Today at midday an adult Black-headed Gull in full non-breeding plumage was
observed at close range sitting on the sand spit at Fish Point.
Directions; Take the ferry from Leamington to Pelee Island
Brandon Holden Lauren Rae
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My son just called to report that there is a Greater White-fronted Goose
near Copetown. He saw it just before 9am this morning in a field that
often has a lot of Ring-billed Gulls.
Susan Holden for Brandon Holden
Directions from the 403 - From the 403 heading west toward Brantford, exit
at
Hello Birders,
Today at the Willows in Hamilton (old Dundas) my father and I had an Adult
MARBLED GODWIT at the end of the trail, overlooking
the mudflats. The whole area was good for birding with many warbler species
seen along the trail, along with many ducks, Herons
(including 6+ Great
Hello Ontbirders:
To further Cheryl's post for those interested, the following birds were
seen from Van Wangers Beach today (by various people)
while my father and I were there (8am-4:45pm) during the strong winds:
Northern Gannet- Not seen again after 9:20am
Long-tailed Jaeger- only the 1
This morning at 9:40 AM my son and I had 2 Cave swallows fly past the tip at 50
Point Conservation Area, flying from East to West.
Birds also seen from 7:30 AM until 10:30 AM included
Pectoral Sandpipers -8
Common Tern -1
Common and Red-throated Loons
Jaegers (sp)
Bonaparte's Gulls
Ontbirders,
After school today I decided to head back to Lake Ontario to see if
anything else was moving with the strong winds. I went to
Green Rd, where I was told that 2 BRANT were just seen at the base of Fruitland
Rd. The birds were very close to shore when I
arrived, and gave me many
My husband and son called to ask me to post that they found an ADULT
CALIFORNIA GULL at Wheatley Harbour, near Point Pelee. They had the bird on
the westerly concrete wall at the mouth of the harbour. They watched and
photographed the bird for a while until it flew to the beach on the east
Hello Everyone,
Had a chance to bird the Niagara River today and saw the adult California
Gull sitting on the same rocks as previous years, from the Adam Beck Power
Generating Station overlook. Compared to the near-by Herring Gulls, the bird
had extensive head streaking, a slightly darker
.
Good Birding ,
Brandon Holden
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the
Centennial Parkway exit, go
north to the North Service Rd, turn left, follow this to Van Wagners Blvd.,
and pull into the parking lots at Van Wagners Beach near Hutch's Restaurant.
Best conditions for fall pelagics at this site are east or northeast winds.
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is at the west end of Lake Ontario
From Toronto take QEW Niagara to Woodward. Exit off of Woodward onto
Eastport Drive and follow signs to VanWagners Beach Road. Take this road to
Hutch's Restaurant.
From Niagara take the Centennial Parkway Exit and follow signs to VanWagners
Beach Road.
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to VanWagners
Beach Road.
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Poor weather had influenced the Hawkwatch at Beamer for the past few days,
and although the count didn't record a bird until
11:20 today (probably due to flurries in the Buffalo area), a good flight was
recorded. Totals were:
Red-tailed Hawk:50
Red-Shouldered Hawk:18
Turkey
Birders,
My Mom and I spent the day at Long Point today and saw the following birds:
Big Creek: Sandhill Cranes, 2 Common Moorhens, Tundra Swans, Bald Eagle, Sora,
American Bitterns seen all day long. We spotted 6
WILLETS flying along the shore of the Inner Bay (across from Big Creek)
Birders,
Today May 9th, My Father and I found an Adult Male Harris's Sparrow at Long
Point. It was seen on Hastings Drive, near cottage
#29. We first found it around 4:45pm, but we saw it again at 7pm with a group
of White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows.
Other Highlights:
Long
Today, July 19th at 4:00 pm, while sitting on a bench at Van Wagner's beach and
looking out over the lake, I spotted what I believed
was the unmistakable sight of a parasitic Jaeger powering up as it picked out a
gull to go after just west of Hutches Restaurant. It
quickly over took the gull
Ontbirders
Many birders spent the day at Van Wagners Beach in Hamilton today and had a
great reward. Various birds seen throughout the day
by many people include:
2 Long-tailed Jaegers- 1 Juvenile Dark/Intermediate Morph seen mid-day (flying
along very close to shore). 1 Adult seen around
Birders:
Today (sept. 6th), there was a good assortment of shorebirds at the
Townsend Sewage Lagoons. Species seen were:
2 Juvenile Buff-Breasted Sandpipers- (along the various dry places around the
productive lagoon)
1 Long-billed Dowitcher- A Moulting Adult
1 Short-billed Dowitcher-
Ontbirders:
Many people had high hopes to see some rare birds at Van Wagners Beach
today, with North-East winds predicted to be blowing
30-50kmh. The morning started off slow with a few distant Jaegers seen, and a
PEREGRINE FALCON flying along the shore around just
after 7am (and even
My son just called to report an ADULT PACIFIC LOON still partially in breeding
plumage.
It was seen 150 yards off shore, off of the large rock jetty, on the eastern
side of the boat canal leading from the marina into the
lake.
Susan Holden for Brandon Holden
Directions:
QEW Niagara, exit
Birders,
This afternoon, around 4:30pm I had two CAVE SWALLOWS flying around the end of
Fruitland Rd. in Stoney Creek (where it meets Lake
Ontario). I first spotted one bird flying around the backyard of the house (on
the western side) and then saw the second fly into
view. The birds appeared
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