[Ontbirds] Arctic Tern, Van Wagners Beach

2015-09-30 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
Posting for Rob Dobos: During a brief stop at the Lakeland Centre at Van Wagners Beach in Hamilton, at about 12:25 pm I had an immature Arctic Tern in a group of about 35 Common Terns.  The birds were close to shore and flew by first from the east heading towards Burlington but soon turned around

Re: [Ontbirds] Western Grebe - Mississauga - Eglinton/Kennedy Rd

2015-09-30 Thread Winston Poon
Actually you can go east from the parking lot on the unpaved trail at the east end of the parking lot, it's shorter. I usually jog going south past the lot, then come back following the route first suggested around to the parking lot. On Wed,

[Ontbirds] Western Grebe - Mississauga - Eglinton/Kennedy Rd

2015-09-30 Thread Winston Poon
I was jogging through Indian Summer Trail Park around 12:30pm today and observed what I believe to be a Western Grebe in a pond near the leash free park. Long neck, white on the front of the neck, black on the back of the neck, yellowish/orange pointed beak. Park in the lot at the end of

[Ontbirds] Ottawa Western Kingbird (yes)

2015-09-30 Thread Aaron Hywarren
I had good views of the Western Kingbird at 0740 this morning in the tree line on the west side of the "Old Field" at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. Directions as previously posted: Prince of Wales Drive east of the Experimental Farm. Aaron Hywarren Ottawa

[Ontbirds] Many hundreds of warblers at the Tip of Point Pelee

2015-09-30 Thread Michael
Being seen now Mikr 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 birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information

[Ontbirds] Eagles, Falcons, Cranes, Thrushes, Warbler and Sparrows - Toronto Islands

2015-09-30 Thread Norman Murr
Today Bill Smith, Peter McParland, Victor (didn’t get your last name Victor) and I birded Hanlan’s Point and it was a good day to be birding. Before we even got off the ferry as it tied up at the dock we spotted a Bad Eagle overhead and as soon as we got off the ferry a second one was overhead.

[Ontbirds] burloak drive area

2015-09-30 Thread Stewart
quite a few warblers , yellow rumped , black poll , magnolia and ruby crown kinglets all along the shore line today , Stewart - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.6140 / Virus Database: 4431/10730 - Release Date: 09/30/15

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (30 Sep 2015) 1482 Raptors

2015-09-30 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch - 30 Sept. 2015 - 626 Raptors

2015-09-30 Thread Jean Iron
Cranberry Marsh Hawk Watch Whitby, Ontario Wednesday 30 September 2015 Total Species: 13 Turkey Vulture 414 Osprey 3 Bald Eagle 22 Northern Harrier 14 Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 Cooper's Hawk 6 Northern Goshawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 9 Red-tailed Hawk 22 American

[Ontbirds] Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (30 Sep 2015) 1065 Raptors

2015-09-30 Thread reports
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (30 Sep 2015) 2243 Raptors

2015-09-30 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2015 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Western Kingbird Ottawa (yes)

2015-09-30 Thread Michael Runtz
The Western Kingbird was easily viewed at 10:30 this morning in the same location in the Fletcher Wildlife area as it has been reported. It seems to favour perching in dead trees, sitting not at the very top but about 2/3 the way up. The row of trees it frequents separates the corn fields (near