Jan.-Apr. 2000 District Bird Sightings

Northern Flicker west of Red Rock Apr. 16 (Leona Webb)

Northern Flicker at Silver Islet Apr. 16 (Al Harris, Rob Foster)

Cedar Waxwing, 20 at Boulevard Lake, TB Apr. 15 (Al Harris)

Black-billed Magpie at Valora, north of Ignace since April 12
(Walter Barden, fide Barb McMullen); this is east of its normal range

Wood Duck, 2 at Boy Scout Road, Thunder Bay Apr. 11 (Ron Doyon)

Redhead, 2 at Chippewa, Thunder Bay April 10 (George A. Williams)

Fox Sparrow at Thunder Bay Apr. 10 (Brian D. Ratcliff)

Common Loon at Atikokan Apr. 7 (Dave Elder)

Northern Hawk Owl on Hwy 61 Apr. 7 (Al Harris)

Pine Grosbeak male still at Ignace feeder Apr. 4 (Barb McMullen)

Oregon Junco at N. Hill St. Apr. 4 (Nick Escott)

Song Sparrow, 4 at Chippewa, Thunder Bay Apr. 2 (Barry Atkinson)

Bufflehead, 2 drakes at Chippewa, Thunder Bay Apr. 2 (Barry Atkinson)

American Wigeon, 3 at Chippewa, Thunder Bay Apr. 2 (Barry Atkinson)

Greater Scaup, 2 at Mission Island, Thunder Bay Apr. 2 (George A. Williams)

Lesser Scaup, 12 at Chippewa Apr. 2 (Al Baxter, Jean Baxter)

Double-crested Cormorant, 2 at Chippewa, Thunder Bay Apr. 2 (Al Baxter, Jean Baxter)

Great Blue Heron, 5 at Thunder Bay Apr. 2 (Al Baxter, Jean Baxter, George A. Williams)

Golden-crowned Kinglet at Thunder Bay Apr. 2 (Jody Allair and Jess Antoniak)

Mourning Dove at Lake Shebandowan Apr. 1 (Dave Welbourne)

Purple Finch, at Lappe feeder Apr. 1 (Aarre Ertolahti)

Yellow-rumped Warbler at a suet feeder south of Nipigon Apr. 1 (Leona Webb)

Winter Wren singing at Pukaskwa Park Apr. 1 (Wayne Michano)

Turkey Vulture near Heron Bay Apr. 1 (Keith Wade)

American Bittern calling at O'Connor Twp., Thunder Bay Apr. 1 (Ross Chessell)

Pine Grosbeak still at Kingfisher Lake feeders March 30 (fide JoA)

Hybrid Canada Goose/Snow Goose at Thunder Bay Correctional Centre ponds
March 29 George A. Williams, Al Baxter, Brian Moore)

Rough-legged Hawk at Candy Mountain March 29 (Al Baxter, George A. Williams)

Gadwall at Thunder Bay Correctional Centre ponds March 29 (Al Baxter, George A. Williams)

Red-tailed Hawk at Eagle River March 28 (Robin Dawes)

Brown Creeper at Lappe March 26 (Aarre Ertolahti)

Ring-necked Duck, 5 at Cloud Bay, Lake Superior March 26 (Al Baxter, Jean Baxter)

Northern Pintail, (3 males) at Mission Island, Thunder Bay March 26 (Al Harris, Nick Escott)

Northern Shoveler male at Mission Island, Thunder Bay March 26 (Al Harris, Nick Escott)

American Kestrel at Hwy 61 @Hwy 130 March 26 (Al Baxter, Jean Baxter)

American Tree Sparrow at Memory Road March 26 (Sharon Illingworth)

Lapland Longspur at the Thunder Bay waterfront March 25 (Stan Phippen)

Tree Swallow at Current River, Thunder Bay, March 25 (Julian Holenstein)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Thunder Bay March 24 (Barry Atkinson)

Killdeer at O'Connor Twp. March 24 (Ross Chessell)

American Woodcock, Mount McKay March 23 (Al Harris)

Killdeer heard at Eagle River March 23 (Carolle Eady)

Green-winged Teal, 2 at Mission Island, Thunder Bay (Nick Escott)

Bohemian Waxwing, 200 in Fort William March 8 (Bob Harrison)

Red-winged Blackbirds in Thunder Bay March 13 (Barry Atkinson)

Northern Harrier near Hymers March 17 ( Ross Chessell)

