[Ontbirds] Kitchener CBC results

The 74th Kitchener CBC was held yesterday (December 20). 64 species were recorded on count day, above the twenty year average of 59. Total individuals were about 25 000, slightly above the twenty-year average of 22 000.No new species were recorded. Unusual species: Snow Goose (6th

[Ontbirds] White Crossbills in Angus

On Saturday Dec 20th the Brereton Field Natruralists of Barrie went on a Christmas bird count, ( I will post results when I get them. BUT the hightlight of the trip was finding the White winged crossbills. A club member had told us where to look out for them. We travled west along hwy 90

[Ontbirds] Ring-necked Pheasant in Moonbeam

I apologize for the late nature of this posting, but it only just occurred to me now that there may be folks here who may be interested in this. For the last month or so, a friend of mine who lives in Moonbeam Ontario has had a Ring-necked Pheasant frequenting his feeders. Very unusual

[Ontbirds] Orillia Birds On Christmas Bird Count

The Orillia CBC was held yesterday with nine teams out in the count area recording 50 species of birds. Ice moved in during the night of December 19th so all the bays on north Lake Simcoe were frozen over by count morning leaving only a few small patches of open water at the Narrows and Mill

[Ontbirds] Kortright - Swamp Sparrows, Mockingbird, Crossbills more.

Hello All, I was birding Kortright this morning. The weather was nice and there were lots of birds to be found. Three SWAMP SPARROWS are still in the Kortright Marsh. It is easy to see them from the boardwalk right when you enter the cattails. Listen for their calls and watch for movement. A

[Ontbirds] White Throated Sparrow- Oakville

Along with the juncos, Blue Jays and local House Sparrows, I had a White Throated Sparrow at my backyard feeder yesterday afternoon near sixth line and Upper Middle Road. It has not re-appeared today Directions: Upper Middle west to Sixth Line. Rod Murray rod.murray at mac.com

[Ontbirds] 100th London CBC Dec 20

It is with pleasure that I announce that our 100th CBC for London is now in the books. And we missed the stormy weather, though it was very difficult to walk through the snow, and the cold made life a bit tough. Our bird numbers appear to be down overall, but not everyone has reported in, and we

[Ontbirds] 2 Golden Eagles, N. Shrike and Longspurs in Middlesex County Dec 21

Got an email from a local birder, Jason McGuire, who was out in west Middlesex, near Glencoe and then over at Seed and Cuddy area, previously posted this past week about two snowy owls. He didn't mention the snowy owls but found two Lapland Longspurs in amongst a large number of snow buntings.

[Ontbirds] Fw: Dec 21 2008 Whitby back yard big sit

- Original Message - From: craig mclauchlan To: craig mclauchlan Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 6:02 PM Subject: Dec 21 2008 Whitby back yard big sit What was to be our back yard count for the Whitby / Oshawa bird count has turned in to A Gerry Bennet back yard BIG SIT

[Ontbirds] Hermit Thrush - Scarborough Bluffs

Along the Doris McCarthy trail at Kingston Road and Bellamy a beautiful Hermit Thrush. One more for the winter bird count! ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Varied Thrush in Lanark Highlands

A Varied Thrush has been coming to a feeder west of Watson's Corners since Wednesday, at the home of Keith Detloff. It is usually seen in the first and last hour of the day, but today it was seen at noon. It is very skittish and any slight movement sends it away from the feeder. Keth lives

[Ontbirds] Hanover/Walkerton CBC

The 33rd annual Hanover/Walkerton CBC took place on Saturday Dec.20 under cold but sunny weather conditions. 25 individuals took part in this years event, along with several feeder watchers. This years tally of 51 species is the fourth highest, and while the total number of birds is below the

[Ontbirds] Ottawa area: Bohemain Waxwings

Hi Everyone Had another 2 flocks of Bohemian Waxwings (40),(60) this afternoon along March Valley Road near Kanata. Appears they are on the move east. Good birding, Bruce Directions: From Ottawa travel west bound on Hwy. 417 to the March Rd./Eagleson Road and exit right onto March Rd. Follow to

[Ontbirds] Townsend's Solitaire on Parry Sound CBC

Jim Gardner reported to me today that a Townsend's Solitaire was found on their CBC in Parry Sound held yesterday Dec 20. The bird was found by Stan Fairchild's group and the identification has been confirmed by a photo taken by Ted Krug. I have just now received the location and the OK to

[Ontbirds] Turkey Vulture - 403 East of Brantford

Hi Birders, Around 1:45 pm this afternoon, I saw a Turkey Vulture flying along the 403 east of Brantford. It was east of the interchange at Jerseyville Rd and west of where Sunny Ridge Rd crosses the highway (no interchange here). It was on the north side of the 403 and was slowly heading west

[Ontbirds] Red Bellied Woodpecker, 5 Brown Headed Cowbirds Coopers Hawk

Season Greetings Early this morning I was at the beach by Port Darlingon in Bowmanville for the CBC. There were no other birders or birds except a lot of snow. I almost got stuck in the deep snow but managed to make it home again. So I shall report yesterday's backyard feeder report. I saw

[Ontbirds] Fw: Minden CBC Highlights from Sunday, December 14

- Original Message - From: Dennis Barry To: ontbir...@hwcn.org Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 12:21 AM Subject: Minden CBC Highlights from Sunday, December 14 The count total of 42 species was about average for recent counts. The count was held on Sunday, December 14. Snow cover

[Ontbirds] 2008 Cedar Creek CBC results

The 24th annual Cedar Creek CBC (central Essex County) was held on December 20 and tallied 85 species and 37,931 individuals. NE winds and a sunny morning produced an excellent hawk flight along the Lake Erie shoreline. Raptor totals included 26 Northern Harriers (count average is 12),