[Ontbirds]Kingston area birds to Aug. 25, 2006

Migration is well underway but there have been no extraordinary sightings in the Kingston area this week. Three Bald Eagles, 2 Immatures, and 1 adult put in an appearance on Aug. 20th, one on Wolfe Island, the other two north of Elginburg. Six Northern Harriers were also seen on Wolfe that same

[Ontbirds]Ottawa/Gatineau 24Aug06.. Little Blue Heron, Great Egret

- RBA * Ontario * Ottawa/Gatineau * 24 August 2006 * ONOT0608.24 - Birds mentioned Pied-billed Grebe GREAT EGRET LITTLE BLUE HERON Gadwall Redhead Ruddy Duck Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper

[Ontbirds]Ottawa: Lesser Black-backed Gulls and migrants

Hi Everyone Yesterday, Aug. 24 I observed 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls , 2 adult and 1 second year bird , 2 at Deschenes Rapids and one in a field near Carling Ave. and Rifle Road. Today, one adult was present at Deschenes Rapids along with 200+ Great Black-backed Gulls. The warbler

[Ontbirds]Olive-sided Flycatcher and other migrants - Ottawa

Hello Ontbirders The Britannia Conservation Area is sizzling right now. This morning, several birders were treated to a flurry of warbler movement, especially along the ridge at Britannia. I personally tallied 16 species, while missing 3 species reported by other birders (total 19). I

[Ontbirds]HSR: Cranberry Marsh (25 Aug 2006) 2 Raptors

Cranberry Marsh Whitby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 25, 2006 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0

[Ontbirds]LPBO Sightings Board Update - August 25 2006

Hello All, The Long Point Bird Observatory sightings board is up and running as of August 13. Hightlights from the latest submission include: Red Knot Willet Long-billed Dowitcher Olive-sided Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler Prairie Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Rusty

[Ontbirds]Guelph Warblers

I was just fixing my computer a few minutes ago when I noticed movement on the branch outside my window. Upon further inspection it turned out to be a juvenile CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. I then noticed that the plum trees and Scots pines in the back yard were full of immature warblers

[Ontbirds]Ruddy Turnstone, Ottawa

There was a Ruddy Turnstone at the east end of Andrew Haydon Park (Ottawa beach) today at around 1PM. The river at the north end of Scrivens essentially had no shorebird habitat. Given all the birds at Britannia earlier (see the postings of Bruce Dilabio and Tony Beck), I was hopeful that the

[Ontbirds]Kittiwake Sabine's at Van Wagner's

Today the conditions at VanWagner's, were the same as yesterday, with a brisk NE wind blowing. We were positioned up top of the new observation tower located just west of the old Hutch's location. It felt like it was October up there. But when you saw something good you would forget about