[Ontbirds] 97th Hamilton Christmas Bird Count report

The 97th Hamilton Christmas Bird Count was held on December 26, 2017. Our count circle centres upon Dundurn Castle, and is bounded by Christie Lake in the west, Lake Ontario in the east, lower East Flamborough in the north, and Hamilton International Airport in the south. The count day was quite u

[Ontbirds] OFO Trip Jan. 1st

10 birders arrived in Peterborough this morning for our annual January 1st outing. The temperature at the outset was -28 Celsius. Our main aim was to see the Ross Geese at Cobourg Harbour but we failed despite 4 separate visits. Despite this we had a good day with 39 species found, including Snow

[Ontbirds] MERLIN Richmond Hill Ontario

Had a Merlin fly within 5 feet of my head as it crossed the river, what a great view. Rouge Headwaters - Via Renzo Drive (Between Major Mackenzie & Leslie) just West of the 404. Happy New Year! Glenn Steplockwww.flickr.com/steplockhttps://www.facebook.com/glenn.steplock

[Ontbirds] Alliston snow hunting correction

Rd 15 (not 50). They were across from a sod farm. Jennifer Minogue Get Outlook for Android ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdaler

[Ontbirds] Snow buntings Alliston

County rd 50 north of alliston on west side in big open field. About 100 yards from road. Jennifer Minogue Get Outlook for Android ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding or

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl sighting

Spotted a Snowy Owl on Hwy 3, just south of 109 on the outskirts of Orangeville, on Dec 30 in the late morning.  He was high up in a tree.  No markings from the underside, he looked completely white! Nicole Dickson | | Virus-free. www.avg.com | ___

[Ontbirds] Barrow's Goldeneye - East Point Park, Toronto

There's a drake Barrow's Goldeneye in a raft of Greater Scaup on the east side of East Point Park in Scarborough. The raft is slowly drifting east. To get to the park, head south down Beechgrove and follow the turn east toward the treatment plant. Head south to parking lot and walk to the lake.

[Ontbirds] Belted Kingfisher, Niagara Parkway

Belted Kingfisher seen now across from 27 Service Road sign on Niagara Parkway Chris Burris Waterloo Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to bi

[Ontbirds] REVISED: 32nd Petroglyphs Christmas Bird Count Results - Dec 28, 2017

Hi all, There was an error in my original report due to cutting and pasting some text from last year's report. The last two lines of the low counts (Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden-crowned Kinglet) were erroneous - I've corrected the post below by removing those two lines. Happy New Year! C

[Ontbirds] 44th Algonquin Park Christmas Bird Count

Seventy-six observers undertook this count on Saturday, December 30. Conditions were good for observing birds, but a little “brisk” at times. Temperatures ranged from minus 26 to minus 17 degrees C, with a mean of minus 22. The southeast wind that reached 10-15 kph occasionally made it cold in t

[Ontbirds] Kawartha Field Naturalists Christmas Bird Count (Fenelon Falls), Thursday, December 28th, 2017

The 19th (official) Kawartha Field Naturalists CBC was held near Fenelon Falls, Thursday, December 28th, 2017. At 8:00 a.m. it was -31 C. It "warmed up" to -18 C by 2:00 p.m.. Bone chilling. We had more water aquatic species than I would have thought, given the frigid weather. There was just enough