Sightings February 2012

 

 

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SIGHTING(S) REPORT
Date: (mm/dd/yy)
02/25/12
Location:
Taylor Woods, Kitchener, Ontario  Directions
Observer:
Neil E. Taylor
Observer Contact Information: (if permission to share has been granted.)
neiletaylor@sympatico.ca
Observations:
Canada Goose - 6
Wild Turkey - 36
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Mourning Dove - 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Blue Jay - 1
American Crow - 3
Black-capped Chickadee - 13
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 4
American Tree Sparrow - 1
Dark-eyed Junco - 6
Northern Cardinal - 1
Pine Siskin - 2
American Goldfinch - 3
White-tailed Deer - 4
Number of Species:
18
Additional Information: (e.g., time of day, detailed directions to location, additional details regarding observation, etc.)
Sightings were made between 4:00 and 4:31 p.m.

 


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SIGHTING(S) REPORT
Date: (mm/dd/yy)
02/24/12
Location:
Taylor Woods, Kitchener, Ontario  Directions
Observer:
Neil E. Taylor
Observer Contact Information: (if permission to share has been granted.)
neiletaylor@sympatico.ca
Observations:
Canada Goose - 12
Mallard - 6
Wild Turkey - 8
Ring-billed Gull - 3
Mourning Dove - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 2
Hairy Woodpecker - 2
Blue Jay  - 2
Black-capped Chickadee - 20
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Brown Creeper - 1
American Tree Sparrow - 3
Dark-eyed Junco - 8
Northern Cardinal - 5
House Finch - 2
Pine Siskin - 2
American Goldfinch - 5
American Robins - 20 (approx)  
Number of Species:
19
Additional Information: (e.g., time of day, detailed directions to location, additional details regarding observation, etc.)
Sightings made between 9:20 and 11:40 a.m. except for the flock of American Robins which were sighted at 5:00 p.m.

 


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SIGHTING(S) REPORT
Date: (mm/dd/yy)
02/22/12
Location:
Corner of River Rd. E. and Old Chicopee Dr., Kitchener, Ontario
Observer:
Larry and Judy Hamel
Observer Contact Information: (if permission to share has been granted.)
hamell@sympatico.ca
Observations:
skunk - 1
Number of Species:
1
Additional Information: (e.g., time of day, detailed directions to location, additional details regarding observation, etc.)
While we have smelled one or two skunks in 2012, this is the first one that we have seen.  More evidence of the influence of "the winter that couldn't make up its mind."

 


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SIGHTING(S) REPORT
Date: (mm/dd/yy)
02/13/12
Location:
Near Glencarin Public School on Erinbrook Dr., Kitchener, Ontario
Observer:
Robert and Ivy Hamel
Observer Contact Information: (if permission to share has been granted.)
n/a
Observations:
Cedar Waxwing - 8
American Robin - 12+
Number of Species:
2
Additional Information: (e.g., time of day, detailed directions to location, additional details regarding observation, etc.)
These birds made quite a sight as they feasted on the berries of a mountain ash tree.  Is this another sign that "the winter that couldn't make up its mind" is beginning to give up for this year.

 


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