[Ontbirds] Ruff, Bruce County

2017-04-21 Thread M Pickup via ONTBIRDS
Today Doug Pedwell, Stu Nutt, Nancy White and Mike Pickup along with many members of the Bruce Birding Club viewed the Ruff between 1:30 and 2:00 pm in the same location as reported by Jarmo Jalava yesterday. Many good lucks as it was displaying amongst a group of Greater Yellowlegs. Thanks

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Ruff - Bruce-Grey Line (Grey County)

2017-04-21 Thread rtontbirds via ONTBIRDS
Ruff continues as of 11:06am...  beautiful bird. Well worth the trip... Original message From: Jeremy Bensette via ONTBIRDS Date: 2017-04-21 9:16 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Bird Alert Ontbirds Subject: [Ontbirds] Ruff - Bruce-Grey Line

[Ontbirds] Little Blue Heron(s) - Sparta

2017-04-21 Thread David Pryor via ONTBIRDS
At least one and possibly both of the Little Blue Herons were present a short time ago in Corner Corner's pond at 45045 Fruit Ridge Line near Sparta. About 35-40 minutes ago, I inadvertently flushed one of the birds while walking along the trail on the east of the pond. The bird glided across

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park Birding Report: 20 April 2017

2017-04-21 Thread Ron Tozer via ONTBIRDS
Significant melting of snow and opening up of some small lakes and ponds occurred this week. All larger lakes remain ice-covered. New arrivals continued to appear, but fewer than last week (see list below). Fox Sparrows were at the Visitor Centre all week, peaking at seven birds on April 20.

[Ontbirds] American Avocet at Port Burwell

2017-04-21 Thread Adam Timpf via ONTBIRDS
Ron Allenson found a single Avocet on the east beach at Port Burwell this morning around 8:45. Still present.  Directions: Hwy 19 / Plank Rd south from Tillsonburg. Head down to the beach, east side of the river. Adam TimpfWalsingham, ON Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest

[Ontbirds] Ruff - Bruce-Grey Line (Grey County)

2017-04-21 Thread Jeremy Bensette via ONTBIRDS
The male Ruff is present this morning in the same fields described yesterday. It's been shifting between the three fields closest east to the bridge directly south of the intersection of Grey-Bruce Line and Sideroad 1 near Chatsworth in Grey County. It has been pretty distant in a field all

[Ontbirds] Redheaded woodpecker, Rondeau

2017-04-21 Thread RIC MCARTHUR via ONTBIRDS
Redheaded woodpecker near visitor centre. Same day as last year. Take exit 101 off the 401 and follow signs to Rondeau Provincial PArk. Entry fee is $17. Ric -- Ric McArthur PO Box B1 Morpeth, Ontario,Canada N0P 1X0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricmcarthur