[Ontbirds] Brown Thrasher still coming to feeder in 2010 (since Nov 15/09) - Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Hi folks, The Brown Thrasher that I first reported back on Dec 6th, 2009, was counted during the recent CBC and has made it into the New Year. It continues to come to a feeder in town (86 Essex Lane in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario ) where it consumes meal-worms, beef suet, seeds, nuts and oatmeal.

[Ontbirds] Algonquin Park - Summer jobs for keen naturalists

-Posted with permission of Mark Cranford, ONTBIRDS mailing list coordinator- Algonquin Provincial Park's Natural Heritage Education Program is now accepting applications for summer 2010 Seasonal Park Naturalist positions. This is a unique opportunity for keen naturalists,

[Ontbirds] Carden Alvar CBC on Saturday, January 2, 2010

Carden Alvar Christmas Bird Count January 2, 2010   The 12th annual Carden Alvar Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, January 2, 2010. The day was cold and clear with temperatures from -21 0C to -17 0C. Most of the water was frozen with only a few patches of fast moving open water. A

[Ontbirds] Hamilton CBC

The 88th Hamilton C.B.C. was held Saturday December 26th 2009. There were 66 participants including birdfeeder watchers. Temperatures on the day ranged from a morning low of +1 and by late afternoon it had climbed to +4. Overnight and early morning rain put a dent in the owling activity, and

[Ontbirds] Bronte Harbour Yellow-throated Warbler: Probably Seen

While out for a walk on the Bronte pier this afternoon at 4 PM I spotted a warbler-sized bird as it crossed my path from the rocks on the lake side to the rocks on the marina side. This was about half way between the far end of the pier and the area where the walkway widens (i.e. about a

[Ontbirds] Haldimand - Short-eared Owls - Pipits - Horned Larkes Longspurs

Hi all Spent some time this afternoon east of Hagersville, looking for the longspurs pipits horned larks reported earlier. Lots of Water Pipits (40 plus) along the Walpole 10th Con Rd, both east and west of Cheapside Rd some distance south of Regional Rd 20 out of Hagersville. They seemed

[Ontbirds] Late report of American Woodcock south of Peterborough

Hello, all - a friend of mine reported today that she had seen an American Woodcock in her driveway on Dec. 24. She is not a fanatic birder, but she is very interested and observant of birds, and I would be confident of her ID; she says she sees them regularly in the summer and she was very