I was thrilled to watch an adult Gray Jay feeding in my back yard for approximately one half hour yesterday morning. Closest intersection is Charleswood Road...
I corrected a coding error on the recently posted Bald Eagle page http://manitobanature.ca/MB_birds/misc/BAEA_swayze.htm Both images should be viewable now. ...
Four Pine Grosbeaks flew over my yard in East Kildonan a short while ago . As they flew off 10 orso silent little finches , presumably redpolls , wheeled into...
Hi Everyone A Gray Jay showed up in our yard this morning - near Jubilee and Osborne. Possibly one of the ones that was at Red's place. Also had our first...
Hello all On a drive through Riding Mountain National Park last Saturday we saw an unusual large number of ruffed grouse. They seemed to be everywhere, loners...
The pine grosbeaks are back in the Carberry area. We have had them for two days now. Cheers Eldon [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Saw the first flock, at least 50, of Redpolls today while out walking. they were eating dried weed seeds. Now that the ice is forming on the river the Hooded...
a large flock (80 - 100) of redpolls (both species, at least 4 or 5 Hoaries) is hanging out at the border between St Vital Park and the cemetry, near the ...
I took a trip up Highway 518 yesterday (which runs north of Highway 6 at Woodlands). I went to see how much of the marshy area on the west side of West Shoal...
I discovered a dead female Pine Grosbeak on my deck at noon today. It would have been a yard lifer, if I would have seen it alive. Paul Friesen Charleswood,...
Today at 11:30 am I saw a lone GBH standing on the ice on a small pond at the north end of Robidaux Dr. It was standing next to an open hole in the ice about...
Ron & Emmy Wiebe
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Nov 5, 2006 4:11 am
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I finally saw my first Rock Ptarmigan of the season. That is much later than usual up here - maybe the Gyrfalcons won't be far behind. There are still flocks...
Pine Grosbeaks spotted in Assiniboine Forest on Thursday. _________________________________________________________________ Ready for the world's first...
Gene Walz
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Nov 5, 2006 7:54 pm
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Jacquie and I just saw a cluster of four mature Bald Eagles in trees just east of PTH 207 on the unmarked road immediately to the south of the water treatment...
Hi All, I had a chance to get to Gimli yesterday (Saturday) and had 6 Evening Grosbeak and 19 Pine Grosbeak at the feeder. There were still two Common...
Bonnie Chartier
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Nov 5, 2006 9:16 pm
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I saw about 10 bald eagles along PTH 12 south of Steinbach towards the border. I have never seen more eagles along that drive. In addition there were a...
I have just posted two new pages with photographs by Dennis Swayze Male and Female Downy Woodpeckers at http://manitobanature.ca/MB_birds/misc/DOWO_mf.htm and...
I'm still at Dymond Lake for a few more days; I forgot to mention that I saw a lone Cackling Goose fly over the lodge a few days ago. Needless to say, it was...
I would say they are migrating. We saw six along #302 last year or the year before near that area. Gerald Machnee ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Gerald Machnee
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Nov 5, 2006 11:36 pm
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Hi all , Sixteen MNS birders participated in the annual trip to The Beaches yesterday ( Sat 4 Nov ) . Temps hovered near the freezing mark but winds were light...
I saw a single mature bald eagle this morning on Hwy 3 (McGillivray Blvd near Loudoun Rd.) flying north west. Seemed odd that it was headed in the wrong...
Carole Penner
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Nov 6, 2006 6:07 pm
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Penny and I were out at our Ste Agathe "farm" on Sunday and saw a bald eagle flying along the river --- north! And he/she was determined. Perhaps this...
Yes, it's a young male redwing, based on the sturdy bill, dark eye, hint of a red wing-patch, and overall streaky look. The rusty feather edges can be quite...
A male Northern Cardinal flew into the garden on Sunday morning and stayed for about one minute before disappearing. A nice touch of colour! Some other birds...
ClarkeR@...
Nov 8, 2006 5:27 pm
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It is 12:20 p.m. Thursday and there is a Long-eared Owl perched halfway up a tall blue spruce, close to the trunk, in my neighbour's yard at 137 Rossmere...
Hello everybody, I took a few days off to go birding with my friend Francois Shaffer who is visiting from Quebec City and we had a few interesting birds. ...
