[ONTBIRDS] Variegated Flycatcher update....

Still present as of 12:15pm. Disappears for short periods of time. Ed Poropat Sent from my iPhone -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Ontbirds is reserved for sightings of

[Ontbirds] Gulls off Water Treatment Plant, Orillia

There are an impressive number of gulls loafing on Lake Simcoe, just offshore from the landfill and water treatment plant. Likely 1500+ birds. Many Glaucous of all ages (30+) among 1000+ Herrings, 3 Iceland, a first year Thayer’s, at least 200 Great Black-backed Gulls, and an adult Lesser

[Ontbirds] Varied Thrush, Bark Lake...YES

Birding is present and being seen now. Ed Poropat Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] NOTL flyby....

Greetings! With the OFO gull weekend approaching, I thought I would post this. This evening, between 4:00 and 5:00pm, I had 10 Little Gulls among 5000+ Bonies at the flyby in Niagara-on-the-Lake. 9 appeared to be adults, and one was a 2nd year bird. I missed an enormous flock of 500+ birds

[Ontbirds] American Avocet, Lindsay

Just found a single, basic plumage AmAv at the Colborne Ponds. Bird is presently on the far E shore behind some Mallards and Canada Geese. Colborne Ponds are on Hwy 35, just N of Hwy 7 in Lindsay, Ont. Ed Poropat Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Gray Catbird, Haliburton

Yesterday, Mac and Carolyn Ellis alerted me to a bird in town they thought might have been a Catbird. I checked it out today, and sure enough, there was one feeding on crab apples beside the Bank of Montreal in downtown Haliburton. There are also 20 Pine Grosbeaks feeding there presently.

[Ontbirds] NOTL flyby...

Hi, This evening, a group of us had 7 Little Gulls among 1400 Bonaparte's on the flyby at Niagara on the Lake. We viewed adjacent to the Sailing Club. Cheers, Ed Poropat Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] White-rumped Sandpiper, Mockingbird, near Carnarvon

Hey, There is a single White-rump working the mudflats at the boat launch on the S side of the Hwy. Possibly a continuing bird. The Mockingbird is also still presentover 3 weeks now. The Boshkung Narrows are on Hwy 118, W of Carnarvonfirst bridge. Carnarvon is on Hwy 35 N of

[Ontbirds] White-rumped Sandpiper, near Minden

There have been some good birds moving through the Haliburton area lately. This morning around 10:00am, I found a mixed flock of shorebirds on mudflats on the east side of Horseshoe Lake. The flock contained 4 Pectoral Sandpipers, 8 Dunlin, 6 Greater Yellowlegs, and a single White-rumped

[Ontbirds] Brewster's Warbler, Minden

Just found a classic male Brewster's Warbler singing a Blue-wing song. Hwy 121 S of Minden. Just before the large hydro corridorabout 75N of Scott sign. Cheers Ed Poropat Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field

[Ontbirds] Wood Duck, Norland

Good winter bird up this wayjust found a male Wood Duck in the open water east of Norland. Also present are 13 Trumpeter Swans. >From Norland (Hwy 35), travel east on Cty Rd 45 until you near Buller Rd. >Open water on the south side. Cheers Ed Poropat Haliburton, ON Sent from my iPhone

[Ontbirds] 6 gull species, Haliburton Landfill

Despite being a tiny landfill in a small village, today the Haliburton dump produced a nice diversity of gulls. Glaucous Gull - 1 Iceland Gull - up to 6, including what I think is a very dark kumlieni. Herring Gull - including several "Northern" juvies. Ring-billed Gull - 1 adult Lesser

[Ontbirds] Black Scoter, Carnarvon (N of Minden)

There was a single female Black Scoter present on Little Boshkung Lake near noon today. I alerted Brian Pfrimmer, who also saw the bird. We could not find it again on our return trip from Bracebridge, but it could easily still be in the area. Little Boshkung Lake is located a few kilometres

[Ontbirds] American Golden Plover, Bracebridge

Brian Pfrimmer and I visited the Bracebridge Sewage Lagoons this afternoon for a few hours. In addition to the previously reported American Avocet and Brant, we also had a single American Golden Plover. It flew in and landed near us, allowing us to scope it briefly before it flew off to the

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egrets, Haliburton

Two birds now present simultaneously3:30pm. Also a Lapland Longspur. See previous post for direction. Cheers Ed Poropat Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Cattle Egret, Haliburton

Currently watching a Cattle Egret at the Haliburton Dump. Landfill is located on Industrial Park Rd, off of Cty Rd 21, just outside the village of Haliburton. Cheers Ed Poropat Haliburton On Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the