[Ontbirds] 46th Wiarton CBC - Dec. 15

The 46th Wiarton Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 15. Temperatures hovered around -5C all day, with brisk northwesterly winds and generally sunny skies interspersed with scattered snow flurries. The waters of Georgian Bay were open, as were faster-flowing creeks and rivers, but

[Ontbirds] 9th Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) CBC - Dec. 14

The ninth annual Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 14, on the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula. Unlike in some other parts of southern Ontario that day, count weather was near-perfect, with overcast skies, very little wind, good visibility and pleasant

[Ontbirds] 45th Wiarton Christmas Bird Count - Sunday, Dec. 16

The 45th (not quite annual) Wiarton Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, December 16. Count weather was spectacular, sunny and mild, with little to no wind. Temperatures rose from -1 in the early morning to +5C in the afternoon. The waters of Georgian Bay were open, as were creeks and

[Ontbirds] Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) CBC results - Dec. 15, 2018

The eighth annual Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 15, on the beautiful Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula. Count weather was spectacular, with sunny skies, light winds, and pleasant temperatures ranging from -3.5C during pre-dawn owling to +3.5C in the

[Ontbirds] Reddish Egret - OLIPHANT

The bird was found by Kiah Jasper and Alfred Raab earlier this morning. But they had another commitment and couldn't stick around. Kiah messaged me that they had found a small heron at Oliphant (Little Blue, or possibly Reddish Egret, or something else). I zipped down and found the bird at

[Ontbirds] Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) and Wiarton CBC summaries

Here are summaries of two Bruce Peninsula CBCs held the weekend before Christmas... Jarmo Jalava *Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) CBC* The seventh annual Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker) Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 16. Snow squalls that started on December 15th continued

[Ontbirds] Suspected Fish Crows, Stratford

Not gannet, but shortly after 3 pm today, I suspect I had two Fish Crows at our home near Lake Victoria in Stratford. Unfortunately the birds did not call, but a number of factors suggested Fish Crow. See full eBird report with photos: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40629143 Happy to

[Ontbirds] Shorebirding - West Perth Wetlands / Mitchell Sewage Lagoons

Just a note for anyone considering shorebirding at West Perth Wetlands (a.k.a., Mitchell Sewage Lagoons)... Water levels are still a bit high in the four traditionally good cells (NW, NE, SW & fenced) to support good shorebird numbers, although conditions are improving in the first (NW) cell,

[Ontbirds] 1, 375 American Robins and 1 very interesting gull - Wildwood Lake, Perth Co.

--- Begin Message --- This afternoon between 4:15 and 4:40 pm I counted 1,375 American Robins flying west into the brisk westerly wind along the north shore of Wildwood Lake just east of Highway 7.  Unbelievable! Equally interesting was a distinctly (but only slightly) darker-mantled Herring

[Ontbirds] Nighthawks, falcons, cranes, geese - Manitoulin south shore migration

--- Begin Message --- Not chase-able, but I thought these phenomena might be of interest to Ontbirders... I returned today from a week at our property (no road, phone, or internet access) on the south shore of Manitoulin Island, about 5 km west of South Baymouth. The location is at the southern

[Ontbirds] Cape Croker CBC - Nashville Warbler, Bohemian Waxwing, Trumpeter Swans

--- Begin Message --- The fifth Cape Croker Christmas Bird Count was held today,Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Neyaashiinigmiing (Unceded) First Nation (a.k.a. Nawash) on the beautiful Bruce Peninsula.   There was a very light, patchy dusting of snowon the ground and all waters were ice-free. 

[Ontbirds] Pacific Loon - Rock Point Provincial Park, Haldimand

--- Begin Message --- Apologies for the late post... Today between noon and 1 pm I had a juvenile Pacific Loon off the tip of the point at Rock Point Provincial Park.  The bird was distinctly smaller than the ~12 Common Loons with which it was associating, initially quite close to shore

[Ontbirds] Hudsonian Godwit - Wildwood Reservoir

--- Begin Message --- There was a Hudsonian Godwit feeding in shallow water on the south side of the Wildwood Reservoir a few hundred metres west of the Road 29 bridge late yesterday evening and this morning until at least 10:30 a.m. Also present were 90+ White-rumped Sandpipers, a few

