[Ontbirds] Turkey Vulture - Grand Bend

2012-01-23 Thread Maris Apse
Hi all, Another odd sighting of this weird winter - at 1130 hrs I saw a Turkey Vulture soaring over my house, which backs onto the old Ausable channel in Beach'o Pines - about 2 km south of the main intersection in Grand Bend(Hwy #21/CR#81) - one of only two traffic lights in town.

[Ontbirds] Hawk Owl, Perth

2012-01-23 Thread Jean Griffin
The Hawk Owl was seen again this morning in the trees behind the site for a new church. It was best seen from Scotch Line this morning. Obviously the owl is moving around. Directions: I don't know if the site is marked for a church, but going west from Drummond St onto Scotch Line, the

[Ontbirds] Shetland area Mountain Bluebird -No

2012-01-23 Thread Pete and Sue
Out this afternoon between showers to look for the Mountain Bluebird reported on Kerry Rd, south of Bentpath, near Shetland CA. Normally would try in the morning, and not try in such weather but we had a visitor from England and it was her last day here so we gave it a try. We were there for

[Ontbirds] Trumpeter swans Bald eagle

2012-01-23 Thread Susan Menzies
Hi fellow birders;   Yesterday, Sunday, January 22 on my way up to Dorset, Ontario I stopped in at Washago.  At the mouth of the Severn River at the north end of Lake Couchiching I was thrilled to observe 73 Trumpeter swans.  There is quite a large area of open water just south of the Centenial