[Ontbirds] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron-Yes
Still showing well as of 1900h along St. Jacob's Mill Race Trail/Conestogo River. Anthony Zammit Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (01 Sep 2017) 55 Raptors
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture 9 9 9 Osprey 4 4 4 Bald Eagle 8 8 8 Northern Harrier 2 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 Cooper's Hawk0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 20 20 20 Red-tailed Hawk 4 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 5 5 Merlin 2 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 55 55 55 -- Observation start time: 06:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter:Paul Pratt Observers:Bob Hall-Brooks, Chris Craft, Claude Radley, Janina Radley, John Craft, Kory Renaud, Tiffanie Rajki Weather: Breezy and cool with clouds and NE winds Raptor Observations: First day of hawk count! Non-raptor Observations: 72 species observed during the day. See eBird checklist at: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38947076 Report submitted by Paul Pratt (ppr...@city.windsor.on.ca) Holiday Beach Conservation Area information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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] Black-billed magpie
Hi ONbirders, Today at 3:30 I found a Black-billed Magpie just outside of Newmarket. It flew across the road then landed in a field. I've added my ebird checklist http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38938905 Directions: I spotted the bird on green lane east (also called Hwy 18) about 800m after Main Street. Green lane east runs just outside of Newmarket from the 404 to dufferin st. Good birding Kiah Jasper Bruce peninsula ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (31 Aug 2017) 104 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 31, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 1 1 Bald Eagle 3 3 3 Northern Harrier14 14 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 23 23 Cooper's Hawk1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 25 25 25 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel33 35 35 Merlin 1 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 104108108 -- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter:Dave Brown Observers:Bob Johnstone, Jim Dunn, Mary Carnahan, Matt Oswald Visitors: Thanks to Matt, Bob, Jim and Mary for joining in today for the count. Note that the portable washrooms have now been placed at the site and the count now runs through Sept, Oct and up to the end of Nov. Weather: A nice mix of sun and cloud with moderate and then strong NNE winds for the entire day. Temp started at about 14C and climbed to 19C. A great day for hawk watching! Raptor Observations: A pretty good flight for the end of August with a total of 104 birds. The bulk of today's flight was Sharpies (22), Kestrels (33) and Broadwings (25). We also had some nice N. Harriers (14) 3 of which were males with 2 probable adults and one that appeared to be a 2nd year (SY) immature bird, singles of Osprey and Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagles (3) that were sub-adults of various ages and not likely to be local birds so were counted as actual migrants) although we had at least another 15 BAEAs that were a mix of what appeared to be juvenile (HY) and adult birds and observed headed in all directions. We also counted a couple of Redtails that were very high with the Broadwings and seemed to be on a mission to migrate and finally a lone Merlin that caught something at the cliff edge and then flew to the bushlot straight out from the knoll and ate its meal. Made for some great views in the scope. Non-raptor Observations: Even before the raptors got moving there were passerines everywhere along the roadway. We had a total of 14 warbler species including... Blue-winged (2), Black-and-White (2), Tennessee (1), Chestnut-sided (4), Black-throated Blue (2), Blackburnian (3), Nashville (2), Ovenbird (1), Cape May (4), Bay-breasted (2), Yellow (3), Am. Redstart (3), Magnolia (2), Common Yellowthroat (1). We had a total of 5 Flycatcher species including... Great Crested (5), Least (1), Yellow-bellied (1 - vocalized several times and had very yellow undersides and a distinct complete eye-ring), E. Pewee (1 - also vocalized) and finally a wonderful Olive-sided that sat right at the tip of a bare tree in the bright sunlight making for great viewing through the scope (possibly the same bird photographed last week). We had a total of 6 Woodpecker species including... N. Flicker (5), Pileated (2), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (2 - juv. birds), Red-bellied (1), Hairy (1 - vocalized a few times) and finally Downy (2). Other species... Wood and Swainson's Thrush, WB Nuthatch (2), BG Gnatcatcher (1), Gray Catbirds (8), Cedar Waxwings (14), House Wren (2), Wild Turkey (10 - all juv. birds that flew fight over our heads not 15 ft up!), Blue Jays (10), Baltimore Oriole (2), Warbling Vireo (2), Red-eyed Vireo (6), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1), Am. Goldfinch (20), Common Nighthawk (1), Common Loon (3), Swallows... Barn (25), Tree (12), Bank (5) and many more unidentified, N. Cardinal (3). Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
[Ontbirds] Juvenile yellow crowned night heron at st. Jacob
The bird is still here and showing well feeding in the water across the river about 300 metres past (west of) the rail bridge. It's viewable from a lookout where there is a bench down close to the river. This is 30 meters past the "Tree of Life" plaque. Ebird map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8=p=13=43.540906,-80.5564306=43.540906,-80.5564306 ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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] Red-necked Phalaropes - Embrun lagoons
There were four Red-necked Phalaropes in the far end of the first cell (west side as you enter). The only other shorebirds were 3 Lesser Yellowlegs and 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper in the northwest cell. Brian Morin Directions: The Embrun lagoons are east of Ottawa. Exit Hwy 417 at the Crysler exit (#79). Head south to Route 400 and proceed about a km. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