[Ontbirds] West Perth Wetlands - Shorebirds and sparrows

--- Begin Message --- Just a heads-up that conditions remain good for shorebirds at the West Perth Wetlands (a.k.a. Mitchell Sewage Lagoons), so anything could turn up.   Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon I counted an amazing total of 118 White-rumped Sandpipers among the 225+ shorebirds of 10

[Ontbirds] Eared Grebe - Exeter Sewage Lagoons

--- Begin Message --- The Eared Grebe first discovered by Gordon Saunders at the Exeter Sewage Lagoons on September 9 was still present late this afternoon: https://www.flickr.com/photos/100573532@N04/21289138750/in/dateposted-public/;

[Ontbirds] Long-billed Dowitcher - West Perth Wetlands

--- Begin Message --- Although shorebird diversity and numbers have been lower for the past week or so (for no obvious reason -- seemingly good conditions continue) at the West Perth Wetlands, there was a Long-billed Dowitcher at the north end of the fenced cell late this afternoon.  

[Ontbirds] Red-necked Phalaropes - Tavistock Sewage Lagoons

---BeginMessage--- There were two Red-necked Phalaropes swimming in the Tavistock sewage lagoons after 7:00 pm this evening.  They were in the large eastern lagoon and visible with scope from outside the fence.  Although water levels are high, also present along the lagoon fringes was a

[Ontbirds] Summer Tanager - Pelee

---BeginMessage--- Several birders, including Bill Lamond, just came across a first-spring moulting male Summer Tanager along the Tilden Woods trail between Visitor Centre and Shuster Trail. The bird flew off to the north but is probAbly still nearby. Sent from my iPhone ---End Message---

[Ontbirds] Mississppi Kite just flew

---BeginMessage--- Towards shorebird cell at Hillman Marsh Sent from my iPhone ---End Message--- ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon -- Point Pelee

---BeginMessage--- A couple of minutes ago I watched a dark morph Gyrfalcon flying northeast over the marsh at the base of Point Pelee towards Hillman Marsh. Presumably the same bird reported by Paul Pratt a couple of days ago at Hillman. Sent from my iPhone ---End Message---

[Ontbirds] Eastern Phoebe - Stratford

---BeginMessage--- Not quite a red-letter winter bird in the deepest south of Ontario, but an Eastern Phoebe this morning at the T.J. Dolan Natural Area in Stratford was a pretty unusual find in southwestern Ontario's interior.  This is likely the same bird found during the Stratford CBC on

[Ontbirds] Ivory Gull - Adam Beck - niagara right now

---BeginMessage--- Adult. Photos taken. Sent from my iPhone ---End Message--- ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about

[Ontbirds] Retraction -- possibly ALBINO BONAPARTE'S At Adam Beck

a leucistic/albino Bonaparte's at Adan Beck before. Are you sure it's an Ivory? Age? Is it spotted juvenile? Ron and Jean -Original Message- From: ONTBIRDS [mailto:birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca] On Behalf Of Jarmo Jalava via ONTBIRDS Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 1:46 PM To: Ontbirds

[Ontbirds] Fwd: Retraction -- possibly ALBINO BONAPARTE'S At Adam Beck

, There's been a leucistic/albino Bonaparte's at Adan Beck before. Are you sure it's an Ivory? Age? Is it spotted juvenile? Ron and Jean -Original Message- From: ONTBIRDS [mailto:birdalert-boun...@ontbirds.ca] On Behalf Of Jarmo Jalava via ONTBIRDS Sent: Monday, November 17

[Ontbirds] Niagara gulls today

---BeginMessage--- Besides the smallish all-white mystery gull I reported this afternoon at Adam Beck, there was also an Iceland (Kumlien's) and a Thayer's -- both reported on eBird by others recently.  The juvenile Sabine's was also still very active and visible below the falls at noon. No

[Ontbirds] Ref Knot.- Long Point

Shortly before sunset this evening there was an alternate-plumaged Red Knot on the beach just west of the old provincial park (i.e., the disjunct western section of the park west if Old Cut). The knot was associating with a single Dunlin. I think it's unlikely they'll be there in the morning

[Ontbirds] Bell's vireo - Long Point

Just found a singing Bell's Vireo at far east end of new Long Point Prov. Park in scots pines by new washrooms. Being viewed with David Pryor. Photos taken. Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the