[Ontbirds] King Eider - Port Weller

Has anyone seen the King Eider at Port Weller the past few days? Thank you, Bob Beal Greece, Monroe County ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Have a question? Try eBird

Frequently we have birds that may be lingering but have not been reported on Ontbirds recently. With almost 3000 readers we can't handle the volume if everyone has questions. One alternative is eBird. You probably have to register (which is not difficult) at ebird.org (ebird.ca is the same

[Ontbirds] Ross's Goose - Professor's Lake Brampton

A single Ross's Goose was seen this morning at the eastern end of Professor's Lake in Brampton. It was with a large number of Canada Geese in an open section of water. The bird was close to shore but flew off at 9:10 am and has not been seen again. Directions: Take the 410 north to Bovaird and

[Ontbirds] SS Hawk behaviour

Our local juvenile sharpie spent 10 minutes bathing in the creek this morning. It seemed to be having great fun splashing and shaking its feathers before flying up to sit in a tree to sun itself. We see this bird once or twice a day as it checks out our bird feeders but I have never noticed

[Ontbirds] Band-tailed Pigeon - Bracebridge

Band-tailed Pigeon - Bracebridge Found this morning at my feeder. Still here at 11:45am Photo at http://www.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?action=readid=1328373648user=muskokabirdboard Directions: Take Hwy 11 to south exit for Bracebridge, exit 182. Go 8 km east towards Haliburton on Hwy

Re: [Ontbirds] Fort Erie fish crows

Hi Two fish crows were observed between approximately 1 pm and 1:30 in the vicinity of the parkway and Central (just north of Bowen in Fort Erie yesterday (Saturday) by several groups. Also several groups observed the Black-headed Gull and Kittiwake from the parkway close to the end of Bowen.

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl in Jordan--Vineland

Hello All, Jean and I viewed the Snowy Owl sitting on the north breakwall behind the Beacon Harbourside Best Western Inn in Jordan at 2:00 pm this afternoon. The heavily barred owl was sitting to the right of a small beacon and could be easily seen from the inn side of the marina while

[Ontbirds] Red Crossbill type 3 Eardley-Masham Road QC

While not in Ontario, the following observation may be of interest to Ontario birders. As per posts from Northern Ontario finches are on the move, the Eardley-Masham road, which transects the western part of the Gatineau park, is a favoured finch watching spot for Ottawa birders and has

[Ontbirds] Band-tailed Pigeon - Bracebridge - Update

Band-tailed Pigeon - Bracebridge - Update The bird stayed in plane view around the feeder from 10:30am to 2:00pm, then flew back into some conifers and could not be relocated. 3 local birders saw it but several arriving from out of town missed. Birders are welcome to try for it tomorrow but

[Ontbirds] Bob Beal - King Eider - Port Weller

Thanks to all of you on OntBirds who responded to my request about recent sightings of the King Eider in the Welland Canal, with special thanks to Kayo Roy for guiding me in and his up-to-the-moment information from Brian who I ran into when I got there. I did see the King Eider, not close,