[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park area- Evening Grosbeaks

For anyone visiting Algonquin's Park's Highway 60 corridor and looking for winter birds, there were 20 Evening Grosbeaks at the boat launch in Whitney this morning at 8 AM (corner of 2nd Street and Ottawa Street). They have been semi-regulars in this area over the winter. Whitney is a 5 minute

[Ontbirds] Shelburne Area 2 Dark Morph RL Hawk

Morning...at 930 this am there were 2 dark morph rough leg hawks and a 3rd regular (light morph)? Seen from Amaranth-East Luther town line and 25th side rd. South west of town. There were also 50+ snow buntings on dufferin road 17 and 2nd line SW (north west of town) Good birding, Michael

[Ontbirds] Peregrine Falcon - Malden Park Windsor

I found a Peregrine Falcon today near the top of the tobogan hill at Malden Pk Windsor, could be one of the Ambassador Bridge birds. It flew of and perched in a tree occupied by the resident American Kestral. also seen by the Hospital was a Cooper's Hawk Malden Park is in West Windsor north of

[Ontbirds] Large blackbird flock at Rossland west of Coronation in Whitby

400 starlings, 40 red-winged blackbirds, 25 rusty blackbirds, 50 cowbirds Rick Lauzon, Scarbborough ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list

[Ontbirds] Four Harlequin Ducks at Port Credit harbour

Dear Ontbirders, Today around 3pm we stopped at Port Credit harbour to look for the Harlequin Ducks. We quickly spotted the male and two females out past the gazebo, as had been recently reported. While I attempted to photograph the trio through my scope, my girlfriend (who is not a birder) asked

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon catches Ivory Gull in Newfoundland

This is so good that we just have to post it for other Ontario birders who don't know that Brandon Holden is in Newfoundland photographing birds. Today Brandon photographed a Gyrfalcon that caught an Ivory Gull right beside him. Scroll down and enjoy Brandon's many photos and informative

[Ontbirds] Newmarket-Bradford Area Sightings

A field trip organized by The Backyard Birder in Newmarket yielded some good winter birds today.  Along Canal Road east of Hwy. 400 we had a female Purple Finch visiting a roadside property and an adult female Cooper's Hawk watching the feeders from across the canal.  Soon afterward we

[Ontbirds] Bohemian Waxwings still in Palgrave.

Just a brief note to advise that the Bohemian Waxwings were still at the location described by Dave Milsom yesterday. Norm Murr and I and several other birders observed them at about 9:30 this morning. It was a mixed flock of Bohemian (13) and Cedar (20) Waxwings. Norm and I also had two

[Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetland

Hi everyone from the Municipality of Brighton Permit forms can now be downloaded from the Brighton Municipal website, it is in Doc or PDF form I would like to thank Maureen Campeau for her help in getting the pass permit going with the town and all those who sent info to Maureen if it was not

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owls- Holland Marsh Area-Feb.20/10

Today I spent 3 hrs. this afternoon surveying the back roads of the Holland Marsh looking specifically for Snowy Owls particularly along those roads where they are frequently seen. On the west side of Yonge St./Hwy.11 south of Bradford, south of Canal Rd. and Pumphouse Rd. I was not able to