1.  Gray Partridge yes. (Lucio Fazio)
2. Re:  First winter King Eider (Bob Taylor)
3.  Last call for OBRC reports for 2019 (Amanda Guercio)
4.  request for help with Urban Birds of Ontario citizen science
   project (Frances Bonier)

Ms Bonier , I'm having trouble with your urban habitat definition. Is there a distance from housing development that qualifies? Stormwater ponds ,in or out? I have done some yearly checks on a small meadow with a creek running through it that is 150 to200ft from back yards and as well bordered by a paved hiking path .Flood plains with paths,in or out. I have considered your question myself. Likely has to do with species ability to cope with human activity,while accepting less suitable habitat and food supply Bill Maddeford On Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 12:00 PM , <birdalert-request@ontbirds.ca> wrote: > Send ONTBIRDS mailing list submissions to > birdalert@ontbirds.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ontbirds.ca/mailman/listinfo/birdalert_ontbirds.ca > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > birdalert-request@ontbirds.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > birdalert-owner@ontbirds.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ONTBIRDS digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Gray Partridge yes. (Lucio Fazio) > 2. Re: First winter King Eider (Bob Taylor) > 3. Last call for OBRC reports for 2019 (Amanda Guercio) > 4. request for help with Urban Birds of Ontario citizen science > project (Frances Bonier) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:57:07 -0500 > From: Lucio Fazio <lukefazio@rogers.com> > To: OFO bird alerts hotline Ontbirds <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Gray Partridge yes. > Message-ID: <ED9DD47F-446E-42B7-B85E-977D9F3F98CC@rogers.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > At 12: 15 pm , I found one Gray Partridge at 684 Paris Plains Church Rd., > near Paris. Showed it to some new birders. > See previous email for directions > Luc Fazio > > Sent from my iPad > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 22:04:28 -0500 > From: Bob Taylor <btaylor@tnt21.com> > To: Brock May <Outside_Exposure@telus.net> > Cc: birdalert@ontbirds.ca > Subject: Re: [Ontbirds] First winter King Eider > Message-ID: <C8C26E8E-B584-4E4E-9759-04581B62795A@tnt21.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Hi Brock, sorry to hear that your friend Bob passed away a few years ago > but there?s more than just one of us. It?s a pretty common name but I?m > very much alive and do see some interesting birds here in Bruce County. > > Regards > Bob Taylor > > > On Jan 21, 2020, at 9:04 PM, Brock May <Outside_Exposure@telus.net> > wrote: > > > > ?Bob was a friend of more than 50 years. He passed I Winnipeg a few > years ago. > > I find it more than a tad disturbing that someone would still be posting > in his name. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ONTBIRDS On Behalf Of Bob Taylor via ONTBIRDS > > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 1:09 PM > > To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca > > Subject: [Ontbirds] First winter King Eider > > > > First winter King Eider male seen a bit offshore in Lake Huron at > Inverhuron Ontario at 3:15 pm. Slowly foraging it?s way south about 70 > metres offshore. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:02:41 -0500 > From: Amanda Guercio <aguercio@gmail.com> > To: birdalert <birdalert@ontbirds.ca> > Subject: [Ontbirds] Last call for OBRC reports for 2019 > Message-ID: > <CALZqDZRahUVo6WXGW+33xKc352TAEVKhGAn=pFtccursXYS= > Yg@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > This message has been approved by the OntBirds moderator. > > The 2019/2020 Ontario Bird Records Committee would like to take this time > to thank the observers and volunteers who have submitted records over the > past year and beyond - without your support, the OBRC would not function. > This year's Committee is currently reviewing records submitted over the > last year that will be summarized in the August issue of Ontario Birds. > > This update is to provide a deadline for submitting records for inclusion > in the 2019 annual summary in OFO's Ontario Birds: January 31st, 2020. > Records submitted after January 31st will be forward to the 2020-2021 OBRC. > Submissions can be entered through the OBRC's online submission form: > http://ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport or via email to the OBRC Secretary ( > obrcsecretary@ofo.ca). > > The review lists for the 3 reporting regions in Ontario and guidelines for > reporting can be found here: http://ofo.ca/site/page/view/obrc.guidelines. > A reminder that reports of White-winged Dove and Eurasian Collared-Dove are > no longer requested for sightings in the South