[Ontbirds]Screech and saw-whets.

2008-03-25 Thread Don Perks
Saw both species of owls last evening at dusk at Rattray's by the Green Glade school. Take exit 126 at Southdown Rd.south to the Lakeshore Rd.turn east to Meadow Wood Dr.south to Green Glade. The saw-whets were on the grown about 10 feet from me they then flew off into the woods south of the

[Ontbirds]Greater Snow Geese - Cornwall

2008-03-25 Thread Brian . Morin
I had a few small to medium-sized flocks of Greater Snow Geese heading east over Cornwall today - close to 400 in total. There were also numerous small flocks of Canadas. Other spring additions for the day included more Robins, Cedar Waxwings, a couple of Great Blue Herons, Killdeer, Turkey

[Ontbirds]Correction to owls

2008-03-25 Thread Don Perks
The town is Mississauga exit # 126 is off the Q.E. way to Lakeshore Rd. in Clarkson. dep ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org

[Ontbirds]Ottawa sightings

2008-03-25 Thread Eve Ticknor
This afternoon, around 4, I had a Turkey Vulture fly over my car on Carling and Holly Acres Rd, heading towards Andy Haydon Park. A bit further up, on Cedarview Rd, a pair of Red-tailed Hawks ( I have seen them here a few weeks ago) mating in the tree in the middle of the field. The

[Ontbirds]Ring-necked Duck at Humber Bay East Park, Toronto

2008-03-25 Thread Mark Field
Hello All, Despite the rather unpleasant weather, I decided to stop in and check the waterfowl habitat at Humber Bay East Park around 7pm today. I was rewarded with a male Ring-necked Duck in the northeast cell. This is the first time I have seen this species in the park. Cheers, Mark

[Ontbirds]HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (25 Mar 2008) 135 Raptors

2008-03-25 Thread reports
Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 25, 2008 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds]8 King Eider - Stoney Creek

2008-03-25 Thread Mike Boyd
Dear Fellow Birders, Today I was out with some birders from Guelph to the Hamilton area and the highlight for our day was 8 King Eiders off of Sayers Park in Stoney Creek. They consisted of 6 imm. males and two females. A few Surf Scoters were also present but visibility was declining when we