[Ontbirds] Common Ringed Plover, Toronto, Saturday 27 August - NO

2016-08-27 Thread Jean Iron
Hi Everyone, Noam Markus just sent a text to say there is no sign of the Common Ringed Plover this morning at Cell 2 in Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto. Several others were also looking. Sorry about the negative report. It's helpful that people are still checking and reporting. Directions: Tommy

[Ontbirds] Hamilton Naturalists Club Birding Report - Saturday, August 27, 2016

2016-08-27 Thread Cheryl Edgecombe
PIPING PLOVER PELGADIS IBIS MARBLED GODWIT Canvasback Redhead Great Egret Green Heron Common Gallinule Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Whimbrel Red Knot Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher

Re: [Ontbirds] Laughing Gull near Dunnville

2016-08-27 Thread Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS
--- Begin Message --- ‎Bird is still present, sitting by edge of water on far shore. To add to Reuven's excellent directions, look through fence about 50 metres east of the Mosaic sign. East of the gate with number 7 next to it. We just fortunately happened to be driving by why Reuven posted.

[Ontbirds] Toronto Islands today with some birds during the week.

2016-08-27 Thread Norm Murr
Today Ian Cannell, Alfred Adamo and I birded Ward’s Island on the Toronto Islands and we had a decent day and following are some of the hi-lights. Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, 4 Black-billed Cuckoos, Belted Kingfisher, 2 and probable 3 Olive-sided Flycatchers, Eastern Wood-Pewees, 5 Yellow-bellied

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted Sandpiper Beeton Sod Farms

2016-08-27 Thread Karl Konze
Observed one juvenile bird on the north side of 9th line, roughly 500m west of 15th Sideroad, east of Beeton. Karl and William Konze Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Laughing Gull near Dunnville

2016-08-27 Thread Reuven Martin
I'm looking at an adult Laughing Gull at the Mosaic Lagoons south of Dunnville. From Dunnville take Main street/N Shore Drive south along the east side of the grand river. After passing through the small community of Stromness take a right on Rymer Rd. The lagoons are on the right, look through

[Ontbirds] Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Beeton Sod Farms

2016-08-27 Thread John Schmelefske
There has been a flock of 12 to 14 buff-breasted sandpipers hanging around the south west corner of the the junction of the 15th Sideroad and the 11th Concession for the last 3 or 4 days. I saw 8 there this morning around 11:00. Also present were semipalmated plovers, black-bellied plovers,

Re: [Ontbirds] Laughing Gull near Dunnville

2016-08-27 Thread Joanne Redwood
No Laughing Gull here atm. We have searched thoroughly. There are two juvenile Bald Eagles in a tree, maybe that's why. A few Caspian Terns are flying about and a RBGU. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 27, 2016, at 4:45 PM, Garth Riley via ONTBIRDS > wrote: > > >

[Ontbirds] Common nighthawks

2016-08-27 Thread Ken Walton
Aug. 28, 2016 85+ Common Nighthawks over Balderson, Ontario, feeding. Highway 511 and town of Balderson Kenneth Walton and Lynn Sayers Walton's Birding and Nature Tours Sent from my iPhone ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists

[Ontbirds] Common nighthawks

2016-08-27 Thread Michael Agueci
Hello Tonight in Tera Nova, Mulmur there was a flock of common nighthawks. I counted between 35 and 38 on various attempts. It was quite a show. Tera Nova is on 20th Side road and 2nd line. Good birding, Mike Michael Agueci (647) 546-6453 ___