I have just posted a new image of a dark phase Rough-legged Hawk at http://www.manitobanature.ca/MB_birds/misc/rl_hawk.htm The photo was taken at Oak Hammock...
Yesterday John Christie called me with a report of a hawk owl he observed along Highway 15, 2 mi east of Ste. Rita at 2:00 pm on 30 October 2005. Cheers, Jim ...
Good Day Bonnie, I have been lucky enough to be on Gordon Point (working out of the tower) for 6 of the last 7 days. So far I have not seen a northern hawk...
Enjoyed cruising the back roads at Oak Hammock Marsh and around the area, admiring Rough-legged Hawks, including Gerald Machnee's dark bird near the north...
Hi MNS members and anyone who wants to try out an MNS trip before joining the Society: There's still room on the Saturday trip. We'll be looking for late ...
In "The Birder's Handbook" by Erhlich et al. there is a nice essay on hovering. It talks mainly about hummingbirds but it does comment on on "wind hovering"...
We were at the Douglas Marsh this morning where we watched four Rough-legged Hawks hovering in the wind, obviously hunting. Margaret Yorke & Millie Reid ...
I have just added an image of American White Pelicans at http://manitobanature.ca/MB_birds/misc/AMPE.htm The photo came from Gerald Machnee. Cheers Frank M ...
I have gone through my two bird books a few times and can't seem to find the Identification of this bird. Could someone please help me. The picture is not...
Hi Kim American Goldfinch in winter plumage. They may stick around for the winter, but most of them migrate South. Warblers are unlikely to show up at seed...
Hi Kim , The birds in your photo are American Goldfinches . They lose their bright yellow colouration in the fall , and become the rather drab little birds ...
I have added a few more photos to my folder and the wing bar/bars are not "white". They are a yellowish/olive color. There is no white on this bird. Kim...
Hello Kim These are indeed American Goldfinches in winter plumage. As already pointed out, the first clue is that the bird is on a seed feeder, and a look at...
Hi All Yahoo allows 30 MB for photo storage. About 26 MB is currently occupied. Please check your photos and delete any you no longer want there. Also...
Oops, I meant to say www.manitobanature.ca, which is the Manitoba Naturalists Society webpage. Identification questions or rare or miscellaneous photos should...
Thank you for the help. Once I knew the correct species, I went online and found awesome pictures. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi All Donna Danyluk called me to report sighting a Boreal Chickadee in her Fort Richmond, Winnipeg yard today. This species rarely leaves its spruce forest...
Saw this species on the Big Whiteshell to Ritchie Lake portage on Monday. A flock of approx 16 Ravens flew by the Mantario Cabin in a southerly direction on...
Good morning birders, Interesting note about the Boreal Chickadee - we caught one here at Delta the last week of banding in September. Having recently returned...
Heidi den Haan
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Nov 4, 2005 3:06 pm
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Hello everyone, I am posting a photo of "Knuckles", a blue jay whose right foot is curled up and not useable in a normal manner. We are 99% sure he is the...
Hi all, I saw a Hermit Thrush along Pasadena Avenue, between University Crescent & Aurora Street, in Fort Richmond today, Sunday, November 6. A long overdue ...
I saw three adult plumage (and possibly 1 juvenile plumage) bald eagles today along the Hudson Bay coast in the area between the Hayes River, and a few km west...
On Saturday, 5 November 2005, Patsy Duncan, Karla and Ken Kinstler of Houston, MN, and I went to look for the Hawk Owl reported 31 October 2005 at Highway 59...
The White-winged Scoter is still rafting with many scaup and a few other waterfowl at Gull Lake. It is very brown, and looks like an immature male. The best...
There were at least 25 Bohemian Waxwings at the neighbour's crabapple trees this afternoon. Gerald Machnee Lockport...
Gerald Machnee
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Nov 8, 2005 5:07 am
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On December 1-3 I will be visiting Winnipeg from California. Though most of my time will be taken up with professional meetings, I will have two short blocks...
Hi all, Although it's perhaps a trifle early, I've had one or two inquiries about CBCs, so am posting count dates & compiler contact information. Count period...
I haven't been out in a while and it was such a nice day on Monday I though I'd take a drive and see what I could see. I started in Woodlands on Hwy 6 and did...
