[Ontbirds] Little Gull at Long Point

Seen from the viewing stand looking over the bay - at least one Little Gull with half a dozen Bonaparte's. Very obvious dark underwings with white tips, smaller than nearby Bonaparte's Gulls. ID'd through binos but confirmed in the scope. Joyce and Dave Collier-Brown >From Port Rowan go

[Ontbirds] Black Vulture, south Durham Region

Seen from near intersection of hwy 401 and Thickson's Road, one Black Vulture and one Turkey Vulture circling north of 401, heading eastish. Seen shortly after noon. Look anywhere east of Thickson's Rd, north of 401. Joyce C-B Pecked out on my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Western Grebe

Seen from Ben Machree park looking well to the west in the next bay The park is at the foot of Maple St which is west of Lakeshore & Mississauga Rd. Turn south off of Lakeshore immediately west of the large excavation. Joyce C-B Pecked out on my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Mixed waterfowl near Leamington

3:45 pm Monday March 11 2019. There is flock of a couple hundred waterfowl in a wet field on Mersea Rd B immediately west of the Leamington airport. The most obvious birds are Tundra Swans and Canada Geese. With a scope I could pick out Mallards, Redheads, Pintails, and 6 or 7 Greater

[Ontbirds] Location correction

The birds are on Mersea 1, the extension of Seacliffe Drive. Sorry. Joyce C-B Pecked out on my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Bald Eagle, Reesor Pond

There is an adult Bald Eagle picking at the carcass of an unknown creature in the middle of Reesor Pond. The pond is completely iced iced over; there are no ducks or geese in sight. Reesor Pond is in eastern Markham at the corner of Reesor Rd and Hwy 7, just north of the 407. Joyce

[Ontbirds] American Golden Plovers, Beeton Sod Farms

Apologies for the late posting, but the birds were not refound after 20 minutes anyway. Eight American Golden Plovers were seen in a muddy field on the 11th line near regional road 10 (Tottenham Rd.) at approx. 2:30 pm, in the rain. They were in various states of transition from summer to

[Ontbirds] Long-tailed Jaegar at Lakeland Centre

Bird has been circling around harassing gulls, took a run at a Ruddy Turnstone in front of the platform, stunning close fly- by. Joyce Collier-Brown Bird was seen north of Hutches on Van Wagners beach Pecked out on my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented

[Ontbirds] Yellow-crowned night heron yes

YCNH still present Windermere Basin as of 8:30 am, partly hidden in reeds, straight out from platform Windermere is off of Eastport Drive, Hamilton Joyce Collier-Brown and Jim Thomson Pecked out on my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario

[Ontbirds] Continuing Mountain Bluebird

Still being seen Tues Nov 21, in spite of strong winds, on north side of Snyder Flats Rd between the parking areas. On east side of K-W. Take hwy 7 westbound from Guelph to Ebycrest, then Ebycrest North to Snyders Flats Rd. Drive to end. Joyce C-B, Toronto Pecked out on my iPhone

[Ontbirds] Chimney Swift, North York

At approx. 6:20 pm we saw one Chimney Swift from our balcony, borne on the SW winds about 20 min before the thunderstorm hit. We have only lived here for 4 years, but we usually see our first Swifts in the first few days of May. We are in a building at the southeast corner of the 401 and Yonge

[Ontbirds] Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Col. Sam

From approx. 7:30 to 8:00 I observed the juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Col. Sam Smith Park, Etobicoke. The bird was perched in plain view, in a patch of sunlight, on the east side of the island in the small pond. The adult Black-crowned Night Heron and a perching Great Blue Heron were

[Ontbirds] Dunlin, Oshawa Second Marsh

Further to Tyler Hoar's report, around 9:45 am today several of us saw a Dunlin across from and a little north of the viewing platform. It was right beside and occasionally hiding behind an old tire. Directions (stolen from Tyler's email): Little Gull viewing weekend April 26 27