[Ontbirds] UNIDTENIFIED GOOSE

Just a little follow up to my post. I am fairly confident when I ruled out a Brant with no collar, neck too long and this goose has an obvious colour transition mid way up neck. Regarding Dark phase Juvenile Snow Goose it had no white in underwing coverts or auxiliaries. As for possible

[Ontbirds] Lark Sparrow, Toronto

Hello everyone, The Lark Sparrow is still braving the cold here in Toronto. It was foraging on the pavement on the opposite side of the fence from the pathway, near a red shed.  We parked on Villiers, and walked north just past Lakeshore. The pathway the bird has been seen along is just right

[Ontbirds] Detroit river-unidentified goose specie

Heads up Essex county birders-This morning I observed a medium sized goose flying west along the Detroit River in front of Peche Island. First thought Brant. However, the head and top section of neck all same deep BROWN. Obvious contrast to lower lighter warm brown bottom portion of neck and

[Ontbirds] Hooded mergansers at South Lake Simcoe

Four (4) Hooded mergansers (1 male and 3 females) were at Jackson's Point on Lake Simcoe in Georgina (northern York Region) at 10:15a.m. and 11:20 a.m. yesterday Dec. 13 on the water with mallards, bufflehead, common mergansers etc. in the protected harbour. One (1) other female was swimming