[Ontbirds] Rednecked Grebes at Burloak Park Burlington

Our resident grebes are back as of Today for sure. I heard and then saw the male at sunrise on Monday morning and the pair this morning. The water levels are slightly higher than last year at this time http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/now/wlevels/ontario.gif Depending on how Spring run-off

[Ontbirds] American Woodcock

I have been having e-mail issues so I hope this works. Just letting everyone know that American Woodcock have been sighted at the Leslie Street Spit Sunday March 15th and Tuesday March 17th. The spit is located at just south of Lakeshore Road Leslie Street in Toronto. Gunnar

[Ontbirds] Snow Goose - Holland Landing

To add to the York region report posted yesterday, Kevin Shackleton observed a white adult Snow Goose on the south side of Hochreiter Road late yesterday afternoon.   Hochreiter Rd. runs west from Bathurst St. just northwest of Holland Landing (just past where the GGOW was a few weeks ago). 

[Ontbirds] Grassland Bird Survey - Request for Volunteers

This message is being posted with the hope that OFO members would be interested in volunteering for an upcoming pilot Grassland Bird Survey in the spring of 2009. This survey is a joint effort between Wildlife Preservation Canada, Bird Studies Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service. This

[Ontbirds] Birds at Rondeau Bay

Hello all, My husband and I were in Blenheim, Erieau area yesterday afternoon (March 17th). Around 6 pm, we saw lots of black birds on our way to McGeachy Pond - Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Starlings and 4 Killdeer. In the pond we observed a pair of Mute Swan, a small flock of Canada

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose and Tree Swallow at Townsend Sewage Lagoons

Posting for Ken Burrell: Ken did a really quick trip down to the Long Point area today. He stopped at Townsend Sewage Lagoons on his way home and found a white phase Ross's Goose with some Canada's in the lagoon. After watching this bird for a bit the flock got up and took flight to

[Ontbirds] Pine Siskin nesting in Thickson's Woods

Today, Terrie Smith and I observed a pair of Pine Siskins in Thickson's Woods (southeast side near the cattail marsh). One of the pair was observed collecting a huge mouthful of cattail down and carrying it off into the woods. We couldn't determine the path as the birds flew high and fast,

[Ontbirds] HSR: Beamer Conservation Area (18 Mar 2009) 62 Raptors

Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture