[Ontbirds] Great Egret - Ottawa

2010-07-12 Thread willott123
The Great Egret was seen feeding again this morning near the mudflats in the west most part of Andrew Haydon Park. A Great Blue Heron feeding in the same spot. Also seen this morning were Kildeer, 2 Spotted Sandpiper and a flock of 16 Least Sandpipers. Happy birding. W. Hum

[Ontbirds] Pinery Prov Park; Whippoorwill and Eastern Screech Owl calling

2010-07-12 Thread Richer, Sarah
Greetings all, While camping in perfect summery weather this past Saturday night/early Sunday morning July 10th at Pinery Provincial Park (Riverside campground, Area 2, site 563), an EASTERN SCREECH OWL was heard calling (from within 30 m of the campsite) intermittently between 12:00 a.m. and

[Ontbirds] No Access to Holland Landing Lagoons

2010-07-12 Thread RON FLEMING
With the southbound migration of shorebirds well under way, some Toronto area birders might be considering a trip up to the Holland Landing Lagoons.  In the summers of 2006 and 2007 this was a very productive area to visit and well worth the trip.  The last two summers have been a bust due to

[Ontbirds] RE: Holland Landing Lagoons

2010-07-12 Thread RON FLEMING
For the record, the vandalism done at these lagoons was not done by birders and had nothing to do with birding.    RF, Newmarket ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to

[Ontbirds] Dickcissels in Bruce County

2010-07-12 Thread Lev Frid
Hello all, Yesterday (July 12) I was out on one of my days off to look for Dickcissels in the lower Bruce, a place where they had been seen on previous occasions when the species undergoes periodic excursions into the eastern limits of it's range to breed. Sure enough, I observed two DICKCISSEL,

[Ontbirds] Dickcissels in Bruce County CORRECTION

2010-07-12 Thread Lev Frid
Hello All, A correction to my prior report - yesterday was July 11th, not 12th. Sorry! Good Birding! Lev Frid Algonquin Provincial Park, ON ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send

[Ontbirds] Whimbrels Little Current manitoulin area.

2010-07-12 Thread Tyler Hoar
This afternoon myself and my coworker Dave Moore found 6 Whimbrel on islands within Whitefish bay/North Channel area of lake Huron northwest of Little Current. Other Species observed include: 3 Bald Eagles 4 Least Sandpipers 2 Common Mergansers 9 Common Loons lots (150+) of Common Terns,