[Ontbirds] Rondeau PP

Festival of Flight; After a busy morning things quieted down for the afternoon. Cuckoos showing well on Bennet Rd. Prothonotary is displaying nesting activity on Tulip Trail. Northern Mockingbird bird at the tip of South Point Trail. Rondeau's Festival of Flight has 2 guided bird hikes daily from

[Ontbirds] Whimbrel Watch Col. Sam Smith Park Toronto

From Tim Mccarthy via Ontbirds Today was the first official day of this year's Whimbrel Watch at Whimbrel Point, Col. Sam Smith Park. There were no Whimbrels to be seen although yesterday Wayne Renaud saw 5 birds fly over. We did have other shorebirds, though -

[Ontbirds] Mississippi Kite pardoville

Just had a subadult Mississippi Kite over Hwy 3 at pardoville heading west. ‎ Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Breeding Plumage Red Knot at Hillman Marsh

Found among Black-bellied Plovers by Mike Austin. Jean Iron Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information

[Ontbirds] Possible Mississippi Kite Pt.Pelee May 19th

Hello birders, I had a very brief look at a fairly fast moving Raptor flying SSW over the Sparrow field this morning at roughly 9:45am. Not a positive ID but it had all the right characteristics of a Mississippi Kite. Best err on the side of caution but keep an eye open along the lake shore areas

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 15th - 19th May 2017

Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintains records in a 50km radius of MacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share their sightings with 'Kingston FN'. Alternatively, please email or post records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may

[Ontbirds] Mourning and Canada warblers at Leslie street Spit

Pardon the delay, first access to email. Yesterday I had a Mourning and Canada warblers at the spit. Both were located skulking in the swampy area surrounding the clump of poplars 50 m west of the parking lot, up against the Unwin street fence. Thanks, Laura Murray

[Ontbirds] 97 Whimbrel, 3000 Black-bellied Plovers and more Hillman Shorebird Cell

Shorebird spectacle here at Hillman. Many hendersoni Short-billed Dowitchers, Ruddy Turnstones, Semipalmated Plovers, Dublin, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs. There is an invisible force that flushes everything now and again so no guarantees on what will be here. Hillman Marsh on

[Ontbirds] Rondeau PP

Festival of Flight; Good number and mix of birds in the park. Best numbers being seen on South Point Trail. Canada and Mourning Warbler, several Vireos species and some Gnatcatchers. Least Flycatchers common and many other flycatchers observed as well. The Prothonotary continues on Tulip Trail

[Ontbirds] Mississippi Kite at Point Pelee AGAIN

It's been seen twice since first sighting. Now gone north from VC parking lot. Jean Iron Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Jean Iron via ONTBIRDS > Date: May 19, 2017 at 10:02:59 AM EDT > To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca > Subject: [Ontbirds] Mississippi

[Ontbirds] Dunlin near Port Crewe

There were 11 Dunlin in the wet field where Jeff Skevington reported the Willet yesterday. This wet field is located on the south side of Highway 3 approximatel 30 minutes from Point Pelee National Park. There was also a Pectoral Sandpiper and Semi-palmated Plover. Good birding Dave Jolly

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 18 May 2017

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/18/2017 * NYBU1705.18 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- SUMMER TANAGER BLACK-NECKED STILT AMER. WHITE PELICAN

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending May 18, 2017.

One rare bird and several uncommon ones have livened up the birding scene at Presqu'ile Provincial Park, and the influx of more common species bodes well for the forthcoming Warblers and Whimbrels Weekend, which begins on Saturday. The male CANVASBACK that appeared in late April was still