[Ontbirds] Josh Van Wieren/NOTES/PC/CA is out of the office.

I will be out of the office starting 06/03/2009 and will not return until 10/03/2009. You can reach me on my cell phone at 613-803-0235 for any urgent matters. Thank you, Josh ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Red-headed Woodpecker

Yesterday a group of six Peterborough Field Naturalists encountered a Red-headed Woodpecker on Lakeshore Rd east of Bond Head near the junction with Morgans Rd.. The bird was first seen in a hedgerow close to the road and later flew to the top of a power line pole where everybody was able to get a

[Ontbirds] Tundra Swans Fisherville area

On Sunday, while out with my daughter in the Fisherville/Nanticoke area I first heard then saw 3 separate flocks of Tundra Swans. Total of the 3 flocks was about 200 birds. These flocks were headed Northwest. Also present were several Bald Eagles all immatures. At Fisherville we found 5

[Ontbirds] Greater Snow Goose migration in eastern Ontario

Things are off to an early start this year. A flock of 250 Greater Snow Geese over the Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Saturday and a single bird along the Long Sault Parkway yesterday suggests that we may see larger flocks earlier than in the past. Usually we don't expect the birds to

[Ontbirds] Snow Goose migration

Further to the posting about snow goose in eastern Ontario, just a quick note that we had about 15,000 snow geese just south of the U.S. Border in the town of Noyan, Quebec on Saturday afternoon. Sheldon Harvey Radio H.F. - Canada`s specialist in radio communications http://www.radiohf.ca

[Ontbirds] 22 Ross' Geese Hillman Marsh

Birders, Today I observed a mixed flock of Snow Geese and Ross' Geese with the later totaling 22. If I am correct this might be a high total at one time for Southern Ontario. Also note worthy was 750 Ring necked ducks and likewise of Redheads. Friday I observed 2 Greater -white fronted