[Ontbirds] SLATY-BACKED GULL - St. Clair River - Jan 23, 2013

Yesterday gull watching on the St. Clair River was fantastic with 8 species observed without any small gulls. First my apologies for the late posting on this bird. I wanted to research hybrid options before posting as I did not see the classic ‘string of pearls’ or bright pink legs of this

[Ontbirds] SLATY-BACKED GULL - St. Clair River - Jan 23, 2013 LOCATION INFO

This bird was seen approximately 4 miles north of Marine City/Sombra on ice floes in the St. Clair River. Almost all the gulls were floating on the river and not taking flight often, so the bird could be in a large stretch of the river. G. Tom Hince P.O. Box 281 Wheatley, ON N0P2P0 Canada

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - 24 January 2013 - Recent Reports

Ontario/Quebec Ottawa/Gatineau 24 January 2013 Hotline: Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (OFNC) Phone number: 613-860-9000 For the Bird Status Line PRESS * (star) To report bird sightings PRESS 1 (one) Coverage: Ottawa/Gatineau (Canada National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler

[Ontbirds] Junco in Brighton

Greetings: I was watching the birds this morning when an interesting Junco appeared. It was not like our regular Junco. This one had what looked like a reddish-brown saddle. The saddle is what caught my eye. The little bird was less than half a metre from the patio door. I got a very good

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending January 24, 2013.

Only a few die-hard birders have checked out Presqu’ile Provincial Park this week, and consequently there is little to report by way of observations. Up until the weekend, March-like ice conditions in Presqu’ile Bay enabled thousands of ducks to gather where they could easily be identified.

[Ontbirds] Whitevale RH Woodpeker NO

On my third try for the RH Woodpecker to day with No luck But their was a C.Raven in the filed which was nice . Whitevale is found east of Altona rd and Whitevale rd the RHWP was being seen up North rd just south of the 407 also see just 6k east of Whitevale was a Bard Owl one of three for the

[Ontbirds] Common Redpolls at Humber Arboretum...

Greetings! For the past two days there have been about a dozen Red Polls hanging around the feeders at the Humber College Arboretum. Along with them are several Cardinals, DE Juncos, House Finches, Gold Finches, RB Nuthatches, and a WT Sparrow. The College is two lights east of Finch and the

[Ontbirds] Possible Slaty-backed Gull still present St. Clair River

Went looking for the slaty-backed gull reported on the St. Clair River today, and found a bird that seemed to fit the description. It was seen among many other gulls just south of Courtright. Bird had a bit of streaking on the head and neck, too much for a GBBG, bird was slightly larger then a

[Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwing - SE of Grand Bend

Hi all, A small flock of 8 birds were at roadside in a tall deciduous tree over juniper bushes on the south side of Parkhill Rd (a.k.a Bog Line) ~ 500 M east of the bridge over Ausable River at River Road at 1530 hrs. Snow was falling at the time and I missed them but Penny luckily did

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 24 Jan 2013

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 01/24/2013 * NYBU1301.24 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- BARROW'S GOLDENEYE BLACK-LEG. KITTIWAKE PURPLE SANDPIPER