Northern Harriers arrived at Oxdrift March 14 (Carolle Eady)

American Black Duck at Mission Island March 19 (Sue Bryan)

Hooded Merganser at the Kam River March 12 (George Williams)

Canada Goose ,50 on the Kam River March 11 (Brian Ratcliff and Tom Tough)

Ring-billed Gulls at Port Arthur Marina March 11 (Brian Ratcliff and Tom Tough)

Northern Hawk Owl on Hwy. 61B March 11 (Penny Ratushniak and Brian Moore)

House Finch, 3 males in Carol Hrycyszyn's backyard in Fort William March 8

Peregrine Falcon at the Ogilvie Elevator, Fort William, March 8 (Barry Atkinson)

Northern Harrier in O'Connor Twp, Kakabeka Falls March 7 (Mike Zettek)

Bald Eagle, 21 adults at Black Sturgeon area March 6 & 7 (Rob Swainson)

Snow Bunting at the Welch farm hayfields at Ouimet March 5 (Nick Escott)

Townsend's Solitaire at the Silver Harbour Conservation Area about March 4 (Taryn Jarvis)

Canada Goose, 2 on the Kam River March 3 (Geo Williams)

American Crow at Oxdrift March 3 (Carolle Eady)

Bald Eagle at Lake Helen, Nipigon, since Feb. 22 (Rob Swainson)

Common Goldeneyes at lower Kam River, Thunder Bay,
and also at Trout Bay Lake Superior at end of Feb. (Al Harris)

Snow Goose, 16 blue phase at Chippewa Feb. 26 (Barry and Chris Atkinson)

Hoary Redpoll at Thunder Bay north feeder late February (Brian Ratcliff)

Red-tailed Hawk circling up the Armstrong Highway at Magone Road Feb. 20 (BA)

American Kestrel in Thunder Bay mid-February (Brian Ratcliff)

Boreal Owl found dead at Pass Lake in early February (Ross Johnson)

Northern Cardinal pair in Manitouwadge since mid-November (J.P. Desilets, Marlene Turner)

Northern Cardinal 1 km west of Thunder Bay Airport (Paul Foulds)
and one near Vickers Park, Thunder Bay late January (fide Jody Allair)

Varied Thrush and 4 Dark-eyed Juncos
at a Thunder Bay feeder late Jan. (Jody Allair and Jess Antoniak)

Eastern Towhee, Harris's Sparrow and Rose-breasted Grosbeak
at a Marathon feeder late January (Cheryl Vosburgh)

House Finch (3) at feeder near Vickers Park, Thunder Bay Jan. 24 (Janet Clark)

Herring Gull (300) at Thunder Bay's John St. dump Jan. 20 (Nick Escott)
Glaucous Gull (6) at Thunder Bay's John St. dump Jan. 20 (Nick Escott)
Thayer's Gull, at Thunder Bay's John St. dump Jan. 20 (Nick Escott)

Northern Cardinal, 3 at Marathon and 2 at Nicol Island, Rossport (Dave Speer)

American Robin, 20 at the Thunder Bay Marina Jan. 19 (Brian Moore)
Cedar Waxwing, 100 at the Thunder Bay Marina Jan. 19 (Brian Moore)

Gyrfalcon, 2 adults in Thunder Bay, usually around the Marina, Jan. 20 (several observers)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak female at a Marathon Feeder Jan. 15
(Cheryl Vosburgh, Pat Chadwick)

Red-tailed Hawk at Thunder Bay Expressway Jan. 11 (Brian Ratcliff)

American Tree Sparrow, 2 at Pass Lake Jan. 9 (Brian Moore, Penny Ratushniak)

Golden Eagle at the Atikokan dump since Jan. 1 (Dave Elder)

Golden Eagle (probable) at the Murillo dump Jan. 8 (Walter Risi)

Townsend's Solitaire at Squaw Bay until at least Jan. 5 (DE)

Song Sparrow at Thunder Cape Dec. 29 - Jan. 1 (Jody Allair, Jess Antoniak)
Golden-crowned Kinglet, east side of the Sleeping Giant Dec. 28 & Jan. 1 (JA, JA)
Brown Thrasher at Thunder Cape Dec. 28 - Jan. 1 (JA, JA)
Red-breasted Merganser, 2 pairs, Dec. 31 & Jan. 1
on a hike out to Thunder Cape (JA, JA)

Sighting data compiled by Nick Escott

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