[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (03 Nov 2017) 2635 Raptors

2017-11-03 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2017 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 28th Oct - 3rd Nov 2017

2017-11-03 Thread Mark D. Read via ONTBIRDS
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] Black-throated Gray Warbler continues (Ottawa)

2017-11-03 Thread Aaron Hywarren via ONTBIRDS
The bird originally found by Bruce di Labio continues on Cassels Rd in Ottawa past the entrance to the Filtration Plant. Bird is currently showing well and occasionally chipping in a buckthorn just to the north of a turtle crossing sign. Directions as per previously posted. Good Birding Aaron

Re: [Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - Millhaven

2017-11-03 Thread Mark Read via ONTBIRDS
In addition to the Cattle Egret, I just found 3 Cackling Geese on the water off the former CIL factory. Continue south on Hwy 4. Turn east on Hwy 33 and watch for a pull off on the waterside about 1km down the road. Lots of Canada Geese to work through but these birds are classic (and close).

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret - Millhaven

2017-11-03 Thread Mark Read via ONTBIRDS
The Cattle Egret reported early afternoon by Kurt Henigge on eBird continues at Millhaven. It is now distantly visible from Taylor Kidd Boulevard, about 500m east of Hwy 4. It is with cattle to the south of the road. Hwy 4 is accessible from junction 593 on the 401. Mark Sent from my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Lake Scugog, Eurasian Wigeon, etc

2017-11-03 Thread Bruce F. Aikins via ONTBIRDS
Windy day in front of house at Scugog Point. many hundreds of ducks in fairly rough water. Vast majority are Redheads with Lesser Scaup a close second. Among the others are Mallards, Ring-necked, Bufflehead, a few Goldeneye, American Wigeon, Canvasbacks, and a single Eurasion Wigeon

[Ontbirds] Black-Throated Gray Warbler in Ottawa

2017-11-03 Thread Jay Peterson via ONTBIRDS
The bird has been found again just east of the ridge at Britannia. Past the filtration sign in trees on the north side. Good birding, Jay Peterson Ottawa Britannia and the ridge is along Cassels road at the north end of Britannia Sent from my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Pelican, Erieau, Ont

2017-11-03 Thread RIC MCARTHUR via ONTBIRDS
The white pelican was still there this morning. It was on a mound in McGeachy Pond Conservation Area. It flew at 10.45 from the pond out to the lake and was last seen moving west. McGeachy Pond is just before you enter Erieau, Ontario. The highway 40 exit from the 401 is still closed. Exit at

[Ontbirds] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 02 Nov 2017

2017-11-03 Thread David Suggs via ONTBIRDS
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 11/02/2017 * NYBU1711.02 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- SABINE'S GULL HARLEQUIN DUCK RED PHALAROPE NORTHERN

[Ontbirds] Presqu'ile Birding Report for Week Ending November 2, 2017.

2017-11-03 Thread Fred Helleiner via ONTBIRDS
November is the month when birders come to Presqu'ile Provincial Park in search of one of Presqu'ile's specialties, PURPLE SANDPIPER, which appears almost every year. No one has yet found one this year, but an even more unlikely shorebird did show up this week, relieving the tedium of typical

[Ontbirds] From: Tim Mccarthy, via Ontbirds

2017-11-03 Thread Tim McCarthy via ONTBIRDS
Atention all Raptorfans, Hawknuts, Buteobuffs, Eagle-expectors and just allround lovers of Birds of Prey: Hope I got your attention in there somewhere. Tomorrow we are expecting winds NorthWest of 21 Kph. Where? Well, everywhere, I guess. But starting around 9:30 tomorrow morning there will

[Ontbirds] 300+ Sandhill cranes - near Tara, Bruce County

2017-11-03 Thread dellingwood--- via ONTBIRDS
Around 5:15 pm today I watched several V's of sandhill cranes flying in groups of between 8 to almost 100. They were coming from the south somewhere to the west of Bruce Rd 10 near Tara. I observed them from just south of the intersection of Hwy 21 and Bruce Rd 10 near Allenford. They continued

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Wawa

2017-11-03 Thread Carter Dorscht via ONTBIRDS
Eurasian Tree Sparrow has been reported to the Sault Naturalists in Wawa, Ontario. It's been coming to a feeder since October 16th apparently. I just talked on the phone with the homeowner right now and she was looking at the bird as she was talking to me. I'm planning on heading up there

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egrets - WHITBY

2017-11-03 Thread David Worthington via ONTBIRDS
The 2 cattle Egrets are still in the field this morning with the Black Angus cows at the NE corner of Lakeridge Rd & Hwy 2 Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization.