[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending October 27, 2005.

In many ways, birding at Presqu'ile Provincial Park this week has taken on the characteristics of winter birding, in that most of the sightings have been of water birds, and land birds are concentrating around the bird feeders, although even a good many of those moved on last night. As well,

[Ontbirds]Gull, Owl and Duck workshops at the U of Guelph Arboretum

Hi, everyone, This post was approved by Mark. The Arboretum, University of Guelph, has space in the following interactive bird workshops. For more workshop details, please go to our website at www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum or e-mail me privately. Many Ontbirds members have benefitted from these

[Ontbirds] Marsh Monitoring Program Orientation and Training Sessions

Hi Everyone Mark Cranford has approved this posting. Bird Studies Canada, in conjunction with Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, the Grand River Conservation Authority and the St. Lawrence River Institute, has scheduled three Marsh Monitoring Program Orientation and Training Session

[Ontbirds]Ottawa: Red-throated Loon Black Scoter

Hi Everyone Did a quick check along the Ottawa River this morning off Dick Bell Park and Andrew Haydon Park. I observed 4 large flocks of Black Scoters totaling 600+ (mainly males) and 2 Red-throated Loons. The scoters were very restless flying around, breaking up into smaller flocks,

[Ontbirds]Northern Hawk Owl near Whitney (east of Algonquin Park)

Ontbirders: A Northern Hawk Owl was reported by David Bree this morning at the junction of Old Highway 127 and Highway 60. It was seen at an old beaver pond there. Directions: The junction of Old Highway 127 and Highway 60 is a few km east of Whitney (which is on Highway 60 just east of the

[Ontbirds]Pine Siskins - Port Hope

A flock of about 8 Pine Siskins turned up at my feeder today, along with the usual goldfinches, chickadees, etc.. They are the first of the season for me. If anyone cares to, they can be easily seen by looking over the driveway fence. Cheers Dave Broughton 31 College Street, Port Hope

[Ontbirds]Re: ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 20, Issue 39

Hi Nathan: Take a look at the seminar offered at U of G Arboretum by Chris Earley. You might enjoy this. Dad - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ontbirds@hwcn.org Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 12:00 PM Subject: ONTBIRDS Digest, Vol 20, Issue 39 Send ONTBIRDS mailing

[Ontbirds]dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk north of Brighton

28 Oct. 05 Greetings all, This afternoon Diane Whitman, Sarah Petrasek and I saw an immature dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk migrating with a normal Red-tail, moving west over the hills north of Brighton. The exact site was on Coltman Road about .5 km north of Carman Rd., (which is north of

[Ontbirds]possible CAVE SWALLOWS;Cranberry--Oct.28

For 3 hours up to noon a small group of anxious observers were about to give up, when suddenly the north winds became strong--the raptors came through for 4 hours in great numbers. A wonderful group of birders were extremely busy identifying 11 different species of raptors. Highlights were 6

[Ontbirds]chickadees still migrating in droves

Today, Lyle Friesen and I birded the Lake Erie shoreline along Hwy 3 between Blenheim and Wheatley in Chatham-Kent County. We stopped at various locations to watch for hawks and other migrants. At our first stop we immediately noticed migrating chickadees so counted for short periods at two

[Ontbirds]HSR: Cranberry Marsh (28 Oct 2005) 366 Raptors

Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (28 Oct 2005) 1716 Raptors

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]HSR: Holiday Beach (28 Oct 2005) 1391 Raptors

Holiday Beach Migration Observatory Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture

[Ontbirds]HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (26 Oct 2005) 610 Raptors

Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2005 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture