downey and Hairy Woodpeckers. Great day for the DOW! Linda Curtis Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: Northern Flicker and DOWL From: <rmclarke AT mymts.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:21:02 -0600 I had a female Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker in the garden this afternoon, the first time I have seen one this year. Other garden visitors most days are Downy and Hairy woodpeckers, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch and American Goldfinch. Occasional visitors have been Common and Hoary redpolls, and twice.a male House Sparrow! I think Northern Flicker, Dark-eyed Junco and American Goldfinch may be new for the DOWL. Good birding. Cheers, Red R. McV. Clarke 211 Victoria Crescent Winnipeg Manitoba R2M 1X6 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Churchill visit From: <rkoes AT mymts.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:07:22 -0600 Hello all, As many of you know, every June I conduct a week-long birding tour in Churchill. It is offered through the Churchill Northern Studies Centre and is officially called a "learning vacation". This year's dates are 7 to 14 June, at which time there will still be lots of migrants, plus of course breeding birds. There will be many opportunities for photography. If anyone would like more information, please contact me at 204-661-0763 or at rkoes AT mymts.net or check the CNSC website. Cheers, Rudolf Koes, Winnipeg. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: DOW List From: Joel Kayer <joelkayer AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:06:58 -0800 (PST) Additions from The Pas area today include snow bunting, evening grosbeak, boreal chickadee, and spruce/sharptailed grouse. Joel Kayer The Pas [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: DOW list From: Lars Jansson <janssonl AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:38:00 -0600 To be added to the list: Pileated Woodpecker - brief appearance in my back yard in Charleswood on Feb 1. Lars Jansson Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: Re: DOW List From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:11:27 -0600 ... And also House Finch . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB From: Garry Budyk Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:02 PM To: Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Manitobabirds] DOW List I can add White-throated Sparrow , Brown Creeper , American Crow , Euro Starling and Rock Pigeon...all from Winnipeg . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: DOW List From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:02:08 -0600 I can add White-throated Sparrow , Brown Creeper , American Crow , Euro Starling and Rock Pigeon...all from Winnipeg . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: DOW From: <denroy AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:34:14 -0600 My first message did not go through, so here is the gist of it: I saw a Bald Eagle while out photographing hoarfrost this morning. The rest have already been reported, I think, unless Hoary Redpoll has been missed. We also had 50 Bohemian Waxwings, and our resident Dark-eyed Junco today. Dennis Fast Kleefeld [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Townsend's Solitaire From: Robb Nickel <robbirding AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:05:17 -0800 (PST) Greetings Rob and all, To add to the DOWL, this morning at about 10:15 I went for a walk to the berry bushes a short ways east of the St. Vital bridge on the Churchill Drive walkway and found the Townsend's Solitaire. It was eating snow for a while and then flew up to the berries for a bit of brunch. Cheers, Robb Nickel Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: RE: DOW birds From: Ian Thorleifson <vike AT mymts.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:41:08 -0600 The Mallards, Canada Geese, Green- winged Teal and the ...Blackbird both made it through the cold stretch in Minnedosa, but no sign of the Northern Mockingbird for a couple of weeks now. Ian Thorleifson Minnedosa ------------------------------------Subject: Post corrections re: Albino sparrow From: "Don Elias" <dee AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:17:41 -0000 To clarify my previous post, the new Albino sparrow is a male house sparrow. Don Elias (Altona) ------------------------------------Subject: DOW birds From: "rdemey2000" <rdemey2000 AT yahoo.ca> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:49:53 -0000 This morning while going for a walk by Eden I saw a pair of gray partridges,
ravens, magpies, redpolls, pine grossbeaks, house sparrow, dark eyed juncos,
bohemium waxwings, blue jays, chickadees, w.b. nuthatches, hairy and downy
woodpeckers. I went and checked my isolated bird feeder and the wild turkey is
alive and wild.
