[Ontbirds] Footwear for OFO Presqu'ile Walk

2016-09-22 Thread Doug McRae
Hi all, For those who are planning to come on tomorrow’s Presqu’ile OFO Convention hike, you may want to bring along rubber boots (or shoes that can get wet). Bill Gilmour and I will be leading the walk which meets at the Owen Pt. Trail (formerly Beach 4) parking lot at 1 p.m. If there is

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (22 Sep 2016) 214 Raptors

2016-09-22 Thread reports
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 22 Sep 2016

2016-09-22 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 09/22/2016 * NYBU1609.22 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- Eared Grebe D.-crest. Cormorant Great Egret Redhead

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending September 22, 2016.

2016-09-22 Thread Fred Helleiner
Exceptionally warm and pleasant weather at Presqu'ile Provincial Park has slowed the bird migration but has provided many birders the opportunity to enjoy studying birds at their leisure, especially on Gull Island. The BRANT that has appeared sporadically in recent weeks was once again on

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to September 22, 2016

2016-09-22 Thread Gregory Zbitnew
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca September 22, 2016 The bird of the week was a WHITE-FACED/GLOSSY IBIS, first seen at Andrew Haydon on the 14th, then at Shirley’s Bay from the

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted Sandpiper & Peregrine at Tommy Thompson Park

2016-09-22 Thread Rick Lauzon
A bad combination of birds on peninsula B. Both birds are quite approachable, and even though the peregrine was flying about, the BBS stayed in the vegetation at the north-western tip. I was disappointed that nobody mentioned that the floating bridge was out. That's a lot of extra walking.

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (22 Sep 2016) 414 Raptors

2016-09-22 Thread reports
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Site identify

2016-09-22 Thread Michael Williamson
I have had a few questions about my post. For those who aren't familiar with this area HBMO stands for Holiday Beach Migration Observatory. It's on the north shore of Lake Erie between Harrow and Amherstburg Ontario. I know it's not a rare bird report but at this time of year they are an eccepted

[Ontbirds] BW'S and HBMO

2016-09-22 Thread Michael Williamson
Hello again Once again I left HBMO at 1:pm with nary a BW to be seen. Went to Amerstburg for cheap gas and BW'S were coming down from the north and crossing the Detroit River. Only 20 km n/w, we just can't catch a break with the winds. The 1700 I saw Tuesday in Kingsville went north and weren't

[Ontbirds] WINTER FINCH FORECAST 2016 - 2017

2016-09-22 Thread Ron Pittaway
Please see link for this year's Winter Finch Forecast. http://www.jeaniron.ca/2016/finchforecast16.htm Ron Pittaway Ontario Field Ornithologists Toronto, Ontario ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial