[Ontbirds]Stoney Creek waterfowl

Hi all! After spending avery enjoyable day at Beamer CA at the annual Good Friday 'Hawkwatch Open House' some of us were discussing checking for the previously reported Eiders etc. on the way home. Between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m I saw - At Glover Road - 12 Red-necked Grebes and a

[Ontbirds] York Region GGOWs, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Early yesterday morning (6:30-7:30) I had no luck with GREAT GRAY OWLS, but today I managed to find three, all of them in east Holland Landing, just north of Newmarket. This has become the most reliable place locally for GGOWs over the past month, though one would expect the birds to move any

[Ontbirds]Palgrave - Raven, etc.

This morning's walk along trails on the east side of Palgrave Conservation Area (n. of Bolton) produced some interesting finds : Raven, Ruffed Grouse, Brown Creeper, Turkey Vulture, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Common

[Ontbirds]Bruce Region report

Last night I heard my first Woodcock of the year (about an hour after you left Dennis). Northern Saw-whet Owls are migrating. Red-winged Blackbirds, Killdeer, Robins, Grackles have all arrived in the past week. There are still no Great Blue Herons on Chantry Island. Horned Lark and Snow

[Ontbirds]Harlequin Ducks at Bronte Harbour

There were two male Harlequin Ducks just east of Bronte Harbour this morning (Saturday). Directions: Exit the QEW at Bronte Rd. (Oakville) and go to the lake. Turn left at Ontario St. and park as far east as you can. The birds were near shore, east of the main breakwater for the Outer Harbour

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl, Gray Partridge, spring migrants (Casselman to Hawkesbury)

Around 5 pm today, there was a Snowy Owl on a roadside pole along Ste. Rose Rd, north of Concession 19. In the same vicinity were roughly a dozen Horned Larks, and a smallish flock of ~50 Snow Buntings. Also my first two Song Sparrows of the year, flitting along the ditch on the east side of the

[Ontbirds]Blenheim Sewage Lagoons-----Geese

Birders : The 14 Greater White- Fronted Geese did spend the night at the lagoons-they were seen sleeping on the ice early this morning. However they left the area shortly after, and were not seen againat least up to 3 pm [no reports after that ]. Tundra Swans were down to about a dozen

[Ontbirds]Little Gulls on Niagara River

Yes, I'm starting to get around. A loosely-planned trip to get the King Eiders at Stoney Creek led to our going to the Niagara River to see what was happening there. We had to abort our plan to check out all the vantage points, but at the Queenston boat launch I found 2 Adult Little Gulls in