[Ontbirds]Marsh Monitoring Program Training Sessions in Ontario

2007-02-23 Thread Kathy Jones
Bird Studies Canada's Marsh Monitoring Program (MMP) is seeking wetland enthusiasts to be trained as amphibian and/or marsh bird monitors (no prior experience necessary) for wetland areas in Ontario. As part of this program several MMP Training and Orientation Sessions are being held

[Ontbirds]Kingston area birds to Feb. 23, 2007

2007-02-23 Thread Peter and Jane Good
Last weekend there was an excellent variety of waterfowl on Amherst Island with every opening in the ice chock-a-block with everthing from Buffleheads to Tundra Swans. By Tuesday the open water had disappeared and so had the birds. A group from Montreal reported 11 species of duck and 2 species of

[Ontbirds]Merlin in Britannia Woods, Ottawa

2007-02-23 Thread Don Wigle
At 3pm today the female Merlin was in the same tree at the southwestern corner of Mud Lake as reported earlier this week. Directions from Queensway (Hwy 417): exit onto Pinecrest north, turn right at Richmond Road, cross Carling and take first left onto Poulin, continue to end of Poulin and left