[Ontbirds] Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (21 Apr 2018) 583 Raptors

2018-04-21 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2018 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] OFO Merchandise at Pt Pelee. May 4-11

2018-04-21 Thread Nancy Smith via ONTBIRDS
Anyone wanting OFO logo merchandise can email me at birdersm...@gmail.com or text 905 5638322 and we can arrange to meet at the park. You will need cash or cheque. Hoodie $40, black or navy Denim shirt $50 Khaki Ball Cap $10 Toque in black or navy $10 Pin $5 $2 2018 checklists are also

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Widgeon

2018-04-21 Thread John E. Black via ONTBIRDS
Hello Blayne and Jean Farnan have just phoned (4:30 pm) to say that they have a Eurasian Widgeon at the north end of Mud Lake in Port Colborne. Mud Lake can be reached by taking Elm Street north from Highway 3. A small parking lot is on the right or east side of Elm Street just past the

[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 14th - 20th April 2018

2018-04-21 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] American Bittern, North London

2018-04-21 Thread Quinten Wiegersma via ONTBIRDS
Hi all, I know not a provincially "rare" bird, but certainly a very interesting one for Middlesex County (fourth record on eBird in the last decade, first since 2016) This afternoon I found an American Bittern in the wetland just north of Sunningdale Road between Richmond Street and Adelaide

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, April 21, 2018

2018-04-21 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe via ONTBIRDS
FISH CROW Wood Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal King Eider Wild Turkey Red-throated Loon Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe American Bittern Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Virginia

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Wigeon at Beaver Meadow WMA

2018-04-21 Thread Kyle Blaney via ONTBIRDS
There was a male Eurasian Wigeon at Beaver Meadow WMA this morning. Beaver Meadow is in Prince Edward County on County Road 11 south of Picton. Kyle Blaney ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Eurasian Widgeon- Cranberry Marsh

2018-04-21 Thread David Worthington via ONTBIRDS
This morning at 8:45 I found a male Eurasian Widgeon at Cranberry Marsh straight out from the N platform. We watched it for about 15 minutes but then it disappeared as it moved south into the south portion of the marsh. People have been looking for the past 1 1/2 hrs but have not been able to

[Ontbirds] The April issue of Ontario Birds....posted with permission.

2018-04-21 Thread Weseloh, Chip (EC) via ONTBIRDS
For members of OFO, you have or will be receiving in the next day or two the April issue of Ontario Birds; it has 56 pages comprised of five articles. The cover painting of Barn Swallows at a nest by Barry Kent MacKay is an artistic nod-into an article by Al Sandilands and Derek

[Ontbirds] Lincoln’s Sparrow Wet Woods

2018-04-21 Thread Rick Eckley via ONTBIRDS
Lincoln’s Sparrow at Leslie Spit. Skulking in brush between wet woods and Unwin Bridge, near bike path. Leslie Spit is in Toronto at the foot of Leslie Street. Rick and Felix ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the

[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands - Loons, Grebes,Swallows, etc., etc.

2018-04-21 Thread Norm Murr via ONTBIRDS
Yesterday (April 20th)Bob Tyler and I again birder the Islands and this tie only from Ward’s Island to Gibralter Point and though it was still Sprinter it looks like Spring may be on it’s way. Following are some of the birds we found 7 Common Loons, 2 Pied Billed and 32 Horned Grebes, Great