Rick from Eden
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Subject: More yard visitors in DufresneFrom: "Fritzmom" <bkrosney AT rainyday.ca> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:15:35 -0000 Hello again After a week's absence, a flock of B Waxwings have descended upon the fruit trees, adding to my Feb 1 yard list. Barb Krosney Dufresne MB ------------------------------------Subject: Albino sparrow and Harris sparrow From: "Don Elias" <dee AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:53:09 -0000 It's been awhile since I posted. For the past 5 years, we have had Albino sparrows. The first one lasted 3 years and was pure white. Now for the past two, we have another that is light fawn in colour. It is at our feeder every day. We have always had the spring and fall migration of Harris sparrows, but this year, we have a male that is wintering over. I don't know how unusual this is, but this is a first for us in 38 years of living on our acreage two miles south of Altona ------------------------------------Subject: DOW List From: "Ken Gardner" <kenga AT highspeedcrow.ca> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:13:41 -0600 Hi Rob, you can add the Common Grackle to this list. The female that has been coming to my feeders almost every day since Nov. 8 made its appearance this morning (Feb. 1st). Cheers Ken Gardner Grosse Isle, MB. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: The Morning Crew From: Irenne Bader <corgwn AT mts.net> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:36:02 -0600 Arrivals for brekkie consist of: BC Chickadee, WB Nuthatch, Blue Jay,
Grey Jay, Common & Hoary Redpoll, Hairy & Downy Woodpecker, DE Junco,
Pine Grosbeak. Now to go & fill up the feeders.
Irenne Bader just outside of
Ross, MB
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Subject: Feb 1 2012 Yard BirdsFrom: "Fritzmom" <bkrosney AT rainyday.ca> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:13:07 -0000 Morning All All the yard birds have shown up for Breadkast: BC Chickadee, both DE Juncos, WB Nuthatch, Blue Jay, Common & Hoary Redpolls, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers and of course the House Sparrows. Cheers Barb Krosney Dufresne MB ------------------------------------Subject: Winter lists From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:17:50 -0600 Hi all, It's January 31st. This means tomorrow is the start of the Dead (or Depths) of Winter List (or DOWL) period. I will be happy to compile the list if you wish to submit your sightings. The same rules apply--the bird must be alive, wild and seen or heard in Manitoba during the period--in this case, February 1st to 29th. We get an extra day this year! Isn't that what everyone wants--an extra day of winter? At the moment, the full list is at 102 where it has been since January 21st, and neither of the last two additions were recent discoveries--they were just new to me. I usually expect the DOWL to be between 2/3 and 3/4 of the full list by the end of the period. Of course, anything truly new counts for both lists. A few "missing" species that might be out there, at least based on frequency of previous occurrences, include Rock Ptarmigan (almost certainly there, if we could get in contact with someone in the appropriate area), Northern Saw-whet Owl (on 9 of 10 previous winters), Fox Sparrow (9 of 10), American Tree Sparrow, Song Sparrow & White-crowned Sparrow (all 6 of 10)--it's clearly not a great winter for overwintering sparrows--and Western Meadowlark (7 of 10). So do keep an ear open for news of any of these as we pursue the DOWL. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Northern Shrike From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:36:19 -0600 Hi all, While walking around my neighborhood this afternoon (Tuesday, January 31st), I heard a lot of agitated sounds from chickadees. I don't know if it was the cause for certain, because it was a little distance away, but I came upon a Northern Shrike perched at the very tip of a tall spruce tree. I was surprised because although I see Northern Shrikes in my neighborhood fairly frequently in fall & early winter, I rarely see them around here in mid winter. Cheers, Rob Parsons South Fort Garry Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Nest Building??? From: "Peter Taylor" <taylorp AT granite.mb.ca> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:54:06 -0600 I had a report of ravens starting to refurbish an old nest near Pinawa already a few days ago -- so yes, maybe we're edging in the right direction! Peter Taylor Pinawa, MB, Canada 50 N 96 W ----- Original Message ----- From: "stuart.oikawa"Subject: Nest Building??? From: "stuart.oikawa" <icemn_19 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:34:12 -0000 On today's visit, Jan.31/12, to Fort Whyte Alive, I had to do a double-take on seeing House Sparrows "carrying nest-building materials" to their little condos?? Is this nature's way of saying spring is coming soon?? I've posted photos to my album. Cheers, Stuart Oikawa Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Northern Hawk Owl From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:27:40 -0600 I took a drive to Richer this morning , to see if John Weier’s Northern Hawk Owl was still around . Looks like it too may have been a one-day wonder as I did not find it . I did have a nice bird in the form of an adult Northern Goshawk though , just few kms west of Richer . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ From: John Weier Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 5:31 PM To: Manitoba Birds Subject: [Manitobabirds] Northern Hawk Owl I headed out today to look for something new for the year. I though maybe I could get a Spruce or Ruffed Grouse, or a Great Gray or Northern Hawk Owl. I checked the Ste Genevieve area, Old 15 and Lewis Road, Spruce Siding Road, even Fire Road 13. Then finally, around 3 pm, I found a Northern Hawk Owl perched on the north side of the TransCanada four kilometres east of Richer. John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Weier 239 Bartlet Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3L 0Z5 204.284.5313 mailto:jweier%40mts.net www.johnweier.ca [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: question re Christmas Bird Counts From: <rkoes AT mymts.net> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:34:27 -0600 Hello all, Has anyone had any luck completing data entry for their Christmas Bird Count? I have tried at home and at the Nature Manitoba office. In both cases the pages have been unresponsive, meaning that they won't scroll up or down, and entry can't be completed. The only reason I can think of is that the versions of Internet Explorer I have used to access the National Audubon site in both cases are older ones. I have also not been able to see any of this year's results. I'd be interested in hearing what other compilers have encountered. Cheers, A VERY frustrated Rudolf Koes, Winnipeg. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Robin From: Joel Kayer <joelkayer AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:54:53 -0800 (PST) In The Pas yesterday saw an overly aggressive Robin that kept 3 Ravens clear of a berry loaded Mountain Ash tree. Similarily last winter a Robin was very aggressive to a group of Sharptails at a feeder site in town. As for owls, the odd Snow Owl is still present in the agricultural area to the west of town. And last week after nearly 2 months with no sightings, saw a Northern Hawk Owl in the Mitchell Lake area on Thursday and a Great Grey Owl by Landry Lake on Wednesday. An increased southward movement of Willow Phtarmigan is evident this year in the local area as compared to the last several years. With the white birds being common again especially north of the Grass River system. A pair of mallards is still being reported in Cold Lake/Sherridon. Joel Kayer The Pas [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Northern Hawk Owl From: "Peter Taylor" <taylorp AT granite.mb.ca> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:59:38 -0600 Glad to hear that a few N. Hawk Owls are being found. The bird on PR 211 a few weeks ago did not live up to my hopes, and turned out to be a one-day wonder. Peter Taylor Pinawa, MB, Canada 50 N 96 W ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Weier"Subject: Northern Hawk Owl... finally From: "Guy" <glichter AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:26:17 -0000 I went for a drive today (Janaury 29th) to look for the elusive Northern Hawk Owl... and was rewarded with one only... on Maple Creek Road.. a first sighting for me this winter... unfortunately too high and too far away for a good picture. Also spotted during my tour was just one Snowy Owl... on highway 15 east of Dugald.. The highlight of the day though was a Gyrfalcon that I spotted on PR 520 north of Pinawa... Guy Lichter Winnipeg... ------------------------------------Subject: Northern Hawk Owl From: "John Weier" <jweier AT mymts.net> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:31:46 -0600 I headed out today to look for something new for the year. I though maybe I could get a Spruce or Ruffed Grouse, or a Great Gray or Northern Hawk Owl. I checked the Ste Genevieve area, Old 15 and Lewis Road, Spruce