[Ontbirds] High Park Raptorwatch, final day for 2016

From: Tim Mccarthy, with permission from Ontbirds Want to see 3 months go by in a hurry? Go sit on Hawk Hill (in High Park) every day from Sept. 1 to the end of November and try to pay attention to everything that happens. Sounds like a slow drag, doesn't it? Well, what happened to me, was

[Ontbirds] 1, 375 American Robins and 1 very interesting gull - Wildwood Lake, Perth Co.

--- Begin Message --- This afternoon between 4:15 and 4:40 pm I counted 1,375 American Robins flying west into the brisk westerly wind along the north shore of Wildwood Lake just east of Highway 7.  Unbelievable! Equally interesting was a distinctly (but only slightly) darker-mantled Herring

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 01 Dec 2016

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 12/01/2016 * NYBU1612.01 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- ROSS'S GOOSE GR. WHITE-FR. GOOSE CACKLING GOOSE

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending December 1, 2016.

After a swarm of birders (a new collective noun) descended on Presqu'ile Provincial Park on Sunday, with satisfying results, there has been relatively little birding taking place since then. At Gull Tombolo on Sunday, observers could see three swan species at once: MUTE SWAN, 2 TRUMPETER

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes on Ravenshoe Rd. West

Around 2:00 p.m. today, a pair of Sandhill Cranes were seen foraging in a harvested carrot field on the north side of Ravenshoe Rd. in Georgina, about 1.5 to 2 km west of Leslie St. Not sure how long they will stay, but would be nice if more joined them, as there is plenty of good foraging

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon, Rondeau Provincial Park

Birders: For anyone wanting to add Eurasian Wigeon to their winter list, and combine it with an attempt to also add Western Sandpiper still present at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons as per Steve Charbonneau's recent post, the Eurasian Wigeon which has been present for several weeks continues to

[Ontbirds] Sandhill Cranes Lanark County

Two Sandhill Cranes spotted by Arnie Simpson on Beckwith 9th line today. Two were at this location for last years Carleton Place CBC so we keep our fingers crossed. Go west on Hwy 417 from Ottawa to Hwy 7 west to Carleton Place. Exit at Ashton Station Road south. Go thru Ashton and

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to December 1, 2016

Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca December 1, 2016 Although well outside the region, a THICK-BILLED MURRE was found on Muskrat Lake near Cobden on the 25-28th. This ALCID is

[Ontbirds] Western Sandpiper at Blenheim Sewage Lagoons

Hi Everyone, For any winter listers out there, the first winter male western sandpiper is still at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. It was first seen there on November 13th and has been seen most (but not every) days since. It was with 11 dunlin today on the mudflat in the last pond on the right.

[Ontbirds] Dunlin, Pittock Lake, Dec 1

Hey, There are still two basic-plumaged Dunlin on Pittock's east end mudflats, about 500m west of the Innerkip Road bridge - only my 2nd Dec. record for Oxford. Other semi-rares [for Oxford for the date] include a Horned Grebe, three DC Cormorant and 7 Cackling Geese. Yet another Common Raven

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (30 Nov 2016) 3 Raptors

Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2016 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Crested Caracara directions

Bird can be VERY difficult to see so if you need specific directions, don't hesitate to call me today at number below. Cheers. Andrew Keaveney 647-383-8894 Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the

[Ontbirds] Yellow-rumped Warbler@Presqu'ile

Greetings Ontbirders A Yellow-rumped Warbler has been visiting my yard at 83 Bayshore for close to a week now and was seen again this morning. It is mostly coming to a suet feeder in the backyard. Bill Gilmour Directions Exit County RD 30 from 401south to Brighton and follow Park signs into

[Ontbirds] caracara

Seen perched in spruce at the marina at 9:00am with Joan Taylor, Bill Lindley, Luc Fazio, Andrew Keaveney, Hugh Currie. Ian Platt Sent from my iPod ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] 2016-2017 Ontario winter list

Birders, Today marks the first day of winter listing, the period of time running from December 1 until February 28/29. I will be compiling the winter bird list in Ontario again this year, the results of which can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/myyulvs . Approximately 346 species of birds

[Ontbirds] Caracara still present in Michipicoten

The caracara was walking along the side of the road near the corner of Brock and Superior at 8:10 this morning. Cheers, Paul Pratt ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 1 December 2016

There is relatively little change in the birding situation compared with last week, but mild temperatures and rain have greatly reduced the snow cover that we had. BOREAL SPECIALTIES Spruce Grouse: No reports. Try the Mizzy Lake Trail rail bed (currently accessible via Arowhon Road).