[Ontbirds] Chuck Will's Widow continues in Prince Edward County

2014-06-22 Thread Aaron Hywarren via ONTBIRDS
In addition to five Whipporwills in the area, the Chuck Will's Widow was calling well last night (Saturday 21 June) between 2200-2230. Bird was vocalising from the previously reported location: the north side of Hill Top Road about 600m east of the intersection of Hill Top Road and Brewer's Road,

[Ontbirds] OFO Happy Valley / Palgrave Field Trip

2014-06-22 Thread John Schmelefske via ONTBIRDS
Our field trip yesterday started off slow with no sightings of our target species, Acadian Flycatcher or Hooded Warbler, in the Happy Valley reserve. We wondered if the weather was a factor since the trails were littered with fallen branches from recent storms. The high canopy made for

[Ontbirds] Red Necked Grebes second brood in Toronto

2014-06-22 Thread Monika Croydon via ONTBIRDS
A pair of Red Necked Grebes on a nesting platform at Humber Bay East in Toronto has a second clutch of 2 eggs, and a first family of 4 chicks. The first are exactly one month old, I observed the first hatch May 21. I'm reporting this as I believe it's unusual for them to have more than one