Siding Road, even Fire Road 13. Then finally, around 3 pm, I found a Northern Hawk Owl perched on the north side of the TransCanada four kilometres east of Richer. John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Weier 239 Bartlet Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3L 0Z5 204.284.5313 jweier AT mts.net www.johnweier.ca [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Red-bellied Woodpecker From: "Garry Budyk" <callgud AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:33:00 -0600 The female Red-bellied Woodpecker continues at Kildonan Park . I saw it near the Witch’s Hut about 2:45pm today , 29 Jan/12 . Cheers , Garry Budyk Winnipeg MB http://imagesofmanitoba.shawwebspace.ca/photos/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: AMCR From: "dvdrtt" <cawa AT mts.net> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:03:58 -0000 I encountered 2 American Crows in The Pas today. It is not common to have crows here in the winter, but it seems that as of late a couple overwinter here each year. David Raitt The Pas ------------------------------------Subject: Varied Thrush - Hecla From: "Bob Shettler" <sshettler AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:37:29 -0600 A female Varied Thrush has been appearing very very sporadically in the North Shore cottage area of Hecla since around Christmas time. I was up there for 4 days and could not find it. Keep your eyes peeled around lots 50 to 65. Bob Shettler Headingley [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Redpolls a plenty From: "Guy" <glichter AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:17:00 -0000 I spent a few hours yesterday (January 28th) at Fort Whyte and was happy to see that beyond the normal chickadees and woodpeckers, there were the occassionaly white-breasted nuthatches and a number of groups of common redpolls... lots of photographic opportunities.. Guy Lichter Winnipeg. ------------------------------------Subject: Great Horned Owl From: "Dennis S" <photosdennis AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:44:02 -0000 Well it's the end of January and the Great Horned Owls could be starting to nest soon ? I have seen this owl perched here for the last couple weeks...with 2 nests in place it would appear that it could be a nesting site for a pair of Great Horned Owls...time will tell. Photos have been added to album. Cheers ! Dennis S http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis ------------------------------------Subject: Downy Woodpecker From: "Sursohog" <sursohog AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:57:58 -0000 ---I was out in this Glorious Sunshine at Fort Whyte Alive and captured this shot of a Male Downy Woodpecker which I have posted to my album here. John Pelechaty Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: Bird I.D. From: "Sursohog" <sursohog AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:50:02 -0000 ---I was out at Fort Whyte Alive this morning and was hoping someone could identify the type of Redpoll this would be. I have posted this to my album here. Thanks very much John Pelechaty Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: Re: Eagle @ Portage & Main From: "paulwhancock" <pwh.web AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:41:25 -0000 I was sitting at my desk Friday morning around 10:30am on the 16th floor at 447 portage and was surprised to see a bald eagle fly by quite close to the building. Likely the same eagle Liis saw and the first one I've seen out my office window in 20 years. Paul Hancock Winnipeg MB --- In Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com, Liis VeelmaSubject: Just a walk in the Park ( Kildonan) From: Teo Tkachuk <teotkachuk AT yahoo.ca> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:47:20 -0800 (PST) Just a walk through Kildonan park today yielded some great finds. Upon arriving we spotted some 20 - 30 Bohemian Waxwings. They were frolicking in the trees just before the path to the bird feeders by the Witches Hut. A splendid sight indeed. At the bird feeders were the usual Nuthatches, Chickadees except for the Flicker that was high up in a tree. This was confirmed by a Gentleman and his partner that happened to arrive by the feeders. Judy and I carried on to the pathway towards the Chief Peguis bridge where we spotted a lonely Raven. Judy managed to get a shot of it before he flew away. Shortly after a small murder of Crows flew over head perhaps they had spotted the Raven? Finally we had to check on the ducks and see where they were. In the open water close to the bank of the river, all 5 counted. A good walk in the park today. A good weekend to all. Teo Tkachuk Winnipeg ------------------------------------Subject: Eagle @ Portage & Main From: Liis Veelma <lveelma AT mymts.net> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:01:14 -0600 Today at 3:35 p.m., as I was slowing for the red light on Main Street at the famous crossroads of Portage and Main, I admired an adult Bald Eagle circling over the Forks and downtown Winnipeg. I wonder if eagles were historically part of the local avifauna. Liis Veelma Winnipeg MB ------------------------------------Subject: 2011 List From: "Raven" <raven AT xplornet.