[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending December 8, 2011.

2011-12-08 Thread Fred Helleiner
The surprising, perhaps unprecedented, open conditions at Presqu'ile Provincial Park (no snow having fallen yet this season) have not been conducive to easy birding. Some of the most wanted target birds require birders to wade to Gull Island under conditions involving heavy wave action and

[Ontbirds] Bald Eagle - Detroit River

2011-12-08 Thread Todd Ternovan
3:30 PM Bald Eagle observed on the Detroit River this date in Amherstburg, Ontario - across from Crystal Bay . had the Nikon with me, photos available at the link below if interested. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151023613545508.790650.710560507 type=1l=a2815e02ac Regards

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl Snow Geese (Casselman, Ste. Rose St. Isadore)

2011-12-08 Thread Brian Young
Hello, Birded the Casselman to St. Isadore areas today on the north side of the 416. Seen one Snowy Owl, south of Ste. Rose. Other birds included a pair of Snow Geese among a folk of Canada Geese just south of the town of St. Isadore. Seen also, one very dark morph Rough-legged Hawk, three

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 08 Dec 2011

2011-12-08 Thread dfsuggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 12/08/2011 * NYBU1112.08 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- SLATY-BACKED GULL POMARINE JAEGER MARSH WREN WILSON'S WARBLER RAZORBILL AMER.

[Ontbirds] Franklin's Gull Kincardine

2011-12-08 Thread James Turland
Hi Ontbirders; A 1st winter Franklin's Gull has been at the Kincardine harbor for three days now. The gull varies between periods of actively flying and then resting on the water but hardly ever leaves the harbor basin. As far as I know everyone that came today got good looks at the bird. One

[Ontbirds] Brant, Little Gull and Parasitic Jaeger at Kettle Point

2011-12-08 Thread Sean Jenniskens
Today at approximately 5:00pm there was a Brant, Little Gull, and 2 Parasitic Jaegers at Kettle Point. All 3 species were seen from the beach near the tip. Brant- with group of many mallards, and a few canada geese, east of the very tip in the water. Little Gull- with group of bonaparte's

[Ontbirds] FW: Snowy Owl Snow Geese (Casselman, Ste. Rose St. Isadore)

2011-12-08 Thread Brian Young
Hello, A correction is needed. I meant the 417 and not the 416. Cheers, Brian From: Brian Young [mailto:brian-yo...@storm.ca] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 6:01 PM To: Ontbirds Subject: Snowy Owl Snow Geese (Casselman, Ste. Rose St. Isadore) Hello, Birded the Casselman

[Ontbirds] snow geese at Highways 138 and 417

2011-12-08 Thread Bob Scranton
As an addendum to Connie Denyes report about the snow geese at LaFleche Rd. my wife, Dawn, and I went out to this area to see the snow geese which gather in large flocks (thousands) at this time of year. The night before Hans VanderZweep and I chased the back roads around Moose Creek to find

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding report: 8 December 2011

2011-12-08 Thread Ron Tozer
Suet feeders are now operational at the Visitor Centre and Spruce Bog Boardwalk. It will be interesting to see whether Boreal Chickadees are attracted at Spruce Bog as they were last year. Warmer temperatures and rain on Sunday removed much of the snow along Highway 60, but more came today. Big

[Ontbirds] Admin : Directions and Locations

2011-12-08 Thread Mark Cranford [Ontbirds]
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