Re: [Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon at LaSalle, Essex County

Hello, Yes there was a grey morph Gyrfalcon seen briefly by a local couple at the Vollmer Centre pond in Lasalle near Windsor on December 27. It was identified at the time as a Peregrine Falcon due to its tricky plumage, but later identified as a Gyrfalcon by Facebook users. It has not been

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon at LaSalle

I heard this report unofficially. Can anyone confirm this? Judith Goulin Cobourg --- with Essex County connections This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com

[Ontbirds] 95th Hamilton CBC Results - Dec 26, 2015

The 95th Hamilton Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 26 under mild and slightly windy conditions. Most of the day was overcast, with some spitting rain near the end of the afternoon. The overall number of birds counted was just barely the second lowest in 30 years, despite having

[Ontbirds] Sombra Harlequin no more

It may save someone a trip to know that the Harlequin Duck by the Sombra ferry died two days ago, apparently of natural causes. Ian Platt & Joan Taylor Sent from my iPod ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial

[Ontbirds] Collingwood CBC Results

Fellow Birders: The 8th Collingwood CBC was held on 28 December 2015. It was mostly cloudy, windy (to 40 km/hr), around -10o C, with little snow cover. Nearly all water was still open, with swells on Georgian Bay. Fifteen birders tallied 55 species for the day, which was about three species

[Ontbirds] 2015-2016 Ontario Winter Bird List update #3

Two weeks have passed since my last update on December 22, and an additional 11 species have been added to this winter's list, bringing the total so far to 212 species. The new additions are: American Three-toed Woodpecker, Townsend's Solitaire, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Great

[Ontbirds] Rice Lake Plains Christmas Bird Count 2016

Posting for Roger Frost – The 3rd Rice Lake Plains Christmas Bird Count took place on Friday, January 1, 2016. Twenty-eight field observers and 8 feeder counters tallied 7,566 birds of 51 species. This was the highest individual total ever, but was 1 less than the record species total of 52

[Ontbirds] Bullocks Oriole in Pakenham GONE?

Christine Trudeau and I were at the site (SW end of Dalkeith) late this afternoon and did not see the bird. The people living adjacent to the site told us that the oriole had been ''rescued'' last night. We have no more details. If anyone has more information, please share with this group.