[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 26 January 2017

2017-01-26 Thread Ron Tozer via ONTBIRDS
Lots of birders and lots of birds for them to see this week, with more pleasant temperatures as well. BOREAL SPECIALTIES Spruce Grouse: Observers were seeing a total of two (and sometimes three) from near the parking lot to the suet feeder on Spruce Bog Boardwalk on the weekend. Black-backed

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 26 Jan 2017

2017-01-26 Thread David Suggs via ONTBIRDS
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 01/26/2017 * NYBU1701.26 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- SLATY-BACKED GULL SNOWY OWL JAEGER SPECIES COMMON

[Ontbirds] CBCs 4 Kids in Saugeen Shores

2017-01-26 Thread Cindy Cartwright via ONTBIRDS
The first Saugeen Shores CBC 4 Kids was held on December 3, 2017. The small group of participants identified and counted over 350 birds in the vicinity of Northshore Park and the Port Elgin harbour. Highlights included Redheads and Red-necked Grebes in the harbour, chickadees and a single

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau-recent sightings to January 26, 2017

2017-01-26 Thread Gregory Zbitnew via ONTBIRDS
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca January 26, 2017 There were 2 highlights this week. 2 TRUMPETER SWANS were in Carleton Place on the 22nd, and 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were on

[Ontbirds] Lark Sparrow Toronto continues

2017-01-26 Thread Mark Cranford via ONTBIRDS
I relocated the Lark Sparrow yesterday at 3:45 pm just as I was about to give up. It was inside a shrub along the east-west fence beside a pile of discarded industrial rubber. It took about 30 minutes of searching in a small area. I did not inspect it but there appears to be a functioning