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:47:21 -0600 I forgot that detail, about pasting it into the message so here it is. Linda 2011 List for year. 1. Greater White-fronted Goose 2. Snow Goose 3. Ross's Goose 4. Brant 5. Cackling Goose 6. Canada Goose 7. Trumpeter Swan 8. Tundra Swan 9. Wood Duck 10. Gadwall 11. Eurasian Wigeon 12. American Wigeon 13. American Black Duck 14. Mallard 15. Blue-winged Teal 16. Cinnamon Teal 17. Northern Shoveler 18. Northern Pintail 19. Green-winged Teal 20. Canvasback 21. Redhead 22. Ring-necked Duck 23. Greater Scaup 24. Lesser Scaup 25. King Eider 26. Common Eider 27. Harlequin Duck 28. Surf Scoter 29. White-winged Scoter 30. Black Scoter 31. Long-tailed Duck 32. Bufflehead 33. Common Goldeneye 34. Hooded Merganser 35. Common Merganser 36. Red-breasted Merganser 37. Ruddy Duck 38. Gray Partridge 39. Ring-necked Pheasant 40. Ruffed Grouse 41. Spruce Grouse 42. Willow Ptarmigan 43. Rock Ptarmigan 44. Sharp-tailed Grouse 45. Wild Turkey 46. Red-throated Loon 47. Pacific Loon 48. Common Loon 49. Pied-billed Grebe 50. Horned Grebe 51. Red-necked Grebe 52. Eared Grebe 53. Western Grebe 54. Clark's Grebe 55. American White Pelican 56. Double-crested Cormorant 57. American Bittern 58. Great Blue Heron 59. Great Egret 60. Snowy Egret 61. Little Blue Heron 62. Cattle Egret 63. Green Heron 64. Black-crowned Night-Heron 65. White-faced Ibis 66. Turkey Vulture 67. Osprey 68. Bald Eagle 69. Northern Harrier 70. Sharp-shinned Hawk 71. Cooper's Hawk 72. Northern Goshawk 73. Red-shouldered Hawk 74. Broad-winged Hawk 75. Swainson's Hawk 76. Red-tailed Hawk 77. Ferruginous Hawk 78. Rough-legged Hawk 79. Golden Eagle 80. American Kestrel 81. Merlin 82. Gyrfalcon 83. Peregrine Falcon 84. Prairie Falcon 85. Yellow Rail 86. Virginia Rail 87. Sora 88. American Coot 89. Sandhill Crane 90. Whooping Crane 91. Black-bellied Plover 92. American Golden-Plover 93. Semipalmated Plover 94. Piping Plover 95. Killdeer 96. Black-necked Stilt 97. American Avocet 98. Spotted Sandpiper 99. Solitary Sandpiper 100. Greater Yellowlegs 101. Willet 102. Lesser Yellowlegs 103. Upland Sandpiper 104. Whimbrel 105. Hudsonian Godwit 106. Marbled Godwit 107. Ruddy Turnstone 108. Red Knot 109. Sanderling 110. Semipalmated Sandpiper 111. Least Sandpiper 112. White-rumped Sandpiper 113. Baird's Sandpiper 114. Pectoral Sandpiper 115. Dunlin 116. Stilt Sandpiper 117. Buff-breasted Sandpiper 118. Short-billed Dowitcher 119. Long-billed Dowitcher 120. Wilson's Snipe 121. American Woodcock 122. Wilson's Phalarope 123. Red-necked Phalarope 124. Red Phalarope 125. Ivory Gull 126. Sabine's Gull 127. Bonaparte's Gull 128. Little Gull 129. Franklin's Gull 130. Mew Gull 131. Ring-billed Gull 132. California Gull 133. Herring Gull 134. Thayer's Gull 135. Iceland Gull 136. Glaucous-winged Gull 137. Glaucous Gull 138. Caspian Tern 139. Black Tern 140. Common Tern 141. Arctic Tern 142. Forster's Tern 143. Parasitic Jaeger 144. Long-tailed Jaeger 145. Rock Pigeon 146. Band-tailed Pigeon 147. Eurasian Collared-Dove 148. White-winged Dove 149. Mourning Dove 150. Black-billed Cuckoo 151. Eastern Screech-Owl 152. Great Horned Owl 153. Snowy Owl 154. Northern Hawk Owl 155. Burrowing Owl 156. Barred Owl 157. Great Gray Owl 158. Long-eared Owl 159. Short-eared Owl 160. Boreal Owl 161. Northern Saw-whet Owl 162. Common Nighthawk 163. Eastern Whip-poor-will 164. Chimney Swift 165. Ruby-throated Hummingbird 166. Belted Kingfisher 167. Red-headed Woodpecker 168. Red-bellied Woodpecker 169. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 170. Downy Woodpecker 171. Hairy Woodpecker 172. American Three-toed Woodpecker 173. Black-backed Woodpecker 174. Northern Flicker 175. Pileated Woodpecker 176. Olive-sided Flycatcher 177. Western Wood-Pewee 178. Eastern Wood-Pewee 179. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 180. Alder Flycatcher 181. Willow Flycatcher 182. Least Flycatcher 183. Eastern Phoebe 184. Say's Phoebe 185. Great Crested Flycatcher 186. Western Kingbird 187. Eastern Kingbird 188. