I must have had thoughts of warblers in my head when I mentioned late last
night that the first Greater Snow Geese arrived on May 11 (should be March
11). That would be closer to a departure date. I checked with my contact
at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in upstate New York this morning
To further Brian Morin's post earlier today, I first observed a large flock
(500) over the Finch-Chesterville corridor on March 11. The past few days the
Snow Geese have been prevalent on the South Nation River east of Chesterville
at the confluence of Kirby Creek. The field on the west side
With reports of Greater Snow Geese in eastern Ontario I thought there
would be interest in an article published in Ontario Birds which
explains the differences between Lesser and Greater Snow Geese and the
Blue Goose (blue morph) which was considered a separate species until
1973. The vast
I checked out The Islands early migrants this week and below are some of the
birds I found.
Red-throated Loon, Greater Snow Goose, Double-crested Cormorant, Wood Duck,
Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, both Scaup,
White-winged Scoter, all 3 Mergansers including many
-Original Message-
From: Norm Murr
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:00 PM
To: ONTBIRDS
Subject: [Ontbirds] Toronto islands - Tues Today - Red-throated Loon,Snow
Goose, etc.
Correction
Should have read Monday and Today not Tues and Today.
Norm Murr
At 4:30 p.m., a Turkey Vulture flew low over the hospital where I work, Humber
River Regional Hospital. This is near the junction of Hwy 401 and Hwy 400 at
Jane Street.
Good Birding,
Nancy Barrett
Toronto
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Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2011
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- RBA
* New York
* Buffalo
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It looks like more and more birders are carrying smart phones and other
portable email devices. Timely messages are very much appreciated
however on most days a number of messages sent to Ontbirds fail because
they were sent from unrecognized email addresses. If you are using a new
Hello,
I apologize for emailing twice in one day but I couldn't believe my ears
when I heard a Common Nighthawk calling on my property tonight around 9PM.
It was calling steadily for the half an hour I was out there and I could
hear a second bird calling in the distance. Both birds were located
The outlook for this weekend's Waterfowl Festival at Presqu'ile
Provincial Park looks very promising, in terms of the weather forecast,
the ice conditions in Presqu'ile Bay, and, most importantly, the
thousands of ducks and other water birds that are now in the bay. In
addition, there is a
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2011
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The biggest day for spring arrivals in York Region (so far) was today - March
17. As green beer flowed for St. Patrick's Day, so too did streams of
northbound birds. Bruce Brydon and I crossed paths at the north end of
Bathurst
to check what is traditionally the best local area for returning
Hello,
I wanted to thank everyone that emailed to correct me on my
nighthawk/woodcock confusion. Being a young birder of only a few years I've
only catalogued the typical sounds for each species in my brain and I guess
when I didn't hear the other display sounds that I associate with the
woodcock
Karl Konze's earlier post is an excellent summary of most of the species
reported here this week. A few additional birds were as follows:
Bald Eagle: On March 15, an adult perched for 20 minutes near the deer
carcass along Sunday Creek below the Visitor Centre deck. The deer was
placed there on
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