[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Conservation Area (31 Oct 2017) 1570 Raptors

2017-10-31 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (31 Oct 2017) 1335 Raptors

2017-10-31 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Razorbill, Purple Sandpipers, and Golden Eagles

2017-10-31 Thread Bruce Di Labio via ONTBIRDS
Hi Everyone Great day birding the Ottawa River with numerous highlights. This morning at around 8:00 a.m. while birding Dick Bell Park I observed 3 Purple Sandpipers. There were a number of small flocks of Dunlin over the river as well as 2 Sanderling, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers and 4 Brant. The

[Ontbirds] Mute Swan Lake Bernard Sundridge On

2017-10-31 Thread Stephen O'Donnell via ONTBIRDS
On lake Bernard a single Mute Swan. Also a pair of Trumpeter Swans, both birds with wing tags are in the same area but not in the company of the Mute. The Mute swan is heading towards the town dock in Sundridge and the Trumpeter Swans are feeding in a bay at the end of Sunny Ridge Road.

[Ontbirds] Red phalarope presquille

2017-10-31 Thread Owen Yates via ONTBIRDS
Previously found Red phalarope still present at presquille provincial park north of Owens point. Great looks from the tip. Be careful approaching top from lookout 3 trail as the bird is right there. Hurry up Mr. Bensette it's freezing out here. See previous report for directions. Yours

Re: [Ontbirds] Constance Bay: Razorbill

2017-10-31 Thread Jeremy Bensette via ONTBIRDS
The Razorbill is still present! We are currently looking at it from the beach about a few hundred metres north of the beach parking lot behind The Point restaurant that Bruce described in his email below. It is swimming south along the beach rather quickly but was a few hundred metres north

[Ontbirds] Red Phalarope at Presqu'ile

2017-10-31 Thread Bree, David (MNRF) via ONTBIRDS
There is a Red Phalarope at Owen Point at Presqu'ile Prov. Park. It has been feeding in some puddles on top of the algae mat but has moved north and into the lake a bit. It is the only bird out there. The gale force winds ensure those that have gone out for a look don't stay long!

[Ontbirds] Constance Bay: Razorbill

2017-10-31 Thread Bruce Di Labio via ONTBIRDS
Hi Everyone Just found a Razorbill at Constance Bay. Viewing it from the Point Restaurant area off Bayview Drive near fire hall. Bruce Di Labio Constance Bay is located nw of Ottawa off Dunrobin Road. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented

[Ontbirds] Bracebridge Avocet - NO

2017-10-31 Thread Barbara Taylor via ONTBIRDS
This morning I did not see the Avocet anywhere around all four cells nor the dumping ponds. Barbara Taylor (Bracebridge) ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to