http://magickcanoe.com/blog1 one naturalist's observations and field notes Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:21:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bonasa umbellus - Ruffed Grouse LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): Wigney farm (front woodland path). DATE: 03 March 2007 TIME: 0915 hrs. WEATHER: approx. -1C, sunny. HABITAT: Poplar, Birch, White Pine, Scotch Pine succession forest. CREATURE: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse). COUNT: One LIFE_STAGE: Adult HOW_CAUGHT: Seen, tracks. REMARKS: Along forest trail. Sabrina startled a grouse ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2007/03/04/ruffed-grouse-bonasa-umbellus-march-3-2007/ Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - Red Squirrel LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): Wigney farm (front woodland path). DATE: 28 February 2007 TIME: 0930 hrs. WEATHER: approx. -6C, sunny. HABITAT: Rural home and surrounding garden. CREATURE: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Red Squirrel). COUNT: One LIFE_STAGE: Adult. HOW_CAUGHT: Seen, heard. REMARKS: Seen and heard in basement. While doing laundry, ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2007/03/03/red-squirrel-tamiasciurus-hudsonicus/ Picoides villosus - Hairy Woodpecker LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): Wigney farm (front woodland path). DATE: 01 March 2007 TIME: 1000 hrs. WEATHER: approx. -7C, sunny, light breeze. HABITAT: Poplar, Birch, White Pine, Scotch Pine succession forest. CREATURE: Picoides villosus (Hairy Woodpecker). COUNT: One LIFE_STAGE: Adult, male HOW_CAUGHT: Seen, heard. REMARKS: Steady tapping could be ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2007/03/03/picoides-villosus-hairy-woodpecker-march-1-2007/ Bonasa umbellus - Ruffed Grouse LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): Wigney farm (front woodland path). DATE: 27 February 2007 TIME: 1320 hrs. WEATHER: approx. -2C, sunny, light breeze. HABITAT: Poplar, Birch, White Pine, Scotch Pine succession forest. CREATURE: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse). COUNT: One LIFE_STAGE: Adult HOW_CAUGHT: Seen, tracks. REMARKS: Along forest trail. Grouse ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2007/03/03/bonasa-umbellus-ruffed-grouse-feb-27-2007/ Canis latrans - Coyote LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): back of Wigney farm. DATE: 13 February 2007 TIME: 950. WEATHER: approx. -21C, sunny, light breeze. HABITAT: Field of Salix and Meadowsweet brush; CREATURE: Canis latrans (Coyote). COUNT: One LIFE_STAGE: Adult HOW_CAUGHT: tracks, scat. REMARKS: On a trail that we walk daily, fresh Coyote tracks were ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2007/03/03/canis-latrans-coyote-feb-13-2007/ Canis latrans - Coyote LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Township); Wigney farm DATE: 25 January 2007, TIME 2300-2400 hrs. WEATHER: cold (approx. -18C), clear. HABITAT: rural yard, spruce and pine plantation, oldfield meadows. CREATURE: Canis latrans [Coyote] COUNT: Several LIFE_STAGE: adults & young HOW_CAUGHT: heard, ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2007/03/03/coyote-canis-latrans/ Bonasa umbellus - Ruffed Grouse LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): back of Wigney farm. DATE: 13 February 2007 TIME: 940. WEATHER: approx. -21C, sunny, light breeze. HABITAT: Birch and Poplar forest. CREATURE: ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2007/03/03/ruffed-grouse-bonasa-umbellus/ Well, I've neglected this blog rather terribly over the past few weeks. Time to pick up the pieces and try to get back on track. I'll start with a simple report on spring activity around the farm over the past few days. BIRDS: I guess the main event has to ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2006/05/02/may-day-report/ Murphys Point Provincial Park April 1, 2006 On April 1st, while en route to Murphy's Point P.P., we saw a DOR Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), on Roger Stevens Drive near the intersection of Fletcher Road (approx. 15 km. east of Smiths Falls). A DOR Beaver (Castor canadensis) was seen on Roger Stevens ... http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2006/04/03/murphys-point/ March 31, 2006 -- at the farm. While walking in the woods, I found many tiny moths among the poplars, and one Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti) butterfly. A few tentative Peeper calls were heard in the same area. http://magickcanoe.com/blog1/2006/04/03/milberts-tortoiseshell/