Good to know. I'll pass the information along to a few club members who are out on a regular basis. Our roost on Richmond Drive was inactive last year although a few dozen birds fed there regularly last year. This year the area is heavily overgrown with cattails and there is no roost or feeding. I've been told that on an island off Morrisburg egrets bred this summer so some birds will be further west. Enjoy the rest of summer.
Brian On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 9:41 PM Weseloh, Chip (EC) via ONTBIRDS < [email protected]> wrote: > >Hi Birders, > > > > > About a month ago, we banded approximately 100 young flightless Great > Egrets at colonies in Georgian Bay (Lake Huron) and in eastern Lake > Ontario. The young birds are probably now flying and dispersing throughout > southern Ontario. They are banded with field readable red plastic leg bands > with white characters. Each bird has two bands on the left leg, one above > and one below the "knee" joint. The characters have the format of > number-number-letter, e.g. 24T. If you see (or photograph) one of these > birds, please send me the characters (or the photo) and the date and > location of the sighting....and your name and contact details. I will then > send you the banding details. > > > > > > Many Thanks, > > > Chip Weseloh > > > Canadian Wildlife Service (Emeritus) > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the > provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to [email protected] > For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > Visit the OFO Facebook page > https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists > > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
