[Ontbirds] 18 Little Gulls Oshawa Second marsh

This morning there were 18 Little Gulls at Oshawa Second Marsh. Birds were performing courtship displays over the marsh and they all left by 7:18am With all the rain in the last 24hrs the marsh is up 8-10 inches and the area where most of the gulls loaf is submerged. Flock upon flock of

[Ontbirds] Blue-headed Vireo, Ottawa

We saw a Blue-headed Vireo at Britannia Woods in Ottawa yesterday afternoon. A photo is posted at this link https://sites.google.com/a/ontariobird.com/ontario-birds/Home/recent-photos Don Wigle Ottawa Directions: See Google map http://tinyurl.com/3pet6tw The Vireo was in the woods west

[Ontbirds] Cobourg - Birds

Before the wind's speed started to climb, there were another Eastern Towhee and two Brown Thrashers in our backyard this morning. We back-on to Dunegan Park which is in southeast Cobourg and is accessible from D'Arcy St.. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by

[Ontbirds] Male Hooded Warbler at Shell Park

Also Northern Parula, Pine, Palm, Northern Waterthrush and Black-throated Green warblers and Blue-grey Gnatcatchers. Time 12:30 in Shell Park off Lake Shore west of Bronte in Bronte Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___

[Ontbirds] Blue-winged Warbler at Shell Park

Shell Park west of Bronte Rd off Lake Shore Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca

[Ontbirds] Migrants at the Ottawa International Airport (Apr. 28)

I had quite a morning at the Ottawa International Airport, despite the passing downpours. Most of the sparrows are back on territory, including FIELD, SONG, SAVANNAH, CHIPPING, WHITE-THROATED, and VESPER SPARROWS. A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was singing in the woods near the radar station off

[Ontbirds] calling all shorebirders and eBird users

Do you enjoy counting shorebirds? Do you use eBird? If either of these are true, I'd like you to share your observations with the Ontario Shorebird Survey through eBird Canada. Borrowing a great idea from Stu Mackenzie at the Long Point Bird Observatory, I've created an eBird account where

[Ontbirds] indigo bunting and rose breasted grosbeak in King City

Today I saw a male rose-breasted grosbeak at my feeder and an indigo bunting in my yard. Other recent notable arrivals are white-crowned sparrows, tree swallows, house wrens and a yellow-bellied sapsucker. ___

[Ontbirds] Rondeau Provincial Park

Hi The yellow throated warbler is still being seen It is less regular than before but it has been seen each day at the feeders on the road side of the cottage. It is definitely eating sunflower seeds and seems to hold his own against the other birds. On South Point there was little activity

[Ontbirds] Brighton Constructed Wetland

Greetings: I am very sad to have to report that I have just been informed that a request will be brought forward at the Town of Brighton meeting Tuesday May 3, 2011. It is on the agenda to rescind all the current permits issued for the 2011 bird watching season and therefore close the wetland

[Ontbirds] Piping Plover, Bohemian Waxwings Darlington Provincial Park

Yesterday morning a banded Piping Plover was located on the Barrier Beach in Darlington Provincial Park. I relocated the bird this afternoon on the barrier beach approximately 200m in from the west end of the park. Piping Plovers are now almost annual visitors to the Darlington Provincial

[Ontbirds] HSR: Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area (28 Apr 2011) 36 Raptors

Grimsby, ON - Beamer Conservation Area Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 28, 2011 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black

[Ontbirds] Point Pelee National Park Migration Report - April 28th, 2011

Hi All Wow - what a windy day here at the Point! Point Pelee Drive was flooded in areas as a results of the wind and waves from Lake Erie. Needless to say, birds were hunkered down much more this morning than usual, but that isn't to say there weren't any birds around. White-eyed Vireo was

[Ontbirds] Common Loon, etc. Shade's Lake, Cambridge

Late this afternoon, probably at about 3:30 pm, a single COMMON LOON descended on Shade's Lake. The bird could be seen from the main office of the Grand River Conservation Authority. Other species observed recently include BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, GREATER SCAUP,

[Ontbirds] Additional Point Pelee Birds

Good eve birders, In addition to Sarah's report, I had some birds later on in the day that didn't make it! At about 5:00 PM the Sparrow Field was hoppin'. In addition to the common warblers for this time of year, there was an exceptionally early BLACKPOLL WARBLER as well as a BLUE-WINGED

[Ontbirds] Pelee Island April 28th

Hey Birders, Another great day! The wind was the main story, being incredibly strong. Brandon Holden and I birded the island today and found some good stuff. Some of the highlights are listed below... Laughing Gull - 1 adult in a field at the NW end of the island, just south of the Anchor

[Ontbirds] Kingston area birds to April 29,2011

The area was well covered this week and migrants are arriving in good numbers and variety. On Amherst Island on Wednesday there were several Spotted Sandpipers, half a dozen Greater Yellowlegs and 5 Wilson's Phalarope on the KFN property. In the Owl Woods, a good selection of warblers;

[Ontbirds] Eastern Kingbird at Houghton Township east of Port Burwell

An Eastern Kingbird blew in to our field in Houghton Township, Norfolk County this afternoon (Thurs, Apr 28th). We are located at the southwest edge of Norfolk County approx 14 kms east of Port Burwell, at the corner of Fairground Road and North Road. Kathryn Boothby kmboot...@sympatico.ca