[ONTBIRDS] Glaucous-winged Gull in Sault Ste. Marie

2020-12-18 Thread Carter Dorscht via ONTBIRDS
Hi everyone, What seems like a slam dunk Glaucous-winged Gull was found by Kirk Zufelt today in Sault Ste. Marie. Where he found it has ZERO access for birders, but he observed it fly off towards the St. Marys River, so it could be found where gulls concentrate there, like the rapids off

[ONTBIRDS] Black-headed Grosbeak - Sawpit Bay, Algoma District

2020-11-12 Thread Carter Dorscht via ONTBIRDS
A hatch year male Black-headed Grosbeak was photographed earlier today at a private residence near Sawpit Bay, which is about 80km north of Sault Ste. Marie. Visitors will be permitted should the bird show up again. If anyone is interested, contact me for details. Carter Dorscht -- Ontbirds

[ONTBIRDS] Tropical Kingbird - Thessalon, Algoma District

2020-11-07 Thread Carter Dorscht via ONTBIRDS
Tony Ward photographed a Tropical Kingbird earlier today just north of Thessalon, Algoma District. "It was right beside the house on your left just before you get to Sherwood Road up hwy 129", Tony says. That's about 46.284748,-83.547618. I'm here now, bird is still present!! Carter Dorscht

[Ontbirds] Mountain Bluebird Continues - Algoma District

2019-11-15 Thread Carter Dorscht via ONTBIRDS
Hi all, The Mountain Bluebird continues as of this morning at corner of Government Road and Smith Road in Tarbutt Township, Algoma District. It comes and goes, so often a lot of effort is needed to get the bird, but sometimes you get lucky and it's present when you arrive. It sometimes visits

[Ontbirds] Potentially two Varied Thrushes and late report of Mountain Bluebird - Algoma District

2019-11-11 Thread Carter Dorscht via ONTBIRDS
Hi all, Late this afternoon, I was notified about a Varied Thrush sighting here in the Algoma District. When I arrived at the residence, I was talking to one of the homeowners and he said there were actually two of them present. He had photos of a male, but only a description of the second

[Ontbirds] Western Tanager - Echo Bay, Ontario

2019-05-22 Thread Carter Dorscht via ONTBIRDS
Hi all, I had a female Western Tanager in my yard this morning. It was feeding on the oranges I have out for the orioles. It continues as of 10:30am. I'm located on Echo Lake Road in Echo Bay, which is approximately 15 minutes east of Sault Ste. Marie. Echo Lake Road is the first left off

[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] Buff-breasted Sandpiper near Echo Bay, Ontario.

2017-08-24 Thread Carter Dorscht via ONTBIRDS
This morning, around 8am, I came across a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at the sod farm just outside of Echo Bay, which is just east of Sault Ste. Marie. There were also Baird's Sandpipers, Semipalmated Plovers and potentially another species or two, I'm still going through all my photos. The sod