[Ontbirds] Lapland Longspurs - Courtice Road

2014-01-12 Thread Jack Alvo
The flock of 40-50 Horned Larks is still present and among them I picked out two Lapland Longspurs this afternoon. Please see below for directions. -Original Message- From: ONTBIRDS [mailto:birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca] On Behalf Of Eric Davis Sent: January-04-14 5:22 PM To: birdalert@ont

[Ontbirds] Yellowheaded Blackbird near Vineland, Ontario

2014-01-12 Thread Bill Broderick
This afternoon at about 3 PM I found a male Yellowheaded Blackbird on Merritt Road in Lincoln Township. Merritt Road is between exits 57 and 64 of the QEW and runs north and south. The bird was just north of house no. 4869 between the QEW and the shore of Lake Ontario. It was also adj

[Ontbirds] Great Grey Owl

2014-01-12 Thread charmaine anderson
Saw a Great Grey Owl on Sunday January 12, 3:30 pm. On Cedarbrook Trail, Brooklin, Ontario. Owl was flying from low tree to low tree in a field on the east side about 500 metres south of the small bridge on Cedarbrook trail. We spent about 15 minutes watching the owl and getting some great p

[Ontbirds] Turkey Vulture - Blenheim, Snowy Owl - Wheatley

2014-01-12 Thread bkmasham
This afternoon we located a Turkey Vulture on Allison Road, Blenheim just south of the dump. This is the 3rd time in the past 2 weeks that we have seen a Turkey Vulture in the Blenheim area. To get to Allison Road,take Chatham Road north out of Blenheim. Turn left just past Sobey's. That w

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl and Bald Eagle

2014-01-12 Thread mpickup
My wife and I were out birding today and located two Snowy Owls and a Bald Eagle. One Snowy was east of Hyw. #21 on the 10th Conc Bruce. The other was on Bruce Rd. #40 east of Hwy #21 across the road Ackerts's Construction. The Bald Eagle was on Bruce Rd. #3 north of Paisley. Mike Pickup mpi

[Ontbirds] Great Gray Owl located - Wellington

2014-01-12 Thread Phil L.
North side of Hwy. 33 opposite 15825. 40 feet off the road low on a group of trees. This is east of Conley rd. where it was seen yesterday. Phil L. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. S

[Ontbirds] North Bay CBC, December 14th

2014-01-12 Thread Brent Turcotte
The North Bay Christmas Bird Count was held on December 14th.  We had 15 field observers and four feeder watchers. Weather was cold ranging from -19C to -24C, winds were moderate 16 km/h to 21 km/h.  Snow depth was light from 5 to 10 cm.  Cloudy with light snow in the afternoon.  Not much open

[Ontbirds] Red-bellied Woodpecker - South Porcupine

2014-01-12 Thread Roxane Filion
A male Red-Bellied Woodpecker is still present in South Porcupine (South Porcupine is near Timmins, in Northern Ontario's Cochrane District, 700 km north of Toronto). I spotted the Red-bellied Woodpecker yesterday (Jan 11) at the entrance of the Bart Thompson Trail (located at

[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck - Col. Sam Smith Park, Toronto

2014-01-12 Thread David Pryor
The long-staying male Harlequin duck, which to the best of my knowledge has not been seen in nearly a week, is once again present at CSSP. When I left it, the bird was about 75m offshore, diving frequently between nearby Rotary Park and the small rock jetty separating the northernmost and mid