Feral cats are second only to collisions with windows in the toll they take annually on bird populations with feral cats being responsible for an estimated 500 MILLION bird deaths here in the US every single year.

The paper uses the U.S. data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to estimate the population segments that could benefit from ESOL, ABE, or ASE programs.  As lead author, Dr.

Given that the dozen or so Owls we did find were essentially all within one very small area, and that the area is vast, it would not be a stretch to believe that the owners estimation of 90 birds present to be an exaggeration. DIRECTIONS: Take the QEW to Fifty Road and then right or west to Ridge Road.

At the power plants from the Adam Beck overlook we had an estimated 20+ Iceland Gulls, and our fourth first-winter Glaucous Gull of the day. From the small north overlook at Adam Beck we had a probable adult CALIFORNIA GULL.

I estimated 5-10,000 around the falls, another 5000 around the power plants, and 5000 more further downriver in Lewiston-Queenston. The only thing we could find with them were LITTLE GULLS. We had three adults above the falls and three adults plus one second-basic from the boat ramp in Queenston (looking downriver).

A good but cool morning watching the busy nesting activities at the GBH Rookery on Leslie, its hard to get a good count with all the activity, but easily 2 dozen nesting Great Blue Herons as estimated by myself and another fellow birder who I spent an enjoyable morning with. 

Jack Alvo -----Original Message----- From: Stan Long Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:34:35 To: Subject: [Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings 3pm - 13.03.13 - my conservative estimate of a few minutes ago is that a flock of between 300/400 Bohemian Waxwings are feeding on small apples with which many of the trees that grow

. - estimate likely conservative. Complete checklist can be viewed online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20185755 Directions: Exit from the 401 at Brock St. in Whitby. Go south on Brock St. to Victoria St. Go west on Victoria St. to Halls Road. Go south on Halls Rd to the 2nd walkway to Cranberry Marsh.

As usual, American Crows make up the majority of the total numbers of birds, and an estimated 125,000 individuals were noted.

Nearby fields along Smith Road allowed distant and fleeting views of a pair of Sandhill Crane, a local breeder; better still was a large flock of Snow Geese along Frank Kenny Road, estimated at 1,500. As most of the geese were white phase, and due to the presence of some smaller birds, we assumed this flock to be mostly Greater.