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 189. Loggerhead Shrike 190. Northern Shrike 191. Yellow-throated Vireo 192. Blue-headed Vireo 193. Warbling Vireo 194. Philadelphia Vireo 195. Red-eyed Vireo 196. Gray Jay 197. Blue Jay 198. Black-billed Magpie 199. American Crow 200. Common Raven 201. Horned Lark 202. Purple Martin 203. Tree Swallow 204. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 205. Bank Swallow 206. Cliff Swallow 207. Barn Swallow 208. Black-capped Chickadee 209. Boreal Chickadee 210. Red-breasted Nuthatch 211. White-breasted Nuthatch 212. Brown Creeper 213. House Wren 214. Winter Wren 215. Sedge Wren 216. Marsh Wren 217. Golden-crowned Kinglet 218. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 219. Eastern Bluebird 220. Mountain Bluebird 221. Townsend's Solitaire 222. Veery 223. Gray-cheeked Thrush 224. Swainson's Thrush 225. Hermit Thrush 226. Wood Thrush 227. American Robin 228. Varied Thrush 229. Gray Catbird 230. Northern Mockingbird 231. Brown Thrasher 232. European Starling 233. American Pipit 234. Sprague's Pipit 235. Bohemian Waxwing 236. Cedar Waxwing 237. Lapland Longspur 238. Smith's Longspur 239. Chestnut-collared Longspur 240. Snow Bunting 241. Oven Bird 242. Northern Waterthrush 243. Golden-winged Warbler 244. Black-and-white Warbler 245. Tennessee Warbler 246. Orange-crowned Warbler 247. Nashville Warbler 248. Connecticut Warbler 249. Mourning Warbler 250. Common Yellowthroat 251. American Redstart 252. Cape May Warbler 253. Northern Parula 254. Magnolia Warbler 255. Bay-breasted Warbler 256. Blackburnian Warbler 257. Yellow Warbler 258. Chestnut-sided Warbler 259. Blackpoll Warbler 260. Black-throated Blue Warbler 261. Palm Warbler 262. Pine Warbler 263. Yellow-rumped Warbler 264. Black-throated Green Warbler 265. Canada Warbler 266. Wilson's Warbler 267. Spotted Towhee 268. Eastern Towhee 269. American Tree Sparrow 270. Chipping Sparrow 271. Clay-colored Sparrow 272. Vesper Sparrow 273. Lark Sparrow 274. Savannah Sparrow 275. Grasshopper Sparrow 276. Baird's Sparrow 277. Le Conte's Sparrow 278. Nelson's Sparrow 279. Fox Sparrow 280. Song Sparrow 281. Lincoln's Sparrow 282. Swamp Sparrow 283. White-throated Sparrow 284. Harris's Sparrow 285. White-crowned Sparrow 286. Dark-eyed Junco 287. Summer Tanager 288. Scarlet Tanager 289. Western Tanager 290. Northern Cardinal 291. Rose-breasted Grosbeak 292. Black-headed Grosbeak 293. Lazuli Bunting 294. Indigo Bunting 295. Bobolink 296. Red-winged Blackbird 297. Western Meadowlark 298. Yellow-headed Blackbird 299. Rusty Blackbird 300. Brewer's Blackbird 301. Common Grackle 302. Brown-headed Cowbird 303. Orchard Oriole 304. Baltimore Oriole 305. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 306. Pine Grosbeak 307. Purple Finch 308. House Finch 309. Red Crossbill 310. White-winged Crossbill 311. Common Redpoll 312. Hoary Redpoll 313. Pine Siskin 314. American Goldfinch 315. Evening Grosbeak 316. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: 2011 List From: "Raven" <raven AT xplornet.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:30:16 -0600 Can someone help me. I can send the list to an individual email address but when I send it to Manitobabirds the attachment does seem to be there. Linda Boys Rapid City [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: 2011 List From: "Raven" <raven AT xplornet.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:09:47 -0600 Try this again. Linda [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Re: 2011 year end list From: "Linda Pearn" <linda_pearn AT umanitoba.ca> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:34:11 -0000 Since I do not get the messages via e-mail, I cannot view the list. There is no attachment on the website which is where I view Manitobabirds. Linda Pearn Winnipeg --- In Manitobabirds AT yahoogroups.com, "Raven"Subject: Lost one Duck - ttkachuk@yahoo.com From: Teo Tkachuk <teotkachuk AT yahoo.ca> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:19:04 -0800 (PST) I took a walk in Kildonan park with my friend Judy to see what we could see and spotted several House Finches at the feeders by the Witches Hut as well as a pair of Common Red Polls We walked along the path towards the Chief Peguis Bridge as I wanted to do a duck count and actually also wanted to see if they were still in the open water. We counted 5 small Mallards 2 Males and 3 Females. One male is missing presumed taken by the elements or the foxes that are living somewhere in the vicinity. Otherwise a very quiet day at the park. Jan26, Teo Tkachuk - Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: 2011 year end list From: "Raven" <raven AT xplornet.