[Ontbirds] Sooty Tern - Long-tailed and Parasitic Jaeger - LONG POINT

2005-08-31 Thread smacke03
At 0705 to 733 an adult Sooty Tern flew past the Long Point Provincial Park 1km west of the park boundary. The bird was originally spotted by Mike Boyd about 500m off shore heading west. It was followed by myself, Mike and Ross Wood as it continued west for a few kilometers then it began heading

[Ontbirds]Little Gulls - Long Point

2005-04-04 Thread smacke03
Hello all, Sunday afternoon(3rd)during the tail end of the storm there were two adult little gulls flying over the inner bay of Long Point with about 50 Bonaparte's. The spring migration has really started to pick up here at Long Point with 131 birds banded on opening day (April 1) and our

[Ontbirds]Golden Eagle; Cackling Goose @ Long Point.

2005-03-18 Thread smacke03
Fellow Birders, This afternoon, an adult Golden Eagle was sitting in the field adjacent to the corner of the East Quarter Line Rd. and Concession A., just west of Port Rowan, probably investigating some carrion. 5 Turkey Vultures were also in the area. Earlier that day an adult Bald Eagle was

[Ontbirds]Long Point Finches - Winter Finch Forecast 2004-2005

2004-10-13 Thread smacke03
Interested Parties, LPBO has already been recording a fair number of Pine Siskins and Purple Finches this fall, particularly in the past week. White-winged Crossbills were heard flying over Old Cut on the 10th and heard and seen on the 11th. Yesterday evening, the 12th, there was an Evening

Lark Sparrow @ Rondeau PP

2003-05-13 Thread smacke03
I refound the LARK SPARROW later this morning hanging out with some CHIPPING SPARROWS in the field adjacent to the children's Hut off of Lakeshore Rd. Just across the Rd from the churchs. Beautiful bird probably second year as the white in the stripes on the back of the head is not as