[Ontbirds] 6 Little Gulls and 1 Pacific Loon in Barrie

2019-10-10 Thread Jean Iron via ONTBIRDS
Today, Riley Walsh and I birded the Barrie waterfront. At Minet's Point, we found 6 Little Gulls - 5 adults and 1 first winter bird. We met Jim Coey at Kempenfelt Park where 3 Little Gulls were seen - 2 adults and 1 first winter bird. Then at Allandale Centre Park (Southshore Community Centre) on L

[Ontbirds] Snow Geese in Eastern Ontario

2019-10-10 Thread Brian Morin via ONTBIRDS
For the last two weeks there has been a slow build up of Snow Geese east of Casselman (25 minutes east of Ottawa). The majority are Greaters but there are also Lesser Snow Geese as well. Today we had about 5000 on the sod farm in two distinct areas (there are fields further west). Feeding on short

[Ontbirds] Holiday Beach Hawk Watch (10 Oct 2019) 1151 Raptors

2019-10-10 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2019 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Turkey Vulture

[Ontbirds] Ottawa/ Gatineau: recent sightings to October 10, 2019

2019-10-10 Thread Gregory Zbitnew via ONTBIRDS
Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club Ottawa/Gatineau (50 Km radius from Parliament Hill) E. Ontario, W. Quebec Compiler: Gregory Zbitnew at sighti...@ofnc.ca October 10, 2019 The highlight of the week was a EURASIAN WIGEON, seen on the Ottawa River near MacSkimming (private, unless a boat is used) on

[Ontbirds] Detroit River Hawk Watch (09 Oct 2019) 2038 Raptors

2019-10-10 Thread reports--- via ONTBIRDS
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2019 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture