[Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau - July 24, 2014 - Recent Reports

2014-07-24 Thread Bob Cermak via ONTBIRDS
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (National Capital Region) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler and transcriber: Bob Cermak at robertcerm...@hotmail.com or sighti...@ofnc.ca Recent reports to July 24, 2014 An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen from the 17th through the 21st along the

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending July 24, 2014.

2014-07-24 Thread Fred Helleiner via ONTBIRDS
Things have been picking up a little at Presqu’ile Provincial Park, now that the first stirrings of definite fall bird migration are taking place. MUTE SWANS appear to have, unfortunately, had a good breeding season, with about 130 spotted today. Two GREEN-WINGED TEAL were on the beach today,

[Ontbirds] Gulls and terns at Port Burwell

2014-07-24 Thread Dave Martin via ONTBIRDS
Just so you know, the annual gathering of the clans [i.e. post-breeding gulls and terns] on Port Burwell beaches is well underway. This morning we counted at least 600 Common Terns and 250 Bonaparte's Gulls on the east side of the harbor at the Town Beach and on the beaches at Port Burwell

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 24 Jul 2014

2014-07-24 Thread David Suggs via ONTBIRDS
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 07/24/2014 * NYBU1407.24 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- RED-NECKED PHALAROPE STILT SANDPIPER SHORT-B. DOWITCHER

[Ontbirds] Great Horned Owl Canatara Park

2014-07-24 Thread steve read via ONTBIRDS
July 24 at 8:30 pm .Corner of Christina St and Cathcart Blvd. In the bush lot about 50 feet up the trail .a large group of crows were making a big racket .a Great Horned Owl was perched half way up the tree .watched for several minutes until it flew off with the crows in pursuit .Steve