[Ontbirds] Fw: Little Gull at Garden Island (Kingston)

2012-04-29 Thread Weseloh,Chip [Ontario]
This was for the 28th. - Original Message - From: Weseloh,Chip [Ontario] Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 08:53 PM To: 'birdalert@ontbirds' birdalert@ontbirds Subject: Little Gull at Garden Island (Kingston) This evening, shortly after 7:30 PM, while observing a foraging flock of

[Ontbirds] Eared Grebe -Point Pelee tip

2012-04-29 Thread Josh Vandermeulen
Adult in immaculate plumage swimming at the tip now. Also seen by Pete and Sue Read, Chris Law, and Pauline Catling. Josh Vandermeulen ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Cerulean still in Mt Pleasant at plot 18

2012-04-29 Thread robert . cumming
Off Bayview just north of Moore Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For

[Ontbirds] Cerulean

2012-04-29 Thread robert . cumming
Use the Mt Pleasant entrance to cemetery as gates are open. Just north of Moore turn right. Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Cerulean Warbler - Mt. Pleasant

2012-04-29 Thread stg1
Further detail per Bob's post, he I together refound the male Cerulean (originally reported yesterday) foraging in the trees surrounding the cemetery's office, on the northwest side of the office. This is where plots 18, 22 and 19 conjoin and is in the eastern portion of the cemetary, east of

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (28 Apr 2012) 1583 Raptors!

2012-04-29 Thread reports
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Cerulean Warbler at Mount Pleasant, Toronto

2012-04-29 Thread Amanda Guercio
The male Cerulean Warbler continues to be seen at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, being seen as of 10 am in the Silver Maple with the Plot 15 marker and the nearby Smoothleaf Elm, associating with a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and chickadees and singing regularly. Mount Pleasant Cemetery can be easily accessed

[Ontbirds] cerulean warbler, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

2012-04-29 Thread Kathryn Mills
I just saw the cerulean in the tall deciduous trees in front of the Mount Pleasant cemetery office. Take the entrance on the east side of Mount Pleasant Road and follow the road straight to the office. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds] Summer Tanager at Black Oak, Windsor

2012-04-29 Thread David McNorton
At aroud ten a.m. I saw a partially moulted Summer Tanager at Black Oak Park, Windsor. The bird's head was all red, but the body was all greenish. Black. Oak Park is located off Broadway St. On the far west side of Windsor. Sent from my BlackBerry® PlayBook™ www.blackberry.com

[Ontbirds] Minesing Swamp OFO Field Trip, April 28, 2012

2012-04-29 Thread John Schmelefske
45 OFO members participated in a tour of the southern edge of the Minesing Wetlands on Saturday, April 28. The flooded plains off McKinnon Road had been quite low in recent weeks, but precipitation during the previous week had produced ideal conditions for waders. A lack of shorebird variety was

[Ontbirds] eastern tohee and green heron

2012-04-29 Thread Cathy Coates
Lake chipican eastern shore..Sunday April23,2012...Eastern Tohee and a Green Heron ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about

[Ontbirds] Bald Eagle at Laurel Creek C.A.

2012-04-29 Thread Miriam Bauman and David Gascoigne
This morning my wife and I were treated to a splendid spectacle as a Bald Eagle (3rd year?) and an Osprey battled in the sky. Initially the eagle was being pestered by a crow, to which it paid no heed, but when the Osprey appeared on the scene a serious dispute ensued. The Osprey repeatedly dived

[Ontbirds] Nonquon laggons - April

2012-04-29 Thread Geoff Carpentier
Nonquon lagoons were quite productive today ... there is an increasing amount of habitat forming. Each lagoon has some good edge habitat and it looks like the water levels are actually going down which is good for shorebirds of course! No sign of the previously reported Eurasian Wigeon today.

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee National Park Migration Update - April 29, 2012

2012-04-29 Thread Sarah . Rupert
Hello All! The sunshine today has been a welcome change from yesterday's cooler conditions and there have been a few more birds sighted in the park today, The Eared Grebe continued to be seen throughout the day off the Tip. It's been quite close into shore at times allowing for some great

[Ontbirds] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Wet Woods-- finally!

2012-04-29 Thread robert . cumming
Wet woods is at the base of Tommy Thompson Park at the bottom of Leslie St. Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] url correction re Algonquin book

2012-04-29 Thread eve ticknor
With Mark's permission: You will need to copy the second line and add it to the first line, and then delete the period at the end of the line to make this work. Cheers, Eve http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/2012-04-21_birds_of_algonquin_park_released.php Eve Ticknor Box 2206 Prescott, On

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (29 Apr 2012) 52 Raptors

2012-04-29 Thread reports
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 29, 2012 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Minesing Wetlands List, Correction

2012-04-29 Thread John Schmelefske
My apologies, the list of birds seen should have said Great Blue Heron, not Little Blue Heron. I'm impressed with how many people actually read the list. My mistake. John S. -- John Schmelefske # 7360 RR # 4 Alliston, Ontario,Canada, L9R 1V4 Email: j.sc...@gmail.com Watercolour Gallery:

[Ontbirds] Pelee Island April 29th

2012-04-29 Thread Ken Burrell
Hey Birders, The last 3 days have been relatively slow, with non-conducive weather for migrants, though its looking like this week will be very good! Not too many new migrants have been noted on the island, as echoed by Sarah Rupert's email from Point Pelee today. Highlights:

[Ontbirds] Green-winged teal - Cranberry Marsh

2012-04-29 Thread PAUL LAM
Among all the many ducks, geese and swans on Cranberry Marsh, I saw a m/f pair of green-winged teals. They were seen in the early am on Saturday, April 21, and again on Saturday, April 28.   Also seen: Pied grebe, Shoveler, Wood Duck, Egret, Horned Grebe, Trumpeter Swans, Gadwalls, the other

[Ontbirds] Arson and 28 Little Gulls at Oshawa Second Marsh sunday

2012-04-29 Thread Tyler Hoar
First off Approximately 12 acres of the Oshawa Second Marsh and adjacent Mclaughlin Bay Reserve went up in flames this afternoon. The fire started at the observation platform (which suffered some charring and vandalism) and burned south to the North end of Cool Hollow before it was stopped by

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Provincal Park OFO Trip

2012-04-29 Thread Donald Pye
April 29 2012 About 35 OFO members at Rondeau to check on some Early migrants. It was a nice Sunny day for Birding and we found 83 Species . There were very few Warblers with only 4 species to be seen by our Group. We had a good look at the Yellow-Throated Warbler Seen at Ric McArther's