[Ontbirds]Juvenile Goshawk on Fairview Street, just east of Holland Park Garden Centre

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,

[Ontbirds]Razorbill - Still Being Seen

The Razorbill was seen well yesterday from the parkette on Front Street overlooking the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It took about 15 minutes before locating it at 9:45 a.m. Many people saw it afterwards throughout the morning. The warm weather and clear conditions were

[Ontbirds]John Miles update

Just thought I would let anyone know who was planning on attending the internment in Lucknow for my father on Monday. The cemetery does not allow burials during the winter months. The service in Jarvis will still be held but the burial service, from what I have heard from the funeral home

[Ontbirds]Two more Snowy Owls east of Ottawa

This morning I found my third and fourth Snowy Owl since mid-November. I found a very dark immature east of the Alfred Bog. It was atop a silo at 690 Concession 10 and then a few hours later I saw it and photographed it in the field opposite the entrance to the Alfred Bog boardwalk (trail).

[Ontbirds]Bald Eagles, Hawks Ottawa region

Saw an immature Bald Eagle soaring and circling above Foley Mountain Conservation Area today near Westport at 1:30pm. It was initially low enough to photograph and ID but rose very high and appeared to join 3 other Bald Eagles (saw what appeared to be their white tail flashes in sunlight).

[Ontbirds]Black-throated Green Warbler Ottawa Dec15

Our party of three birded Mud Lake at Britannia Conservation Area today. Around noon as chickadees fed from our hands a Black-throated Green Warbler was spotted along the trail that begins at Cassels Road and heads south around the west side of the lake. The bird was in the brush where the trail

[Ontbirds]Summer Jobs for keen naturalists in Algonquin Park

Posted with permission of Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS mailing list coordinator Greetings, Are you an eager naturalist in high school, college or university, and who will be at least 16 years old by summer 2007?  Or do you know someone who fits this description? If so, then you should know that

[Ontbirds]Huntsville CBC (December 14)

The 13th annual Huntsville Christmas Bird Count was held on Thursday, December 14. Nearly perfect birding conditions (mild, cloudy and calm), almost all water open after prolonged warm weather preceding the count, and abundant food crops contributed to the best results ever. Preliminary totals are