[Ontbirds] Kingston Area Birds: 28th December 2019 - 3rd January 2020

2020-01-03 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 send records directly to me - contact details below. Please note that some sightings may

[Ontbirds] West Elgin CBC results - December 27, 2019

2020-01-03 Thread George Prieksaitis via ONTBIRDS
The West Elgin Nature Club 71st CBC was held on December 27th, 2019. The unseasonably mild weather resulted in all of the local ponds, streams and rivers along with Lake Erie being virtually free of ice. A total of 42 observers tallied 11,257 birds of 80 species. A Double-crested Cormorant,

[Ontbirds] New Year’s Day OFO outing

2020-01-03 Thread dave milsom via ONTBIRDS
13 birders enjoyed a mild day birding the Peterborough area, Port Hope and Cobourg harbours. Highlights included 6 Bald Eagles along the Otonabee River corridor, Rough legged, Red-tailed hawks, American Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrine falcons. Also found 2 Northern Shrikes, the long-staying male