[Ontbirds] Bird Bash April

--- Begin Message --- This weekend's birdbash was most satisfying and fun. On Saturday, I bicycled to Laurier Woods in the afternoon and spent a few hours there, with a few good birds added on the way back. I also birded for about a half hour in the evening just off Sage Road beside

[Ontbirds] OFO Field Trip: Ottawa East April 24

A dozen OFO members enjoyed a sunny day birding sites east of Ottawa. First up, Petrie Island, a former sand mine now conservation area. There, a short walk produced Common Loon and a woodpecker concert, culminated by an impressive Pileated drum solo. Next up, Mer Bleu, a relic bog conveniently

[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (24 Apr 2016) 156 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] OFO Minesing Swamp

16 cars with 34 birders sampled the Minesing Swamp today. Route was similar to one described by Dave Milson in OFO News (Feb 2003) http://www.ofo.ca/ofo-docs/Minesing.pdf 65 species over the course of a cool day seemed pretty good. Our first and last bird were the same although the final

[Ontbirds] Tufted Titmouse: Darlington PP

--- Begin Message --- We had a Tufted Titmouse at Darlington PP during the Toronto Ornithological Club's Second Marsh excursion around noon today. It was calling invariably "Peter-Peter" fairly regularly, and usually from a good height. Initially it was at the SW corner of the park in the

[Ontbirds] Harlequin Duck - Point Pelee

We just found an adult male Harlequin Duck on Lake Erie, west of The Tip at Point Pelee. It's about a kilometre off shore, significantly further than the the loose raft of mostly scaup. When standing at The Tip, look NW, approximately in the direction of distant wind turbines. Point Pelee