and Central review regions > in 2019 and going forward. > > Past OBRC annual reports are found here: > http://ofo.ca/site/page/view/obrc.annualreports > > If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact > me. Thanks again from the OBRC to our excellent birding community. > > Great birding for 2020! > > Amanda Guercio > OBRC Chair > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:31:55 -0500 > From: Frances Bonier <bonierf@queensu.ca> > To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca > Subject: [Ontbirds] request for help with Urban Birds of Ontario > citizen science project > Message-ID: > <CAHMDtAHxwPOtL29rydpD2CRxry9V3=oazxdW_SG0xdKQd=Er= > Q@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > *The message below was approved by the OntBirds coordinator.* > > Dear OntBirds listserv, > > We are conducting a study on the effects of urbanization on birds, and are > seeking help from birders, naturalists, and ornithologists to identify > which species breed in urban habitats in metro areas across Ontario. Our > goal is to compile a comprehensive list of all of the bird species that do, > and do not, breed in Ontario?s cities. > > *Are you familiar with the breeding birds of any of Ontario?s metro areas, > and, if so, would you be willing to complete our survey? *The surveys are > comprehensive, covering 150-180 bird species per city, and so will likely > take 20-30 minutes to complete carefully. You can find links to the surveys > here: > > https://www.bonierlab.com/urban-birds-of-ontario > < > https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonierlab.com%2Furban-birds-of-ontario&data=02%7C01%7Cpm45%40queensu.ca%7Cf9d0facc549a4b71db9c08d79dd9fa59%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C637151431847327287&sdata=Fs611fduBzT5buTZB7nfo32vr9bhHNGqsLWzoqrwoVA%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > Please note that we are aware of other resources (e.g., Breeding Bird > Survey, Breeding Bird Atlas, eBird data) that provide valuable information > on breeding bird populations. The structure and method of collection of > those data, however, aren't suitable for the goals of our study, in part, > because these other data sources aren?t urban-focused and cannot give a > nuanced description of breeding occurrence specifically in urban habitats. > > > If you would like to learn more about our study methods, please visit this > page: > > https://www.bonierlab.com/urban-birds-of-ontario-faqs > < > https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonierlab.com%2Furban-birds-of-ontario-faqs&data=02%7C01%7Cpm45%40queensu.ca%7Cf9d0facc549a4b71db9c08d79dd9fa59%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C637151431847337279&sdata=uBNkEsHy8b3O8xRaHLnSirOOl0TUtToAcRhcXXWD0%2FU%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > and if you are interested in an example of a global study where we > successfully used similar methods, please visit this page: > > https://www.pnas.org/content/115/49/E11495 > < > https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pnas.org%2Fcontent%2F115%2F49%2FE11495&data=02%7C01%7Cpm45%40queensu.ca%7Cf9d0facc549a4b71db9c08d79dd9fa59%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C637151431847337279&sdata=GkW6CFym9pI7Z%2FUWzmr5%2FSK93wm3vqE5TJH42vEE7lE%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > Fran Bonier & Paul Martin > > www.bonierlab.com > < > https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bonierlab.com&data=02%7C01%7Cpm45%40queensu.ca%7Cf9d0facc549a4b71db9c08d79dd9fa59%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C637151431847337279&sdata=rVYnwCRYRQt%2FUFwKVJNLkZKR%2FW6qLOQp57fVRuTGtbM%3D&reserved=0 > > > > www.paulmartinlab.com > < > https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.paulmartinlab.com&data=02%7C01%7Cpm45%40queensu.ca%7Cf9d0facc549a4b71db9c08d79dd9fa59%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C637151431847347275&sdata=qX46CKhrl5oF7ztQNMCXWWqUg9Pjmp5GG%2BMQ%2FI1Mlr0%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > -- > > > **************************************************** > Dr. Fran Bonier > Associate Professor > Queen's University > Biology Department > Biosciences Complex 3523 > Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 > Canada > > phone: 613-533-6000 x77024 > email: bonierf@queensu.ca > https://www.bonierlab.com/ <http://post.queensu.ca/%7Ebonierf/index.html> > **************************************************** > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list birdalert@ontbirds.ca > For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > > ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > > ------------------------------ > > End of ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 191, Issue 18 > ***************************************** >