This morning, Dave White--an avid waterfowl hunter, showed me a photo he took
last Sunday on Lake Erie just east of Port Burwell of 14 Tundra Swans. He knew
what they were and the photo confirmed it. Question: how unusual is it to
sight these birds in Southern Ontario at this time of year?
Posting message.
From: philipwagg...@hotmail.com
To: birdalert@ontbirds.ca
Subject: Painted Bunting, Arkendo Drive, Oakville
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 15:11:12 -0500
The tough little guy made it through a bitter night. This morning at 8:15 the
bunting showed up and began feeding. It continues
On the drive from Uxbridge to the Toronto Zoo this morning, Bill Rapley and I
saw several interesting birds. 59 Wild Turkeys at 6thConcession Hwy 21. 60+
Robins, 50+ Cedar Waxwings, 1 Eastern Bluebird, 1 Downy Woodpecker, and 6+
House Finches at the NW Corner of the Claremont Conservation
Just a follow-up on yesterday's report. At 4:30 pm (dusk) yesterday, I counted
a total of 12 cardinals in my backyard. For those of you who aren't aware,
male cardinals don't tolerate each other's company very well and yesterday's
frequent spats while visiting the feeders reaffirmed this
An interesting day of birding between Christmas shopping and watching the
feeders from my office window in my home in South Burlington along Tuck Creek
just north of Lakeshore Road. Most interesting were three (!) mockingbirds
flying over Fairview Street near Walker's Line at 10:30 this
This morning at 8:45 a juvenile goshawk flew across Fairview Street towards the
CNR train tracks. The location is between Brant Street and Guelph Line,
Burlington just east of Holland Park. Interestingly, another(?) juvenile
spent last winter in the Roseland area of Burlington,
This morning at 9:30 am while driving south through the hamlet of Mt
Nemo on Guelph Line, I observed a common raven soaring over the road.
I have never seen one this far south at this time of year.
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Bill Rapley and I spent Sunday and Monday looking for breeding birds
on the Bruce Peninsula with limited success. The male dickcissel on
Dyer's Bay Road is still singing and exhibiting territorial
behaviour; we cannot confirm that we saw the female bird but we
A great day at the Niagara Hawkwatch--excellent weather, the largest
turnout of birdersobservers, and the highest count of raptors
to-date. The final count for the day was approximately 830 birds of
10 species. Red-shouldered hawks (81), red-tailed hawks (230, of
Bill Rapley and I spent the holiday weekend birding on the Bruce
Peninsula. While our final tally of 87 species was not overly
impressive, some notable findings were made. The highlights of the
weekend were the two active bald eagle nests that were confirmed in
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