[Ontbirds] Clay-coloured Sparrow @ Point Pelee

A Clay-coloured Sparrow is currently working along the east side of the Tip at Point Pelee in very good light. Todd Pepper Leamington, Ontario Sent from Todd Pepper's iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Hooded Warbler in Ottawa still present

Hi everyone The Hooded Warbler is still present at same location. Good birding, Bruce Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Michael Runtz via ONTBIRDS birdalert@ontbirds.ca Date: April 30, 2014 at 13:31:15 EDT To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca Subject: [Ontbirds] Hooded Warbler in

[Ontbirds] Smith's Longspurs north of Pelee

Posting for Tom Hince who likely has phone issues... At 8:40 am still 6 present in the grassy field immediately west of the house in rd 21. Don't waste time looking in stubble! Cheers Tom Tom Hince PO Box 281 Wheatley, ON Canada N0P 2P0 pelee...@netcore.ca -- --- Mark Cranford ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Ottawa Hooded Warbler

Sue Milks and I saw the Hooded Warbler at 7:40 this morning where previously described. @ Terry Carisse Park on Steeple Hill Crescent, along the river bank low in the bushes. Gary Milks ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists

[Ontbirds] Seven Smiths Longspurs at Road 21

Point Pelee north of White House. In grassy field Michael Tate 1-613-863-8455 michaelt...@rogers.com Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Assistance needed in Barn Swallow Study,

Published with permission of the Ontbirds Coordinator Assistance needed in Barn Swallow Study, Although the Barn Swallow is still a common bird, the number of Barn Swallows in Ontario has decreased by 65 percent over the past almost 50 years. Currently, the reasons for the decline are unknown.

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (30 Apr 2014) Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee National Park Migration Report - May 1, 2014

Today is the first day of the Point Pelee National Park Festival of Birds and the start of the guided bird hikes offered by the Friends of Point Pelee. Cool temperatures and strong westerly winds continue to affect migration. An EARED GREBE was close to shore along the east side of the Tip

[Ontbirds] Orange-crowned warbler - Etobicoke

At around 11:40am this morning, I found an early arrival orange-crowned warbler at Col. Sam Smith Park in Etobicoke. The bird was foraging low in a tangle of thicket located south of the last parking lot and on the west side of the main path leading south towards the lake, right where it forks

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 1, 2014.

Until today, this has been a slow week for bird migration at Presqu’ile Provincial Park, though not without some surprises. On this first anniversary of a fly-by NORTHERN GANNET, we are reminded that rarities do show up at this time of year, not the least of which was a LESSER SAND-PLOVER

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 01 May 2014

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/01/2014 * NYBU1405.01 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- [Sunday, May 1, BOS field trip, with great potential, to

[Ontbirds] ADMIN: Consideration of Readership Needed

Currently we have a number of significant local and provincial species that are being reported multiple times. This is good. However, the focus of an Ontbird post should be to supply information useful to others attempting to relocate the reported bird. The fact that a bird is lingering is

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 25 Apr - 01 May 2014

Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders already using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email, phone or post records directly to me - contact details below. Note: some sightings

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (01 May 2014) 18 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: May 01, 2014 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Little Blue Heron, Hillman Marsh

Ontbirders, At 5:50 this afternoon an adult Little Blue Heron flew south over the Hillman Shorebird cell. Actually, we had it in view for five minutes as it was buffeted by strong WSW winds. Presumably if flew into the Pelee marshes and could be looked for there tomorrow. Bob Curry and

[Ontbirds] White-faced Ibis Goderich - NO

Hi Ontbirders, As of early this afternoon (May 1), the ibises being observed near Goderich are no longer present at the pond or in the surrounding area. The birds were observed being flushed from the pond and have not since returned. Local birders spent most of the day scouting the area with

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - May 1, 2014 - recent reports

Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler and transcriber Bob Cermak robertcerm...@hotmail.com or sighti...@ofnc.ca recent reports to May 1, 2014 This is Chris Lewis covering for Bob Cermak while he's chasing Eared Grebes and