[Ontbirds] 2 Owls

2014-08-31 Thread Glenn Steplock
8:35pm driving on the 404 N there was / Is a Great Horned Owl on a light Pole at the end of the 16th ave On ramp to the 404 N. I looped off at Major Mac and went 404 South and I stopped on the 16th Ave Off Ramp. There was a very large Owl on a light poll there as well. I managed some very poor

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted Plover near Casselman

2014-08-31 Thread Sue Milks
In the fields of the Manderley Sod Farm right if the Lafleche Dump entrance. Also seeing Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-Plover and Sanderling. On the Lafleche Road off Highway 138, south of Highway 417. Sue Milks (with Tony Beck). Sent from my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Correction - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

2014-08-31 Thread Sue Milks
Oops ... All other info the same as previous Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Merlin, south of Mildmay

2014-08-31 Thread Rob Porter
Greetings Just got some great close up photos on a Merlin at the junction of Concession 2 W and Sideroad 15 S. Google map link: Dropped Pin near Concession Road 2 W, Mildmay, ON N0G 2J0 http://goo.gl/maps/x0BYt Good birding Rob Sent from my mobile

[Ontbirds] Reeve at boundary road east of Kemptville near Ottawa

2014-08-31 Thread Michael Tate
A Reeve is being seen south of 804 Boundary Rd south of French Settlement Rd on the east side on a sod farm. Found by Mark Gawn Michael Michael Tate 1-613-863-8455 michaelt...@rogers.com Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds] Reeve near Ottawa

2014-08-31 Thread Michael Tate
In response to several requests received following my post this afternoon. A Reeve is a female of the species Ruff, a Eurasian shorebird. The bird has not been relocated as of mid afternoon. There are several Pectoral Sandpipers and a Baird's Sandpiper at a distance in the grass to confuse the

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Collared-Dove - Leamington

2014-08-31 Thread Justin Peter
Hello birders, A presumed male is being seen at 1209 County Road 20 east of Leamington where two birds were previously reported. He preened and then sang two sequences of coos. The other bird, presumed female, is not being seen currently. Good birding, Justin Peter Sent from my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Collared-Doves and Snowy Egret

2014-08-31 Thread Kyle Holloway
Hi all! Deciding that 2 Ontario life birds was a good excuse to head down to South Western Ontario, I made the trip down. The two Eurasian Collared-Doves were, as advertised, sitting on the wires in front of house 1213 on Seacliffe Dr. E, Leamington, at noon. At Holiday Beach, I was only able

[Ontbirds] YCNH continues at Colonel Sam, and a caution

2014-08-31 Thread Mark K
Arriving at Colonel Sam Park about 5:15 P.M. today, we didn't at first see the YCNH from the viewing platform. My Dad and I started walking around, and bumped into a birder who showed us what he said was the Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Only problem was, it was a Black-crowned Night Heron