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:38:34 -0600 Hello everyone: Attached is the list for 2011. The count is 316. If you notice anything missing let me know. Thanks to Liis Veelma for her assistance. Linda Boys Rapid City, MB [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Foray From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:15:26 -0600 Hi all, Gene Walz took Linda Pearn & me out to Kenton to see the Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch today (Monday, January 23). We arrived at Frostybrae Farms about 10:30 and almost immediately spotted it on the roof of the house. We watched it for perhaps 15 minutes, then were invited into the house by Harvey & Bonnie Sangster and after an interval of perhaps half an hour, the Rosy-Finch came to the feeder and allowed close looks. The Sangsters have been very hospitable to visiting birders but will be away for three or four weeks in Australia, departing in mid February. While it's possible they may get someone to fill the feeders in their absence, I would suggest if you wish to see it, you would do best to do so before then. The trip out in the morning along the Trans-Canada was fairly thin for birdlife. Most of our sightings were ravens, along with one Bald Eagle. The afternoon trip back along Hwy 2 was a little more productive. There was a Rough-legged Hawk just east of the eastern junction of Hwys 2 & 21. We had two Snowy Owls, one near Fannystelle and the other along Wilkes (PR 427) west of Winnipeg. A trip into Starbuck yielded nine Wild Turkeys in town, and we saw one of Carole Penner's Great Horned Owls sunning itself. Our last stop of the day was at Katharine Shulz's in SW Winnipeg where we saw her two Red-winged Blackbirds and both species of redpoll. While perhaps not a great quantity of species (I believe the total was 18), the quality was exceptionally good, as was the company. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Varied Thrush From: "birdwatchertoo" <curtis.lindaj AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:19:08 -0000 Went out today to spot the Varied Thrush behind 117 Riley with no luck.This was between 11:15 and 12-15PM. However, in this same location I did see a couple of Red-breasted Nuthatches, a flock of American Goldfinches and a Northern Flicker as well as an abundance of Black-capped chickadees, some White-breasted Nuthatches and a Downey Woodpecker. [Linda Curtis, Winnipeg] ------------------------------------Subject: Northern Cardinal From: "capenter75" <capenter75 AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:39:00 -0000 A female N Cardinal has been visiting the feeder in the back yard at 4307 Eldridge Ave. in Charleswood quite regularly. Though seen at other times it has been seen more regular in the late afternoon between 4.30 till after sunset. It does not seem to stay long per visit. The owner are willing to have visitors.Please check at the front door or call at 837-1476. So far they have done the observation from in the house. the bird does not seem to stay long in its visits. Photography is difficult due to the location where the bird feeds. Bill Buhler ------------------------------------Subject: The Birds of Manitoba From: Ricardo Ibarra <r_ibpo AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:49:32 -0800 (PST) If anyone is interested, I'm selling my book "The Birds of Manitoba", is brand new. Please contact me privately. Ricardo Ibarra Winnipeg MB ------------------------------------Subject: wild turkey From: "rdemey2000" <rdemey2000 AT yahoo.ca> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:41:30 -0000 I have a bird feeder in a place that is quite isolated from any yards. It is on
a back road that is always blocked with feet of snow every year except this
year. This year there is a wild turkey around it which never had been before.
Rick from Eden
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Subject: Manitoba Winter Bird List 2011/12From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:27:14 -0600 Hi all, Green-winged Teal, from the Minnedosa CBC, reported by Ian Thorleifson, brings the list to 102 species, just over our overall 10-year median total. Thanks to Ian & company for their contribution to the list. The CBC website is supposed to be working again, so perhaps there are one or two additional species to be found. Please keep reporting your sightings, and those of others for the winter list. As well, please continue to check through the list to be sure I haven't missed anything. