Just saw a report of WC in northern Connecticut.
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Just saw a report of WC in northern Connecticut.
Saw a pair of Mourning Doves on the road near my house last week too.
They are here all year long , especially during the winter at our feeders, at times around 50 to 60 of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebulldog
Today , we counted 38. along with a large flock of Red Winged Black Birds.
Put up two woodcock at a farm in Niagara on Thursday.. Red wing blackbirds are also back , seen robins a week ago.
We flushed a hen woodcock today. North of Barrie!!!
Walking the drathtaar on Mar 4 and she pointed and we flushed one. Been hearing them beeping in the mornings also. Essex county
Another big hen today north of Barrie.
yup they've been trickling through here. Going to be off at least till end of march so should be able too run a lot during the bulk of the migration
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Beautiful picture!
(My setter died yesterday, so I'll just have to enjoy the pics from now on. :()
My condolences Sharon,,sorry to hear that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharon
Sorry for your loss Sharon. It isn't much but if pictures soften the blow happy it helps.
4 flushed today north of Barrie.
4 flushes on Sunday. North west of Barrie.
Oh, Sharon, so sorry to hear it. Losing a pet is heartbreak. My Mum had to put her terrier down last month; he was blind and waking up in the night, confused and soiling his bed, and had bitten a couple of people in the household. He was a very good pup and I'm sure yours was, too. Plus, all dogs go to heaven, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharon
Oh no. Nobody is ever ready to lose their best friends. My condolences.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharon
Sharon.
I've been there many times. Our condolences.
Sorry to have hijacked the thread, but appreciate all the comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by MeghanOOD
Hardest part of getting a dog is knowing we will out live them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharon
Sorry to hear this, Sharon :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharon
As far as wc go, haven't seen any, weird, I think I missed them.
Don't think you've missed 'em. I'm expecting a good influx with this system coming through. With the forecast should see them passing by for the next 2 weeksQuote:
Originally Posted by vom Dufenshmirtz
We put up 10 on Sunday on the Niagara peninsula.
Fiqured they be stalled down there. Put up 4 this morning 3 looked like they've been in place for a few days one I'd have to speculate just arrived.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thymallus
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After lunch gonna run mum in another spot as it seems the birds are practicing social isolation too.
Sorry for your loss Sharon.
2 woodcock flushed yesterday. 3 woodcock and a grouse today.
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We have a single male at Burnt River who's been peenting for the past two nights. There are so few Woodcock now I almost forgot what they sound like. Our property has been almost completely devoid of grouse now for the past 4 years. It's got to be West Nile. It's an emotional treat now to even see a grouse!
A pair of woodcock yesterday and a grouse today.
First one pointed on the farm this afternoon.
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5 yesterday north of Barrie.
5 woodcock and two grouse yesterday. 2 woodcock and a grouse on a quick outing today.
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My dog bumped one today too. It was nice to see. His reaction was like “what the heck?”....
Nice steady flow of birds pushing through. Only problem with the extra walks starting to get looks from the dogs as they wonder why no shots firedQuote:
Originally Posted by mark_t1012001
2 points today but we could come up with 1 bird only.
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Do you folks not see anything wrong with intentionally running (hunting) your dogs on birds that are in closed season? They're breeding here at my place right now and will be on eggs in two weeks. Doesn't seem legal, or ethically correct in my books. Kind of like shooting yourself in the foot. We've lost 70% of our continental population of these birds since 1968, and we're losing another 1.4% of the population every year.
I wasn’t targeting them. My dog bumped it in an area I’ve never seen one before. Regardless, it flew away fairly unmolested as far as I could tell.
I think most people stop working dogs on them abruptly once the first nests with eggs are observed.
You have a point there :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenelon
Most birds move through my area fairly quickly, the few that stay here to breed move around until they find a quiet spot.
I do not go bushwacking, just walk the same trails, so if the dogs spook a bird, it just moves into a slightly different area. No harm done.
Just saw a report of a woodcock nest with eggs in the Ottawa area. Till we meet in October...
Yes, it's early this year but I quit two days ago.