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net Manitoba Winter Bird List 2011/12 1.. Canada Goose 2.. Mallard 3.. Green-winged Teal 4.. Canvasback 5.. Lesser Scaup 6.. Long-tailed Duck 7.. Common Goldeneye 8.. Common Merganser 9.. Red-breasted Merganser 10.. Gray Partridge 11.. Ring-necked Pheasant 12.. Ruffed Grouse 13.. Spruce Grouse 14.. Willow Ptarmigan 15.. Sharp-tailed Grouse 16.. Wild Turkey 17.. Common Loon 18.. Horned Grebe 19.. Red-necked Grebe 20.. Double-crested Cormorant 21.. Turkey Vulture 22.. Bald Eagle 23.. Sharp-shinned Hawk 24.. Cooper's Hawk 25.. Northern Goshawk 26.. Red-tailed Hawk 27.. Rough-legged Hawk 28.. Golden Eagle 29.. American Kestrel 30.. Merlin 31.. Gyrfalcon 32.. Peregrine Falcon 33.. Prairie Falcon 34.. Franklin's Gull 35.. Herring Gull 36.. Glaucous Gull 37.. Rock Pigeon 38.. Eurasian Collared-Dove 39.. Mourning Dove 40.. Eastern Screech-Owl 41.. Great Horned Owl 42.. Snowy Owl 43.. Northern Hawk Owl 44.. Barred Owl 45.. Great Gray Owl 46.. Short-eared Owl 47.. Boreal Owl 48.. Red-bellied Woodpecker 49.. Downy Woodpecker 50.. Hairy Woodpecker 51.. American Three-toed Woodpecker 52.. Black-backed Woodpecker 53.. Northern Flicker 54.. Pileated Woodpecker 55.. Northern Shrike 56.. Gray Jay 57.. Blue Jay 58.. Black-billed Magpie 59.. American Crow 60.. Common Raven 61.. Horned Lark 62.. Black-capped Chickadee 63.. Boreal Chickadee 64.. Red-breasted Nuthatch 65.. White-breasted Nuthatch 66.. Brown Creeper 67.. House Wren 68.. Golden-crowned Kinglet 69.. Townsend's Solitaire 70.. American Robin 71.. Varied Thrush 72.. Gray Catbird 73.. Northern Mockingbird 74.. Brown Thrasher 75.. European Starling 76.. Bohemian Waxwing 77.. Cedar Waxwing 78.. Lapland Longspur 79.. Snow Bunting 80.. Chipping Sparrow 81.. White-throated Sparrow 82.. Harris's Sparrow 83.. Dark-eyed Junco 84.. Summer Tanager 85.. Northern Cardinal 86.. Red-winged Blackbird 87.. Rusty Blackbird 88.. Common Grackle 89.. Brown-headed Cowbird 90.. Baltimore Oriole 91.. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 92.. Pine Grosbeak 93.. Purple Finch 94.. House Finch 95.. Red Crossbill 96.. White-winged Crossbill 97.. Common Redpoll 98.. Hoary Redpoll 99.. Pine Siskin 100.. American Goldfinch 101.. Evening Grosbeak 102.. House Sparrow [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Third Time is the Charm From: Rob Parsons <parsons8 AT mymts.net> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:26:29 -0600 Hi all, After striking out on two attempts at seeing Varied Thrushes, I got lucky today. I tried for the Sandra Crowson/Riley Crescent Varied Thrush in Winnipeg on New Year's Day and, along with Liis Veelma, the south St. Adolphe Varied Thrush on January 4th. In both cases, I wasn't sure the bird was still around and perhaps gave up too quickly. I since learned both were still present and so I decided to try the Riley Crescent location today, January 20th. I got there about 12:20 and walked the trails in the "park" behind the back yards. The bird appeared within about 10 or 15 minutes of my arrival. It flew toward the feeders, but didn't linger on them. I wondered if my presence was making it nervous, although I was well back from the yard. After a short while it flew up into an oak tree and began to sun itself. It glowed beautifully orange in the sun and after admiring it for a couple more minutes, I left the bird in peace. Cheers, Rob Parsons Winnipeg, MB CANADA parsons8 AT mts.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Great Horned Owl From: "Fritzmom" <bkrosney AT rainyday.ca> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:03:40 -0000 Well after hearing this bird for the last couple of days, finally saw it perched in a tree. I wasn't dressed for an outside photo shoot this morning, but managed a few photos (uploaded to my album) before it had enough of my presence and left. Cheers Barb Krosney in VERY COLD Dufresne MB ------------------------------------Subject: red-bellied woodpecker From: <birders AT shaw.ca> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:26:00 -0600 Hi everyone, Stuart Oikawa and I drove over to Kildonan Park this afternoon under very brisk conditions. After several failed attempts by Stuart to find this species over the month he and i were rewarded with the the red-bellied which is still hanging around the feeders at the "Witches Hut." Our original sighting was on Jan 6th. No pictures, however. Cheers, Ryan Porteous Winnipeg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------Subject: Bohemian Waxwings at last From: Barbara Barnett <bbarnett AT mymts.net> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:31:23 -0600 A flock of about 100 Bohemian waxwings found my mountain ash tree this afternoon. Barbara Barnett Thatcher Drive Winnipeg ------------------------------------ |